Historical Photo Detective:  Roadshow!

ONLINE

Friday, April 12

10:00am to 12:00pm, PST

Old photos are full of clues if you know how to read the evidence.  Join The Photo Detective Maureen Taylor and learn how to date and place old family photos.  An entertaining, informative, and popular program! (This program had to be rescheduled from its original February date due to unforeseen circumstance. It is still open for registrations.)  Free.  Registration required – familyhistory@surrey.ca or call 604-598-7328 to register.

We will be using Microsoft Teams (much like Zoom) for this online program.  Registered participants will receive a confirmation upon registration, and then the online link a day or two before the program.

https://www.surreylibraries.ca/events/historical-photo-detective-roadshow?eventdate=2024-04-12%2010%3A00%3A00%20

Online Research for Ancestors in Poland, Prussia, and Pommern

ONLINE

Friday, June 7

11:00am to 12:00pm, PST

The ability to search for birth, marriage and death records in regions now in Poland, Prussia, and Pommern has enabled research most of us never thought possible. However, to many, these resources are a perplexing maze of random searches.  This presentation will provide a brief overview of the large, free Szukajwarchiwach database.  This powerful database offers data from the Program for the Registration of Records from Parish and Civil Registration Offices (PRADZIAD), which collects information on genealogical materials kept in the state archives. Scans of archive materials from other cultural institutions are also included. These records encompass many Polish, German and Jewish residents.  A handout with links, basic word list, and suggestions of additional resources will be provided as a pdf.  Free.  Registration required – familyhistory@surrey.ca or call 604-598-7328 to register.

Our presenter, Sigrid Pohl Perry, Ph.D., worked with archives and special collections at Northwestern University Library for 40 years until retiring in 2020. A member of the Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe (SGGEE) since 2003, Sigrid has served on the Board of Directors; been actively involved in Lublin Project indexing; and given various presentations at SGGEE Conventions, the International German Genealogy Partnership, and a local Illinois Family History Center. 

We will be using Microsoft Teams (much like Zoom) for this online program.  Registered participants will receive a confirmation upon registration, and then the online link a day or two before the program.

https://www.surreylibraries.ca/events/online-research-ancestors-poland-prussia-and-pommern?eventdate=2024-06-07%2011%3A00%3A00%20

Carmen Merrells, BA, MLIS | Information Services Librarian

Cloverdale Branch, Family History Department

5642 – 176A Street, Surrey, BC, Canada V3S 4G9
T 604.598-7447 | F 604.598-7321 |  www.surreylibraries.ca

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