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VGS SIGS (Special Interest Groups)

Calendar dates or variations are announced at each General Meeting.

	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1st Week	USA - 12:30pm Tue Night - 6:30pm	Western Canada - 1:00pm
2nd Week	Lancashire - 1:00pm	Help!!! - 1:00pm	Gen Meeting - 7:30pm		Eastern European - 10:00am
3rd Week	Celtic - 1:00pm Genealogy 101 - 6:30pm
4th Week		Ontario - 1:00pm		SW England - 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Special Interest Groups are formed by members with similar interests and research objectives who participate in small, focused meetings and discussions at the VGS Library. Groups range in size from 4 - 10 people.

If you are a new member looking for a SIG to join please contact the SIG Director: who will put you in touch with the appropriate group leader. If your research interests are not covered by the existing groups let us know and we will do our best to include you in an existing group or create a new one.

Tuesday Night SIG - is a general discussion group for anyone who wants to drop in. Our areas of interest will be determined by the members. We'll run on the 1st Tuesday of each month from 6:30 to 8:30 in the library starting Tuesday, December 1st.

Celtic - Meets once a month in the afternoon on the third Tuesday of each month. Average attendance is eight keen researchers who are tracing their ancestry in Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and England. Celtic research is a challenge and this group has a leader with great expertise. Contact - Phyllis Lindsay.

Eastern European Special Interest Group. This is a new group for 2009. Countries include Romania, Belarus, Czeckoslovakia, Ukraine, Serbia, Russia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Austria, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Croatia, Herzagovina. Meetings are the 2nd Saturday morning of every month at 10 am Contact: Sarah Hamster.

Genealogy 101 - a Special Interest Group for beginners - 6:30pm – 8:30 pm.

Help!!! SIG - Our knowledgeable leader is available to help beginners, and those with "brick walls" to overcome. Meetings are the second Wednesday of the month at 12:30 -2:00PM. Contact: Phyllis Lindsay

Lancashire - Lanky surnames can be exotic: think Postlethwaite, Osbaldeston, Stirzaker or Phizacklea! The Industrial revolution, the cotton industry, migration and the slave trade all affected the county. Our Lancashire ancestors came from remote villages, bustling towns and the great cities of Manchester and Liverpool, all within this large and diverse area of northwestern England. The Lancashire SIG meets to learn, laugh and share together on the 2nd Tuesday afternoon monthly. Contact - Wendy Leyland.

Ontario - More than half of Society members have family history connections with Ontario. This group meets at 1:00 pm on the fourth Wednesday of each month in the afternoon. Contact - Gael Huntley.

SW England - Concentrates on the Southwest of England including Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, and adjacent counties. Members pursue specific objectives with meetings at the VGS Library on the fourth Friday of each month. Projects sometimes involve specific research projects in other Victoria library facilities. Contact - Wendy Leyland.

USA - The meetings are held the first Tuesday of the month at 1PM. Contact - Diane Clarke.

Western Canada - Major interest is in British Columbia, but this group welcomes members with interests in Albert, Saskatchewan & Manitoba. Group meets the first Wednesdays in our Library at 1pm. Contact: Claudia Cole

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