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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  • Researching in the Location of Your Choosing

    Researching in the Location of Your Choosing, Bronwyn Frazer, Susan Bates, and others This group will meet once a month, on the first Thursday of every month, from February to June, 2025.  The geographic focus will vary in response to research questions posed by participants. Join us if you have research questions, and also join us […]

  • NFHS General Meeting & AGM

    Annual General Meeting and Executive Elections Cathy Smart from the BC Genealogical Society (BCGS) will be giving a short presentation of the benefits of an affiliated member of the BCGS during our general meeting after the AGM.  

  • Genealogy Book Club

    Genealogy Book Club, Terry Hartley This group will meet the 2nd Thursday of every month from January to June, 2025. We’re diving into "Research Like a Pro with DNA" by Diana Elder, Nicole Dyer, and Robin Wirthln. 

  • My Oyster Dredging Family

    My Oyster Dredging Family, Carolyn Kemp Carolyn will share the methods in her madness exploring four hundred years of her oyster dredging family at Whitstable, Kent. A few stories, a few brick walls smashed, a few important sources, and even a very brief video from 1908. 

  • Researching in the Location of Your Choosing

    Researching in the Location of Your Choosing, Bronwyn Frazer, Susan Bates, and others This group will meet once a month, on the first Thursday of every month, from February to June, 2025.  The geographic focus will vary in response to research questions posed by participants. Join us if you have research questions, and also join us if […]

  • Genealogy Book Club

    Genealogy Book Club, Terry Hartley This group will meet the 2nd Thursday of every month from January to June, 2025. We’re diving into "Research Like a Pro with DNA" by Diana Elder, Nicole Dyer, and Robin Wirthln. 

  • A Research Trip to England

    A Research Trip to England, Susan Bates Susan visited Lancashire in June of 2023 to tour the area where her ancestors had lived before emigrating to Pennsylvania in 1818. The talk will include research finds in county archives and local libraries, plus some photos of the very scenic countryside.

  • NFHS General Meeting

    Linda Yip of Saskatoon, Sask. Tracing the Voyage of the ‘Princess Royal’ to B.C. as it deals with Nanaimo & the Princess Royal arrival in 1854; will also include information about the Hudson’s Bay Company in Western Canada. This is a Zoom only presentation.