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The Alberta Family Histories Society is a non-profit organization formed in 1980 to promote and encourage an interest in family history research.Alberta Family Histories Society
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The AFHS Projects Committee needs transcribers!
Transcribers needed. Help the Projects Committee record newspaper births, marriages and deaths (BMD) announcements. Work from home! Do as little or as much as you’d like (every little bit helps). Have fun adding to the Alberta Family Histories Society’s databases. … Continue reading
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Quick Reference “QR” Codes – A great way to share more information in tiny spaces
Quick Reference (QR) codes, those little squares with digital-looking maze-like patterns in them, are popping up in more and more places these days. Now genealogists are finding they can use them to share a lot of information in very small … Continue reading
The AFHS PR Committee needs you!
The Public Relations Committee is an important part of what AFHS does. But, due to circumstances beyond its control, the PR Committee has recently suffered some setbacks by way of losing some valuable members. We are looking for new members … Continue reading
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Beginning Your Family History
The Alberta Family Histories Society’s own Kay Clarke and Diane Granger have put together a great beginners’ course on Beginning Your Family History. This program will take you step-by-step through identifying what you already know about your family, deciding what … Continue reading
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Ontario Genealogical Society – Conference 2012
As usual, OGS has a great lineup of workshops and sessions for their 2012 Conference in Kingston, Ontario, June 1-3. But the main reason AFHS is so excited is because one of our own is a speaker this year – … Continue reading
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