February, 2023

Mission Genealogy Club Newsletter

Feb 06, 2023

Hello Genealogists,

Upcoming guest speakers include:

- February 16th we have Susan Sullivan from Family Ancestrees presenting.

Susan has been with us before and wowed us with her special Services.

Check her out at: https://www.familyancestrees/ for examples of her work.

- March 16th Brenda L. Smith, Family History Consultant from Maple Ridge will be discussing:

“Being of Sound Mind…”: USING WILLS, PROBATES, AND ADMINISTRATIONS TO EXPOSE FAMILY

RELATIONSHIPS

Brenda is a wealth of information and an active member of the Maple Ridge Family History Group: http://mapleridgemuseum.org/.

Guest speakers for the rest of this year's meetings are still being considered in case there are any requests.

OTHER NEWS

- Getting back to you regarding our membership with the British Columbia Genealogical Society (BCGS) and our club now becoming an Affiliate Society. I am attaching a page that was sent to me from the BCGS that will explain the differences in benefits of a member versus becoming an Affiliate member.

- Lifetime Learning Centre has passed along a notice regarding the addition of another program. The Rakuten Kobo Digital Book Club is looking for people who would like to join. This program is part of Mission Literacy in Motion.

- Heritage Week is taking place this month (Feb. 20-26)  We are still considering presentation ideas.

- Don’t forget Family History Day April 15th being held at the Abbotsford Family History Centre, at

 30365 Blueridge Drive, Abbotsford, BC.

- Other dates to remember are Seniors Week (June2 to June8) and Culture Days (Sept 22 to Oct 15).

That's all for now. Agenda to follow. See you all on Feb 16, 1:00pm to 3:00pm, at Lifetime Learning Centre. 32444 Seventh Ave., Mission BC.

Ken Hood

President

Mission Genealogy Club

Email: floorman26@gmail.com

Phone: 604-302-4067