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NoticeThe Annual General Meeting of the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa Please join us! Documents will be available soon on the Annual General Meeting webpage. |
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Join us at the Ottawa Regional Heritage Fair A bilingual fair bringing together youth from three school boards across the Ottawa Region that encourages students from grades 4 to 10 to explore an aspect of Canadian history and heritage. BIFHSGO offers an award to recognize a project highlighting the history of a family or family member of British Isles ancestry. |
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Breaking the Silence: The British Story of the HMT RohnaAnn Good, a BIFHSGO member, contributed to researching the story of HMT Rohna, hit by a German bomb in November 1943. Much of the truth was obscured by decades of official secrecy by US and British authorities. She helped to shift the narrative. The result was a documentary video “Breaking the Silence: The British Story of the HMT Rohna.” |
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The documentary video will be available to view ($10), starting 23 March, 12 a.m. EDT. Ann will be part of a Zoom Q&A discussion on Thursday, 26 March,12 noon EST / 5pm GMT, with the filmmakers, British researchers and British Rohna families. See details. |
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It's time for nominations for BIFHSGO’s prestigious Hall of Fame award! This award is given for an outstanding contribution to BIFHSGO’s objectives—see details of criteria and past winners. Nominations are made using the nomination form in Member Announcements and must be submitted by 30 April. |
Anglo-Celtic RootsThe Spring 2026 ACR is on the website for members to view. The mailing has been delayed a bit as a result of an issue with the online application for mailing at Canada Post. We apologize for the delay. Deadline for the summer issue is 22 April. Consider sharing one of your family stories! |
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March monthly meeting announcements are available. Recordings of the presentations are available for members to view on the Past Events page. |
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IGRS 90th Anniversary International Lecture Series recording, chat and handout are available for members to view on the Past Events page. |
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OGS Membership DiscountBIFHSGO is a member of the Ontario Genealogical Society: Ontario Ancestors. As such, BIFHSGO members can benefit from a $5 discount on new or renewing 2026 OGS memberships. Details updated for 2026 are available in Member Announcements in the Members’ Area. |
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Researching Your Emigrant Ancestors
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This 75-minute talk, by well-known author and lecturer Dr. William Roulston, highlights the potential value of church records, census returns, landed estate papers, testamentary papers, workhouse records, gravestone inscriptions, newspapers and Valuation records, to name a few, in helping us to understand when, where, why and how our ancestors left Ireland. |
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