Meeting dates and other special events for both Nanaimo Family History Society and other family history societies are included in this calendar.  Our meetings are normally held on the third Monday of each month (except July and August).

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  • Genealogy Book Club, Terry Hartley

    We’re studying Research Like a Pro with DNA by Diana Elder, Nicole Dyer, and Robin Wirthln. Repeated by popular demand! We’ll be studying Research Like a Pro with DNA by Diana Elder, Nicole Dyer, and Robin Wirthln, and applying their methods to our own research. Each participant will choose a brick wall ancestor and work […]

  • NFHS General Meeting

    Dave Obee of Victoria, BC – “Every Source Matters: Using a variety of clues to find distant family members” Dave Obee is editor and publisher of the Times Colonist newspaper in Victoria, B.C. He has worked as a journalist in British Columbia and Alberta since 1972. He also finds time to maintain a terrific, information […]

  • Je Me Souviens, Ruth Stewart

    I have been researching my pre-1700 Quebec ancestors. Join me as I trace their routes from France to the settlements of Quebec, Sainte-Foy and Ville-Marie in New France.

  • Coffee Club

    Come join our large table for fun and interesting conversation. Held on the last Thursday of the month, 10:00 am to 12 noon at Smitty's, Rock City, 2980 Island Highway, Nanaimo. We send reminder emails about a week ahead of time and ask for RSVP's to provide Smitty's with a number to set up for.

  • DNA Clusters, Aleda Spring

    Aleda will describe what Clusters are, and how they can be used to help identify your DNA matches.

  • Joseph Dalby, Apothecary, Penny Bent

    Penny tells about some of the background information she uncovered while researching her ancestor Joseph Dalby. She wrote about Joseph and his Carminative in an earlier issue of Ancestree.

  • NFHS General Meeting

    Glenn Wright of Toronto, Ontario - Last Sacrifice: Researching Canada’s War Dead 1914-1919 and 1939-1945 Every November 11, we gather at local memorials to remember those who died in service to their country in times of war. Researching Canada’s war dead whether a member of your family or community can be, in itself, an act […]

  • Genealogy Book Club, Terry Hartley

    Repeated by popular demand! We’ll be studying Research Like a Pro with DNA by Diana Elder, Nicole Dyer, and Robin Wirthln, and applying their methods to our own research. Each participant will choose a brick wall ancestor and work through the techniques outlined in the book to make and document progress. Along the way, members […]