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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SOS: Searches and Strategies for Your Research Challenges, hosted by Susan Bates, Bronwyn Frazer
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. These sessions will be held on the first Thursday of October, November and December.
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Elizabeth Who? — Thomas Where and When? by Carolyn Kemp
Using UK Wills and Land Records: A Case Study, Carolyn Kemp Carolyn will explore how UK wills and land records assisted her exploration of her Sussex Agate family. This presentation will also provide details about how these important genealogy sources can be found online, including a number of free sources from numerous UK databases.
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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 […]
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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.