Owing to COVID-19 restrictions, we will be holding meetings online until further notice.
Ir ish Lines and Female Finds:
Exploring Irish records, female ancestors and genetic genealogy
Register now for our 26th annual conference!
There will be 15 sessions online, over eight days between 19 and 26 September,
with 14 international speakers, experts in their own fields.
Enjoy presentations for all levels of genealogical experience.
See you in September!
Looking forward to Gillian Leitch's presentation's on 11 September - "The Paulin(e) Family Reunion: Taking Family Research to the Family." For more information, see Meetings & Activities.
Online, information to follow. The presentation is free, but donations are gratefully accepted through Canada Helps here. Have a great summer!
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COVID Corner
Summer selections
Covid isolation requirements are loosening up and more and more people are being vaccinated but, if you’re still interested in some quiet time indoors this summer, here are a few online presentations that might be interesting for BIFHSGO members and friends:
- The National Archives online event—In Their Own Write: The Testimony of the Victorian English and Welsh Poor Friday, 23 Jul 2021, 09:00 EDT
- Several free Legacy Webinars
- Using Irish newspapers and other printed material (Natalie Bodle) Friday,16 July 2021
- The Time of Cholera: A Case Study about Historical Context (Former BIFHSGO member, Alison Hare, CG) Tuesday, 20 July and Wednesday, 21 July 2021
- Burying the Body in England (Helen V. Smith) Tuesday, 3 August and Wednesday, 4 August 2021
- Standards for Genealogical Documentation (Tom Jones, PhD, CG) Tuesday, 17 August and Wednesday, 18 August 2021
- Early Ontario Research (Janice Nickerson) Friday, 20 August 2021
- Florida State Genealogical Society webinar—Organizational Strategies for DNA Analysis Paul Woodbury 16 September 2021
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DNA SIG
28 Aug 2021
Members meet to share experiences, information and ideas and learn about the use of DNA evidence in exploring family history. Visit the DNA ...
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Launch and Tour of BIFHSGO's New Website
11 Sep 2021
Register Our webmanager, Sheila Dohoo Faure, will present the new BIFHSGO website and give participants a tour of the site, highlighting some ...
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The Paulin(e) Family Reunion: Taking Family Research to the Family
11 Sep 2021
Register The presentation is free, but donations are gratefully accepted through Canada Helps here. It all started with this mad idea ...
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Scottish Genealogy SIG
18 Sep 2021
Are you interested in your Scottish roots? In discovering who your Scottish ancestors were and how they lived? The Scottish Genealogy Group is made ...
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Irish Lines and Female Finds: Exploring Irish records, female ancestors and genetic genealogy
19 Sep 2021
There will be 15 online sessions over 8 days with presentations for all levels of genealogical experience, featuring 14 distinguished international speakers, experts ...
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DNA SIG
02 Oct 2021
Members meet to share experiences, information and ideas and learn about the use of DNA evidence in exploring family history. Visit the DNA ...
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Picture This!
09 Oct 2021
Stephen Gill, Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, and author of The Family Detective and the Follow-up Dating by Design will offer a ...
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Donations welcome!
BIFHSGO is a registered charity and you can donate online through Canada Helps.
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