Shuffle of Board Responsibilities

As the board has been unable to find someone to serve as Program Director, the Board is shuffling responsibilities among existing board members in order to cover those duties until the next AGM (June 2026):

• Dianne Brydon will take on the role of Program Director and Past President. Dianne also will continue to coordinate Communications.
• Duncan Monkhouse will take on the role as President.  Duncan also will continue as 2025 Conference Co-Chair (Program).
• Paul Cripwell, currently a director-at-large, will become the Vice-President.  Paul also will continue to serve as ACR editor.

These changes will take effect upon notification to the membership, 11 September 2025.

Meet all your current directors at Board of Directors.

New Board Needs

The Board secretary has had to resign from the board due to family commitments. This leaves the Board:

• missing a secretary and
• missing a director to meet the minimum board requirements set out in the bylaws.

Please consider stepping forward to help.  You don’t need to live in the Ottawa area. Contact the past-president, Dianne Brydon, if you can help.

2026 Memberships Available Now

Go to the  page

to join or renew your BIFHSGO membership for 2026 now. Membership fees are the same as last year, so it continues to be a great price to learn and share British Isles genealogy. 

There is a 10% discount on all memberships until midnight, 19 October 2025.

Available on the website now...

October monthly meeting announcements  are available. Recordings from the meeting are available for members on the new Past Events page.

OGS Membership Discount

BIFHSGO is a member of the Ontario Genealogical Society: Ontario Ancestors. As such, BIFHSGO members can benefit from a $5 discount on new or renewing 2025 OGS memberships. Details are available in  Member Announcements  in the Members’ Area.

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Antiquarian Book Fair at Saint Paul University

25 October 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
26 October 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Opportunities to purchase genealogically-related books

Tickets $10 at the door or on Eventbrite. Free parking on site.

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www.ottawabookfair.ca     info@ottawabookfair.ca

The Strathclyde Institute for Genealogical Studies (SIGS) (University of Strathclyde, Glasgow)  is offering:

Two-day academic conference (25 – 26 June 2026) "Beyond the Family Tree: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on AI, DNA, Education and Community in Genealogy"

One-day Professional Genealogy Symposium (24 June 2026), hosted by the Association of Professional Genealogists, in partnership with SIGS