THE BRITISH COLUMBIA GENEALOGIST ISSN 2561-9586 Volume 49 No. 1 March 2019 BRITISH COLUMBIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY Box 88054, Lansdowne Mall Richmond, BC V6X 3T6 www.bcgs.ca e-mail:
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[email protected] Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 10:00 am - 3:00 pm The BRITISH COLUMBIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY was incorporated in 1978, and registered with Revenue Canada as a charitable society. The Society promotes and encourages interest in genealogy and family history in British Columbia. OFFICERS AND BOARD of DIRECTORS 2019- 2020 Executive President Eunice Robinson
[email protected] Vice President Bill Clayton
[email protected] Vice President Linda Maitland
[email protected] Recording Secretary Ann Buchanan
[email protected] Corresponding Secretary Lorraine Irving
[email protected] Treasurer Judy Rosmus
[email protected] Directors: 2020 Term Marnie Ingvaldson
[email protected] Judith M. Ueland
[email protected] 2021 Term Peter Whitlock
[email protected] Sherry King
[email protected] 2022 Term Claire Belzer
[email protected] Kenneth Livingstone
[email protected] Past President Rob Whitlock
[email protected] Library Administrator Corrine Jubb
[email protected] The British Columbia Genealogist March 2019 Page 2 A message from our president… The British Columbia Genealogical Society is 48 years old. As a member since 1973, I've seen a lot a changes, both in how research is conducted and the resources now available. Every year I say 'this is the best time to be a family history researcher', and every year it is true! In many cases, records that couldn't be seen in person because they were located in a The British Columbia Genealogist faraway archives or record office, are now is published four times per year available online.