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Victoria Genealogical Society
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We support and promote family history research in Victoria, British Columbia, across Canada, and around the world.
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Who Were the Picts? — FREE Heritage History Hour

Explore the history of the Picts, their kings, Viking influence, and the unification of Alba with Rory McAlpine.
📅 Thu Mar 12 2026 · 7 PM PT (Zoom)
Register: bit.ly/4rVgz0p

#History #Genealogy #VGS
February 16, 2026 at 5:49 AM
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH

A full-day seminar on practical, responsible uses of AI for genealogy.

Steve Little · Mark Thompson · Diana Elder · Ashley Bens

🗓 Sat Feb 21, 2026, 9:00 AM–2:20 PM PT
🎥 Recording available for 30 days

Register:
bit.ly/46tkf0W

#genealogy #AI #VGS
Diana Elder Ashley Bens Mark Thompson Steve Little
February 3, 2026 at 8:48 PM
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VGS Valentines Meet and Greet — FREE

A casual in-person gathering to share your love of family history, browse the VGS library, and meet Directors and volunteers. Bring a friend — all welcome!
📅 Sat Feb 14 2026 · 1–3 PM
📍 VGS Learning & Research Centre

#Genealogy #VGS
January 23, 2026 at 2:17 AM
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Affirmations of Black Loyalists — 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 Heritage History Hour

A presentation by Allister Barton exploring the journeys of Black Loyalists who settled in Nova Scotia after the American Revolution.
📅 Thu Feb 12 2026 · 7 PM PT (Zoom)
Register: bit.ly/45gvqd8

#Genealogy #History #VGS
January 19, 2026 at 11:52 PM
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From Research to Story: Writing & Sharing Your Family History

Learn how to turn genealogy research into a compelling family story. Covers archival sources, storytelling techniques, and ways to share your work.
📅 Sat Jan 31 2026 · 10am–12pm PT
Register: bit.ly/4jYpATF

#Genealogy #VGS #StoryTelling
January 19, 2026 at 11:45 PM
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VGS Memberships — Now 50% Off (Limited Time)

Join the Victoria Genealogical Society at half price. Single $32.50 · Family $45 · Youth $17.50.
Discounted memberships are available until May 31, 2026.
Learn more and register: bit.ly/3ZkbQZN

#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #VGS #VictoriaBC
January 19, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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Preserving Your Family Photos

Learn how to create high-quality digital copies of family photos using common tools, scanning, lighting, organization, and sharing.
📅 Sat Jan 17 2026 · 10 AM–12 PM PT (Zoom)
Register: bit.ly/4sBR8SU

#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #VGS #PhotoPreservation #VictoriaBC
January 8, 2026 at 9:33 PM
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10 Steps to Success – A Guide for Your Genealogy Research

A step-by-step workshop covering core genealogy skills, modern research tools, and tips to avoid common mistakes. Attend in person or by Zoom.
📅 Sat Jan 10 2026 · 10 AM–12 PM PST
Register: bit.ly/49M4qEH

#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #VGS
January 8, 2026 at 9:27 PM
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History of Professional Hockey in Victoria – Tomorrow! 🏒

Join historian Helen Edwards for stories of the players, teams and arenas that shaped a century of pro hockey in Victoria.
📅 Tomorrow · 7 PM PT (Zoom)
🎥 Recording 30 days.
Register: bit.ly/44kztVb

#HockeyHistory #VGS #VictoriaBC
December 11, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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VGS Half-Price Holiday Membership Sale 🎄

Give the gift of family history this Christmas. All Victoria Genealogical Society memberships are 50% off through December!
Single $32.50 · Family $45 · Youth $17.50
Valid to May 31, 2026.
Details: bit.ly/4q1WVie

#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #VGS #VictoriaBC
December 11, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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FREE Heritage History Hour – 160th Battalion Case Study 🇨🇦

Historian Kent Kraemer shares discoveries from his research on the 160th Bruce Battalion and its soldiers’ lives.
📅 Thu Nov 13 2025 · 7 PM PT (Zoom)
🎥 Recording 30 days.
Register: bit.ly/4nLV7ID

#Genealogy #History #VGS #VictoriaBC
November 13, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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FamilyTreeDNA Workshop – Exploring Your Genetic Genealogy Toolkit 🧬

Learn how FamilyTreeDNA’s Y-DNA, mtDNA and matching tools can support your family history research.
📅 Sat Jan 10 2026 · 10 AM PT (Zoom)
🎥 Recording 30 days.
Register: bit.ly/43oNiBx

#Genealogy #GeneticGenealogy #VGS #VictoriaBC
November 13, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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FamilyTreeDNA Workshop – Exploring Your Genetic Genealogy Toolkit 🧬

Learn how FamilyTreeDNA’s Y-DNA, mtDNA & matching tools can deepen your research.
📅 Sat Jan 10 2026 · 10 AM PT (Zoom)
🎥 Recording 30 days.
Register: bit.ly/3JWDF6s

#Genealogy #GeneticGenealogy #VGS #VictoriaBC
November 11, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Our non profit #genealogy society is proud to offer another season of our popular workshops, seminars and Heritage History Hours. Check us out at www.victoriags.org / events and click on the "join our mailing list" tab to keep up to date with our events.
September 7, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Free Zoom presentation Sept 11 7pm PST. This month the #HeritageHistoryHour is presented by Caitlin Ottenbreit - Greater #Victoria Public Library #Genealogy Resources. Register at www.victoriags.org (click on Events tab)
September 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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We're so excited for upcoming workshop from Sonia so we can also talk about her latest fictional novel for all #genealogy lovers, Provenance Unknown.
September 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Such a wonderful and meaningful enterprise. Congratulations to all involved.
kfduggan.bsky.social Kenneth F. Duggan 🇨🇦 @kfduggan.bsky.social · Aug 23
PLEASE REPOST 🥺🙏

The Canadian Letters & Images Project is an online digital archive of Canadians’ experience during wartime at home & in battle. It contains thousands of personal letters & photos that reveal people’s experience through their own words & eyes.
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The homepage for the Canadian letters and images project. It shows soldiers posing for a photograph and there is a search bar in the centre. In the about section below, which cannot be seen in this image, it provides this information: The Canadian Letters and Images Project, created in 2000, is an online digital archive of the Canadian war experience, both home front and battlefront, from any conflict in which Canadians have participated. The focus of the project is on the personal materials of participants, such as letters and photographs, which permit us to experience the war through their eyes and their words. These are very often the stories of ordinary Canadians, largely forgotten and overlooked. Our mission is to digitally preserve and continue to make freely accessible this important part of Canada’s heritage for this generation and future generations. The vision of the project is to continue to expand this repository of Canadian archival materials by collaborating with Canadians to preserve and share the individual and collective stories that have shaped our past Accessibility to the past is key to understanding who we are as a nation. We are committed to free access for everyone to the materials of the project. All collections are of equal importance. Every letter, photograph, or other artifact has an important story to tell. The collections and their contents are not edited or censored. Our role as historians is not to judge the past in light of the present, but to present everything in its entirety at the time of its creation.
August 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Kicking off our fall program with a live event from Aberdeen, Scotland. Our non profit is hosting Dr Bruce Durie, Sept 20, 2025, "Clans and Families of Scotland".

Visit us at victoriags.org and click on events for more information or registration.
August 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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What a treat we have for #genealogy lovers! A professional archivist, Kaetlen Bursey, is presenting a workshop for our non profit society titled "An Archivist's Best Practices for the Family Historian". Registration is now open at www.victoriags.org/content.aspx...
An Archivist's Best Practices for the Family Historian - Kaetlen Bursey - Events - Victoria Genealogical Society
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July 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Your local #FamilyHistory Society will always be looking for volunteers. Consider helping out to keep your society running. buff.ly/3Qmm3R0
March 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Keep up with our next season of workshops and seminars by signing up for our free events newsletter at www.victoriags.org/content.aspx...
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July 20, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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This is going to be fun and informative!
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July 19, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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Volunteers are working on our Fall program of online workshops. First up is Bruce Durie's Clans and Families in Scotland. For more information or registration visit www.victoriags.org/content.aspx...
July 19, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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April 26th is the date of our marquee event of the year!! Please join these world class experts for an impactful seminar on all things DNA. Register here: www.victoriags.org/content.aspx...
March 7, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Hi Everyone. If you are trying to research your Norwegian roots you should find out how the Victoria Genealogical Society can help you. (Lefse anyone?)
February 4, 2025 at 11:18 PM