There’s unfortunate news in the genealogy world in British Columbia.
The Qualicum Beach Family History Society will hold its very last meeting on Wednesday, November 20, before closing for good after 20 years.
The speaker for the evening will be Dave Obee, publisher and editor of the Times Colonist and a well-known family historian and speaker. He has written a dozen books on family history and local history topics and received a number of awards. Many have benefitted and continue to benefit from the vast number of Canadian resources on his website, CanGenealogy.
This is a hybrid meeting, starting at 7:00 p.m. Pacific time. The presentation is free to all, in person and online.
Mr. Obee will present in person to deliver the presentation, Destination Canada.
More than seven million people arrived in Canada from Europe, the United States and Asia between 1815 and 1930. This session deals with the wide variety of sources that deal with immigration to Canada, including ship passenger lists (available from 1865 through 1935), border crossing records and naturalization and citizenship documents.
The in-person presentation will take place at Rotary House, 211 Fern Road West in Qualicum Beach.
If you cannot attend in person, it will also be available on Zoom. To register for the presentation on Zoom, please send an email to presentations@qbfhs.ca.
