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The Victoria Genealogical Society was established in 1978 as non-profit volunteer society. VGS's aim is to further the study of genealogy - the exciting search for one's ancestors and family history. Please join us!

News and Events.....

Next Meeting - 17 Sep 2009

See Meetings for more details.

October 24th, 2009 - 'Relatively Speaking' - The VGS 2009 SEMINAR

Sherry Irvine and Dave Obee have been booked as speakers for the 2009 Seminar Committee, to be held October 24th, 2009. Sherry’s topics will include Irish church records and U.K. record offices, and Dave’s topics will include using newspapers as genealogical sources and tracing forward to find distant cousins.
Registration fees will be:
- Early bird (until Sept 10th): $50 members; $60 nonmembers
- Registration after Sept 10th: $60 members & $70 nonmembers
- ½ day (no lunch): $35 members & $40 nonmembers
For more information or to Register - Click here Registration Form.

Victoria Genealogical Society Membership

Benefits of Membership

• VGS is a great place to meet people who truly care about history and families; people who can teach you wonderful lessons about research and history. You can work directly with these people, learn from them, and help each other as you search for your family.
• VGS is always looking for people with all kinds of talents .. or people with time to do all kinds of tasks. Can you organize, answer phones, research data? Are you interested in transcribing documents, indexing, raising money, promoting the group? Whatever your talents and interests, VGS can use them. Some of the ongoing volunteer projects by members of the VGS are the Cemetery indexing and Coroners Indexing.
• Vote at the Annual General Meeting
• 1 copy of the Journal - members are invited to submit stories about their family research.
• Free access the VGS genealogical library that houses the BC Vital Statistics, information on local history as well as books, maps, periodicals, working papers and CDs of genealogical interest re: Canada, the UK, Eire, the US and other countries. Microfiche/film readers and computers are also available.
• Opportunity to join a SIG - Special Interest Group - where members with similar interests and research objectives participate in small, focused meetings and discussions.
• Reduced cost of Seminars and Workshops offered by VGS
• Reduced cost of copies of BC Archives
• Monthly meetings featuring speakers on a variety of topics concerning genealogy, history, and heritage and may more topics.

To become a member of the Victoria Genealogical Society, go to the VGS Membership Application, print the page, complete the form and forward a cheque or money order to the address below.
Single membership - $45.00 Canadian per year, or the Family membership - $70.00 Canadian per year.

Victoria Genealogical Society
PO Box 43021
Victoria North P.O.
Victoria BC Canada V8X 3G2

Questions about Membership? Email our Membership Director at

Aims of the Victoria Genealogical Society:

1. Further the study of genealogy in the various areas of interest to the members;
2. Collect and preserve, by donation or purchase, materials relevant to such genealogical study;
3. Advance and encourage public knowledge of genealogical resources available in the Greater Victoria area;
4. Encourage and instruct members in the ethical principles, scientific methods, and effective techniques of genealogical research;
5. Publish and distribute printed and other materials to further the aims of the Society;
6. Raise funds for any of the foregoing aims and to accept donations, gifts, legacies, and bequests,and;
7. Enter into friendly relations with other Societies having similar or related aims in BC, other parts of Canada, or in other countries and cooperate with them in promotion of our common interests.

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