Bruce County Genealogical Society

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Webinar: March 8, 2027

The New Archives of Ontario Website, with guest speaker Ken McKinlay. March 8th at 7:00 pm ET. Register HERE: https://bit.ly/2027-03-08-KenMcKinlay-BCGS

Register HERE: https://bit.ly/2027-03-08-KenMcKinlay-BCGS
Webinar: February 8, 2027

The Great Storm of 9 November 1913, With guest speaker, David Yates. Register HERE: https://bit.ly/2027-02-08-BCGS-DavidYates

Register HERE: https://bit.ly/2027-02-08-BCGS-DavidYates
Webinar: January 11, 2027

The Lewis Settlers of Bruce County and Their Migration from the Isle of Lewis, With guest speaker, Leodhas Macleod. Time: 7pm ET. Register HERE: https://bit.ly/2027-01-11-LeodhasMacleod

To register, click here: https://bit.ly/2027-01-11-LeodhasMacleod
Webinar: November 9, 2026

Rebuilding the Body in the First World War, with guest speaker Kristen den Hartog. Register HERE: https://bit.ly/2026-NOV-09-BCGS-WEBINAR

Bio: Kristen den Hartog is a novelist and non-fiction writer whose work has been shortlisted for the Trillium Award and won the Alberta Trade Fiction Book of the Year Award. The Roosting Box is her seventh book, and was shortlisted for the 2024 Toronto Book Award, whose jury called it a “heartbreaking and humane … tapestry of lives lived.” She lives in Toronto and in Lyndhurst, Ontario.
Membership Fee Update for 2027

Thinking about joining? Don’t wait until January! New memberships received after October 1st will be carried forward to the next membership year. That means new members receive the remaining three months of the current year PLUS a full year of membership in the following year—a great way to get an early start on your genealogical journey!
BCGS Family History & Genealogical Workshop SEPT-OCT 2026

To Register: email brucegenealogy@outlook.com and cc: annegoeden.bcgs@gmail.com

Tuesday Evenings, September 8th to October 27th, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm. Note: No session Sept 22’nd (IPM)

Location: Bruce County Museum, 33 Victoria St N, Southampton, ON

The Bruce County Genealogical Society’s mandate is to keep the lives of our County Ancestors alive, to assist those of you researching your own ancestors, to find all that there is to know about your family. The Archives and Reading Room, upstairs in the Bruce County Museum in Southampton and full of history, is a good place for you to begin. Any of our members will be happy to tell you about what they have found of interest to their family trees in the Archives.

Research Library and Archives

The Bruce County Archives is part of the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre. It is located at 33 Victoria Street, Southampton, Ontario. The contact number is (519) 797-2080, ext. 129, and is open during museum hours.

The Bruce County Genealogical Society’s research collection, the Audrey Webster Underwood Collection library, is also housed in the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre. It is open during museum hours.

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Webinar: March 8, 2027

by Bruce County Genealogicial SocietyOctober 12, 2026October 12, 2026

The New Archives of Ontario Website, with guest speaker Ken McKinlay. March 8th at 7:00 pm ET. Register HERE: https://bit.ly/2027-03-08-KenMcKinlay-BCGS

Webinar: February 8, 2027

by Bruce County Genealogicial SocietyOctober 6, 2026October 12, 2026

The Great Storm of 9 November 1913, With guest speaker, David Yates. Register HERE: https://bit.ly/2027-02-08-BCGS-DavidYates

Webinar: January 11, 2027

by Bruce County Genealogicial SocietySeptember 23, 2026

The Lewis Settlers of Bruce County and Their Migration from the Isle of Lewis, With guest speaker, Leodhas Macleod. Time: 7pm ET. Register HERE: https://bit.ly/2027-01-11-LeodhasMacleod

Webinar: November 9, 2026

by Bruce County Genealogicial SocietySeptember 10, 2026September 10, 2026

Rebuilding the Body in the First World War, with guest speaker Kristen den Hartog. Register HERE: https://bit.ly/2026-NOV-09-BCGS-WEBINAR Bio: Kristen den Hartog is a novelist and non-fiction writer whose work has been shortlisted for the Trillium Award and won the Alberta…

Membership Fee Update for 2027

by Bruce County Genealogicial SocietySeptember 10, 2026October 13, 2026

Thinking about joining? Don’t wait until January! New memberships received after October 1st will be carried forward to the next membership year. That means new members receive the remaining three months of the current year PLUS a full year of…

Webinar: October 12, 2026

by Bruce County Genealogicial SocietyJuly 17, 2026October 13, 2026

John Smith Wallace: “Went Abroad as Youngster and Not Heard of Since”, With guest speaker, Susan Reany Iskra. Register HERE: https://bit.ly/2026-10-12-SusanReanyIskra