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At 10 a.m. EST Marianne Rasmus will present “Ripped from the Headlines: Death on the Forest”. A single headline helped Marianne break down a brick wall. She will share how newspapers offer invaluable details that bring ancestors’ stories to life, and help overcome genealogy challenges. #genealogy

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At 9 a.m. EST Ken McKinlay will present "Exploring the Official Government Newspapers: the Gazettes of the UK". Ken’s presentation will explore government gazettes in England, Scotland, and Ireland, showing how to search them online for valuable family history insights. #genealogy

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On Saturday 8 March we are back to our hybrid monthly meetings. Join us in person at Knox Presbyterian Church in Ottawa, at 120 Lisgar St. (corner of Elgin Street), or online. For more information, and to register to attend online: www.bifhsgo.ca/events

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REMINDER: BIFHSGO’s monthly meeting on Saturday, February 8 will be online only. 9 am EST: Paul Cripwell – “Excel and Family History: How they can work together” 10:00 am EST: Dawn Kelly – “E.F. Kelly and The Champagne of Ginger Ales” #genealogy

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At 10:00 am EST Dawn Kelly will tell us about her ancestor “E.F. Kelly and The Champagne of Ginger Ales”. Did the Montreal businessman lose a battle with Canada Dry over the slogan "The Champagne of Ginger Ales"? #genealogy [image: Montreal Gazette Tue Jul 27,1915]

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At 9:00 am EST Paul Cripwell will present “Excel and Family History: How they can work together?” The average Excel user may not know about some of the more powerful functionality of this software. Paul will take us through a couple of examples of his use of Excel.

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Please stay around at the end of the meeting when we will turn on our cameras and microphones for a virtual social with other genial genealogists.

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BIFHSGO’s monthly meeting on Saturday, February 8 will be online only. For more information and to register for the online meeting: www.bifhsgo.ca/events #genealogy

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Another information-packed Scottish Indexes conference - January 18, 2025. More information: www.scottishindexes.com/conference.a... #genealogy #familyhistory @handle.invalid

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To read more about BIFHSGO activities since the inaugural meeting on this day 30 years ago, check out the article “Reflections on the History of BIFHSGO” by Sheila Dohoo Faure in the 2019 Spring issue of the ACR www.bifhsgo.ca/anglo-celtic... #genealogy #familyhistory

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At BIFHSGO's inaugural meeting 30 years ago today, the first edition of the Anglo-Celtic Roots journal was distributed, and it has been published quarterly ever since. #genealogy #familyhistory

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On this day 30 years ago, BIFHSGO founding members convened the very first monthly meeting. Attendees heard a talk on “Probing the Mountain of Names” by Wayne Walker, Director at the Ottawa-Ontario Family History Centre (LDS). #genealogy

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REMINDER: The first monthly meeting of 2025 is online only, on 11 January beginning at 9 a.m. EST with Robert Urquhart "How Valuable are Valuation Rolls"; and at 10 a.m. Alison Hare: "The Time of Cholera" in 1854 London. For more details and to register: www.bifhsgo.ca/events #genealogy

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Topics for discussion are: 1. 100 years ago - were your ancestors in London in 1925? Please share what you know about where they lived and worked 2. 200 years ago - had your ancestors settled in London by 1825? Tell us what you know about their migration journey. #genealogy [map: bit.ly/3DHEEnD ]

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The London Special Interest Group’s first meeting of 2025 will be online on Wednesday, January 8 at 2 p.m. Please visit BIFHSGO’s website for information on how to join the meeting: bit.ly/3IYLUvB

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AT 10:00 am EST Alison Hare will tell us about The Time of Cholera in 1854 London, England. The source of the epidemic was traced to a pump on Broad Street by Dr. John Snow. Alison Hare’s genealogical research on families affected by the epidemic provides a human face on the tragedy. #genealogy

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At 9:00 am EST, Robert Urquhart returns to answer the question How Valuable are Valuation Rolls? Robert will explain how they provide details of properties associated with ancestors, and connect to other records. Robert will also cover earlier records, such as land tax rolls and assessment rolls.

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Happy New Year! Our first meeting on Saturday, 11 January 2025 will be VIRTUAL ONLY, just in case a snowstorm blows in. For more details and to register: www.bifhsgo.ca/events

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Come and visit us at Hogman-eh! We will have a table in the Hall of Origins (entrance free of charge). Even better, join us to help folks discover their Scottish ancestry. We'll be there from 2 to 6. ottscot.ca/hogmaneh-2024

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Merry Christmas to one and all.

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Recordings of the 4 excellent Great Moments from last weeks meeting are now posted in the members area. Check the Index of Past Presentations to discover talks over the past few years www.bifhsgo.ca/events

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You do not need to be an academic to visit an archive. You do not need a degree to visit an archive. There is no terrifying Don at the door grilling potential visitors. If it's your first time, a nice archivist will help you. It's our shared history, our preserved records. Go explore it.

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This interview (starting at 39:00) with Andrew Kane, author of the new "Townland Atlas of Ulster" is full of interesting information about townlands in Northern Ireland. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #genenealogy @ulsterhistory.bsky.social

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REMINDER: 9 a.m. EST - Holiday Social: "What Gifts has BIFHSGO given me over the last 30 years?" 10 a.m. - Great Moments: Carol Annett - An Unexpected Gift Ann Burns - It Happened in Coolross Veronica Scrimger - Blown Away Nancy Higgins – Over the “Golden Bridge” Please join us! #genealogy

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It's here! Today we launched the new Your Scottish Archives portal at https://buff.ly/3BwyQwp This is the first stage of this exciting new resource for archivists and users of archives. Have a play and let us know what you think.

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Here's a tiny festive treat! 🎄 This 'Catalogue of New Christmas books' for 1881 includes colour illustrations by the artists Kate Greenaway and Randolph Caldeoctt. 📷 Reserve Pamphlet 724.164 GEO #TinyTuesday #RareBooks #KateGreenaway

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The British Colonial America Special Interest Group meets virtually on Wednesday 11 December at 7 p.m. EST. Topics: - tips for organizing your finds - a cemetery discovery that furthered your BCA research. Everyone is welcome, and invited to share. More info: bit.ly/3IYLUvB #genealogy

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WEDNESDAY 11 December 2024: London Special Interest Group meets virtually at 2 p.m. EST. Share stories and photos about Christmas and other festive events, as they relate to your London family history and research. #genealogy More Info: bit.ly/3IYLUvB Image: Museum of London. Object ID 50.82/853

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Nancy Higgins – "Over the 'Golden Bridge'” A chance conversation in 2019 at one of BIFHSGO’s coffee breaks opened a door to unknown British home children in Nancy’s family tree, and led to the discovery of their sad past and their eventual journey to Canada.

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Veronica Scrimger - "Blown Away" In 2019 Veronica journeyed to the Shetland Islands to discover her grandfather’s foster home

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Ann Burns - "It Happened in Coolross" An amazing coincidence happened while Ann was travelling in Ireland with her father in 2008, where they had a life-changing experience in their search for the townland of Coolross in County Wicklow. And it happened on September 11.

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Carol Annett - "An Unexpected Gift" An unexpected gift of information broke down a 10-year-old brick wall and led Carol to discovering the complete story of her ancestor

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At 10 a.m. EST, four members will share their eureka moments in their family history research in our popular Great Moments in Genealogy. More details about speakers and topics: www.bifhsgo.ca/events

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Our Holiday Social begins at 9 a.m. EST. We invite you to share stories of “What gifts BIFHSGO has given me over the last 30 years.” Mark it on your calendar and think about the tips or adventures that have come your way from BIFHSGO meetings, conferences, publications or activities.

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Please join us for our monthly meeting on December 14, in person or online. For more information or to register to attend via Zoom: www.bifhsgo.ca/events In person at Knox Presbyterian Church at 120 Lisgar St. Ottawa (at the corner of Elgin Street).

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Feeling the need for some social time with genial genealogists?

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Missed the conference? You can still register and watch back the videos of the presentations and discussions with experts in Irish regional family history. More info: www.bifhsgo.ca/2024-confere...

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Only two more weeks to view the videos from BIFHSGO’s conference “Teaghlach Gaelach: a Celebration of Irish Family History”. Conference registrants can view them through the registrant’s portal, accessed here: www.bifhsgo.ca/2024-confere...

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