Tag Archives: bylaws

This week’s crème de la crème — August 12, 2017

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Launching new FreeCEN website on GeneaPress. Emigrant Aid Societies by Dianne Nolin on Genealogy: Beyond the BMD. Backstory: A history of McGill Student Publications by Annelise Dowd on The Dark Room. … Continue reading

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Waterloo’s proposed bylaw to ban photography in cemeteries… not what it seems

During the past few days, the City of Waterloo’s proposed bylaw to ban photography and video recordings in all of its municipal cemeteries caught the attention of a lot of genealogists. But there is good news. Joe Wilson, chair of … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — May 14, 2016

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Notaries, A Friend Give an Explanation by Pennie Redmile on Life From The Roots. Ontario Online Historical Newspapers Summary, Manitoba Online Historical Newspapers Summary and Saskatchewan Online Historical Newspapers Summary by … Continue reading

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Members encouraged to become involved in revision of bylaws

Although bylaws provide the essential framework for how a genealogical society is managed, I expect few members read them, but we should. A group of members at the Quebec Family History Society (QFHS) in Montreal has posted a message on the … Continue reading

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