Victora Genealogical Society
PUBLICATIONS

The following publications may be purchased from
Victoria Genealogical Society
PO Box 43021, Victoria North PO, Victoria BC V8X 3G2

 

VGS Books

WHO'S IN YOUR FAMILY TREE?  step-by-step guide for the Detective in Your Family

Genealogy Youth Activity Book CoverReleased September 2011 – Orders are now being taken.

Published by the Victoria Genealogical Society.

The book has 16 pages which leads the reader through an introduction of genealogy, including activities like filling in a family tree chart, interviewing their family, finding the origin of their surname on the internet, and more. The book also offers a write in (or email in) ‘Youth Family History Research Challenge’, where those entries selected will be published in our Victoria Genealogical Society Journal.

Price: $5.00 CAD (Canadian dollars).  Taxes included.  Postage and handling extra.

To order the book and for postage rates, please email the Victoria Genealogical Society at projects@victoriags.org.

Send a cheque or money order to:
Victoria Genealogical Society
PO Box 43021
Victoria North P.O.
Victoria BC Canada V8X 3G2

Family history societies and youth organizations may be authorized to re-sell this book as part of their own fund raising campaign. Email projects@victoriags.org to request this authorization or for more information on fund raising and volume discounts for bulk orders.

 


THE VETERANS CEMETERY

Released 09 Nov 2000 - Temporarily unavailable

book coverPublished by the Victoria Genealogical Society. 153 pages.

This cemetery, nestled between fairways of the Gorge Vale Golf Course, was consecrated in 1868 by Right Reverend George Hills, the first Anglican Bishop of British Columbia. The sailors knew this piece of land, which was once a turnip field, as "God's Acre" but officially, it was the Royal Naval Cemetery until 1947 when the Department of Veterans Affairs took over its operation and it became Veterans Cemetery. Compiled by Ron Demaray.

Price: $20.00 CAD (Canadian dollars). Mailing and handling: $3.00 in Canada and $5.00 elsewhere.

Send a cheque or money order to:
Victoria Genealogical Society
PO Box 43021
Victoria North P.O.
Victoria BC Canada V8X 3G2

 

The Victoria Genealogical Society also publishes a quarterly journal.