Who We Are

The New Brunswick Genealogical Society, Inc. (NBGS, Inc.) is a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to encourage and facilitate family historical research in New Brunswick, Canada.  The Society is one of the founding members of the Genealogical Institute of the Maritimes, the licensing body for Certified Genealogists in the Maritimes.  You may discover more about the Genealogical Institute of the Maritimes by clicking here.

The mission of the Society as summarized here from our constitution, is to promote and develop the study, research and preservation of genealogical records and family history by:

• Promoting the collection, preservation and accessibility of the Province of New Brunswick genealogical and heritage records.
• Being the collective voice of genealogy and family history pertaining to the Province of New Brunswick.
• Co-ordinating genealogical and family history related projects pertaining to the Province of New Brunswick.
• Promoting education of members and the public in New Brunswick with respect to genealogy and heritage.
• Facilitating the establishment of Branches within the Province of New Brunswick.
• Encouraging accuracy and thoroughness in genealogical research.
• Guiding and instructing members and the public in the ethical principles, scientific methods, and effective techniques of genealogical research through publications and workshops.
• Assembling a library of genealogical guides, handbooks, reference sources, family and local histories, and other books and materials to assist the members, which shall be available to the members and the public.
• Collecting, preserving and publishing materials relevant to the study of genealogy and family history.
• Developing and maintaining the human and financial resources of the Society.

Branch Information

The New Brunswick Genealogical Society (NBGS) has five affiliated Branches, located around New Brunswick. The NBGS, Inc. board of directors is composed of representatives from each of its branches. While members have the option to join the NBGS, Inc. directly, they are encouraged to join any of its five branches. 

Membership Benefits

All members receive the Society's journal, Generations, which is published quarterly and contains book reviews, books for sale, passenger lists, rare documents, notices of genealogical seminars, cemeteries, census and other genealogy-related material associated with New Brunswick. There is also a Queries section. The magazine is distributed to over one thousand members across North America and overseas.

All members may:

• Search our members-only database on "First Families of New Brunswick", a collection of Family group records.
• Post the surnames they are researching to the website to facilitate collaboration with other researchers.
• Access the members-only section for resources such as all back issues of Generations and a directory of all members.
• Search for family members in the transcribed registers from Anglican Churches around the province.
• Search selected cemetery records and census records
• Search the obituaries index

page updated Feb 2021

Officers of  NBGS, Inc. and of the branches: