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England Wales Special Interest Group

British Home Children

Grab a beverage, get nice and comfy, and join us online via Zoom.

Online (Zoom)

Thursday, December 4, 2025
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Chair: Bev Wardell

Zoom Host: Liz Edmunds

Opening Remarks Bev Wardell	Welcome, everyone!
Presentation Louise Ebbesen	My Grandfather was a Bernardo Boy
All Members	Share the story of your British Home Child ancestor.
Christmas Games Lynn Fogwill	Be surprised by these Christmas games from the Victorian era.
Favorite Christmas Smells All Members	Share your favourite Christmas smell.
UK Updates All Members	Share information about useful resources, new record sets you’ve discovered, upcoming or past webinars, conferences, training sessions, useful resources, meetings, etc.
Upcoming Meeting Topics / Volunteers All Members	Bring your suggestions forward for upcoming meeting topics. Call for presenters.
Announcements Bev Wardell	Branch announcements

Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 7:00 pm on Zoom
Presentation by Louise Perkins

“A Picture in a Steamer Trunk: How to Develop a Story When you Have Minimal Information About an Ancestor”

If you would like to add items to the agenda or have topic suggestions for future meetings,
please contact: Bev at ewsig@edmontongenealogy.ca

How to login to Zoom

Go to https://zoom.us/download to download the Zoom client onto your desktop, tablet, iPad or phone.
Try out a test meeting at https://zoom.us/test
To attend a Zoom meeting select from the TYFT or Events listed on our website. Register for a session that meets your schedule. Once you register, you will receive an email confirmation with the meeting link

Learn more about the England Wales Special Interest Group

The England-Wales Special Interest Group is a group of family history researchers with a keen interest in United Kingdom roots and research.

AGS Members and non-members are invited to join one session for each of AGS Edmonton Special Interest Groups. Membership with AGS Edmonton is required to attend additional sessions.