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Our meetings are normally held on the third Wednesday of each month (except for July and August). Dates for other special events for both QBFHS and other family history societies will also be included in this calendar.
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General Business Meeting
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This is our AGM
Mags Gaulden will present on two topics: "DNA Matching" and "DNA (Genetic Genealogy) Tools"
"Through the Prairies to the Rocky Mountains: Records of Western Canada"
Members' stories and "Bring & Brag"
Maybe a story about one of your relatives, a new contact made with your DNA results, anything like that.
If you have an old object, photo, memento or heirloom, bring it and put it on our side table for display and a chat.
Gordon MacBean will make a presentation entitled "Finding clues in family photographs" The presentation will start at 7:00 PM Pacific Time and will be followed by the business meeting. Look under "Speakers" on website for more details.
General Meeting of the Qualicum Beach Family History Society. The speaker will Kerry Parker on the topic: "One Qualicum man's sacrifice to keep us safe through two world wars". Story: My Great Uncle, was a kind and gentle man who loved nothing better than singing in his church choir, working in his garden, and being […]
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