Stay at one of these great Hotels…
We are pleased to have two hotels offering great rates to our “Harvest Your Family Tree” Conference Registrants – be sure to mention that you are attending the Kelowna Genealogy Conference to receive our special rates. These rates are dependent upon availability so don’t delay in making your reservations.
The Kelowna Inn & Suites is once again supporting us by offering a great low rate $99 per night plus taxes, dependent upon availability. This rate includes free wi-fi, free parking and complimentary continental breakfast. Reservations: 1-800-667-6133, quote "Genealogy Conference." The Kelowna Inn & Suites is conveniently located at 1070 Harvey Avenue (Hwy. 97) at the intersection of Gordon Drive, close to our Conference venues and near the Capri Mall.
The Ramada Hotel & Conference Centre, is offering our Conference registrants a great rate of $134.99 per night plus taxes, dependent upon availability. If you are planning to come early or stay on after the Conference, the Ramada will extend this special rate for the duration of your stay. The Ramada is a full-service hotel, featuring an indoor pool, free wi-fi, well equipped business centre, on-site restaurants, free parking, airport shuttle service and several other amenities. Reservations: 1-800-665-2518 or via email: ramadalodge@rpbhotels.com - quote "Kelowna Genealogy Conference." They are located across from the Orchard Park Mall at 2170 Harvey Avenue (Hwy. 97) between Cooper and Dilworth Streets and close to all Conference venues.
​Plan to extend your stay in our beautiful Central Okanagan! If you are from the US, our low Canadian dollar makes us a vacation bargain – now is the time to explore north of the border (passport required)!
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Plan time for Genealogy Research…
Kelowna is becoming the Southern Interior’s destination centre for Local and Family History Research. Discover your family history at our excellent repositories of local and international records and information:
KDGS Local & Family History Resource Centre: Open Monday – Saturday (also Sundays starting in October); Genealogists in Residence Service, Wed., Thu., Sat./Sun., 1-3pm; Excellent collection of genealogical handbooks, local histories, compiled records, databases, maps, gazetteers and periodicals; world-wide resources; List of Holdings available online; located on the 2nd Floor of the downtown Kelowna Branch, Okanagan Regional Library, 1380 Ellis Street.
Kelowna Branch, Okanagan Regional Library: Opening Hours and Location same as KDGS Resource Centre; Includes microform collection of BC Vital Events films, BC Directories, newspapers, Canada Census; genealogy books and periodicals; ability to save digital images from microform and print material; Ancestry LE (accessible from your personal electronic device with an ORL Library Card); the Library is also a FamilySearch Affiliate Library.
University of British Columbia Okanagan Innovation Library: Open Mon. - Sat. (check UBCO website for Hours); located on 2nd Floor of the downtown Kelowna Branch, Okanagan Regional Library; Community Users have access to databases such as JSTOR, America History & Life, Newspapers & Journals, Canadiana Discovery Portal, plus much more! Ask about the UBC Okanagan Special Collection of Okanagan History located at the UBC Okanagan campus library plus the Digital Okanagan History collection online.
Kelowna Public Archives: Open to researchers by appointment, Tues. through Sat.; Excellent collection of historic manuscripts, photographs and publications. Located inside the Okanagan Heritage Museum, 470 Queensway Ave. (one block from the KDGS Resource Centre).
Okanagan Military Museum, Archives and Library: See website for Open Hours; Reference Library open by appointment; housed in the Okanagan Military Museum; Located at 1424 Ellis Street (1/2 block from the KDGS Resource Centre).
Kelowna FamilySearch Centre: Located in the LDS Church at 696 Glenmore Road; check website or phone for times, 250-860-1690.
Lake Country Museum & Archives: Manuscript, Aural, Photographic Collections plus published material covering the Lake Country and Winfield areas; check website for open hours.
Westbank Museum & Archives: Collections include photographs and manuscripts pertaining to West Kelowna; check website for open hours.
Anglican Diocese of Kootenay Archives: Located in Kelowna; Open to researchers by appointment, only; collections include parish registers, histories, correspondence, photographs and material regarding the Anglican Church within the Diocese of Kootenay.
Catholic Diocese of Nelson Archives: Located in Kelowna; Open to researchers by appointment, only; collections include parish registers, histories, correspondence, photographs and material regarding the Roman Catholic Church within the Diocese of Nelson.
Okanagan College Library: Excellent collection of Local History publications – open during our Saturday Conference and conveniently located in the same building!
Visit our first-class Museums & Heritage Sites…
BC Orchard Industry Museum, Okanagan Heritage Museum, BC Wine Museum, Okanagan Military Museum;
all located along Ellis Street, a few blocks north and south of the KDGS Resource Centre.
Lake Country Museum & Archives
Central Okanagan Heritage Society:
Guisachan House, McDougall House & Cameron Gardens, Benvoulin Church, McIver House, Benvoulin
Cottage Garden, Brent’s Mill
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Myra Canyon Trestles (Kettle Valley Railway)
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What Else is there to Do?
September is a perfect time of year to visit Kelowna! The weather is generally sunny and warm during the day, the smell of ripening apples scents the air, our local wineries are harvesting and crushing grapes in preparation for the Fall Wine Festival, our World-class Golf Courses are lovely to play on in the crisp fall air, our many walking and hiking trails are even more enjoyable without the intense heat of summer! If shopping is your therapy, we offer the largest mall between Vancouver and Calgary (as well as several other malls on both sides of Okanagan Lake) plus plenty of boutique shopping in the downtown core and Pandosy Village.
Here are some websites to convince you why you really should turn the Harvest Your Family Tree Conference 2020 into a vacation to remember!
Fruit Ripening Dates in Kelowna
Kelowna Area Hiking & Walking Trails