BIFHSGO Announcements
A conference discount offer for all BIFHSGO members!
BIFHSGO is grateful for all the door prizes and offers made by genealogy organizations.
BIFHSGO Moves to Hybrid Meetings!Our first hybrid meeting was held on 10 September, where we welcomed participants both online and in person. Plans include hybrid meetings from September through December and March through June. January and February meetings will remain online only.
Limited free street parking is available, and the City Hall Parking Garage is conveniently located directly across the street from Knox, with entrances to the garage from Nepean, Elgin, and Laurier. The maximum daily parking fee on weekends is $2.00. In addition, within walking distance are two LRT stations - University of Ottawa (take the footbridge at Somerset) and Parliament. Members are welcome to meet together over complimentary coffee and tea, or share a meal after our meetings at the vast array of restaurants nearby.
Managing your account on our new website!Members have control over their own accounts on the website. You can create and modify your profile and see what purchases (invoices) you have made in the past. Please update your profile (address, phone number). Without this information, we will not be able to mail paper copies of the ACR. If you have any questions, please contact the Membership director.
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During the conference, Archive CD Books Canada is offering conference registrants and BIFHSGO members a “Bonus,” worth up to $10.00, on any item downloaded from their site: 180 products! Details are on the 
The NEW LOCATION for our monthly meetings is Geneva Hall at Knox Presbyterian Church (the corner of Lisgar and Elgin streets) downtown.
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News from the Genealogy WorldThe Friends of the Museum of SomersetFOTMOS, a small not-for-profit UK charity that supports the Museum of Somerset by fund-raising for its outreach activities and new acquisitions, is hosting its annual lecture on Thursday, 6 October 7.30 p.m. BST. It will be simultaneously online and in-person from Taunton Castle in Somerset. The speaker, Professor Mark Horton, Emeritus Professor of Bristol University, will talk about the West Country’s contribution to the settlement of North America.
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