Newspaper article on Okotoks Cemetery

Newspaper article on Okotoks Cemetery

by | Jul 9, 2025 | Uncategorized

Alberta Family Histories Society is honoured to have been featured in the Western Wheel, a local newspaper targeting the town of Okotoks and surrounding area. On July 8, 2025, journalist Ted Murphy published an article focusing on recent AFHS efforts to photograph the...
CTV Calgary comes to Queen’s Park Cemetery

CTV Calgary comes to Queen’s Park Cemetery

by | Jun 21, 2024 | Uncategorized

On Thursday, June 20, 2024, Kevin Fleming of CTV News was on hand at Queen’s Park Cemetery in Calgary to interview and film a handful of cemetery volunteers. The interviewees were Jim Benedict, John Casson, Wendy Schultz and Heather Williams. CTV was interested in the...

The Shoebox

by | Nov 20, 2023 | AFHS News

A shoebox full of papers is handed over to AFHS President Ron Gilmore while visiting relatives one summer. It contains some photos, letters and postcards connecting Ron to his grandfather who signed up to fight for Canada in World War I. These letters contain letters...

Lest We Forget

by | Nov 20, 2023 | AFHS News

Lest we forget. AFHS Webmaster Jim Benedict shares a personal story of his Uncle who flew in Lancaster Bomber Airplanes for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) during World War II. Here is a brief glimpse into his life in Calgary, his military record, and his marker...
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