Surrey Libraries Upcoming Events

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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

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Cloverdale Branch, Family History Department

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

Discover something new at Surrey Libraries!

Surrey Libraries recognizes that our work takes place on the ancestral, traditional, and unceded territories of the SEMYOME (Semiahmoo),  q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), q̓ʷɑ:n̓ƛ̓ən̓ (Kwantlen), qiqéyt (Qayqayt), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nations and on the ancestral and traditional territory of the sc̓əwaθən məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen) First Nation.

Surrey Libraries Family History

Hello WaSGS,

A quick note from over the border here at Surrey Libraries Family
History…  We have two FREE online Eastern Europe research programs in
August, on the heels of our really popular Eastern Europe program
earlier this year.  Are you able to promote to your gen folks?  I’d be
grateful for whatever you are able to do.  Posters are attached, and
blurbs are below.

Genealogy: Eastern Europe Border Changes

ONLINE program

Tuesday, August 16

10:00 – 11:30am PDT

Anyone researching their family history in Eastern Europe probably has
faced the challenges that changing borders present. In this program,
Edie Adam will use findings from her family history research to
demonstrate the key factors — time and place — and how to use them to
your advantage.

Free.  Registration required.  Email familyhistory@surrey.ca or call
604-598-7327

https://www.surreylibraries.ca/events/genealogy-and-eastern-europe-border-changes?eventdate=Tue%20Aug%2016%20|%2010:00%20am


Genealogy:  Online Polish Records

ONLINE program

Tuesday, August 30

10:00am – 11:30am PDT

The ability to search for birth, marriage and death records in regions
now in Poland has enabled genealogy 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 two
primary databases which reveal parish and civil registry records in
Poland encompassing many Polish, German and Jewish residents of in the
19th – early 20th centuries: Geneteka and Metryki.Genealodzy.PL

Free.  Registration required.  Email familyhistory@surrey.ca or call
604-598-7327

https://www.surreylibraries.ca/events/navigating-online-records-poland-find-ancestors?eventdate=Tue%20Aug%2030%20|%2010:00%20am


Many thanks!

Carmen

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 [1]

_Discover something new at Surrey Libraries!_ [2]__

_Surrey Libraries recognizes that our work takes place on the ancestral,
traditional, and unceded territories of the SEMYOME (Semiahmoo),
q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem),
q̓ʷɑ:n̓ƛ̓ən̓ (Kwantlen), qiqéyt (Qayqayt), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm
(Musqueam) First Nations and on the ancestral and traditional territory
of the sc̓əwaθən məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen) First Nation._



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[1] http://www.surreylibraries.ca/
[2] https://www.surreylibraries.ca/services/online-library