Mission Genealogy Club
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BCGS NEWS
What’s New
BCGS Winter Seminar, Registration Open
BCGS Coffee Chats
BCGS Website, Go Explore!
BCGS Coming and Ongoing Events
Points of Interest
East Central European Genealogy
Germans from Russia
BCGS EVENTS COMING THIS WEEK
WINTER SEMINAR – REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN
SATURDAY, JANUARY 28TH. 2023
MAGS GAULDEN PRESENTS
Wiki Tree Projects: UEL & BHC
(United Empire Loyalists & British Home Children)
Betty Jean’s Story. Forensic Genealogy, DNA and Adoption.
Attend our first 2023 Winter Seminar via Zoom.
Register at: https://www.bcgs.ca/
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BCGS COFFEE CHATS
EASTERN EUROPE: Including GERMANS FROM RUSSIA –
Thursday, January 19, 2023 - with Eunice Robinson.
The BCGS Coffee Chats are held Thursdays via Zoom, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.
To receive an invitation, please contact [email protected]
Please also specify the coffee chat group you wish to join and include
your membership number or your affiliate group with your request.
We are looking forward to seeing you. Keep an eye on the
BCGS Events Calendar for information on our Coffee Chats.
ADVANCED DNA – Tuesday, January 17, 2023, 7:00 to 9:00 pm. The group
meets the evening of the third Tuesday of the month. Facilitators: Terry Hartley,
Jim & Kathleen Graham. For Zoom invite contact: [email protected]
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BCGS WEBSITE: EXPLORE our website .
Go to https://www.bcgs.ca/ to discover the many Genealogy records
and activities the BCGS has to offer.
BCGS COMING & ONGOING EVENTS
------ February Members Meeting: Wednesday, February 8, 2023.
Honour Your Ancestors with a short presentation. Each month features
a different area of research: ie: February - Asian ancestors.
Contact [email protected] to arrange to present your findings.
GENEALOGICAL POINTS OF INTEREST
East Central European Genealogy and Local History:
Sources for Research
Federation of East European Family Societies
This is an Umbrella organization for genealogy societies focusing
on Eastern Europe. Maintains active Web pages with links to
specialized groups. Posts detailed information on individual regions
and updates on current research. The site includes:
Genealogical Guides and Handbooks: - The General site includes:
Austrian and German - Croat, Serb, and Slovene - Czech and Slovak - Hungarian - Jewish - Polish - Romanian
https://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/bib_guid/eastcen/internet.html
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Germans from Russia Genealogy - Family Search
In 1762, Sophie Fredericke Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst, a
German native of Stettin, displaced her husband Peter III
and took the vacant Russian imperial throne, assuming the
name of Catherine II. "Catherine the Great" published manifestos
in 1762 and 1763 inviting Europeans, (except Jews) to immigrate
and farm Russian lands while maintaining their language and culture.
Germans responded in particularly large numbers due to poor
conditions in their home regions. Germans continued to migrate into
Russian territories after Catherine's death, sometimes at the invitation
of other Czars. Other Germans, especially those in Volhynia, arrived
because of the availability of cheap land.
https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Germans_from_Russia_Genealogy
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Fraser River and Cheam Peaks;
CPR Bridge from
Mission Waterfront.
Fraser River and Cheam Peaks;
CPR Bridge from
Mission Waterfront.