Founded in 1994, BIFHSGO is located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. We encourage family history research and its dissemination by people with ancestry in the British Isles. Learn more in About Us or see Tracing and Sharing British Isles Family History.

 

 

 

Online, but registration required

 

Marianne Rasmus will share how historical events in both Canada and Europe affected her grandmother in a life-altering fashion, and how, despite historical events destined to separate family members, DNA has helped to shed light on long-unanswered questions.

 

We have information on a new research webpage and in the spring issue of Anglo-Celtic Roots (for members). Our April Feature Talk, open to the public, will be presented by Melynda Jarratt, a historian, author and founder of the Canadian War Brides website.

 

This is the 75th anniversary of the arrival of most WW II war brides and there are many sites with information to help your research:

Of course, we think of war brides coming to Canada after WW II, but there were also WW I war brides. The LAC and The Canadian Encyclopedia websites provide some information on these earlier war brides and there is blog devoted to WW I war brides.