Analyze Historical Photos Diane Rogers
Researching your family photos can be a fascinating, yet frustrating project. See case studies illustrating strategies to help you analyze your collection.
Beginners Genealogy Jean EvansClass is on Beginning genealogy will look at the beginning steps for research and organization, how to proceed, what to do, what to look for.
British Columbia Genealogical Society(BCGS) Diane Rogers
Learn about the many international and Canadian genealogy & family history resources available at the BC Genealogical Society’s Walter Draycott Library in Surrey.
Canada Cloverdale Library Laurie Cooke
The Cloverdale Library continues to hold the largest, specifically Canadian genealogy collection in Western Canada. Find out what we have for you and in particular, learn about our unique “off line” treasures – items you may never see online!
Canada Online David Jackson
Discussion and examples of some well known and perhaps lesser known web sites which can aid with Canadian research
Cemeteries Brenda Smith
Civil Registration Dave Obee
Civil Registration and Public Records — Civil registration documents — sometimes known as vital statistics — provide basic building blocks for many genealogical projects. This is a summary of some of the records available, and how to put them to the best use. There are indexes online, and sometimes even digitized copies of records. Includes a list of Web sites to use.
England Beginners Lorraine Irving
English Poor Law Records Donald W. Davis
English Poor Law Records can be invaluable, sometimes detailed sources for family historians. What did the Tudor monarchs put in place to deal with poverty and vagrancy? What did their statutes cause to happen at the local level for three hundred years? How can these records be located? What major changes were brought about in the mid-nineteenth century? What did the reformers do for us as family historians? These and some other interesting questions about our poorer ancestors and other paupers will be addressed in this presentation. FamilySearch.org Elaine Jolicoeur
FamilySearch.org is a website of the LDS church which promotes genealogical research. Learn search techniques for Ancestral, Pedigree files, census and indexed records for your ancestors on the pilot site. Access research guides to aid research for non English speaking countries and many more valuable resources.
FHC Online Portal Lyn McGonigal
Portal Site – The Family History Library has made arrangements for patrons to access several sites at the FHC that normally charge a fee. There are original document images available. Some of these sites include FindMyPast.Co.UK, Footnote.com, The Genealogist, Heritage Quest Online and World Vital Records. Come and get an overview of what is available.
Indexing Ardell Green
FamilySearch Indexing: In 30 minutes you can help people find their ancestors
Volunteers extract family history information from digital images of historical documents to create searchable indexes on the internet that assist everyone in finding their ancestors
We need your help –
• We index about 50,000 records per day
• There are still billions of records in the Granite Mountain Vault that need to be indexed
• There are millions of new records collected each year.
Share your time with us in hands-on demonstration while you sit at a computer to see how you can help.
Interviewing Techniques Brenda Smith
HOW GOOD WERE THE GOOD OLD DAYS? GATHERING ORAL HISTORY After we consolidate all the information our family files hold, we track down living relatives. Interview skills are essential to the success of mining these rich deposits of family lore. These skills also support our approaches to librarians and archivists. Small groups are able to practice some interview techniques.
I’m from Ireland now what? Joyce Nagy
From Ireland? What do I do now: A look at information, clues, hints, ideas and strategies for finding where they came from in Ireland.
Ireland Intermediate Advanced Eunice Robinson
Jewish Genealogical Databases Catherine Youngren
Jewish Genealogical Databases. Catherine Youngren, President of the Jewish Genealogical Institute of British Columbia, will provide a detailed “walk -through” of the major websites and databases for Jewish family history research, namely Jewishgen and Yad Vashem. She will also touch on some of the lesser known databases created by various Jewish Genealogical Societies from around the world.
LDS Family History Centers David Jackson
LDS Family History Centers are a constantly growing source for assistance in pursuing your genealogy. Learn of the many avenues to search as well as the materials both in hard copy and on the internet that are available for free at the FHC.
Military Records Lorraine Irving
Netherland Mary Muir
Netting Your Ancestors Terry Rogers
This course focuses on using the internet in creative ways to do genealogy research. This course will help you to better use existing internet information on genealogy and discover new ways to use the internet to lead you to your ancestors and history about them.
New FamilySearch Joyce Nagy
New FamilySearch – a family tree for everyone
An introduction, overview and instruction to New Family Search. The focus is for LDS church members
Ontario Ancestors Judith Ueland
Finding Those Immigrants, Settlers and Passers-Through in Ontario
The ways and means of researching records in Ontario with emphasis on family choices and what might have prompted them to undertake the rigors of travel and settlement in Canada during the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries.
Paint and Microsoft Picture Manager Elaine Jolicoeur
Save information off the internet even when there is no option to save the document/information. Resize and fix the brightness and contrast for documents and photos. Learn these well used techniques to achieve genealogical standards in your research.
Passengers & Immigrations Debbie Derrick
Planning a Trip To England Susan Snalem
Hints to make your next trip to England in pursuit of your ancestors less stressful and more entertaining
Research German’s from Russia Dave Obee
Two Dozen (or more) Ways to Research Germans from Russia — For many years, researchers have had great difficulty researching these roots. Today, a huge amount of material is available, if you know where to look. Much of that is on the Internet, with several key sites — including www.odessa3.org— providing a lot of information. There are also societies that might help, and don’t forget the value of a trip to your ancestral homeland. Includes a list of Web sites to use.
Roots Magic Lyn McGonigal
RootsMagic – A easy to use genealogical program for storing your family History. RootsMagic essentials can be downloaded free from the RootsMagic site and contains many core features of RootsMagic 4. Learn how to navigate this program easily. For LDS members you can completely two way sync your files with NFS and know that you have by looking at the Pedigree chart and family group sheets.
Scotland Beginners Chris Longley
Scotland Int/Advanced Carol Wolfe
Searching For Our Foremothers —A Case Study: SARAH BOWEN SMITH Brenda Smith
In our culture, from fathers and brothers to husbands and sons, women change their names according to the men to whom they link their lives. The challenge for family historians is to find women’s stories despite the name changes. This Canadian pioneer’s case study takes participants through the myriad documents created during her life to find the essential Sarah.
Sources: Where are they Joyce Nagy
Your sources – where are they? Examine the improvement in the process for entering source information using various family history computer programs. It is easier now than you may think!
United Empire Loyalists Carol Stymiest
UK 1800’s Research Case Study Donald W. Davis
Finding Amelia is an adventure in applied genealogy and local history. What can one learn about the life of an anonymous ancestor born more than two centuries ago? Amelia, the subject of this presentation, began her life in a relatively quiet rural setting before civil registration in 1837. The first 37 years of her life, therefore, is largely revealed in various ecclesiastical (church) records. Amelia conveniently (and courageously) lived another 37 years following the implementation of civil registration giving us the opportunity to find the details of her later life in the various secular (state) and other records. This presentation will be of interest to those wanting to learn how to research ancestors before and after the great reforms of the mid-nineteenth century in the UK.
USA Research Gayle Knott
What resources are available. Successful genealogical research in the US requires access to a wide range of resources, some are more obvious, some less so.
Writing Your Family History Bill Overy
One of the best ways to create a lasting memory of an ancestor is to tell the story of their life. While a genealogical chart can seem daunting or boring to a non-genealogist, a narrative is accessible. A well-written story will make other family members much more aware of the research you have been doing. Learn how to do this.
Your French Canada on the Internet Lil Heselton
Hints to what resources are available on the internet to aid your French Canadian Research.