AFHS

UEL Meeting
2025-10-26 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Edmonton) | Resource Centre – Petwin Atrium Commons, Suite 251S 8500 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary, Alberta, T2H 2N1, Canada
Our Resource Centre will be used by the local branch of the United Empire Loyalists. AFHS members are invited to attend.
Stephen Davidson from Nova Scotia will be presenting a talk on “Fascinating Facts from Loyalist History: What your teachers might not have known about Canada’s refugee founders”

“This is a particularly good talk for those who are new to loyalist history. It features 25 facts that most Canadians don’t know about the Loyalists. Those who have a longer familiarity with loyalist history may enjoy seeing how many of these facts they already know.”

Stephen has consistently contributed to a weekly Loyalist newsletter called Loyalist Trails.

AFHS Chit Chat Session
2025-10-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
Alberta Family Histories Society hosts a monthly “Chit Chat” session to offer a time for casual conversation. Bring your stories or questions. Share your favourite resources. Come meet others who are also passionate about family history! Invite a guest if you want, be it a cousin, neighbour or co-worker.
These sessions are held by Zoom. To register for this meeting, please use this link.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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AFHS Chit Chat Session
2025-11-17 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
Alberta Family Histories Society hosts a monthly “Chit Chat” session to offer a time for casual conversation. Bring your stories or questions. Share your favourite resources. Come meet others who are also passionate about family history! Invite a guest if you want, be it a cousin, neighbour or co-worker.
The topic for this session is Family Heirlooms. This will be a time to “show and tell” about a favourite family heirloom.
These sessions are held by Zoom. Please use this link to register for the meeting.
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Resource Centre in Use for Cemetery Volunteers Function
2025-11-23 11:30 - 14:00 | Resource Centre – Petwin Atrium Commons, Suite 251S 8500 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary, Alberta, T2H 2N1, Canada

CALL Presentation
2025-12-04 11:00 - 12:00 | At AFHS Resource Centre & via Zoom, Suite 251S, 8500 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary, Alberta, T2H 2N1, Canada
Join us at the Resource Centre for a presentation offered by CALL (Calgary Association of Lifelong Learners)
Sir John A. Macdonald – The Vision, the Controversy and the Cost of Nationhood
Join us for an hour’s presentation and discussion of Canada’s first prime minister. Sir John A. left us a nation of promises but also some tatters of legacy issues. Ian Harvey of CALL and Jim Benedict of AFHS+CALL will talk on Macdonald, covering the nation building period of 1885, when Canada was only eight years old, the transnational railroad was just completed and the settlement of the west was underway. His handling of indigenous peoples and the Louis Riel rebellion lingers on in today’s debates.
The event will be held on Thursday, December 4 th , starting at 11 am at the AFHS Resource Centre in the Heritage Square at Suite 251-South, 8500 Macleod Trail, S.E. The talk will also be available on Zoom. See the link below.
We are inviting members of the Alberta Family Histories Society, AFHS, to join us in person or by Zoom. This is sponsored by the “Historical Events & Their Impact” group of the Calgary Association of Lifelong Learners, CALL. Please come to the talk to enjoy some Canadiana and to meet some other very interesting people.
The presentation will wrap up by noon. The members of CALL intend to enjoy a lunch at the nearby Toscana Restaurant, a short walking distance just north of Heritage Square with optional parking for you. AFHS members are welcome to join us.
Jim Benedict
The Zoom link has been distributed to our members in recent Windsock messages.

AFHS Chit Chat Session
2026-01-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
Alberta Family Histories Society hosts a monthly “Chit Chat” session to offer a time for casual conversation. Bring your stories or questions. Share your favourite resources. Come meet others who are also passionate about family history! Invite a guest if you want, be it a cousin, neighbour or co-worker.
The topic for this session is Musical Memories.
These sessions are held by Zoom. Please register for the meeting using this link.
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Finance Committee Meeting
2026-02-01 13:00 - 15:00 | Resource Centre – Petwin Atrium Commons, Suite 251S 8500 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary, Alberta, T2H 2N1, Canada
The Finance Committee will meet during this time.

AFHS Chit Chat Session
2026-02-16 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-04-20 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-05-18 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-06-15 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
Alberta Family Histories Society hosts a monthly “Chit Chat” session to offer a time for casual conversation. Bring your stories or questions. Share your favourite resources. Come meet others who are also passionate about family history! Invite a guest if you want, be it a cousin, neighbour or co-worker.
These sessions are held by Zoom. Please register for the meeting using this link.
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For more AFHS events, see our calendar

AFHS Chit Chat Session
2026-03-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
Alberta Family Histories Society hosts a monthly “Chit Chat” session to offer a time for casual conversation. Bring your stories or questions. Share your favourite resources. Come meet others who are also passionate about family history! Invite a guest if you want, be it a cousin, neighbour or co-worker.
The topic for this session is “Luck.” Please bring a story about a lucky ancestor or relative, or a time when your family was lucky. Maybe they had the “luck of the Irish!”
These sessions are held by Zoom. Please register for the meeting using this link.
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