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VGS General Monthly Meetings

Meetings are at 7:30 on the 2nd Thursday of the month (except Jul and Aug)
at Gordon Head United Church - 4201 Tyndall Ave - Victoria, BC - View Map.

Minutes from last month's Meeting

Meeting Schedule

March 11, 2010 - Storytelling 101- The Oxford dictionary offers the following definition: STORY • noun (pl. stories) 1 an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment. 2 an account of past events, experiences, etc. 3 an item of news. 4 a storyline. 5 informal a lie. In terms of family history, we might suggest all of these definitions apply.
Our guest for March is Dr. Sharon House of the Victoria Storytellers Guild. Inspired by a lifelong love affair with history, art and storytelling, Sharon loves to create mixed media art that tells stories of bygone days. She will share some of her experiences in researching the story of her own family, gathering family photographs and “artifacts” to enhance the narrative and talk about the importance of recording the tales of yesterday for tomorrow.
Visit Sharon's website at www.mystoryart.com for a preview.

April 8, 2010 - Destination Canada: A genealogist’s guide to immigration records - A VGS favorite, Dave Obee returns with a presentation on his newest book, which is scheduled for publication in the Spring of 2010. DESTINATION CANADA is reputed to be the best book Dave has ever done. His presentation will include a lot of Victoria material, information not in the book, as well as highlights from the book.
Visit Dave’s website at www.DaveObee.com

May 13, 2010 - 3rd Annual Member Showcase and Silent Auction
Do you have an interesting story? Anyone famous (or infamous) in your family tree? Has your research taken you down a surprising path? Do you have an heirloom you would like to bring in for a Show & Tell? Our members are eager to hear from you.
Our guests for May are VGS members who will share their stories and exciting finds with us.
If you would like to participate please contact Melanie Arscott,
Details about the silent auction will be available as we get closer to May.

June 10, 2010 - Annual General Meeting - Guest speaker TBA.

Do you have any ideas for guest speakers? Please contact Melanie Arscott -

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