Save the date for the Kelowna & District Genealogical Society’s 2020 Conference – September 25-26! Watch for more details and registration coming soon!
Our Speakers:
Chris Paton: Coming to us from Scotland! Originally from Northern Ireland, Chris is a leading expert on Scottish and Irish genealogy. He is the author of several well-regarded books on the subject, manager of the Scottish GENES blog, a popular international speaker, and has written articles for many genealogy periodicals, including the UK's Family Tree magazine, Who Do You Think You Are?, Discover Your Ancestors and Irish Roots.
Angie Bush: Based in Salt Lake City, Angie is one of the most sought after genetic genealogists and internationally acclaimed educators in this field. A member of Ancestry’s ProGenealogists team, she has very busy speaking schedule and is a director for the National Genealogical Society. Angie’s passion for genealogical research and deep knowledge of genetic genealogy has enabled her to solve seemingly impossible cases.
Cyndi Ingle: No stranger to Okanagan genealogy audiences, Cyndi hales from Puyallup, Washington and is the real person behind Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet – one of the Internet’s first and foremost genealogy-focused websites. Besides the on-going work on her website, Cyndi is demand as an international speaker and is an expert on genealogy technology and methodology.
Janice Nickerson: Janice has been a passionate genealogist for over 30 years. With home being Ontario, Janice has become an expert on Upper Canada/Ontario family history and has written several books and articles on the topic. She is the owner of Upper Canada Genealogy: helping you trace your Ontario roots… and has been a researcher for the Canadian version of the Who Do You Think You Are? TV show.
Comment: This should be fun! I'm looking forward to catching up with Cyndi and Janice again, to meeting Angie, and to returning to British Columbia. Keep an eye out on the society's website for further announcements soon!
Chris
You can pre-order my new book, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scottish2 (out April). Also available, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed) at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Irish1 and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scotland1. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.
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