Welcome To Our Web Site
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The Vernon & District Family History Society was formed in 1982 to serve as a focus for persons in the community interested in genealogy.
The purpose of this website is to provide information to our members and individuals interested in genealogy in the Vernon area.
The purpose of this Society is:
- To encourage and instruct members in the ethical principles, scientific methods and effective techniques of genealogical research.
- To collect and preserve information, books, manuscripts, typescripts, charts, maps, photographs, microfilms, and related material relevant to such genealogical study and performance.
- To publish and distribute books, bulletins and other printed material as may from time to time be desirable to further the foregoing objects of the society.
- To raise funds and, in so doing, to accept grants, donations, gifts, legacies and bequests for any of the foregoing objects and, in accordance with the condition that the Society shall be operated without the purpose of gain for its members, and any profits of or other accretions to the Society shall be used in promoting these objects.
Membership
Membership in the Vernon and District Family History Society includes...
- Four issues of our newsletter Splitting Heirs
- Use of all materials in the Resource Centre
- Monthly meetings featuring special guest speakers
- Access to genealogical websites requiring a subscription
Current Membership fees are $30 per year for individuals and $35 for families (those residing at the same address) and $40 for corporate members.
Membership runs from January to December. Dues are payable by January 1st.
We hold regular monthly membership meetings the second Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
The Annual General Meeting and election of officers is held during the March meeting. In order to vote a member must be in good standing.
There are no meetings during the summer months; however, the Resource Centre is open on a limited basis.
Our Location
The Resource Centre and meeting room are located at ...
- Peace Lutheran Church
- 1204-30th Avenue,
- Vernon, British Columbia,
- Canada
Hours of Operation:
- Tuesday
- 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
- Wednesday
- 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Saturday
- 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Summer Hours:
- Tuesday
- 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
- Closed Canada Day, Tuesday, June 1
- Wednesday
- 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
- Saturday
- 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
For more information please, contact the Resource Centre
Contact Us
Our Mailing Address is...
- Vernon & District Family History Society
- Box 1447
- Vernon, British Columbia,
- Canada, V1T 6N7
Our E-Mail address is...
- verfamhist@shaw.ca