Registration is now open and the program is available for the Alberta Genealogical Society’s conference, Discover Your Roots, Share Your Stories, Saturday, April 18, and Sunday, April 19, in Edmonton. The conference’s range of topics has something for everyone. Pre-conference tours take place Friday, April 17.
Speakers and topics include Joe Everett on Eastern European research; Glenn Wright on Canadian Military Records; Gena Philibert-Ortega on researching for Genealogy Road Show; Dave Obee on Traveling Smart with Technology; Tim Marriott on Edmonton Roots; Ryan Layton on Changing Technology in Genealogy; Wei Wong on the Chinese in Canada; Belinda Crowson on Children and Work in Early Alberta history; Shannon Cherkowski on Navigating Genealogy Websites; and Susan Maynard on Decoding Drouin.
Pre-conference tours include Edmonton Public Library Heritage Room, Edmonton Public School Archives, LDS Family History Centre—Bonnie Doon, the Métis Nation of Alberta Research Centre, Provincial Archives of Alberta, and the Rutherford Library at the University of Alberta.
Early bird registration ends April 1, and it is possible to register for one day only.
The program and registration are available on the society’s conference webpage.
Thank you for reviewing our new beautiful and informative website. It continues to be a strong contender among other societies in the U.S. and Canada. Lyn
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