Newsletter

The newsletter of the Kelowna and District Genealogical Society is known as the 'Okanagan Researcher'. It is published four times per year, and includes articles of interest to the members, family history and historical research for the area, and pioneer information.
Reports and articles of interest to the membership are welcomed, particularly those dealing with family history research, pioneer families, or history of the Okanagan Valley, particularly the Kelowna and immediate area.
All back issues of the Okanagan Researcher (Volumes 1 to 19) have been scanned and are available on CD in the KDGS Library.

Contents of Recent Issues

Vol 27 (4), June 2011
  • New KDGS Members
  • KDGS Executive
  • Obituary Project
  • Queries
  • Google Chrome
  • I Didn't Know That!
  • Tips for Successful Genealogy
  • A Royal Connection
  • 1881 Census Comments
  • 1911 Federal Voters List (Okanagan Electoral District)
  • Untypical Large Mennonite Family
  • Periodical Highlights

Vol 27 (3), March 2011
  • New KDGS Members
  • KDGS Raffle Results
  • Queries
  • History of the Gellatly Cemetery
  • Letters From WWI
  • Polish Research Help
  • Finding A Family
  • Are You Missing Most of the Available Genealogy Information?
  • New Acquisitions, November 2010 - January 2011
  • Periodical Highlights

Vol 27 (2), December 2010
  • New KDGS Members
  • Queries
  • Creating an Irish Census Alternatives List
  • Wrap-Up "Harvest Your Family Tree" 2010 Seminar
  • How To Scan Old Negatives
  • Three Little Swed Girls Far From Home
  • Another Remote Burial
  • Planning An Obituary
  • 1911 Federal Voters' List
  • She Now Has A Name
  • New Acquisitions, May 2010 - October 2010
  • Periodical Highlights
  • KDGS Library Hours & Rules


Vol 27 (1), October 2010
  • New KDGS Members
  • Obituary Committee Report
  • Queries
  • Use the Directories to Prove the Rumors
  • A Very Telling Letter
  • Looking for Family in New Zealand
  • Australian Connections
  • Who Do You Think You Are?
  • RAOGK Comes Through Again
  • Australian Family Connections
  • William Bourdillion Hebbert - A Quest
  • Kelowna Street Names - Their Origins
  • Information on English Land Measurements
  • Periodical Highlights
  • Donating to the KDGS
  • Tombstones

Vol 26 (4), June 2010
  • New KDGS Members
  • Creating A Photo Archive
  • Letter to the Editor
  • 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta
  • KDGS Library Hours and Rules
  • A Grave Matter
  • Mentoring Project
  • World War II Cenotaph, Kelowna City Park, Part 2 "M-Z"
  • The C.E.F. Roll of Honour
  • KDGS Cemetery Recording Project
  • KDGS Obituary Indexing Project
  • Family Research - Surprises and Discoveries
  • Families Connecting
  • New Acquisitions at the KDGS Library, Feb 2010 to April 2010
  • Christmas in June 2010
  • Fiefs and Vassals
  • Donating to the KDGS

Vol 26 (3), March 2010
  • Queries
  • The Okanagan Historical Society - Kelowna Branch - Bob Hayes
  • Book Review: Your Chinese Roots - The Overseash Chinese Story, By Thomas Tsu-Wee - Ferdi Knoess
  • Book Review: My Ancestory was an Agricultural Labourer by Ian H. Waller - Gwen Neil
  • Arthur H.L. Richardson V.C. - Bob Gregson
  • Two Ancestors Cross the Atlantic - Ferdi Knoess
  • My Family Searches on my Scottish, Irish and Canadian Heritage - Jackie Liscia
  • Websites for Use in Scottish Genealogy Research - Jacie Liscia
  • Thompson-Okanagan UEL Report for March 2010 - Marie Ablett
  • Getting Started & Moving Forward with Your Genealogical Research - Claire Smith-Burns
  • World War II Cenotaph, Kelowna City Park - Bob Hayes
  • New Acquisitions at the KDGS Library, Nov 2009 - Jan 2010 - Claire Smith-Burns
  • Periodical Highlights - Donna Shaw

Vol 26 (2), December 2009
  • Queries
  • Obituary for Malcolm Eagle
  • Survey of English Parish & Non-Conformist Registers Online Update - Claire Smith-Burns
  • World War I Monument West Kelowna/Westbank, B.C. - Bob Hayes
  • Book Review: Lost Fatherland, by John B. Toewes - Ferdi Knoess
  • Kettle Valley Railway Workers - their Deaths - Bob Hayes
  • Mills & Millers - Ferdi Knoess
  • 1895 British Columbia Directory - Bob Hayes
  • Ther Okanagan Historical Society - Bob Hayes
  • Eulogy for Anastasius - Ferdi Knoess
  • New Acquisitions at the KDGS Library, Sept 2009 - Oct 2009 - Claire Smith-Burns
  • Periodical Highlights - Donna Shaw

Vol 26 (1), October 2009
  • Letter from the President - Peter Wilson
  • Meet the Executive
  • 1880 Settlement in the Mission Valley - Bob Hayes
  • A Newsworthy Find - Eileen Cook
  • Most Common Mistakes in Genealogy
  • Survey of English Parish & Non-Conformist Registers Online - Claire Smith-Burns
  • Chinese and Japanese Burials in the Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery - Bob Hayes
  • A Successful Family Project - Mary Read
  • Former Mayors of Kelowna Buried in the Kelowna Pioneer Cemetery - Bob Hayes
  • A Timeline of my Great Grandfather James Arnot of Roscobie, Fife - Jean Scott
  • New Acquisitions at the KDGS Library, May 2009 - August 2009 - Claire Smith-Burns
  • Gleanings - Periodical Highlights - Donna Shaw

Vol 25 (4), June 2009
  • Former Newsletter Editor Passes Away
  • New KDGS Members - Marlene Crane
  • Book Review - Google Your Family Tree:  Unlock the Hidden Power of Google, by Daniel M. Lynch - Claire Smith-Burns
  • Former Mayors of Kelowna Buried in the Kelowna Pioneer Cemetery - Bob Hayes
  • Executions, Baptisms, and Cadavers - Ferdi Knoess
  • Kelowna Cenotaph, City Park - WWI (1914-1918) Names - Bob Hayes
  • Thompson-Okanagan UEL Report for June 2009 - Marie Ablett
  • New Acquisitions at the KDGS Library, Feb2009 - April 2009 - Claire Smith-Burns
  • Gleanings - Highlights from our Curent Periodicals - Donna Shaw

Vol 25 (3), March 2009
  • Letters to the Editor
  • Message from the President - Eileen Robinson
  • Getting Meat On The Bones is Easier with Help - Geoff Dawson
  • UK Digitizing Mess - Eileen Robinson
  • Technology Corner: How to Create a Family History Bok Using Ancestry Press - Marina Garrison
  • AND this is why we call it "POLITICS" - Joan Kirkbride
  • A Wedding Banquet in Pfungstadt 1618 - Ferdi Knoess
  • My Favourite Family Photograph - Bob Hayes
  • Thompson-Okanaga UEL report for March 2009 - Marie Ablett
  • Anecdotes inthe Childhood Life of Lizzie Georgeanna Clark - Phyllis Thompson
  • Local Pioneers - Surnames found inthe Central Okanagan Valley, 1881 - Bob Hayes
  • Kelowna's Population in 1899 - Bob Hayes
  • KDGS Cemetery Recording Project - January 2009 Update - Susan Campbell
  • Queries
  • The hessian Forester Family Wirwatz - Ferdi Knoess
  • Book Review: Writers' Guide to Everyday Life in Colonial America (1607-1783), by Dale Taylor - Ferdi Knoess
  • Congressman Reid - Peter Knoess
  • Kettle Valley Railway Workers - Their Deaths by Bob Hayes
  • Gleanings - Highlights fromour Current Periodicals - Donna Shaw
  • New Acquisitions, Nov 2008 - Jan 2009 - Claire Smith-Burns

Vol 25 (2), December 2008
  • Message from The President - Eileen Robinson
  • Making Good Use of a Search Engine - Mary Read
  • New KDGS Members - Marlene Crane
  • Names on Kelowna's World War II Cenotaph - Bob Hayes
  • Kelowna Couple was Married for Seventy-six Years - Bob Hayes
  • In Pursuit of Robert Fowler Wardell - Lula Mills
  • Thompson-Okanagan UEL Report for November 2008 - Marie Ablett
  • The Search for Jon Stockdale: An Ancestry Gem and the Joys of Bishop's Transcripts - Claire Smith-Burns
  • Queries
  • Ancestral Assignations - Ferdi Knoess
  • New Acqusitions, Sept - Oct 2008
  • Gleanings - Highlights from our Current Periodicals - Donna Shaw

Vol 25 (1), October 2008
  • Message from the President - Eileen Robinson
  • New KDGS Members - Marlene Crane
  • Queries
  • Pay and Pray - Ferdi Knoess
  • Kate Middleton - Mary Read
  • A Personal Research Tip - Marie Ablett
  • Who Do You Think You Are Ron Seymour? - Claire Smith-Burns
  • Book Review: Dr. Johnson's London, by Lisa Picard - Ferdi Knoess
  • Mystery Photos - Joan Scott
  • My Family Reunion - Bill Bidewell
  • William Harkett 1916 - 1944 - Bill Bidewell
  • Gleanings - Highlights from our Current Periodicals - Donna Shaw
  • New Acquisitions, Nov 2007 - Jan 2008 - Claire Smith-Burns

Vol 24 (4), June 2008
  • Message from the President - Eileen Robinson
  • A Stitch in Time - Rosemary Wilson
  • What's in a name! DAVIS/DAVISS/DAVIES - Marie Ablett
  • Web Sites of Interest
  • Grave Kit Equipment for Doing Rubbing of Tombstones - Margaret Knoess
  • Thompson-Okanagan UEL report for June 2008 - Marie Ablett
  • New KDGS Members - Marlene Crane
  • KDGS Cemetery Recording Committee - Susan Campbell
  • Book Review: The Scottish Pioneers of Upper Canada, 1784-1855 Glengarry and Beyond by Lucille H. Campey - Jean Scott
  • My Ancestor, Robert Charters Christopher Mills, Was a Teacher - But What About His Wife? - Susan Campbell
  • Gleanings - Highlights fromour Current Periodicals - Donna Shaw
  • New Acquisitions, Nov 2007 - Jan 2008

Vol 24 (3), March 2008
  • Queries
  • Message from the President - Eileen Robinson
  • Thompson-Okanagan UEL Report for March 2008 - Marie Ablett
  • My Christmas Fun! - Claire Smith-Burns
  • Book Review: Finding Your Canadian Ancestors: A Beginner's Guide - Mary Read
  • Gleanings - Highlights from our Current Periodicals - Donna Shaw
  • New KDGS Members - Marlene Crane
  • New Acquisitions November 2007 - January 2008
  • Book Review: Carleton Saga, by Harry and Olive walker - Gwen Neil

Vol 24 (2), December 2007
  • Queries
  • Message from the President - Eileen Robinson
  • What's Available fromthe Archives of Ontario on Microfilm? - Susan Campbell
  • New KDGS Members - Marlene Crane
  • KDGS "Genealogy Gals" Salt Lake City Trip 2007 - Claire Smith-Burns
  • Lame Cuntz, My Ancestory - Ferdi Knoess
  • Book Review: Phillimore's Atlas and Index of Parish Registers, by Cecil Humprhey-Smith - Marina Garrison
  • Thompson-Okanagan UEL Report for December 2007 - Marie Ablett
  • Book Review: Finding Answers in British Isles Census Records, by Echo King - Mary Read
  • Putting Flesh on the Bones of your Genealogy - Claire Smith-Burns
  • Writing Group with Sharron Simpson - Marlene Crane
  • What it took to get an 8th Grade Education in 1895 - Jean Scott
  • Planting the Tree: Foundation for your English & Welsh Research from 1835 to the Present - Marlene Crane
  • Gleanings - Highlights from our Current Periodicals - Donna Shaw
  • New Acquisitions

Vol 24 (1), October 2007
  • Queries
  • Message from the President - Eileen Robinson
  • Twelve Days of Christmas - Peggy Brown
  • KDGS Members meet past DAR Regent, Barbara Keating
  • The Dawson Family of Jenny Hill Farm - Mary Read
  • New KDGS Members - Marlene Crane
  • The Missing Piece of My Life - Myra Neuman
  • My Self-Publishing Journey - Marina Garrison
  • Tips for Writing a Good Query - Bob Hayes
  • The Trials and Tribulations of Family History Research - Teresa Smith
  • Gleanings - Highlights from our Current Periodicals - Donna Shaw
  • New Acquisitions May-August 2007

Vol 23 (4), June 2007
  • Queries
  • Message from the President - Bob Hayes
  • Movie Review - Mary Read
  • What Happened to Robert Henry Fitzwalter? by Gwen Neil
  • The Challenge of Genealogy - Bob Hayes
  • Bill Bidewell, KDGS Life Member
  • My Summer Genealogy Discoveries - Lorraine McLarty
  • The 1879 British Columbia Assessment Roll - Bob Hayes
  • Tech Tips -Tips for Finding Siblings in the online IGI - Marina Garrison
  • Gleanings - Highlights fromour Current Periodicals - Donna Shaw
  • KDGS Library Acquisitions Feb-April 2007
  • New KDGS Members - Marlene Crane
  • Obituary of Kenneth George Aitken
  • KDGS Library Rules

Vol 23 (3), March 2007
  • Queries
  • Message from the President - Bob Hayes
  • A Person of Interest: George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhouse - Claire Smith-Burns
  • Yahoo! - Loretta Wittur
  • KDGS Library Acquisitions Nov 2006 to Jan 2007
  • The New Land - Phyliss Rowe
  • KDGS Member earns Caring Canadian Award
  • Gleanings
  • Thompson-Okanagan UEL Report - Marie Ablett

Vol 23 (2), December 2006
  • Message from the Presdent - Bob Hayes
  • I Should Have Known Better - Bob Hayes
  • A Doctor's Note - Ferdi Knoess
  • Empress of Ireland Convention - Rosemary Wilson
  • New Acquisitions at the KDGS Library - May 2006 to July 2006 - Claire Smith-Burns
  • Quebec and the Villages of my Ancestors - Loretta Grochowich
  • A Visit to the Probate Search Rooms in London, England - Teresa M. Smith
  • Why are you doing your family tree? - R.H. Hayes
  • Book Review - Tracing Your Family History in Australia: A National Guide to Sources, by Nick Vine Hall - W. Bidewell
  • 17th Century Handwriting
  • New Members 2006-2007 - Marlene Crane
  • To Trace a Tree - Colin Harlington
  • Two Little Lads From Lancashire - Mary Read

Vol 22 (1), October 2006
  • Tour of South Africa - Mervin Watson
  • Message from the President - Bob Hayes
  • Searching Indexed English Military Records at the National Archives of England (TNA) - Claire Smith Burns
  • Rewards of Checking Neighbours in Census Reports - Gwen Neil
  • Would This Happen to a Woman Today? - Donna Furbank
  • The Marsh Family in Dorset, England - Janna Blacklock
  • Book Review - A Chosen Path-From Moccasin Flats to Parliament Hill, by Frank Oberle - W. Bidewell
  • New Members 2006-2007 - Marlene Crane
  • What's in a name? - Jean Arnot Scott
  • Making Bread in Early America - Patricia B. Mitchell
  • Book Review - Roots of Stone: The Story of Those Who Came Before, by Hugh G. Allison - Dave Stone
  • My Little Family - Loretta Wittur
  • Thomspon-Okanagan UEL Report - October 2006 - Marie Ablett
  • New Acquisitions at the KDGS Library - May 2006 to July 2006 - Claire Smith-Burns
  • KDGS Library Rules
  • Gleanings - Donna Shaw
  • Genes Reunited - Mary Nettleton Read

Vol 22 (4), June 2006
  • Queries
  • Message fromthe President - Bob Hayes
  • Book Review-Albion's Seed-Four British Folkways in America, by David Hackett Fisher - W. Bidewell
  • Charitable Status Report - June 2006 - Betty Maurice
  • Finding Uncle Alexander - Bob Hayes
  • Family Skeletons - Lula Graham Mills
  • Lating Monuments - Mary Nettleton Read
  • Getting to Know You - Betty Maurice
  • Strangers in the Box - Loretta Wittur
  • Thompson-Okanagan UEL Report - April 2006 - Marie Ablett
  • New Library Acquisitions - Dec 2005 to April 2006 - Claire Smith-Burns
  • I ws Disappointed, Then Elated... - Lynette Stebner
  • A Voyage to Australia, 1865 - Claire Smith-Burns
  • Testing... Testing... - Phyliss Rowe
  • Genealogy Can be a Humbling Experience! - Peggy Brown
  • Gleanings - Donna Shaw
  • A Friendly Connection and Simon Peter Gun-an-noot - Jean Arnot Scott

Vol. 22 (3), March 2006
  • Queries
  • Message from the President - Bob Hayes
  • Book Review, My Ancestor Was a Bastard, by Ruth Paley - Claire Smith-Burns
  • New Members 2005-2006 - Marlene Crane
  • 2006 is Census Year in Canada! - Claire Smith-Burns
  • Have You Heard of RAOGK? - Eileen Cook
  • KDGS Beginners Series
  • A Postcard Story - Mary Read
  • He Died with Custer - James W. Lang
  • "Getting To Know You" - Betty Maurice
  • Thompson-Okanagan UEL Report - Marie [Loyst] Ablett UE
  • KDGS Library Rules
  • Gleanings - Donna Shaw
  • Opportunity is Knocking! - Jean Arnot Scott
  • Kelowna Museum shop

Vol. 22 (2), December 2005
  • Info on Canadian Immigrants - Lou John
  • Message from the President - Bob Hayes
  • KDGS Seminar 2005 – Chairperson’s Report - Claire Smith-Burns
  • Searching for Devon Forebears - Gwen Neil
  • International Seminar
  • Commonwealth War Graves Commission Website - Eileen Robinson
  • New Members 2005-2006 - Marlene Crane
  • A Place in Time - Sheila Brownrigg
  • Be Sure to Check Out the Information You Find Online - Eileen Robinson
  • Queries
  • Opportunity is Knocking! - Jean Arnot Scott
  • Thompson-Okanagan UEL Report for December 2005 - Marie [Loyst] Ablett UE
  • News For Empressphiles - Peter Howell Wilson
  • You Can’t Always Believe What You See, Even in the Graveyard - Pat Gerlitsch
  • Gleanings - Donna Shaw
  • Persistence Pays Off - Myrna Lepine
  • Mother Nature Can Make Research More Challenging - Bill Bidewell
  • The Glenbow Archives - Jean Arnot Scott
  • A Genealogist’s Christmas - Sandra Devlin

Vol. 22 (1), October 2005
  • Message from the President - Bob Hayes
  • New Members 2005-2006 - Marlene Crane
  • KDGS Program for Autumn 2005
  • Queries
  • 1911 Census Records Released - Betty Maurice
  • Yikes, I joined the Genealogy Society! - Marlene Crane
  • Thompson-Okanagan UEL Branch - Marie [Loyst] Ablett UE
  • Genealogy Mistakes and Faux Pas for Beginners - Gene Hall

Vol. 21 (4), June 2005
  • "Getting To Know You"- KDGS - Betty Maurice
  • Gleanings
  • Who Do You Belong To? - Sheila M. Brownrigg
  • Happy 100th Birthday Kelowna - Marlene Crane
  • Acclaimed KDGS Officers for 2005-2006
  • New Members 2004-2005 - Marlene Crane
  • Scenes from a cemetery... - Mary Nettleton Read
  • Life in the 1500's - Fact or Myth?
  • Okanagan Newspaper Indexes

Vol. 21 (3), March 2005
  • "Getting To Know You"- KDGS - Betty Maurice
  • The Obituary! - Marie [Loyst] Ablett UE
  • Gleanings
  • Some Family Tree Maker Questions & Answers - Lorne Smith
  • New Members 2004-2005 - Marlene Crane
  • Queries
  • Thompson-Okanagan UEL - Marie [Loyst] Ablett UE
  • Online Parish Clerk (OPCO - Bless them all! - Claire Smith-Burns
  • Surname Index for KDGS Members!
  • Organizing Your Family History Records - Marina Garrison
  • Gems in the Library: The One-Room School in Canada - Mary Read
  • The Genealogists Psalm
  • Hand Written Entries from the Scott Family Bible 1780-1882 - M. Jean Arnot Scott

Vol. 21 (2), December 2004
  • "Getting To Know You"- KDGS - Betty Maurice
  • Vital Stats - Saskatchewan - Mary Anne Hurren
  • Donation of Books, Periodicals & CD's from the Janet Dunnill Estate - Claire Smith-Burns
  • Thompson-Okanagan UEL Report - Marie [Loyst] Ablett UE
  • Brevity Memorial in Kelowna - Peter and Rosemary Wilson
  • Some Family Tree Maker Questions & Answers, Part II - Lorne Smith
  • New Members 2004-5 - Marlene Crane
  • Queries
  • A Personal Connection to the Empress of Ireland Tragedy - Peter H. Wilson
  • Who Were They Marcus? - Lula Graham Mills
  • Society Research Nights - Jim Buttenham
  • In Search of Hugh 1777 - Mary Nettleton Read
  • Free Computer Program Offered for Recording Family Health Profiles
  • Gems in the Library - Mary Read
  • News on Release of Census Records - Betty Maurice
  • Gleanings
  • Interesting Links
  • Arkansas Love Poem

Vol. 21 (1), October 2004
  • LDS Genealogy Symposium
  • "Getting To Know You"- KDGS - Betty Maurice
  • Library Hours for Sept-Oct
  • Ithamar and Emma Norsworthy's Long Journey Home - Heather Ibbotson
  • Thompson-Okanagan UEL Report - Marie [Loyst] Ablett UE
  • Some Family Tree Maker Questions & Answers - Lorne Smith
  • If Your Photographs Could Talk - Lynette Stebner
  • Obituaries for KDGS members & former members
  • Queries
  • Gleanings
  • ScotlandsPeople - Moving forward into the past
  • The Empress of Ireland Artifacts Coming to Kelowna
  • Metis Land Script
  • Post-1901 Census Issue
  • Book Review - The One-Room School in Canada - Mary Read
  • Genealogical Codicil to Last Will and Testaments

Vol. 20 (4), June 2004
  • President's Message
  • KDGS Officers for 2004-2005
  • Queries
  • KDGS 20th Anniversary! - Marie [Loyst] Ablett UE
  • Early Members of KDGS - Mary Read
  • TheStar.com Newspaper Archives Search - Jean Scott
  • Gems in the Library - Mary Read
  • The Saskatchewan War Memorial Project - Mary Read
  • Legacy Project
  • Arizona Birth and Death Records Are Now Online
  • Thompson-Okanagan UEL Activities - Marie [Loyst] Ablett UE
  • Ancestry.com's New OneWorldTree
  • Images Canada
  • Gleanings
  • Manitoba Vital Statistics
  • Genealogical Codicil to Last Will and Testaments

Vol. 20 (3), March 2004
  • Library Hours
  • Queries
  • Obituaries
  • Thompson-Okanagan UEL Branch Report - Marie [Loyst] Ablett UE
  • Websites
  • The Better Farming Train - Mary Read/Patrick Hayes
  • Beware Genealogy Spam!!
  • Women and the 1911 Census in the UK - Eileen Robinson
  • Muster Rolls - Canadian Military Heritage Project
  • 2004 Survival Tips for Online Genies
  • The Chilliwack Telephone Company Ltd, Rules Governing Subscribers
  • The Body in the Trunk - Mary Read
  • Medical Register of British Columbia, 1890
  • Canadian Genealogy Centre

Vol. 20 (2), December 2003
  • President's Report
  • Queries
  • Serendipity and Submitting Queries - Norma Neufeld
  • New Members
  • Thompson-Okanagan UEL Branch Report - Marie [Loyst] Ablett UE
  • Library Committee Report
  • Gift Giving Ideas for the Genealogist - Betty Maurice
  • Rutland History - Evelyn Vielvoye
  • Strangers in the Box
  • Library Acquisitions - Bev Mahoney

Vol. 20 (1), October 2003
  • KDGS Library Hours
  • Library Committee Report
  • Book Order
  • Education Committee
  • Queries
  • Thompson-Okanagan UEL Branch Report - Marie [Loyst] Ablett UE
  • Airmail Anniversary
  • The Courtship of S.A. Nettleton - Mary Read
  • Who's Spying on You?
  • Okanagan Researcher by E-mail
  • New Members

Vol. 19 (4), June 2003
  • KDGS Library Hours
  • Gleanings
  • New Members
  • Queries
  • Thompson-Okanagan UEL Branch Report - Marie [Loyst] Ablett UE
  • Library Committee Report - C. Smith-Burns
  • Just in Case You Wanted to Know (Common Surnames) - B. Maurice
  • Interesting Websites
  • The Family History Widow
  • Choosing Genealogy Software - L.W. Smith
  • Kelowna - E. Vielvoye

Vol. 19 (3), March 2003
  • President's Report - Milan Ihnat
  • Library Acquisitions
  • Gleanings
  • An Overview of the British Governments'White Paper titled 'Civil Registrations - Vital Changes' - Eileen Robinson
  • Early History of Kelowna, Part I - Evelyne Vielvoye
  • Queries
  • New Members - Linda Boon
  • Thompson-Okanagan UEL Branch - Marie [Loyst] Ablett UE
  • Mary's Saskatchewan Books, Part II - Mary Read
  • Kaspar Family Research, Myth or Facts? - Marie [Loyst] Ablett UE
  • Choosing Genealogy Software - Lorne W. Smith

Vol. 19 (2), December 2002
  • President's Report - Milan Ihnat
  • New Library Location and Hours
  • Beginner's Genealogy Session
  • Fenella Munson 1925-2002 - Marie [Loyst] Ablett UE
  • Celtic Roots Seminar
  • Queries
  • Three Society Members Honoured - Jean Scott
  • Found in 17th Century Records - Jean Scott
  • New Members - Linda Boon
  • Thompson-Okanagan UEL Branch Report for Dec. 2002 - Marie [Loyst] Ablett UE
  • Penticton Genealogy Seminar Report - Marie [Loyst] Ablett UE
  • Seminar 2002 Report - Claire Smith-Burns
  • Report on International Genealogical Conference, Regina - Milan Ihnat
  • The 1901 British Census - Mary Read
  • Mary's Saskatchewan Books, Part I - Mary Read

Vol. 19 (1), October 2002
  • KDGS News and Meeting Dates
  • Queries
  • ViHistory - Gayle Jesperson
  • School in the 1930's - Bill Bidewell
  • The Maple Leaf Legacy Project
  • Linda's Books
  • Are you addicted to Genealogy? - Norma Neufeld
  • Thompson-Okanagan UEL Branch - Marie [Loyst] Ablett UE
  • Library Acquisitions
  • English Census Digitization Project
  • Success with FreeBMD - Marie [Loyst] Ablett UE
  • List of Officers for 2002-2003
  • Gleanings
  • 1901 Census of England and Wales Online Service - Gayle Jesperson

Vol. 18 (4), June 2002
  • President's Report - Milan Ihnat
  • Librarian's Report - Beverley Mahony
  • New Member Interests
  • How I Found My Ancestors in England - Peter Howell Wilson
  • Museum Visit - Malcolm Eagle
  • Queries
  • My Research Trip to Salt Lake City, April 2002 - Claire Smith-Burns
  • Wisconsin Local History on the Web
  • First Queen's Printer a Sharpshooter - Marie Brown

Vol. 18 (3), March 2002
  • President's Message - Dorothy Ramsay
  • Gleanings
  • Queries/New Member Interests
  • New Cemetery Book! Cemetery Transcriptions from the Central Okanagan - W. Bidewell
  • Burials in Woking - Eileen Robinson
  • Seminars
  • Viettia Newcomb - Mary Read
  • Thompson-Okanagan U. E. L. 7th Anniversary - Marie [Loyst] Ablett UE
  • Are You Researching GOODBODY?
  • Buriels in Woollen - Eileen Robinson
  • A Lucky Coincidence - Douglas A. Enns

Vol. 18 (2), December 2001
  • President's Message - Dorothy Ramsay
  • Queries/New Member Interests
  • Executive Member E-mail addresses
  • United Empire Loyalists, Thompson-Okanagan Branch, 2001 in Review - Marie [Loyst] Ablett UE
  • Home at Last - The Saga of the Album - Marie [Loyst] Ablett UE
  • Gleanings
  • KDGS Library Acquisitions, October-November, 2001 - Bev Mahony
  • Publishing Your Family History - Mary Anne Hurren
  • When a Ghost Walked in Nanaimo - Linda Boon

Vol. 18 (1), September 2001
  • President's Message - Dorothy Ramsay
  • Queries/New Member Interests
  • No Destitute Child Ever Refused Admission - Janice Appleton
  • Thompson-Okanagan U. E. L. - Marie [Loyst] Ablett UE
  • Family History Centre
  • Book Report - The Seven Daughters of Eve - Eileen Robinson
  • BC Archives Finds! - Marie [Loyst] Ablett UE
  • In the Most Unlikely Places - Gayle Jesperson
  • KDGS Library Acquisitions, May-September, 2001 - Bev Mahony
  • PRO Census Online Website

Vol. 17 (4), June 2001
  • President's Message - Wray McDonnell
  • Queries/New Member Interests
  • Thompson-Okanagan U. E. L. 6th Anniversary - Marie [Loyst] Ablett UE
  • Selected Information from the The Robinson Papers - Irish Pioneers of Peterborough County, 1825 - Jean Scott
  • The Obituary Daily Times
  • CRAIG-y-nos - Donna Shaw
  • English Websites - Claire Smith-Burns
  • Through a Stained Glass Window - Gayle Jesperson
  • KDGS Library Acquisitions, Jan-Feb 2001
  • If I Throw It Away, I'll Need It - Richard A. Pence

Vol. 17 (3), March 2001
  • President's Message - Wray McDonnell
  • Hot Meeting of the Kelowna and District Genealogical Society - Milan Ihnat
  • KDGS News and Activities - Marie [Loyst] Ablett UE
  • Thompson-Okanagan United Empire Loyalists - Marie [Loyst] Ablett UE
  • Queries/New Member Interests
  • A Bunch of Roses - Georgie Brown
  • K071 - McKenzie, Betty [Elizabeth]
  • Myrtles Index - Georgie Brown

Vol. 17 (2), December 2000
  • President's Message - Wray McDonnell
  • 1882 British Columbia Directory - Robert M. Hayes
  • Thompson-Okanagan Branch of The United Empire Loyalists - Marie [Loyst] Ablett UE
  • KDGS News and Activities - Marie [Loyst] Ablett UE
  • Seminar Report, September 29-30, 2000 - Claire Smith-Burns
  • Online Backup Services - Gayle Jesperson
  • Get a Free E-mail Account - Gayle Jesperson
  • The Family History Library: Its Past, Present and Future in Identifying and Linking the World Family - Richard E. Turley, Jr.

Vol. 17 (1), October 2000
  • President's Message - Wray McDonnell
  • Thompson-Okanagan U.E.L. - Marie [Loyst] Ablett UE
  • Mountaintop Memorials II - Gayle Jesperson
  • Library Acquisitions - Summer 2000 - Beverley Mahony
  • Some Central Okanagan Marriages - Robert M. Hayes
  • Welsh Language - Georgie Brown

Vol. 16 (4), June 2000
  • 1999-2000 Kelowna and District Genealogical Society Activities - Robert M. "Bob" Hayes
  • The Gellatly Family, Westbank BC - Ferne Jean
  • Basil Brousseau Dit Lafleur: An Early Pioneer in B.C. - Jean Scott
  • New Member Interests/Queries
  • Thompson-Okanagan U.E.L. 5th Anniversary - Marie [Loyst] Ablett UE
  • Civil Registration Marriages in England and Wales - Jan Craig
  • Mountaintop Memorials - Gayle Jesperson

Vol. 16 (3), March 2000
  • President's Message - Wray McDonnell
  • 1894: The Arrival of Norwegian Colonists to Bella Coola, B.C.
  • New Member Interests/Queries
  • Living Landscapes Historic Documents and Census Update - Duane Thomson
  • Perseverance is the Key - Dorothy Ramsay
  • A Treasure from the Past - Maggie Nuyten
  • Gleanings

Vol. 16 (2), December 1999

Vol. 16 (1), October 1999

Vol. 15 (4), June 1999
  • President's Message - Claire Smith Burns
  • KDGS 15th Anniversary! - M. Marie (Loyst) Ablett UE
  • New Books - M. Marie (Loyst) Ablett UE
  • New Member Interests/Queries
  • The John Churchland Family 1890 - We Come to Canada - John (Jack) Churchand
  • The Lazy Researcher: Parasitic Genealogy or Letting Your Relatives Do It for You - Dave Stone
  • Beaverdell and Carmi Voter's List for the 1935 Federal Election - Kenneth G. Aitken

Vol. 15 (3), March 1999
  • Kelowna Family History Center
  • New Member Interests
  • Queries
  • Project Updates - Robert M. Hayes
  • Commonwealth War Graves Commission Website - Gayle Jesperson
  • Help Wanted - Kelowna's Mystery Pioneers
  • Genealogy Mailing Lists - Networking by E-mail - Gayle Jesperson
  • A Computer Simulation of the Ineradicable Uncertainty in Genealogical Research - E.R. Swart

Vol. 15 (2), December 1998
  • President's Message - Claire Smith-Burns
  • New Member Interests
  • PERSI CD - New to our Library!
  • New CDs from the Family History Library
  • The Budget of a Foreman of Farm Labourers, in November 1892
  • Albert 1891 Census Index
  • Eastern European Sites that could Help Your Research - M. Marie (Loyst) Ablett, U.E.
  • ICQ Chat Program - Gayle Jesperson
  • Child Migrants to Canada
  • More on Young Immigrants to Canada - Gayle Jesperson

Vol. 15 (1), October 1998
  • President's Message - Claire Smith-Burns
  • Queries; New Member Interests
  • Now What Do I Do With All Of This Stuff? - Edward Henry Gaulin (Sr.)
  • Chatting on the Net - Genealogy and IRC - Gayle Jesperson
  • Thompson-Okanagan UEL Meeting - M. Marie (Loyst) Ablett, U.E.L.
  • Genealogy E-Zines - Gayle Jesperson
  • GenForum

Vol. 14 (4), June 1998
  • Shake Your Family Tree, A Genealogical Seminar & Fair
  • Queries
  • Arthur B. Knox - Robert M. Hayes
  • Mr. Robert Story Hall - Robert M. Hayes
  • Living Landscapes - OUC Journal
  • Kederminster Pharmacopolium - Buckinghamshire Family History Society
  • Free Look-ups on the Web
  • Web Search Tip Sheet - Gayle Jesperson
  • Genealogist's Game

Vol. 14 (3), March 1998
  • Alexander Gammie - Robert M. Hayes
  • New Member Interests
  • Hudson's Bay Company Standards
  • A Family Historian's Alphabet
  • Scottish Records go On-line
  • Members Online!
  • Saskatchewan Cemetery Index
  • Definitions from A Complete and Universal English Dictionary (1774)
  • Who Killed William Robinson?
  • Martin Bohn - Don McDonald
  • Gleanings

Vol. 14(2), December 1997
  • New Member Interests
  • Northern European Websites - Claire Smith-Burns
  • United Empire Loyalists - Marie Ablett, U.E.L.
  • Pioneers of Kelowna & District, Part II (1893-1901) - Robert M. Hayes
  • A Study of Genealogists & Family Historians - Ronald D. Lambert
  • Military Web Sites - Gayle Jesperson

Vol. 14 (1), September 1997
  • San Francisco Ancestors?
  • New Member Interests
  • The McDougall Family - Robert M. Hayes
  • Newsprint - Born to Decay - William L. Pratt
  • Virtual University - Designing a Genealogy Web Page Class
  • The Fungus that Changed History - Notes on the Famine - G. Jesperson
  • Gleanings
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