We are excited to announce that OUR CONFERENCE HAS SOLD OUT, and we're looking forward to a great day of learning am connecting in person! When: Saturday, October 5, 2024 from 8:45 am to 3:45 pm Where: Hotel Blackfoot, 5940 Blackfoot Trail SE, Calgary, Alberta (see map here) Why attend? Come learn and connect with […]
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 […]
We will be having an in-person strategic planning session at the AFHS Resource Centre. This is an opportunity for the members to help shape the future of the Alberta Family History Society. Please come contribute your insights and ideas.
Are you just getting started? Have you been researching for a while and want a deeper understanding of some of the common topics in genealogy? This Basics Special Interest Group is for you! We will meet on November 29 and January 31 (5th Saturdays of the month). The meetings will be hybrid - held at […]
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 […]
Our Resource Centre will reopen on January 3 at noon.
Are you just getting started? Have you been researching for a while and want a deeper understanding of some of the common topics in genealogy? This Basics Special Interest Group is for you! We will meet on November 29 and January 31 (5th Saturdays of the month) by Zoom. The topic for January 31 is […]
The Finance Committee will meet during this time.
Just getting started? Looking for basic information about doing family history? Join us for one day of introductory lessons. Saturday, March 28 from 9:30 - 4 pm (doors open at 9) In person only at the AFHS Resource Centre (Suite 251S, 8500 Macleod Trail SE) Free for AFHS members; $30 for non-members (Non-members can apply […]
Alberta Family Histories Society holds regular Board Meetings, and AFHS members are welcome to attend! For the 2025-26 year, these meetings will be held via Zoom. If you are a member and would like to attend, please contact communications@afhs.ab.ca for the Zoom invitation. Why attend? Board meetings are an opportunity to review progress, present ideas, […]
