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Alberta Genealogical Society releases conference program and opens registration

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Gail Dever

The Alberta Genealogical Society has released the program schedule for its conference to be held April 26 to 28 this year in Edmonton. Topics include DNA, the British Home Children, military, publishing, and Quebec, Ontario, Irish, English, and Scottish research. Although the full … Continue reading →

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Medicine Hat Genealogical Society digitizing phone books for several Alberta cities

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Gail Dever

City directories and telephone books are an important resource for genealogists. I love them. They are especially good for tracing ancestors during periods of time when there was no census. The Alberta Genealogical Society’s Medicine Hat and District Genealogical Society … Continue reading →

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New website for Fort McMurray, Alberta branch

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Gail Dever

This weekend, the Fort McMurray Branch of the Alberta Genealogical Society (AGS) launched a new website, presenting a clean, modern look. The site was designed by member Lyn Meehan. Genealogists will want to take a look, in particular, at the … Continue reading →

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AGS Edmonton Branch’s online newsletters provide German genealogy resources

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Gail Dever

If your ancestors lived in Germany, the My German Roots newsletter may help you with your family history research. Published quarterly by the German special interest group of the Alberta Genealogical Society’s Edmonton Branch, the newsletter is available to read … Continue reading →

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Alberta Genealogical Society conference sets attendance record

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Gail Dever

Congratulations to the Alberta Genealogical Society (AGS) for holding what appears to be their best conference yet. Attendance at the Edmonton event this past weekend reached record numbers with about 300 delegates, speakers, and exhibitors. Delegates chose from more than 40 … Continue reading →

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Calgary, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat telephone directories available online

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Gail Dever

The Medicine Hat & District branch of the Alberta Genealogical Society has an ambitious plan to digitize Alberta government telephone directories, and they are making steady progress. They have already uploaded the Medicine Hat and District Telephone Directories for the … Continue reading →

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AGS looking for Western Canadian settlement stories

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Gail Dever

If you have a story to tell about your ancestors who settled in Western Canada, the Alberta Genealogical Society (AGS) would like to hear from you. Wayne Shepheard, editor of the society’s quarterly publication, Relatively Speaking, is looking for articles … Continue reading →

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Savoir faire — Alberta Genealogical Society’s journal filled with how-to articles

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Gail Dever

Kudos to the Alberta Genealogical Society (AGS) for the May issue of its journal, Relatively Speaking. The issue is chock full of excellent articles about brick-and-mortar sources for genealogists. The how-to articles in the more than 50-page journal describe what … Continue reading →

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Prairie genealogical societies issue call for articles about North West Mounted Police

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Gail Dever

Three genealogical societies in Canada’s prairie provinces are collaborating to find articles about the North West Mounted Police for their respective journals. The Alberta Genealogical Society, Saskatchewan Genealogical Society, and Manitoba Genealogical Society have issued a call to members and … Continue reading →

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AGS invites us to compare Ancestry’s Alberta homestead index to theirs

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Gail Dever

Last week Ancestry launched the Alberta Homestead Records, and I published a blog post about it and a follow-up about a tip from blogger John Michael Neill about how to use the Alberta Genealogical Society’s index to research the homestead … Continue reading →

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