Chinook Arch

Volume 1 (2019)

• Amber Godfrey shares how she used AFHS online databases for historic Calgary newspapers to find information about her great-uncle.
• Lorna Laughton describes the five main DNA companies and what they offer.
• The Ontario SIG summarizes a recent discussion about using social media and Facebook for genealogy.

• Iola Whiteside shares personal memories of harvest time on her family farm near Three Hills, Alberta.
• Notes from the English/Welsh SIG from meetings when they went “back to the basics”
• A DNA word search to help you learn some of the lingo associated with genetic genealogy
• Book reviews of some resources that can be found at the AFHS Library about harvest and round-up time

• Warren Peterson, Marion Peterson and Iris Morgan share their memories of Thanksgiving.
• The Family Tree Maker SIG’s notes describe colour coding, exporting trees and using hints using Family Tree Maker 2019.
• Marion Peterson describes a new DNA tool called Ancestral Trees which is available on dnapainter.com
• Amber Godfrey used issues of the Calgary Daily Herald to discover how Thanksgiving was celebrated 100 years ago.

• Tara Shymanski shares the discoveries she made from her grandfather’s WW2 service records.
• The Digital Genealogy SIG describes two useful tools for the genealogist – Google Photos and Google PhotoScan.
• Linda Murray and Marion Peterson outline some helpful resources to get started with Genetic Genealogy.
• The AFHS Library Committee lists some military books available at the AFHS Library.

• Marion Peterson describes when she met her future Swedish in-laws and first tasted one of their Christmas traditions – lutefisk.
• The Ontario SIG lists books that helped members understand their ancestors’ lives.
• Tara Shymanski explains why genealogy conferences rock.
• Don Alexander shares a humorous tale with a Calgary connection.