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SUMMARY:Writing Special Interest Group
DESCRIPTION:This special interest group will help you record the stories of your family research. It will meet via Zoom on the second Friday of each month beginning at 9:30 am. \nDue to the nature of this group\, we’ve decided to limit the number of participants. Please contact communications@afhs.ab.ca to see if there is any space in this group. \nSpecial Interest Groups are a member benefit for all Alberta Family Histories Society members. If you would like to attend a session as a guest\, please contact communications@afhs.ab.ca \n 
URL:https://afhs.ab.ca/event/writing-special-interest-group-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:SIG
ORGANIZER;CN="Kelly":MAILTO:writing@afhs.ab.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260509T100000
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SUMMARY:Digital Genealogy / Family Genes Special Interest Group
DESCRIPTION:The Digital Genealogy / Family Genes Special Interest Group has two areas of focus: \n\nAll things digital that can be used for genealogy research\nThe Family Genes service offered by our Society\n\nThe Digital Genealogy / Family Genes Special Interest Group meets the second Saturday of each month (except July and August) at 10 am. Meetings are usually held via Zoom. \nThe topic is to be announced. \nOur special interest groups are a member benefit\, but we welcome visitors! If the meeting is being held at the library and you live in the Calgary area\, please just come and introduce yourself. If you would like to attend a Zoom session as a guest\, please email communications@afhs.ab.ca. \n—–\nFor other Special Interest Group meetings and AFHS events\, see our calendar.
URL:https://afhs.ab.ca/event/digital-genealogy-family-genes-special-interest-group-5-2-2-6/2026-05-09/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:SIG
ORGANIZER;CN="Jim":MAILTO:webmaster@afhs.ab.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260509T100000
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CREATED:20250428T191928Z
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UID:10003401-1778320800-1778328000@afhs.ab.ca
SUMMARY:Digital Genealogy / Family Genes Special Interest Group
DESCRIPTION:The Digital Genealogy / Family Genes Special Interest Group has two areas of focus: \n\nAll things digital that can be used for genealogy research\nThe Family Genes service offered by our Society\n\nThe Digital Genealogy / Family Genes Special Interest Group meets the second Saturday of each month (except July and August) at 10 am. Meetings are held via Zoom or hybrid from the AFHS Library at Suite 251S\, 8500 Macleod Trail SE in Calgary. \nThe topic for this Digital Genealogy Special Interest Group meeting is: To be determined. \nOur special interest groups are a member benefit\, but we welcome visitors! If the meeting is being held at the library and you live in the Calgary area\, please just come and introduce yourself. If you would like to attend a Zoom session as a guest\, please email communications@afhs.ab.ca. \n—–\nFor other Special Interest Group meetings and AFHS events\, see our calendar.
URL:https://afhs.ab.ca/event/digital-genealogy-family-genes-special-interest-group-5-2/2026-05-09/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:SIG
ORGANIZER;CN="Jim":MAILTO:webmaster@afhs.ab.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260512T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260512T210000
DTSTAMP:20260506T140826Z
CREATED:20260506T140826Z
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SUMMARY:DNA Special Interest Group
DESCRIPTION:The DNA Special Interest Group is for those who are interested in using genetic genealogy as a genealogy tool. \nThe  May meeting is being held on Tuesday night due to Mother’s Day on the regular meeting day.   \n———- \nFor more AFHS events\, please see our calendar. \nTo learn more about using DNA as a tool for genealogy\, see this website by FamilySearch.
URL:https://afhs.ab.ca/event/dna-special-interest-group/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:SIG
ORGANIZER;CN="Linda & Wayne":MAILTO:dnasig@afhs.ab.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260516T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260516T120000
DTSTAMP:20260425T135657Z
CREATED:20260425T135656Z
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SUMMARY:English/Welsh Special Interest Group
DESCRIPTION:The English/Welsh Special Interest Group is for those researching in England or Wales. If you are doing genealogy research in either of these areas\, come join us! Our members have a wealth of information to share. \nThe English/Welsh Special Interest Group meets on the third Saturday of each month (except June\, July and August) at 10 am. \nMeetings will be held via Zoom. \nTopic for this meeting: This meeting will be a “book club” with everyone giving suggestions for summer reading (fiction and non-fiction). \nOur special interest groups are a member benefit\, but we welcome visitors! If the meeting is being held at the library and you live in Calgary and area\, please just come to the library and introduce yourself. If you would like to attend a Zoom session as a guest\, please email communications@afhs.ab.ca to receive the Zoom invitation. \n—– \nFor other Special Interest Group meetings and AFHS events\, see our calendar. \nAlberta Family Histories Society is a member of the Family History Federation – an organization that supports family historians research\, especially in the United Kingdom.
URL:https://afhs.ab.ca/event/english-welsh-special-interest-group-3/
LOCATION:To be determined
CATEGORIES:SIG
ORGANIZER;CN="Bev Smith - Eng/Wel SIG":MAILTO:englishwelshsig@afhs.ab.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260523T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260523T120000
DTSTAMP:20260522T134710Z
CREATED:20260518T143035Z
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SUMMARY:Celtic Special Interest Group
DESCRIPTION:The Celtic Special Interest Group is for anyone with Scottish and/or Irish ancestry. If you are doing genealogy research in either of these countries\, come join us! Our members have a wealth of information to share. \nThe Celtic Special Interest Group usually on some fourth Saturdays at 10 am. In the 2025-2026 season\, the meetings will be held in September\, October\, November\, January\, February\, April\, and May. \nThe May meeting will be held by Zoom only as our tech person is not going to be in town on that day. The meeting details and Zoom invitation will be sent out a few days prior to the meeting by Stephanie to AFHS members who are on the Celtic SIG distribution list. If you would like to attend as a guest\, email communications@afhs.ab.ca at least a day prior to the meeting. \nThe topic for this Celtic Special Interest Group meeting is Prominent Calgarians that had Irish and Scottish backgrounds presented by Elizabeth Rodier. \nOur special interest groups are a member benefit\, but we welcome visitors! If the meeting is being held at the resource centre and you live in the Calgary area\, please just come and introduce yourself. If you would like to attend a Zoom session as a guest\, please email communications@afhs.ab.ca to receive the Zoom invitation (no later than 24 hours ahead of time). Please say you are requesting a guest invitation for a Celtic SIG meeting and include the date. \n—— \nFor other Special Interest Group meetings and AFHS events\, see our calendar. \nAlberta Family Histories Society is a member of the Family History Federation – an organization that supports family historians research\, especially in the United Kingdom.
URL:https://afhs.ab.ca/event/celtic-special-interest-group-7-3-4-3/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:SIG
ORGANIZER;CN="Stephanie":MAILTO:celticsig@afhs.ab.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260609T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260609T210000
DTSTAMP:20260511T131823Z
CREATED:20260511T131823Z
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UID:10002891-1781031600-1781038800@afhs.ab.ca
SUMMARY:Legacy Special Interest Group
DESCRIPTION:This special interest group is for those who are using Legacy Family Tree software or those who want to know more about it. Bring your questions! We learn from each other. \nThe Legacy Family Tree Special Interest Group will meet on Tuesday\, June 9 via Zoom. Those on the SIG distribution list will be sent the link a few days before the meeting by Bev who is the SIG leader. \nOur special interest groups are a member benefit\, but we welcome visitors! If you would like to attend this meeting as a guest\, please email communications@afhs.ab.ca to receive the Zoom invitation. \n———\nFor other Special Interest Group meetings and AFHS events\, see our calendar. \nThe popular Legacy software may be downloaded for free from https://legacyfamilytree.com/.
URL:https://afhs.ab.ca/event/legacy-special-interest-group-3/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:SIG
ORGANIZER;CN="Bev A.":MAILTO:legacysig@afhs.ab.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260613T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260613T120000
DTSTAMP:20260613T151714Z
CREATED:20260613T151713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260613T151714Z
UID:10002296-1781344800-1781352000@afhs.ab.ca
SUMMARY:Digital Genealogy / Family Genes Special Interest Group
DESCRIPTION:The Digital Genealogy / Family Genes Special Interest Group has been CANCELLED for this morning. Jim apologizes for the late notice. \nThe Digital Genealogy / Family Genes Special Interest Group meets the second Saturday of each month (except July and August) at 10 am. Meetings are usually held via Zoom. \nThe topic is to be announced. \nOur special interest groups are a member benefit\, but we welcome visitors! If the meeting is being held at the library and you live in the Calgary area\, please just come and introduce yourself. If you would like to attend a Zoom session as a guest\, please email communications@afhs.ab.ca. \n—–\nFor other Special Interest Group meetings and AFHS events\, see our calendar.
URL:https://afhs.ab.ca/event/digital-genealogy-family-genes-special-interest-group-5-2-2-6-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cancelled,SIG
ORGANIZER;CN="Jim":MAILTO:webmaster@afhs.ab.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260614T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260614T143000
DTSTAMP:20260608T133531Z
CREATED:20250413T202509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260608T133531Z
UID:10003402-1781440200-1781447400@afhs.ab.ca
SUMMARY:DNA Special Interest Group - CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:The June meeting of the DNA Special Interest Group has been cancelled. \n  \n———- \nFor more AFHS events\, please see our calendar. \nTo learn more about using DNA as a tool for genealogy\, see this website by FamilySearch.
URL:https://afhs.ab.ca/event/dna-special-interest-group-4-3-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cancelled,SIG
ORGANIZER;CN="Linda & Wayne":MAILTO:dnasig@afhs.ab.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260622T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260622T153000
DTSTAMP:20260709T213429Z
CREATED:20260228T174405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260709T213429Z
UID:10002038-1782135000-1782142200@afhs.ab.ca
SUMMARY:Ontario Special Interest Group
DESCRIPTION:If you are interested in Ontario genealogy research\, come and join us! Meet other genealogists researching in Ontario records\, connect with those with expertise in Ontario research\, join in small group discussions\, find out about new resources\, get help with your Ontario brick walls and learn about the extensive collection of Ontario resources found at the AFHS Resource Centre. \nThe Ontario Special Interest Group meets the fourth Monday of each month (except July\, August and December) at 1:30 pm. This meeting will be held by Zoom. \nThe topic for this meeting is My Earliest Ontario Ancestors. It will be a sharing session. Who were the first ones in your family to settle in Ontario? Where did they come from\, and where did they live? \nOur special interest groups are a member benefit\, but we welcome visitors! If the meeting is being held at the Resource Centre and you live in Calgary and area\, please just come and introduce yourself! If you would like to attend a Zoom session as a guest\, please email communications@afhs.ab.ca to receive the Zoom invitation. Include the name of the SIG and the date of the meeting. \n————— \nFor other Special Interest Group meetings and AFHS events\, see our calendar.
URL:https://afhs.ab.ca/event/ontario-special-interest-group-3-2-4/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:SIG
ORGANIZER;CN="Bev Swan":MAILTO:ontariosig@afhs.ab.ca
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