Mission Genealogy Club
January 11, 2023
Happy New Year Mission genealogists,
We are looking forward to a new year of discovery with our family trees through sharing
and helping each other as well as gleaning information from guest speakers. To date the
months of January, February and March have been confirmed for guest speakers.
- January 19th our own Sharon Syrette will be speaking about WikiTree: The Free
Family Tree. Website: https://www.wikitree.com
- February 16th we have Susan Sullivan from Family Ancestrees presenting. She has
been with us before and wowed us with her services. Check out her website:
https://www.familyancestrees.com/ for examples of her work.
- March 16th Brenda L. Smith, Family History Consultant from Maple Ridge will be
sharing. She is a wealth of information and an active member of the Maple Ridge
Family History Group: http://mapleridgemuseum.org/about-us/family-history/.
OTHER NEWS
- At our 2022 Christmas Social held on November 17th the membership present donated
$180.00 to the Mission Community Services Society for the Christmas Bureau.
- Mission Genealogy Club is now an affiliate member of the British Columbia
Genealogical Society (BCGS). The BCGS has many online resources that may prove to
be helpful with your genealogical work. I am awaiting login instructions and will
forward them to you as soon as they arrive.
- Abbotsford Family History Day April 15, 2023. This annual event is held at the
Abbotsford Family History Centre, 30365 Blueridge Drive, Abbotsford, BC. Our Club
has participated in this event for many years and may present again this year.
- Our Club executive has come up with a poster idea for attracting new members. Please
see attached. We are always looking for new ideas that can be used for attracting new
Members.
- Some very sad news. Judy Teague has been by her daughter's side for many months now in hopes of a recovery. Unfortunately,
Kathy passed away on January 2nd. She was 51 years old. The Mission Genealogy Club will be sending flowers and a card of
condolence to Judy and Wayne. Please reach out and help Judy through this devastating time.
That’s all for now. Agenda to follow. See you on Jan 17th at Lifetime Learning Centre.
Ken Hood
President
Mission Genealogy Club
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 604-302-4067