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Early bird discount on 2025 memberships is available!

On 1 October we launched the 2025 membership campaign with a 10% early bird discount that is available until midnight, 30 November 2024 on all  new  or  renewing  memberships. You have the options of receiving our Anglo-Celtic Roots journal as a paper or digital copy. Individual membership* prices are the same as last year:

  • Individual membership with paper copy of ACR $60
  • Individual membership with digital copy of ACR $50

* Family memberships are only available for renewal by those who already have a family membership.

Don't miss the chance to purchase a membership at a discount!


Managing Editor for Anglo-Celtic Roots Urgently Needed

The managing editor for our quarterly journal:

  • organizes issue content
  • liaises with with authors, copy editors and proofreaders
  • coordinates printing and distribution

(Currently, the editor does layout, but this could be a separate function.)

If we do not find a managing editor in the next two months, there will be no more ACR... after 30 years of publication!

If you are interested, or have any suggestions, please contact Duncan Monkhouse.

It's our 30th anniversary year! Look forward to seeing you for special activities throughout the year!

Our September to December (inclusive) monthly meetings are hybrid! We’ll be meeting in-person at Knox Presbyterian Church and online (see the  Events  page for the Zoom link.) Knox Church is at 120 Lisgar Street, at the corner of Lisgar and Elgin. Enter by the garden entrance on Elgin. Limited free street parking is available and the City Hall Parking Garage is conveniently located directly across the street from Knox. Within walking distance are two LRT stations - University of Ottawa (take the footbridge at Somerset) and Parliament.


BIFHSGO's 30th Anniversary

June 2024 marked the beginning of BIFHSGO's 30th anniversary year. Follow the celebrations on the special 30th Anniversary page. We will feature our members’ achievements over the past three decades. Presentations “From the Vault” will be reprised and “Spotlight on BIFHSGO” talks will report on projects that our dedicated volunteers have worked on to create the many resources on our website. Treasures From the Past 30 Years highlights Anglo-Celtic Roots articles and presentations from BIFHSGO conferences and monthly meetings.



Available on the website now...

October monthly meeting announcements  are available, Videos from  the monthly meeting will be available shortly in the Members' Area.






Teaghlach Gaelach:

A Celebration of Irish Family History

Registration is now open!

If you are a BIFHSGO member, log in to your account and then register.
If you are not a member, go directly to the  registration  page.
For more information, see our conference webpages.

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The Irish theme continues...

Two other genealogy societies are offering Irish-themed events over the next .couple of months:

Société généalogie de l’Outaouais has two upcoming events (both in French)

10 October 2024 13:30 to 16:00
Foyer de la salle Odyssée - 855 boul. de la Gappe - Gatineau
 “Le Québec et l'Irlande” (Simon Jolivet)

12 November 2024 18:00 to 21:00 
Foyer de la salle Odyssée - 855 boul. de la Gappe – Gatineau
L'immigration irlandaise (Kathleen Juneau Roy)

For more information or to register, go to https://sgo.activigo.com/program



The North of Ireland Family History Society (Belfast Branch)
22 October 2024 at 7.30 pm - 8.45 pm (local time)
"Tracing Your Irish Ancestors in County Donegal" (Una Mathewson, Librarian, Donegal County Council)

This is a free virtual talk. Details on the website https://www.nifhs.org/home/calendar/

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