Nanaimo Family History Society

NFHS Executive meeting
2026-05-25 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-08-31 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-09-28 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-10-26 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-11-30 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-12-28 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Denver)
Location and time to be determined.

Coffee Club
2026-05-28 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-06-25 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-09-24 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-10-29 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-11-26 10:00 - 12:00 | Smitty’s, 2980 Island Hwy N, Nanaimo, BC, Canada
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.

B Side: Thought Catcher, Jodi McGill
2026-05-28 18:30 - 19:30
This is a follow-up to Jodi’s presentation last year entitled A Side Unknown. She will describe the process and tools she used to extend last year’s research to both lines of her 3x great grandparents.

TBA
2026-06-01 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-10-05 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-11-02 13:00 - 15:00 | VI Library, 6250 Hammond Bay Rd, Nanaimo, Canada
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Hybrid meeting.

SOS: Searches and Strategies for Your Research Challenges, hosted by Susan Bates, Bronwyn Frazer
2026-06-04 18:30 - 20:00
Join us if you have a brick wall you’d like us to tackle, or if you enjoy solving others’ puzzles, or if you just want to hear some new strategies that might apply to your own research.
Except for this session on January 8, these sessions will be held on the first Thursday of the month: February, March, April, May, and June. Please register once for this January 8 session.

My Ulster Sergeant Ancestors, Tony Green
2026-06-11 18:30 - 20:00
Tony has had some challenges researching his Sergeant family prior to their immigration to Australia. Records abound in family trees online, but few have credible sources cited.

Genealogy Book Club, Terry Hartley
2026-06-18 18:30 - 20:00
Repeated by popular demand! We’re 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 will share updates, receive constructive feedback, and benefit from guidance from both fellow participants and the facilitator.
The book can be purchased online- available in paper or ebook.
The book club sessions will run monthly on the third Thursday through to June of 2026. Register once for all of them.

TBA
2026-09-07 13:00 - 15:00
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Zoom presentation only.

NFHS Social
2026-12-07 13:30 - 16:00
Location to be determined.

In person only.
