Celtic Special Interest Group
ZoomBring your Celtic brick wall! This meeting will be a sharing session. Maybe one of our members can come up with a suggestion to bust through it! This meeting will […]
Legacy Special Interest Group
ZoomThe topic will be Managing Your Media Using the Picture Centre. If you would like to attend as a guest, please send a message to communications@afhs.ab.ca
Ontario Special Interest Group
ZoomThe topic will be Using FamilySearch to Find Ontario Records presented by Tara Shymanski. Please note: The time of this meeting has been changed to 1:30 pm. If you would […]
Library Curbside Pickup – 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
AFHS Library 712 - 16 Avenue NW, CalgaryFor the next few weeks (or until COVID restrictions are lifted for libraries) the AFHS Library will be offering curbside pickup and drop-off on the following Thursdays from 10 am […]
Family Tree Maker Special Interest Group
ZoomOur group is for anyone interested in using Family Tree Maker software. We look at the new version and the older ones and try to find tricks and features that […]
Society Meeting
ZoomFinding North American Passenger Lists - presented by Tara Shymanski. The Zoom link for this meeting will be sent to our members via email on February 6. If you would […]
Digital Genealogy / Family Genes Special Interest Group
ZoomDigital Genealogy topic: Alberta Ancestors – a new website A new website is in development for AFHS members and the public. It will house the records and images for some […]
English/Welsh Special Interest Group
ZoomThis will be a regular sharing meeting discussing and demonstrating websites. Perhaps we can help with some photo identification problems as a follow-up to the information from last meeting. Be […]
DNA Special Interest Group
ZoomTopic: To be determined. The meeting will be held via Zoom and the link will be sent out by Linda a few days before the meeting to those on the […]
Ontario Special Interest Group
ZoomBrant County Museums and Research - Online and In Person will be the topic. Spencer Linington from Brant County will be the guest speaker. This meeting will be held via […]
Board Meeting
ZoomNo Curbside Pickup (due to Rootstech)
AFHS Library 712 - 16 Avenue NW, CalgaryCeltic Special Interest Group
ZoomThere will be no meeting this month.
AFHS / CPL Genealogy Coaching Program
ZoomAlberta Family Histories Society partners with the Calgary Public Library to offer a coaching program. This is held on the last Saturday of every month except July, August and December. […]
Legacy Special Interest Group
ZoomThis meeting has been cancelled due to Rootstech.
Library Curbside Pickup – 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
AFHS Library 712 - 16 Avenue NW, CalgaryTo protect our volunteers, the AFHS Library remains closed to the public. We continue to offer curbside pickup and drop-off on Thursdays from 10 am to 1 pm: To take […]
Family Tree Maker Special Interest Group
ZoomOur group is for anyone interested in using Family Tree Maker software. We look at the new version and the older ones and try to find tricks and features that […]
Virtual Event about Metis Research
ZoomAFHS is excited to be teaming with the Calgary Public Library for a special virtual event about Metis Research featuring Christine Woodcock. Description: In the late 18th century, Scotsmen traveled […]
Digital Genealogy / Family Genes Special Interest Group
ZoomThe first half of the meeting will be about image scanning and storage. The FamilyGenes topic will be media and images. The Zoom link will be sent to those on […]
Layout & Design Classes (1 of 2)
ZoomA two-session workshop offered by AFHS member, Michele Buhler - The Book Layout & Design Workshops introduce the basic principles that make a book readable and appealing, such as placement […]
Board Meeting
ZoomLayout & Design Classes (2 of 2)
ZoomSee workshop description on March 15.
English/Welsh Special Interest Group
ZoomKelly Southworth of Winnipeg Branch of MGS is back with "Stories Photos Tell," a look at the reasons photos were taken and clues to be found. Kelly has been attending […]
Bookmaking Classes (1 of 2)
ZoomA two-session workshop offered by AFHS member, Michele Buhler - The Bookmaking Workshops show you how to use Blurb’s free online bookmaking software. The software is called BookWrite. I provide […]
Ontario Special Interest Group
ZoomLearning More about Ancestry presented by Tara Shymanski. This meeting will be held via Zoom, and the invitation will be sent out to those on the Special Interest Group distribution […]
Celtic Special Interest Group
ZoomThis meeting will be a review of the Scottish Indexes website. The Zoom link will be sent to those on the SIG distribution list a few days prior. If you […]
Bookmaking Classes (2 of 2)
ZoomSee workshop description on March 22.
Deadline for Chinook Arch articles
For more information, contact our Chinook Arch editor, Amber - chinookarch@afhs.ab.ca
Digital Genealogy / Family Genes Special Interest Group
ZoomThe topic for the first hour will be: "Evernote as a Research Tool". "Trees and Branches" will be the discussion points for the Family Genes group. This special interest group […]
Annual General Meeting
ZoomHands-On Irish Research, presented by AFHS member Ron Gilmore, will follow our AGM (Presentation of our Annual Report, Audited Financial Statements, and election of Directors) Description: A 78-slide PowerPoint presentation […]
English/Welsh Special Interest Group
ZoomWe will be exploring UK records. Bring your suggestions to share with others. The Zoom link will be sent to those on the SIG distribution list a day or two […]
Board Meeting
ZoomLegacy Special Interest Group
ZoomTopics: a potpourri of small topics including merging duplicates, various ways to search in Legacy, configuration options, check and repair, direct line and relationships, and any questions arising from trying […]
Ontario Special Interest Group
ZoomUS & Canada Border Crossings presented by Nancy Leveque. This meeting will be held via Zoom, and the invitation will be sent out to those on the Special Interest Group […]
Digital Genealogy / Family Genes Special Interest Group
ZoomBest Practices for Recording Sources, Dates, Places and Names will be the topic for the first hour. The discussion points for the Family Genes group will be Places, Dates and […]
Society Meeting
ZoomUsing Internet Archive - presented by Christine Hayes
English/Welsh Special Interest Group
ZoomKelly Southworth of Winnipeg Branch of MGS is back with "Dating 20th Century Photos." The Zoom link will be sent to those on the SIG distribution list a day or […]
Ontario Special Interest Group
ZoomTopic to be determined. This meeting will be held via Zoom, and the invitation will be sent out to those on the Special Interest Group distribution list a few days […]
Digital Genealogy / Family Genes Special Interest Group
ZoomThis special interest group has two areas of focus: 1) All things digital that can be used for genealogy research 2) The Family Genes service offered by our Society. The […]
Society Meeting
ZoomOntario Special Interest Group
ZoomAn antique in your house with a story. This meeting will be held via Zoom, and the invitation will be sent out to those on the Special Interest Group distribution […]
