Category Archives: Resources

Cemetery lookup indexes

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Dawn Turner

Since the Alberta Family Histories Society (AFHS) first had a website, the Projects Committee has offered a searchable index to its Cemetery Transcriptions Database. This database, which has been recorded over the past 25 years by numerous volunteers, is based … Continue reading →

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Beginning Your Family History

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Dawn Turner

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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Picture of life in 1911 is completed as remaining 1911 census records go online

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Dawn Turner

Editor’s note: We haven’t normally been posting these news releases on the AFHS blog but this was just too good to pass up. Enjoy! ———————————————————– The final, missing column of data from the 1911 census, which details individuals’ infirmities is … Continue reading →

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AFHS Chinook News

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Dawn Turner

“Photo of a couple who emigrated to Canada in 1910, via the United States – he originally from Switzerland and she from Germany – celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary in Alberta in 1950”   Chinook News by Wayne Shepheard, Editor … Continue reading →

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Citations for Canadians

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Dawn Turner

New genealogists don’t think about source citations when they research their family trees.   They are busy finding new cousins and making the branches grow. It is not until they go back to find a certain reference or to review where … Continue reading →

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