BRITISH COLUMBIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

GENEALOGY NEWS ABOUT OUR MEMBERS FOR OUR MEMBERS

May 1, 2018 Volume 3, Issue 5 ​ ​

​Index p. 1 BCGS Bylaws Notification to All Members p. 2 BCGS MAY 2018 Poster p. 3 Message from the President p. 4 BCGS Members’ Meeting - MAY 2018 p. 4 Looking Back at the APRIL Meeting p. 5 BCGS News p. 8 - BCGS Seminar p. 8 - BCGS Committee Chairs and Positions p. 17 - BCGS 2018 Interest Group Facilitators p. 19 - New Members at the BCGS p. 20 - 2019 Calendar & BCGS Boutique Seminar Visits p. 21 - Billie Williamson Obituary p. 22 BCGS Library - Library Volunteers, Password Change p. 23 BCGS Genealogy Coffee Chats p. 24 BCGS Special Interest Groups p. 25 Genealogy News in BC p. 26 Genealogy News in Canada p. 27 DNA Genealogy News p. 27 Close to Home Genealogy Seminars p. 28 Far From Home Genealogy Seminars p. 29 Members’ Corner p. 30 - Patrick Keily - Protecting the Past - Family Style p. 30 - Meg McLaughlin - Weathering History p. 31 Corrigenda p. 32 Mark Your Calendar p. 33 BCGS Newsletter & Contact InformatIon p. 33 ______Check our website www.bcgs.ca for more detail about our Society. ​ ​ Please share. Just click FORWARD from the email and send this to your friends. Thank you! ______THE BRITISH COLUMBIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY - MAY 16, 2016 TO MAY 1, 2018 A very big THANK YOU to our BCGS members who wrote their stories, posed for pictures, and ​ ​ sent us encouraging emails to tell us how much they enjoyed receiving information on a monthly basis about the events and ongoing activities of the Society. We hope to continue to entertain and inform the membership during the coming year. Judith Ueland and Linda Maitland, Co-editors

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BYLAWS NOTIFICATION Notice to All Members: Special Resolution Concerning the BC Genealogical Society (BCGC) Bylaws The Board of Directors has referred revised BCGS Bylaws to the July 11, 2018 general meeting, to be considered under a Special Resolution at that time. In order to accommodate discussion on the draft bylaws, the schedule below will be followed: 1. The draft bylaws will be circulated by email as soon as is possible, likely after the May 1st newsletter is sent out, and they will be posted on the web site along with a link to the existing bylaws;

2. Time will be set aside for members at the May 9th general meeting to review and comment on the draft bylaws in an open forum;

3. Any further changes will be considered by the Board of Directors in late May, before the final edition of the bylaws are distributed to all members with the June Journal; and,

4. A vote will be held regarding the Special Resolution at the July 11, 2018 general meeting.

Any comments can be given to Rob Whitlock, at [email protected] ​

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Photos and Poster by June Gauntley, Member No. 5112 The link for the BC Archives is http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy ​ June writes that if members have not used the archives, they will be surprised at what they can find. There is a good search function.

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT ______

They say April showers brings May flowers! With all the rain we’ve had lately, I hope May brings me a boat! Which then has me thinking about my ancestors who were sailors. How many of you have men of the sea in your past? Did they have a child in every port? Or did their wives remain at home, while they sailed off to exotic locales? There have to be some stories out there, such as my husband’s grandfather being shipwrecked off the coast of Iceland, and again off the coast of Tahiti. Maybe you can share your stories with us. Our 2018 Seminar was a resounding success, thanks to the hard work of the Seminar Team, and of course, to the attendees. Learning more about your DNA, and how it can help you connect with family seems to be a very hot topic right now. Have any of you made any startling discoveries? Have you uploaded your raw data to GedMatch? I’d like to welcome two new Interest Group Facilitators – Keith MacNutt will be heading up the Atlantic Canada Group, and we will have our first session at our May meeting. Janet White couldn’t choose between British Columbia or Ontario, so has offered to look after both. Thank you, Janet and Keith. And don’t forget the Most Improved Genealogy Contest – just tell me why you think you should win the ​ ​ contest – send me an email or write me a note. The contest ends at the November meeting, with the winner(s) being announced at the December meeting. Till next month, happy hunting! Eunice Robinson, BCGS President [email protected] ______BCGS MEMBERS’ MEETINGS News about the upcoming meetings as well as previous meetings ______Meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month at 7:30 pm Danish Lutheran Church Hall 6010 Kincaid Street, Burnaby BC THE NEXT MEETING IS: WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2018 What happens at our regular meetings? The doors open half an hour before the meeting starts, and you’re welcome to chat with other members and get settled in. Our business meeting begins at 7:30, followed by a coffee break where you can chat with others. We then have our 50/50 draw and break out into our education sessions - usually about an hour. Then there’s time for more chatting while we tidy up.

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BCGS MEMBERS’ MEETINGS, cont’d ______

EDUCATION SESSIONS AT THE MAY MEETING

KEITH McNUTT will speak on researching in ​ Atlantic Canada, which comprises Newfoundland, ​ ​ Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

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JANET WHITE has agreed to become the BCGS new Facilitator for researching in Ontario ​ ​ and British Columbia - areas in which she has done considerable research. We hope we ​ ​ will be hearing from Janet in the not too distant future.

______MEMBERS’ MEETINGS - LOOKING BACK AT THE APRIL MEETING ______​ ​ A collection of eight boxes of BCGS Library books deemed duplicates or surplus were brought to the meeting and displayed for the members to buy (by donation) for their own library collections.

Those items remaining after the meeting were donated to the Qualicum Beach Family History Conference of April 20 - 21 at Qualicum Beach, BC .

Below: Daphne Kelly, Recording Secretary and Eunice ​ ​ ​ Robinson, President, open the meeting. ​

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MEMBERS’ MEETINGS - LOOKING BACK AT THE APRIL MEETING, cont’d ​ ​ ______

Left: Rob Whitlock updating members with a presentation of the Bylaw Review process. ​ ​ Centre: Janice Davis with our evening’s 50/50 winner, Janice Switzer. ​ ​ Right: Darlene Austin with her decorations for Easter and the spring season. ​ ​ ______

Left: Geof Kraemer presenting his talk on “Reconnecting With Russia” for the European Interest Group. ​ Right: Eunice Robinson speaking to the Irish Group about “Immigration records from Ireland”. ​ ​ ______

At the April BCGS Members’ Meeting, one of Cathy Magee’s Short Snappers referred to Napoleon Buonaparte. That ​ ​ inspired Bill Clayton to share a story about his ​ GGG grandfather, Dr. William Warden, RN. In ​ ​ 1815, Dr. Warden was the Royal Navy surgeon who accompanied Napoleon Buonaparte and his entourage into exile, to the island of St Helena in the south Atlantic. After returning to England, Dr. Warden published a controversial book about his time spent as Napoleon’s doctor during the voyage aboard HMS Northumberland and on St Helena.

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MEMBERS’ MEETINGS - Members Voice at the April Meeting, cont’d - Chris Hay ______MEMBERS’ VOICE AT THE MEETING

Chris Hay spoke to the members about a photo of his father attending school at the Lord Kitchener School, Vancouver 1914/1915. The article and photo are featured on the ​ back cover of the British Columbia History, Spring 2018 issue, published by the British Columbia Historical Federation.

Chris’s father, Edward C. Hay is pictured on the far far right between the third and fourth rows. (VSB right end (with tie) between the first and second District Archives).

row. This photo was accidentally discovered at a The accompanying caption reads (in part): The Vancouver Postcard Club Show where Chris Hay four-room Lord Kitchener School located in the amazingly recognized one of the pupils as his ​ ​ Municipality of Point Grey (now part of the City of father, Edward C. Hay. Chris tells us there is much Vancouver) was officially opened in late October more to the discovery story, some of which he 1914. Two rooms were initially used by their first related at the meeting. principal, Mr. William Chisholm, shown at the left ​ Copies of the magazine were presented to the end of the back row and his assistant primary BCGS Boutique for sale to the members. One copy teacher, Miss Mabel Fessant, seen standing on the ​ ​ has been donated to the BCGS Walter Draycott Library and Resource Centre.

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BCGS NEWS News about positions, committees and contests within the Society ______BCGS DNA SEMINAR 2018 - A Resounding Success ______

Above left: Our Feature Speaker, Mary Kathryn Kozy, gave two interesting and inspiring DNA sessions: Can ​ ​ ​ You Help Me Find My Cousins and I’ve Had My DNA Tests - Now What? ​ ​ Above Centre: Marnie Ingvaldson and Sharon Clayton provided information about The Next Step - Gedmatch. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Above right: Peter Whitlock spoke about using DNA Testing and One-Name Research. ​ ​ ​ ​ ______

Our “Sign In Table Team”: Left to ​ Right: Kenneth Livingstone, Susan ​ Snalam, Linda Maitland, Sharon Clayton and Lorraine Irving.

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BCGS News - DNA Seminar 2018, cont’d ______

Left: Attendees signing in and receiving their seminar packages. The venue was very conveniently located. Right: BCGS Members Marnie Thomson, Mary Turnbull and Frances Ingram. ​ ______

GENEALOGICAL DISPLAYS AT THE SEMINAR Setting up the BCGS Boutique:

Right: Catherine Magee, ​ ​ Boutique Chair, on the right with Jean List and a ​ selection of genealogical research books, maps and novelties.

Left: Barb Neilson and ​ ​ Jacqueline Penny, ​ assisting with the set up for the Boutique table.

Right: Peter Whitlock attending ​ ​ to the Guild of One-Name ​ Studies Display.

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BCGS NEWS - DNA Seminar 2018, cont’d ______UNITED EMPIRE LOYALISTS - VANCOUVER BRANCH

Members of the United Empire Loyalists attending the seminar with a portion of their displays: Left to right: Diane Faris, Coco Aders-Weremcsuk, Carl Stymiest, (BCGS President, Eunice Robinson) and Christine Manzer.

Left: Eunice Robinson, BCGS ​ ​ President and Education Chair, with Mary Kathryn Kozy, and centre: Jeannie Vance of the Church of Jesus ​ Christ of Latter-day Saints with Kathryn. Kathryn had previously spoken at the LDS Finding Your Roots Seminar in October 2017.

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BCGS NEWS - DNA Seminar 2018, cont’d ______TABLES FOR FOUR OR SIX OR EIGHT

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BCGS NEWS - DNA Seminar 2018, cont’d ______

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BCGS NEWS - DNA Seminar 2018, cont’d ______

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BCGS NEWS - DNA Seminar 2018, cont’d ______

______Winners of the Draw for BCGS GIFT CERTIFICATES:

Left to right: Necia Yeha , Doug McMillan, Linda Maitland, and Carol Rudek: all received a BCGS Boutique Gift ​ ​ Certificate to spend on research books or materials from the Boutique during the Seminar. ______

Winners of the Ticket Draw chose their winning book from the table. Left: Cecily May ​ with Tom’s Gray ​ Creek by Tom Lymbery. Centre: Sharon ​ Dreland with the Create Your Life Lists Package. ​

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BCGS NEWS - DNA Seminar 2018, Book Winners, cont’d ______

Left to right: Mavis Pickett chose the Archival Photo Album, Bill Clayton with Yorkshire Dales by Sasha ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Heseltine and Ernst St. Jernberg with Charlotte Gray’s Gold Diggers. ​ ​ ​ ​

Left to right: Kay Mihalech with the Shopping List NotePad Package, Lorraine Irving chose Echoes Across ​ ​ ​ ​ Seymore by Janet Pavlik, Eileen Smith & Desmond Smith, and Zoe-Ann White with Innocent Heroes by ​ ​ ​ Sigmund Brouwer.

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BCGS NEWS - DNA Seminar 2018, cont’d ______

Book Winners: Left: Mavine Schmidt chose “A Lovely Letter From Cecie” by John Carter Gillis. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Centre: Lorna Smith with Hallowed Timbers by Susan Hyde & Michael Bird. ​ ​ ​ ​ Right: Our GRAND PRIZE WINNER - Ann Petty - A Free Family Finder DNA Test Kit with Family Tree DNA. ​ ​ ​ ​ ______

Left: Susan Snalam and Lynne Fletcher did double duty handling both ticket sales and the 50/50 tickets. ​ ​ Right: Sharon Clayton was the lucky ticket winner for the 50/50 draw. ​ ​ ______

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BCGS NEWS, cont’d ______

BCGS 2018 Committee Chairs and Positions

Affiliate Society Concierge Mary Turnbull & Cathy Lawrence

Archivist Barbara Nielsen

The British Columbia Genealogist Editor Diane Rogers

BC Research Team Betty Allen

BC Historical Federation Liaison Lorraine Irving

Book Indexing Team Jacqueline Penney & Peter Claydon

Book Reviews Team Marian Elder

Boutique Team Cathy Magee & Erica Williams

BCGS Book Awards Team Elaine Hasek

[email protected] Mail Room Team

BCGS Newsletter Editors Judith Ueland & Linda Maitland

Bulletin Boards – Library Moyna Laine & Jan Graf

C+ Team Celia Lewis, Barb Nielsen, Carol Rudek, Corrine Jubb

Calendar Coordinator Elaine Hasek

Cataloguing Team Jane Stringer

Cemetery Team Lorraine Irving & Corrine Jubb

Coffee Chat Coordinator Rob Whitlock

Collections Team Corrine Jubb

Computer Team George Caldwell & Angus Glass

Communications Coordinator Judith Ueland

Digital Team Elizabeth Christie

Education Team Eunice Robinson & Lorraine Irving

Editorial Committee Daphne Kelly, Sherry King, Sally Funk

Email & Membership Database Kenneth Livingstone

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Event Coordination & Planning Rob Whitlock

Find-a-Grave Team Marianne Cote-Malley, Lorraine Irving, Corrine Jubb

Facility Maintenance Team Bill Clayton

Federation of Family History Societies

Fund Raising Team Peter Whitlock

Grant Application Team Lynne Fletcher

Hospitality Team Mary Turnbull & Janice Davis

Journal Mailing Team Shirley Hammer

Library Administrator Corrine Jubb

Life Member Concierge Mary Worth

Mail Coordinator Susan Snalam

Membership Team Marilyn Ponting & Kenneth Livingstone

Publications Sales Ann Ryder

Privacy Officer Kenneth Livingstone

Social Media Team Celia Lewis, Cynthia Hamilton, Susan Snalam

Strata NW3244 Representative Bill Clayton

Volunteers Coordinator Eunice Robinson

Website Team Diane Rogers ______

BCGS Pedigree Charts The pedigree charts that have been collected from members over the years are scanned and are now available on Computer #1 at the library as well as on the Members’ Only area of the BCGS website. ______

Today is May 1st. And it is the tradition in France to give a sprig of Lily-of-the-Valley to loved ones. But how did this tradition come about? Ever since the flower came to Europe from Japan in the Middle Ages, it has been regarded as a good luck charm by the Celts. Apparently, in 1560, on receiving a sprig of Lily-of-the-Valley as a token of luck and prosperity, Charles IX decided to give this flower to the ladies of his court every year - beginning on 1st May 1561. And this is how the tradition began!

Thanks to BCGS Member, Daphne Kelly, for passing along this bit of history.

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BCGS NEWS, cont’d ______BCGS 2018 Interest Group Facilitators

Canada

- British Columbia Janet White jwhite@telus.net

- Prairies (AB, SK & MB) Judith Ueland [email protected]

- Ontario Janet White [email protected]

- Quebec Linda Maitland [email protected]

- Atlantic Canada Keith MacNutt [email protected]

Computer Group Peter Claydon [email protected]

DNA Group Diane Rogers [email protected]

English Group Rob Whitlock [email protected] Lorraine Irving [email protected]

European Group Peter Whitlock, Brenda Smith, [email protected] Elvin Meyers, Diane Rogers [email protected]

First Nations Group Vacant

Irish Group Eunice Robinson [email protected]

Legacy Group Diane Rogers [email protected] Marianne Soltau [email protected]

Mac/Reunion Group Bill Clayton [email protected]

Metis Group Frances Ingram [email protected]

Scandinavian - Denmark Poul Erik Rasmussen [email protected] - Sweden Diane Rogers [email protected] - Norway Marnie Ingvaldson

Scottish Group George Caldwell [email protected]

United States Group Judith Ueland [email protected]

Welsh Group Carole Smythe [email protected] Lynn Owens-Whalen [email protected] Pat Morris [email protected]

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BCGS NEWS, cont’d ______

NEW MEMBERS of the BCGS We wish to welcome these new members to the BCGS. We’re here to help you with your research, so please ask us any questions at all!

5617 Eric JAMIESON, Associate member of Joan 5646 Marian HELSBY, Vancouver, BC JAMIESON, North Vancouver 5647 Marcia GRAVES, Port Moody, BC 5618 Douglas REBER, Grande Prairie, AB 5648 Marilyn HARRISON, Vancouver, BC 5619 Michael Edward GIBBS, Surrey, BC 5649 Kathie CORNES, Vancouver, BC 5620 Terry HORNE, Langley, BC 5650 Beverley TAYLOR, West Vancouver, BC 5624 Bill HAWKE 5651 Hugh David GRAY, Langley, BC 5625 Richard SMITH, Toronto, ON 5652 Judith Lynne ISAAC, Langley, BC 5626 Karen DANIELSON, North Vancouver, BC 5653 Diane PARSONS, Delta, BC 5627 Danilo MONTEALEGRE and Associate 5654 (Jerry) Keith MacNUTT, Burnaby, BC member, 5655 Rosemarie TRUCHON, Abbotsford, BC 5628 Perla BAZAN, Vancouver, BC 5656 Eric O'DELL, Surrey, BC 5629 Nancy CAMPBELL, Vancouver, BC 5657 Katherine PROPHET, Coquitlam, BC 5630 James KIM, North Vancouver, BC 5658 Robert GREEN, Lake Cowichan, BC 5631 Robert HOLLAND, Delta, BC 5659 Jane BAGGOTT, West Vancouver, BC 5632 Nancy Elizabeth McLEOD, Langley, BC 5660 Linda QUIBELL, Vancouver, BC 5633 Gail WALKER, Surrey, BC 5661 Zoe-Ann WHITE, Richmond, BC 5634 Wilfred ROSENBERG, Burnaby, BC 5662 Robert BUCHANAN, Associate member of 5635 West Kootenay Family History Society, Ann BUCHANAN, Surrey, BC Castlegar, BC (Affiliate Society) 5663, 5664 Keith GRANT, and Associate member, 5636 Diana MUMFORD, Sechelt, BC Louise GRANT, Coquitlam, BC 5637 Janet Louise HAEGEDOM, Calgary, AB 5666 Laurie SMYTH, White Rock, BC 5638 Paulette STOLTZ, Kelowna, BC 5667 Wendy HILLIER, White Rock, BC 5639 Diane MacDOUGALL, Port Moody, BC 5668 Aboriginal Genealogy Association, Mission, BC 5640 Carole REED, Surrey, BC (Affiliate Society) 5641 Jim BUTTAR, Associate member of Sheila BUTTAR, Vancouver, BC 5642 Chardon LABRIE, Vancouver, BC 5643 Vivian PENTECOST, Burnaby, BC 5644 Linda YIP, Saskatoon, SK 5645 Metis Family Services, Surrey, BC (Affiliate

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BCGS NEWS, cont’d ______

ONLY TWO MONTHS TO GO to enter our 2019 Calendar Photo Contest! We’re looking for WEDDING photos - the older the better We are looking for wedding group shots that would be adaptable to our format as calendar pages, ​ ​ as opposed to “only” Bride & Groom pictures which, are usually vertically oriented. However, if there are two photos of Brides & Grooms that make a pair, i.e. different generations (grandmother & granddaughter), brides wearing the same dress, double wedding, spouse #1 and spouse #2, or something that links two photos that could be adapted to a side by side layout ... whatever hunt through your wedding photos and send them to us. … We would prefer if : ● all subjects are deceased (or, if still living, they must agree to their image being submitted), ​ ​ ● the marriage or the subjects have a link to BC, ​ ​ ● you have copyright to the photo (it’s your photo, not still under a professional photographer’s copyright), ​ ​ ● a date is attached, anything will be appreciated. ​ ​ … Please send digital pics to [email protected] for consideration for next year’s calendar. Release waiver must be ​ signed if photo is accepted for the 2019 calendar (allowing us to use, adapt, or modify any photo for the calendar) and chosen submitters will receive a complimentary copy of the final product. Closing deadline is 30 June 2018 ______

Left: Cathy Magee and the BCGS Boutique, assisted by Erica Williams and Diane ​ Rogers, at the Abbotsford ​ ​ Stake Family History Day held ​ on April 28th, 2018.

Right: Rob Whitlock presenting ​ his Beginner England Research session.

BCGS members presenting included Brenda Smith, Judith Ueland, Diane Rogers, Rob Whitlock, Marlene Dance and George Caldwell. A number of our members also attended the presentations. ​ Linda Maitland tells us, “The Qualicum Beach Family History Conference held April 20-21, 2018 was great!” ​ ​ ​ A number of BCGS members travelled to the Island to attend this seminar. Cathy Magee took the Boutique ​ ​ ​ to this Seminar, as she does most years. Travelling with the BCGS Boutique keeps her very busy as the BCGS provides the Heritage Collection of research books for sale at the seminars.

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BCGS NEWS, cont’d ______

BILLIE WILLIAMSON - 1917 to 2018. BCGS Member Number 507, has passed away at age 101. The Celebration of Life for Billie Williamson will be held on May 12 at 1:30pm. The location is West Point Grey United Church, 4595 West 8th Avenue. The church is at the corner ​ of West 8th and Tolmie, just one block east of Blanca and the border of the University Endowment Lands.

“Billie Girl, Story of a Life in Progress” On April 15, the BCGS lost perhaps our very eldest genealogy as her hobby. She has renewed every member, Billie Williamson, aged 101. Billie had a year since then. When a volunteer was called for, remarkable and very long life. I had the privilege of she took on the very important task of cataloguing meeting her last year in the spring, with two other the BCGS library collection, then housed at members of the Society – Judith Ueland and Aberthau Community Centre in Vancouver, partly Lorraine Irving. Billie had celebrated her 100th to keep herself committed to pursuing her own ​ birthday, and we wanted to acknowledge her family history. “I saw the books when they first personal landmark as well as her significant library arrived, so I could read all the ones that interested cataloguing work for the BCGS. me.” Billie provided her own house for the BCGS

Billie was born at home, in Winnipeg on January 8, collection between the move from Vancouver to our present location in Surrey where she worked 1917. In full she was “Eva Moody Williamson” but ​ closely with a former BCGS librarian, the late Alice she was always known as “Billie.” Her parents Marwood. Billie then relayed her library cataloguing were George and Olive (nee Moody) Williamson, skills to our just retired Library and Resource

and her siblings were Beatrice (elder by 4 years) Centre Administrator, Betty Allen, and to our and Jean (2 years older) and two younger siblings, cataloguer Jane Stringer. Later, when the BCGS Barbara and Hugh John ("Jack"). The Williamson card catalogue became computerised, Billie family lived in many different places in Ontario and enjoyed this important transition as a learning California, but Billie moved to New York City, process. where she got her degree in Nursing Supervision Billie’s life in progress may have ended, but her and Administration, from Columbia University. story lives on in her book “Billie Girl, Story of a Life in Progress”. Read it if you can .you’ll find it at The Billie who greeted us at her apartment was 100 … years old, still spry with a sharp memory and a your BCGS library – The Walter Draycott Memorial great sense of humour. Billie told us she had joined Library and Resource Centre, in Surrey. the BCGS in 1978, just before she retired from her Kenneth Livingstone, Member #4062 career as a public health nurse to take up

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BCGS LIBRARY News about our library as well as events that took place and will take place at the library

BCGS Walter Draycott Library & Resource Centre th Unit 211, 12837 – 76 ​ Avenue, Surrey BC ​ Open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. ______

LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Our new Library Administrator, Corrine Jubb, advises that the following library ​ ​ shifts are in need of volunteers to maintain the opening days of the Library.

We still need: nd 2 ​ Saturday of the month: (both shifts) 10 am to 12:30 pm and 12:30 pm to 3 pm ​ rd 3 ​ Saturday of the month: (both shifts) 10 am to 12:30 pm and 12:30 pm to 3 pm ​ Most times, volunteers do a 2½ hour shift, usually with a second person, but some opt to do the whole day, particularly if travelling some distance to the library. ______

BCGS Library volunteer Claire Belzer making an extraordinary effort ​ ​ while tidying up the filing cabinets in the upstairs research area of the library. Not something we expect of our volunteers but grateful for Claire’s dedication. Photo by: Jacqueline Penney, who says Claire was trying to fish out papers that had fallen behind the cabinets aeons ago.

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Look for two new columns next month! Corrine Jubb, our new Library Administrator, will be ​ keeping us informed about things in the Library with a new library corner column, “Goals & Achievements”. ​ ​ Celia Lewis will be contributing a new column called, “Gems and Oddities”, ​ ​ starting in our June 1 issue. One or two books from our fantastic library that should be of great interest to our members will be featured.

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BCGS GENEALOGY COFFEE CHATS ______Coffee Chats at the BCGS Library in MAY & JUNE ​ Come by the library for a chat about your research or advice on where to begin. Bring a coffee mug, a friend, your favourite resources or just bring yourself. $2 drop-in fee. Spend the day and browse our wonderful resources. ______

QUEBEC QUESTERS GENEALOGY CHAT Saturday, May 12 & June 9 10 am to noon With Linda Maitland and the Quebec Questers Group We research in a variety of areas: Filles à marier, Filles du roi, Carignan-Salières Regiment, Hessians, Acadians, UEL, Irish, Scottish, and English as well as French-Canadians, of course. We also research in areas of the world where our ancestors lived previously to settling in Quebec. Get tips and advice from experienced researchers for sources on and off line. Share your brick walls and successes with other Quebec researchers. You just might find a cousin in the group!

QUEBEC QUESTERS GENEALOGY CHAT, cont’d Saturday, May 12 & June 9 1 to 3 pm With Sharon Clayton and the Quebec Questers Group This continuation of the morning meeting involves a round table discussion of topics pertinent to the Quebec Questers. ______

IRELAND GENEALOGY CHAT Saturday, May 26 10 am to noon With Eunice Robinson Calling all Irish researchers, join us again for another Irish Coffee Chat. Bring your questions and we’ll try to help you out. Looking forward to seeing you then! ______

SCOTLAND GENEALOGY CHAT Saturday, June 2 10 am to noon With George Caldwell Many digitized Scottish records that can be accessed through Family History Libraries can now be accessed at the Walter Draycott Resource Centre in Surrey. Let’s get together and explore this wonderful new resource. We will also have a round table discussion of members’ successes, questions, and interests.

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BCGS Genealogy Chats, cont’d ______ENGLAND GENEALOGY CHAT Saturday, June 23 10 am to noon With Rob Whitlock and Lorraine Irving Come and meet some other English researchers. We’ll have an exchange of research notes and a case study or two.

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​BCGS Special Interest Groups in MAY & JUNE These are BCGS genealogy groups that meet elsewhere ​ ______DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER GROUP – May 8 & June 12 Meets the second Tuesday each month Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch 350 West Georgia, Vancouver 1 to 3 pm with Diane Rogers Informal genealogy discussion - bring your ideas, questions and latest discoveries. It's a friendly, helpful group - all interested in genealogy and family history are welcome. Be sure to confirm meeting dates with Diane Rogers. ​ ​ https://www.meetup.com/vancouver-genealogy/events/dchwcfywdbsb/ ______MAC/REUNION GROUP – May 9 & June 13 Meets monthly on the second Wednesday before the BCGS Members’ Meeting Danish Lutheran Church Hall, 6010 Kincaid Street, Burnaby 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm with Bill Clayton For those members who use Reunion, the genealogy program for Mac, whether it’s on a desktop, laptop, or an iPad. Bring your questions and your devices, if possible, and share your successes and frustrations. ______WELSH GROUP – May 16 & June 20 10:30 am to 12:30 pm with the Vancouver Welsh Society th The Red Dragon, Cambrian Hall, 215 East 17 ​ Avenue, Vancouver ​ (Downstairs, enter from the back of the building) Meets the third Wednesday each month except for July, August & December The Vancouver Welsh Society has a genealogy group that includes members who are Welsh born, members born in Canada of Welsh descent, Welsh language speakers as well as non-Welsh speakers. Come and share our passion for family history. If you have questions, contact Lynn Owens-Whalen [email protected] or Carole Smythe [email protected] ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ______SCANDINAVIAN GROUP – May 19 & June 16 Usually meets the third Saturday except for summer Scandinavian Community Centre 6540 Thomas Street, Burnaby 1 to 3 pm with Diane Rogers If you have Scandinavian ancestors and family, share your successes and brick walls and get tips and advice from other Scandinavian researchers. Confirm meeting dates with Diane Rogers at [email protected] ​ ​ ​

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GENEALOGY NEWS in BC Looking back at genealogical events & at upcoming events in BC, as well as new genealogical resources ______

Tracing Your Roots: Genealogy Series Interested in researching your family history? The North Vancouver District Library is partnering with Cloverdale Library and the British Columbia Genealogical Society to bring you a special speaker series. Come learn about the current resources & techniques to explore your ancestry. Last session of this series: Scottish Genealogy with M. George Caldwell Lynn Valley Library Friday, May 11 | 2:00pm—3:00pm Registration required. Please click the link above for more information and for registration details. ______

B.C. museum cleans out archives after 60 years, and will make items available for purchase Snipped from CBC News, British Columbia, 5 April 2018 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/princeton-museum-relics-1.4605767 Princeton and District Museum manager anticipates a museum "yard sale" will be held on this year's Canada Day weekend. Over the 60 years since the museum's inception, Malanchuk said they've accumulated a vast plethora of historical items, but many of them don't pertain to the history of Princeton, and now is their time to go. ______

UBC Library acquires rare letters written by young Japanese Canadians during World War II Snipped from the University of British Columbia article by Michelle Blackwell, 19 April 2018 https://about.library.ubc.ca/2018/04/19/ubc-library-acquires-rare-letters-written-by-young-japanese-canadians-during- world-war-ii/ UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections has acquired an extraordinary collection of letters that provide unique insight into the devastating effects of the Japanese Canadian internment during World War II. ______

BC Catholic Newspapers Snipped from John Reid’s blog, Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections, 28 April 2018 http://anglo-celtic-connections.blogspot.ca/2018/04/bc-catholic-newspapers.html The Archives of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver is showing the way for those archivists who continue to ​ ​ practise hoarding records; and for those with large newspaper collections who refuse to digitize. Now available free online are issues of the BC Western Catholic 1912 to 1914 and The Bulletin 1917 to 1929. And there's an 1892 collection of The Month, available either for individual months or as one consolidated annual file. ______

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GENEALOGY NEWS in CANADA Some Canadian genealogical resources ______Pre-Confederation Land Patents issued by the Registrar General for Canada Snipped from Qualicum Beach Family History Society’s website, April 2018 http://www.qbfhs.ca/pre-confederation-land-patents-issued-by-the-registrar-general-for-canada/ Do you have ancestors that were in Canada pre-Confederation? One way to track your ancestors’ movements is through land grants. Land patents are issued by the Crown to grant or confirm title to a portion of land. They represent the first title to land and serve as proof that the land no longer belongs to the Crown. ______DNA GENEALOGY NEWS Some web links to help with genetic genealogy research ______Best DNA Test for Genealogy Snipped from Jennifer Dondero’s blog, The Occasional Genealogist, April 2018 https://www.theoccasionalgenealogist.com/2018/04/best-dna-test-for-genealogy.html So many choices! Are you interested in using DNA to research your family history but don't have a clue where to start? This post will give you some information to answer the question, "What's the best DNA test for genealogy?" ______

Time to paint Snipped from Judy G. Russell’s blog, The Legal Genealogist, 8 April 2018 http://www.legalgenealogist.com/2018/04/08/time-to-paint/ With literally hundreds of new matches appearing every week for those of us who’ve done widespread autosomal DNA testing, finding time to get the most out of those matches may be the hardest thing of all Enter DNA Painter, Grand … ​ ​ Prize winner of this year’s RootsTech Innovation Contest, developed by British web and applications developer Jonny Perl. It’s a tool that’s easy. That’s intuitive. And — best of all — that doesn’t take a whole lot of time before you can … ​ start seeing its power and usefulness. ______

New RootsTech video on what to do after taking a DNA test Snipped from Gail Dever’s blog, Genealogy à la carte, 16 April 2018 http://genealogyalacarte.ca/?p=23403 RootsTech recently posted a new video recording of a presentation, delivered at the conference in February, that was not part of the live streaming. In You’ve Taken a DNA Test, Now What?, Angie Bush talks about how autosomal DNA ​ ​ testing has changed the face of genealogical research. ______

Have You Found the Hidden Features at AncestryDNA? Snipped from Jennifer Dondero’s blog, The Occasional Genealogist, April 2018 https://www.theoccasionalgenealogist.com/2018/04/autosomal-dna-tools-ancestrydna.html In this post, I'll show you three features people treat like they're hidden, point out four "hidden in plain sight" features, make sure you're aware of the basic tools, and give you some hints for using the newly revealed information. Don't worry, it's not an overwhelming amount of information. When we're done, you'll know where the hidden features are to make every visit to AncestryDNA more productive.

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CLOSE TO HOME GENEALOGY SEMINARS Information about genealogical seminars in BC and environs ______

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State May meeting program, “The ABCs of JewishGen and Beyond” ​ presented by Debra Kay Blatt, genealogist and lecturer. ​ ​ DATE: Monday, May 14, 2018, 7:15 p.m LDS Factoria Building 4200 124th Ave SE, Bellevue, WA 98006 • Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for all to enjoy the extensive JGSWS Library’s genealogical resources • Free Wi-Fi available. Come early to network with other attendees • Presentation starts promptly at 7:15 p.m. • Free admission and refreshments www.jgsws.org ______The Kelowna & District Genealogical Society Friday, Sept. 28 – Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018 Kelowna, BC “Harvest Your Family Tree” Conference 2018 Featured speakers: Blair Bettinger, Ph.D., J.D. - The Genetic Genealogist Cyndi Ingle - Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites ​ And many more speakers! Registration and Schedule: https://kdgswix.wixsite.com/kdgs/schedule ​ ​ ______

The Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society Northwest Genealogy Conference “Beyond Your Family” August 15-18, 2018 Arlington, WA [email protected] “Beyond Your Family Tree” Featured Keynote Speakers: Beth Foulk, CeCe Moore, Peggy Lauritzen, Amie Bowser Tennant ______

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FAR FROM HOME GENEALOGY SEMINARS Information about genealogical seminars elsewhere in North America and Europe ______

Jamboree 2018 The Genetic Genealogy Conference The Family History Writers Conference and JamboFree 2018 Los Angeles Marriott, Burbank Airport Hotel, Burbank, CA May 31, June 1-2, 2018 th Preregistration open now through May 12 .​ To view conference pricing, including Early Bird discount rates, speakers, ​ schedules, special events and more, visit http://genealogyjamboree.com/ ​

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Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe

Do you have German ancestors who immigrated from Eastern Europe? Would you like to find out more?

Calgary, Alberta

Friday through Sunday, July 27-29, 2018

https://www.sggee.org/convention/convention_news.html ​ ​

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2018 British Institute 15 - 19 October 2018 Salt Lake City, Utah https://isbgfh.org/cpage.php?pt=56 General registration: 1 April 2018 - 30 September 2018 Late registration: 1 October 2018 - 8 October 2018 Courses by Paul Milner, Fintan Mullan, Gillian Hunt, Beryl Evans, Else Churchill and Alec Tritton ______

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MEMBERS’ CORNER In this section of the newsletter, we feature stories from our readers. We are looking for stories from you about your exciting genealogy research, your genealogical travels, how you broke down that brick wall, and your genealogical ‘hair on fire’ moments, which are those genealogical moments that just thrill you to bits. Please keep your story to 500-550 words, add a picture or two, and send it to [email protected] ​ ______

Patrick Keily, member #5414 Protecting the Past - T..., her husband. I said I really doubted that as she Family Style didn't marry him until she was 56 years old. He feigned surprise and said he never thought about Genealogy is difficult. It's that. Uh huh. Right. I found that Giffy was a much easier now with the servant for the priest when she was 16 and, internet serving up tons of because of Eric's reluctance to discuss the matter, I information, but it's still hard suspected the priest was the guilty party. A few to get information, especially when dealing with years later, on a return trip, l stopped to ask social mores of the past. Case in point. another local history expert about the matter. Not wanting another cover up, I approached him a bit Some years ago, I saw a photo on the internet of a differently. I said, "So, Russell, which priest was place familiar to me. I contacted the person who the father of Giffy's child?" Without a moment's posted it , a woman named Candy, and we carried hesitation, he said "McG..." on a conversation for a bit. She then told me her grandmother created quite a stir in 1916 when she gave birth, out of wedlock, to Candy's mother. I asked who the father may have been and it turned out my great uncle George was the prime suspect. I called my mother to ask her about this and she said absolutely not. But Ma was curious and asked why I would think that. I told her the story and Ma replied, "Well, I did hear a story." I said Candy heard a story, too, but wanted to know for sure. Ma said, "It's true. Uncle George told me." She told me she didn't like talking about the dead, fearing they might hear. What I learned is not to expect the truth when

prying open skeletal closets. It's better to have an

Another example was my great aunt Mary Ann idea of what you're looking for, and then pretend

(Giffy) Keily of Valcartier, Quebec. She gave birth to know more than you do. Honesty may be the to a son when she was still in her teens. When in best policy, but don't let it stand in the way of what Valcartier inquiring about family matters, I asked you want. If need be, fake it! my cousin Eric who the father was and he said Joe

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Members’ Corner, cont’d ______Meg McLaughlin, member #3847 to the city? There are numerous accounts of the storm’s

Weathering History aftermath which enumerate the death and destruction left You can learn a lot by taking behind. Photos show streets of damage, some buildings genealogy courses. Sometimes, completely obliterated. The tornado touched down at if you are lucky and keep an Wascana Park then carved out a narrow path three blocks open mind, you can come wide as it headed north to the railway yards. The three-block away from classes with more width through the residential district followed the streets of than promised by the course McIntyre, Smith and description. This happened to Lorne. Smith, me when I took Brenda Smith’s Harold’s street! Start Writing Your Family Obviously, I know my History course more years ago than I care to remember. grandfather survived ​ but was he injured or

I expected the classes to give my writing a boost. The left homeless by the assignments helped, so did the class discussions. We were storm? talking about what we were going to write about when someone mentioned the Regina Cyclone. I had never heard of I don’t have the that weather disaster but my grandfather, Harold Chambers, answer to that had lived in Regina for a while. It would be interesting to see question yet. A visit to the Regina archives Map of the cyclone’s path if he had been affected by it. ​ The “cyclone” might turn up some information. There is nothing in our (really a tornado) family lore about Harold’s time in Regina but I found hit on the eve of something else weather related. Harold’s uncle, Charles Pratt Dominion Day, Chambers was a 1912. Harold weather nut back Chambers in England, an immigrated to amateur observer Canada in 1911. who gave a talk on Climate and

Building damaged by Regina Cyclone Weather to the The census of that year showed him living in Craig, Barrow Naturalist’s Saskatchewan. Had he even been in Regina on the fateful Field Club in 1904. I day? like to think Harold corresponded with He was in Regina in 1918 at the time of his marriage. The Charles Pratt Chambers' presentation his uncle about the records before that, his WWI papers, were confusing as the ​ tornado before Charles’ death in 1913. Canadian records had a Winnipeg address but the attestation paper from the UK National Archives gave him an address on This story came out of a chance remark about an historical 15th Avenue in Regina. I know, war records in two countries – event. You never know who might hand you a good clue. ​ no one ever said that family history research would be easy! Meg writes about history and genealogy in her blog Fortunately, Harold worked in a bank so was a professional A Genealogist’s Path to History at man. Maybe city directories would narrow things down. http://genihistorypath.blogspot.ca/. Read more about her ​ The 1912 Regina directory shows Harold living as a boarder at findings in her blog. 2152 Smith Street. Looks like he was probably in the city when the tornado struck. But just what had the tornado done

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CORRIGENDA ______Valerie Logue’s years as a BCGS Library Volunteer somehow migrated from 32 to 13. A very large ​ discrepancy of service. We do apologize. We all knew she had been with the BCGS for a very long time (starting at Aberthau in 1985/6) and had extensive knowledge of the workings of the Library. Thirty-Two Years is a more fitting time frame for such dedication. ​ We also must mention that the ‘lovely Irish accent’ was actually a ‘lovely English accent’. Even so, ​ ​ she will still be missed but tells us that she is now back to her personal family history research. We wish her much success. ______

Peter Whitlock has written to advise us that the ‘French’ army lieutenant’s claim mentioned in the April Newsletter under Member’s Voice At The Meeting, page 11, was actually an “English” ​ ​ army lieutenant and provided a bit of history about our incorrect assumption . “In the 1450's the King of England was also the King of France. All that was left by that time was the area around Calais but it was still part of England. William Whitlok, who was claiming his expenses from Westminster for his time in Calais, was a Lieutenant for Baron Stourton of Stourton, Wiltshire. He was English and not French. “Strangely there are records from 1451 in the Vatican Archives of William Whitlok, nobleman, and his wife Margaret, noblewoman, receiving permission to set up a portable altar at their estate in Calais. His claim on the British Treasury was a huge amount of money. I am curious to find out who this couple was. You never know where research will take you.....” ______April 11& May 9 - Members’ Meeting & Annual General Meeting - Danish Church Hall, Burnaby - 7:30 pm ​ ​ The AGM notice sneaked in there from last month. The AGM was, of course, held in March. ______

Eight Reasons Why It's Great to Be a Genealogist (tongue in cheek) Snipped from Kenneth R. Marks’ blog, The Ancestor Hunter, 17 February 2018 http://www.theancestorhunt.com/blog/8-reasons-why-its-great-to-be-a-genealogist-tongue-in-cheek 1. You can do a lot of your research and documentation in your pajamas and slippers, although I would advise dressing up a bit if you go to an archive, a library, or a genealogical society meeting. 2. You don't have to shave or wear makeup. 3. You don't have a boss so you don't have to answer to anyone. 4. You can waste a lot of time on social media and educating yourself ad nauseum and everyone will think you are a dedicated researcher. 5. You can swear all you want at your ancestors and your computer with no repercussions. After all they are just dead people so they can't yell back. 6. You can do crappy research and your relatives won't know any better since most of them don't care anyway. 7. People will think you are weird because you obsess about dead people so if you were already weird in the first place you can just blame it on your ancestors. 8. Most genealogists are kind of geeky so you are in good company.

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******** MARK YOUR CALENDAR ******** BCGS EVENTS

May 8 Downtown Vancouver Group – VPL – 1 to 3 pm May 9 Mac/Reunion Meeting – Danish Church Hall, Burnaby May 9 Members’ Meeting- Danish Church Hall, Burnaby - 7:30 pm May 12 Quebec Questers Chat – BCGS Library – 10 am to noon May 12 Quebec Questers Chat Continued – BCGS Library – 1 to 3 pm May 16 Welsh Group – Cambrian Hall, Vancouver – 10:30 am to 12:30 pm May 19 Scandinavian Group – Scandinavian Community Centre, Burnaby – 1 to 3 pm May 26 Ireland Genealogy Chat - BCGS Library - 10 am to noon June 2 Scotland Genealogy Chat - BCGS Library - 10 am to noon June 9 Quebec Questers Chat – BCGS Library – 10 am to noon June 9 Quebec Questers Chat Continued – BCGS Library – 1 to 3 pm June 12 Downtown Vancouver Group – VPL – 1 to 3 pm June 13 Mac/Reunion Meeting – Danish Church Hall, Burnaby June 13 Members’ Meeting- Danish Church Hall, Burnaby - 7:30 pm June 16 Scandinavian Group – Scandinavian Community Centre, Burnaby – 1 to 3 pm June 23 England Genealogy Chat - BCGS Library - 10 am to noon June 20 Welsh Group – Cambrian Hall, Vancouver – 10:30 am to 12:30 pm June 30 Deadline to submit wedding pictures for BCGS 2019 calendar

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