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Tag Archives: BIFHSGO
Savoir faire — BIFHSGO shares its goals for 2024 to 2026 with its members and the public
Kudos to the board of directors at the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO) for spending considerable time this winter developing a strategic plan for the next two years. Double kudos to BIFHSGO for publicly sharing their … Continue reading
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British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa announces 2020 conference and issues call for proposals
Mark your calendar. The people who organize one of my favourite conferences yesterday announced at their monthly meeting the dates of their 2020 conference. The British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO) announced it will hold its 26th … Continue reading
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Registration opens today for BIFHSGO’s 25th annual family history conference in Ottawa
The British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO) today opened registration for its 25th annual family history conference to be held from September 27 to 29, 2019 at Ben Franklin Place in Ottawa, Ontario. Speakers from Canada, England … Continue reading
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Registration opens for BIFHSGO family history conference in Ottawa
The British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO) announced this morning that online registration is now open for its 24th annual family history conference, to be held from September 28 to 30, 2018, at Ben Franklin Place in … Continue reading
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Genealogy events in Ottawa this April
If you are a family historian who lives in Ottawa or plans to visit this month, there are plenty of learning opportunities — and several of them are free. Friday and Saturday, April 13 and 14 The Ottawa Branch of … Continue reading
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British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa announces 2018 conference program
The British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO) quietly launched on Saturday the program and speakers for its 24th annual family history conference that will be held September 28 to 30, 2018 at Ben Franklin Place in Ottawa. … Continue reading
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All-day ‘Tracing your Irish and Scots-Irish Ancestors’ with Ulster Historical Foundation in Ottawa
If you have ancestors who came from Ireland, whether they were Catholics, Protestants, Gaelic, Celtic, Ulster-Scots (Scots-Irish), or famine immigrants, you will want to attend the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa’s (BIFHSGO) special event in March. On Saturday, … Continue reading
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Mark your calendar for BIFHSGO’s annual conference in Ottawa
The British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO) announced its 24th annual conference will be held September 28 to 30, 2018 in Ottawa. Although they are still accepting presentation proposals, BIFHSGO has already announced two of the speakers. Bruce … Continue reading
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BIFHSGO launches new blog in time for Remembrance Day
The British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa (BIFHSGO) launched its blog yesterday with an article about the Honouring Our Military Ancestors Challenge and an extract of a biography of a WWI soldier from the public database, Canada’s No. 1 … Continue reading
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Global Genealogy’s new and popular books at BIFHSGO’s conference in Ottawa
Visit the free, public marketplace next weekend at the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa’s conference, and drop in to browse and shop at Global Genealogy’s large booth to see their many books, including the newly published ones … Continue reading
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