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VGS Members Update scheduled to be emailed
VGS Center Open - Noon to 3pm
Please call first 250-360-2808 - Subject to volunteer availability.
For directions and more details about our VGS Centre, please visit our Location page in the About US menu.
THESE MEETINGS ARE VIA ZOOM ONLY. The Sweden SIG welcomes all members who are researching their family history in Sweden. This group is for both beginners and experienced researchers to share their experiences. We will discuss resources, records, and the unique challenges of Swedish genealogy.
SIG Leader: Murray Strome
VGS Center Open - Noon to 3pm
Please call first 250-360-2808 - Subject to volunteer availability.
For directions and more details about our VGS Centre, please visit our Location page in the About US menu.
VGS Center Open - Noon to 3pm
Please call first 250-360-2808 - Subject to volunteer availability.
For directions and more details about our VGS Centre, please visit our Location page in the About US menu.
VIRTUAL ONLY MEETINGS via ZOOM.
The Scottish SIG welcomes all members who are researching their family history in Scotland.
SIG Leader: Heather Shave
SIG Assist: Pat Rosson
VGS Center Open - Noon to 3pm
Please call first 250-360-2808 - Subject to volunteer availability.
For directions and more details about our VGS Centre, please visit our Location page in the About US menu.
ATTEND FOR FREE VIA ZOOM ONLY. REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Follow the eventful and colourful journey of a lad from Scotland who became a ‘Boy’ Piper at the Battle of Waterloo (1815) to his arrival in Victoria BC, his strange death and his eventual burial in the Old Quadra Street Burying Ground (Pioneer Square). John Azar and Roger McGuire are avid amateur military and social historians who volunteer at the Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s) Regimental Museum.
VGS Center Open - Noon to 3pm
Please call first 250-360-2808 - Subject to volunteer availability.
For directions and more details about our VGS Centre, please visit our Location page in the About US menu.
VGS Learning and Research Centre
The Netherlands SIG welcomes all members who are researching their Dutch family history in the Netherlands, Belgium and New Netherlands.
HYBRID MEETINGS via ZOOM or at the VGS CENTRE.
SIG Leader: Frans Compeer
VGS Center Open - Noon to 4pm
Please call first 250-360-2808 - Subject to volunteer availability.
For directions and more details about our VGS Centre, please visit our Location page in the About US menu.
VGS Learning and Research Centre
ATTEND IN PERSON or VIA ZOOM. Whether you are new to genealogy, or not-so-new, this workshop should have something for you. By using an easy to follow, step-by-step guide, the workshop reviews many important genealogy research techniques and tools. Starting with the genealogy basics the workshop progresses to an introduction of how today’s technologies are used by genealogists. Merv and his wife are retired and now reside in rural North Saanich after nearly 40 years of city living in Victoria. Merv joined the Victoria Genealogical Society (VGS) shortly after retiring and has volunteered in several capacities over the years since.
VGS Center Open - Noon to 3pm
Please call first 250-360-2808 - Subject to volunteer availability.
For directions and more details about our VGS Centre, please visit our Location page in the About US menu.
The United States SIG welcomes all members who are researching their family history in the USA.
SIG Leader: Pat Rosson
VGS Center Open - Noon to 3pm
Please call first 250-360-2808 - Subject to volunteer availability.
For directions and more details about our VGS Centre, please visit our Location page in the About US menu.
VIRTUAL MEETINGS ONLY
The Quebec SIG meetings are held online only and cover all aspects of Quebec genealogy, both French and English, including the best resources and proven techniques for tracing your Quebec ancestors. Each monthly meeting consists of a short presentation on a specific topic, followed by time where each participant can discuss their current research interest and share their wins and challenges.
VGS Center Open - Noon to 3pm
Please call first 250-360-2808 - Subject to volunteer availability.
For directions and more details about our VGS Centre, please visit our Location page in the About US menu.
VIRTUAL ONLY MEETINGS via ZOOM.
The England SIG welcomes all members who are researching their family history in England.
SIG Leader: Heather Shave
SIG Assist: Gerry Poulton
VGS Members Update scheduled to be emailed
VGS Center Open - Noon to 3pm
Please call first 250-360-2808 - Subject to volunteer availability.
For directions and more details about our VGS Centre, please visit our Location page in the About US menu.
VGS Learning and Research Centre
Countries investigated by this SIG include Romania, Belarus, Czechoslovakia, Ukraine, Serbia, Russia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Austria, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Croatia, and Herzegovina.
IN PERSON ONLY at the VGS Centre (NOT available via ZOOM)
VGS Center Open - Noon to 3pm
Please call first 250-360-2808 - Subject to volunteer availability.
For directions and more details about our VGS Centre, please visit our Location page in the About US menu.
VGS Center Open - Noon to 4pm
Please call first 250-360-2808 - Subject to volunteer availability.
For directions and more details about our VGS Centre, please visit our Location page in the About US menu.
VIRTUAL ONLY. Do you have boxes of family photos gathering dust, or worse, turning to dust? Are you worried about losing precious memories? It‘s time to preserve your family‘s history!
Join Mark Thompson for a practical workshop for family historians who want to create high-quality digital copies of their photos. Mark will show you practical techniques for capturing, organizing, and sharing your family photos. Learn how you can get great results with the tools you already have.
VGS Center Open - Noon to 3pm
Please call first 250-360-2808 - Subject to volunteer availability.
For directions and more details about our VGS Centre, please visit our Location page in the About US menu.
VGS Learning and Research Centre
HYBRID MEETINGS via ZOOM or at the VGS CENTRE.
Learn, share, and contribute your experiences with DNA testing and genealogy research. Learn more about your options if you haven‘t tested your DNA yet.
VGS Center Open - Noon to 3pm
Please call first 250-360-2808 - Subject to volunteer availability.
For directions and more details about our VGS Centre, please visit our Location page in the About US menu.
VGS Learning and Research Centre
The goals of this SIG are to introduce and share the fun of doing family history, and to encourage and show members how to do it themselves. Answer questions.
Geared to new members just starting out, and any active members who would like to brush up on their skills.
ATTEND IN-PERSON ONLY AT THE VGS CENTRE.
VGS Center Open - Noon to 3pm
Please call first 250-360-2808 - Subject to volunteer availability.
For directions and more details about our VGS Centre, please visit our Location page in the About US menu.
VGS Learning and Research Centre
The Ontario SIG welcomes all members who are researching their family history in Ontario, Canada.
SIG Coordinator: Gerry Poulton
Free to active VGS members. Members must join this and other Special Interest Groups to receive emails from SIG volunteers containing SIG meeting details.
VGS Center Open - Noon to 3pm
Please call first 250-360-2808 - Subject to volunteer availability.
For directions and more details about our VGS Centre, please visit our Location page in the About US menu.
VGS Center Open - Noon to 3pm
Please call first 250-360-2808 - Subject to volunteer availability.
For directions and more details about our VGS Centre, please visit our Location page in the About US menu.
VGS Center Open - Noon to 4pm
Please call first 250-360-2808 - Subject to volunteer availability.
For directions and more details about our VGS Centre, please visit our Location page in the About US menu.
VGS Center Open - Noon to 3pm
Please call first 250-360-2808 - Subject to volunteer availability.
For directions and more details about our VGS Centre, please visit our Location page in the About US menu.
VGS Center Open - Noon to 3pm
Please call first 250-360-2808 - Subject to volunteer availability.
For directions and more details about our VGS Centre, please visit our Location page in the About US menu.
VGS Center Open - Noon to 3pm
Please call first 250-360-2808 - Subject to volunteer availability.
For directions and more details about our VGS Centre, please visit our Location page in the About US menu.
VGS Center Open - Noon to 3pm
Please call first 250-360-2808 - Subject to volunteer availability.
For directions and more details about our VGS Centre, please visit our Location page in the About US menu.
VGS Members Update scheduled to be emailed
VGS Center Open - Noon to 3pm
Please call first 250-360-2808 - Subject to volunteer availability.
For directions and more details about our VGS Centre, please visit our Location page in the About US menu.
VGS Center Open - Noon to 4pm
Please call first 250-360-2808 - Subject to volunteer availability.
For directions and more details about our VGS Centre, please visit our Location page in the About US menu.
VGS Learning and Research Centre
ATTEND IN PERSON or VIA ZOOM. You’ve compiled the names, dates, and places and gathered photographs. But how do you transform those facts and images into an engaging story? In this workshop, we will review archival resources and types of materials to enrich your family story. Sonia Nicholson is an author and archivist in Victoria, British Columbia. She has over 17 years of experience in community, corporate, and religious archives. Previously an Archives Specialist at Saanich Archives, she is currently Archivist for the Log Cabin Museum and Archives in Saanichton