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30th Anniversary
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June 2024 marked the 30th anniversary of BIFHSGO's inception. This anniversary year will feature the work of our members over the past three decades. Presentations “From the Vaults” will be reprised; “Spotlight on BIFHSGO” talks will report on projects which dedicated volunteers have worked on over the years to create resources on our website; and the winning entries from the 30th anniversary writing contest will be featured in issues of the BIFSHGO Anglo-Celtic Roots journal.
Treasures from the Past 30 Years, on the linked page, highlights Anglo-Celtic Roots articles and presentations from BIFHSGO conferences and monthly meetings.
And … watch this space to learn how YOU can contribute to our 30th anniversary activities.
News!BIFHSGO ArchivesDid you know BIFHSGO has an archive? We have a complete collection of the ACR issues, copies of corporate documents, and posters and ephemera from conferences and other events over the years. We’d like to use our 30th anniversary to take stock and augment that collection. Do you have any BIFHSGO materials on your shelves that you would like to donate? Can we help you downsize? BIFHSGO Archivist Glenn Wright would love to hear from you and arrange a handover. 30th Anniversary Writing Competition
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Winners will be announcement at our September meeting and in the Anglo-Celtic Roots Fall issue. Winning stories will be presented in the ACR the in coming issues. Congratulations to all the winners!|
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From the VaultsAs part of our 30th anniversary year, four members are reprising the outstanding presentations they gave before we started recording the monthly talks. Watch for these excellent presentations in the 2024–2025 season. |
| 14 September 2024 |
Middlemore Children: In Their Own Words Home children in Canada have been the focus of extensive research and writing for many years, but rarely have we heard the children themselves. Drawing on the records of Middlemore‘s Children’s Emigration Homes, Patricia Roberts-Pichette and Glenn Wright let the children speak of their hopes, fears and experiences in coming to Canada as young immigrants. Patricia Roberts-Pichette and Glenn Wright are both longtime members of BIFHSGO. Patrica began her work on the Middlemore project in 2001, and Glenn Wright is thrilled for the opportunity to explore and bring to life the experiences of home children in their own words. Register to watch online or join us in-person at Knox Presbyterian Church |
| 12 October 2024 |
Travels with My Aunt: Adventures in Europe 1914 |
| 14 December 2024 |
Great Moment: From Coolross to Canada and Back |
| 11 January 2025 |
The Time of Cholera |
| 10 May 2025 |
Copyright for the Family Historian Presenter: Marnie McCall First presented in December 2016 |
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SpotlightThroughout this 30th anniversary year, join us for presentations spotlighting BIFHSGO volunteers and the projects they have worked on over the years—such as the Middlemore Collection, Bernardo’s Ups and Downs magazine and indexing records from Library and Archives Canada with information about other home children and No. 1 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station soldiers’ biographies. Learn what others have done and you may think of a way you too can contribute! |
| 14 September 2024 |
Middlemore Children: In Their Own Words This talk spotlights the moving stories about Middlemore home children, unearthed during research by BIFHSGO members since 2001. |