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The Library

The Society librarian:     Kay Jones

Library Catalogue

The Library is situated at the Family History Centre, 591 Arbutus St., Qualicum Beach. It is available when the Centre is open on Mondays and Tuesdays from 9-4 pm. Use is on a self-serve basis and help may be available from the Centre volunteers. Materials may be borrowed by Society members for 1 month and can be returned either to the library or at the monthly meeting of the Society. Please note that in July and August the hours of operation are Tuesdays only from 9:00 – 4:00.

We have a microfiche reader available for members to borrow.

 

Magazine Contents

Here are the main contents of current issues of the magazines in our library and at VIRL local branches.  Click on the issue to see full details.


FAMILY CHRONICLE

November/December 2011

  • Ten Tips for Reading German Parish Registers
  • Border Families
  • Ontario Land Records
  • Using School Censuses
  • Researching London Ancestors

 

INTERNET GENEALOGY

Nov 2011

  • Web-Based Software:  What you need to know!
  • Genealogy Software:  Free, Paid and on the Web!
  • British and Irish Parish History
  • Net Notes - Internet Genealogy looks at online resources
  • Finding Your Family's Places:  Gazetteers
  • A Billion Graves on Your Smartphone! - a great new App for your Smartphone Research


Dec/Jan 2012

  • Cloud Computing-  Tony Dandy shows how to put your research online
  • Places to Find Your Ancestor's Religious Records
  • London Lives: The way our ancestors viewed London
  • Online English Welsh and Scottish Criminal Records
  • Handsome by Birth, or, What's in a Name? Ray Cavanaugh on learning more about surnames.

 

IRISH ROOTS 

2010 Third Quarter
 

PRACTICAL FAMILY HISTORY  (at VIRL, Qualicum Beach Branch )

October/November  2010

  • 30 Top Genealogy Websites!
  • Online Newspapers can be a research goldmine
  • FamilySearch.org  - What's new?
  • Norwegian Ancestry - top research resources
  • Connect with your Kin - Five ways to increase your chances of finding long-lost relatives

 

YOUR FAMILY HISTORY    Issue 11

  • Soldiers Pre WW1 - soldiers records
  • Who Do You Think You Are?
  • Scotland online
  • Unlocking our National Heritage - releasing government papers
  • Medieval Deeds
  • Photography - mirror of the world

 

YOUR FAMILY HISTORY  Issue 12

  • Great War Heros
  • Spotlight on Lincolnshire
  • Transport in Time - changes in transportation
  • Archives of the Year Award

 

YOUR FAMILY HISTORY  Issue 13

  • Civil War -  official war diaries found
  • Ancient Order of Druids
  • Surname Mapping
  • 1911 Census of Scotland
  • Spotlight on Gloucestershire
  • Canadian/American ties

 

DONATIONS POLICY (April 4, 2007)

All donations to the Qualicum Family History Society Library will be acknowledged and thanked by email or phone. Acknowledgement will also be placed on each item retained. Therefore it would be appreciated if donors would complete a donation form so that we know who has donated the items and can acknowledge such.

Due to possibly outdated information and for lack of space in the library cupboard, any journals older than 10 years will not be added to the collection. However useful articles may be removed and placed in a pamphlet file. These articles will be filed under Country, Province, State and/or County.

All items will be added to the collection at the discretion of the Library Committee. The following considerations may apply:

  1. Materials should enhance the collection and educational programs of the Society

  2. Items may not be accepted if in poor condition nor of outdated information

  3. Items are accepted with the proviso that the society becomes the sole owner of the materials and therefore determines retention or disposal of such

  4. In the case of the materials not being suitable for retention, donors should indicate their wishes as to the items disposal on the donation form

  5. If donated items are to be disposed of by the Society they will be offered to other QBFHS members at a small fee (10c for magazines and .25c-$1 for books) and any monies raised will go towards the purchase of new materials.

 

Monetary donations for the library are also welcome and a tax receipt will be provided. We welcome guidance on how to spend your donation and acknowledgement will be made both at a general meeting and within the materials purchased.
Last Updated on Monday, 05 December 2011 12:52