AFHS Chit Chat Session
2026-04-20 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Edmonton) | 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 “Weather.” Please share a story about the effect of weather on an ancestor (or a group of them).
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 Resource Centre Open
2026-04-23 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-04-30 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-05-07 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-05-14 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-05-21 10:00 - 14:00 | Resource Centre – Petwin Atrium Commons, Suite 251S 8500 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary, Alberta, T2H 2N1, Canada
The AFHS Resource Centre is open today. The public is welcome to come and use our Resource Centre! Our knowledgeable volunteers look forward to helping you discover what we have to offer for your genealogy research.
We’re located at Suite 251S in the Heritage Square building (8500 Macleod Trail SE) in Calgary.
For more information and to search our online catalogue, see our Resource Centre page.
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Another excellent research resource in Calgary is the Calgary Public Library.

AFHS Resource Centre Open
2026-04-24 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-04-25 12:00 - 16:00, 2026-05-01 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-05-02 12:00 - 16:00, 2026-05-08 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-05-09 12:00 - 16:00, 2026-05-15 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-05-16 12:00 - 16:00 and 2 more dates | Resource Centre – Petwin Atrium Commons, Suite 251S 8500 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary, Alberta, T2H 2N1, Canada
The AFHS Resource Centre is open today.
The public is welcome to come use our resource centre. Our knowledgeable volunteers look forward to helping you discover what we have to offer for your genealogy research.
We’re located at Suite 251S in the Heritage Square building (8500 Macleod Trail SE) in Calgary.
For more information and to search our online catalogue, see our Resource Centre page.
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Another excellent research resource in Calgary is the Calgary Public Library.

Unison Seniors Expo
2026-04-25 09:00 - 16:00 | Unison Centre, 1133–7 Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Alberta Family Histories Society will have a display booth at the 2026 Seniors’ Expo at Unison at Kerby Centre. Save the date!

Celtic Special Interest Group
2026-04-25 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-05-23 10:00 - 12:00 | At AFHS Resource Centre & via Zoom, Suite 251S, 8500 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary, Alberta, T2H 2N1, Canada
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.
The 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.
Meetings will be held as a hybrid Zoom session from the AFHS Resource Centre located at Suite 251S, 8500 Macleod Trail SE in Calgary (unless the weather or roads are bad, then the meeting will be by Zoom only). The meeting details and Zoom invitation will be sent out a few days prior to each meeting by Stephanie to AFHS members who are on the Celtic SIG distribution list. If you would like to attend as a guest and are in Calgary, please just come to the Resource Centre and introduce yourself. If you would like to attend via Zoom as a guest, email communications@afhs.ab.ca at least a day prior to the meeting..
The topic for this Celtic Special Interest Group meeting is: To be determined.
Our 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.
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For other Special Interest Group meetings and AFHS events, see our calendar.
Alberta Family Histories Society is a member of the Family History Federation – an organization that supports family historians research, especially in the United Kingdom.

CPL Coaching Program
2026-04-25 13:00 - 15:00 | Calgary Central Library, 800 3 St SE, Calgary, Alberta, T2G 2E7, Canada
Alberta Family Histories Society partners with the Calgary Public Library to offer a coaching program. This is held the last Saturday of each month from 1 to 3 pm (except July, August and December). Experienced library staff and AFHS volunteers will be available to provide one-on-one consultation on any aspect of genealogy or family history from getting started to busting those brick walls. Register on the CPL website.

Ontario Special Interest Group
2026-04-27 13:30 - 15:30 | Zoom
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.
The 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.
The topic for this meeting is Family Books – What is the most interesting discovery about your family that you have found in a book? It will be a sharing session.
Our 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.
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For other Special Interest Group meetings and AFHS events, see our calendar.
Interesting Ontario genealogical content can be found at the website of the Ontario Genealogical Society at https://ogs.on.ca/

Legacy Special Interest Group
2026-04-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
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.
The Legacy Family Tree Special Interest Group meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month from September to November and January to May at 7 pm. All meetings are held via Zoom.
This meeting will be held 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.
Our 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.
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For other Special Interest Group meetings and AFHS events, see our calendar.
The popular Legacy software may be downloaded for free from https://legacyfamilytree.com/.

Family Tree Maker Special Interest Group
2026-05-02 10:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
This special interest group is for those who use Family Tree Maker software or would like to learn about it. Bring your questions! We learn from each other.
The Family Tree Maker Special Interest Group meets on first Saturdays each month except July and August at 10 am (Edmonton time).
All meetings are held via Zoom, and those on the SIG distribution list will be sent the link a few days before the meeting by Bev or Nola who are the SIG leaders.
For the coming year, the newest version of this software, 2024, will be the main topic of discussion. We will look at features and discuss any difficulties folks are facing. The value of this SIG is that someone may be able to help or suggest a way around it. Older versions are also looked at if necessary.
Our 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.
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For other Special Interest Group meetings and AFHS events, see our calendar.
To learn more about Family Tree Maker software, see the Mackiev website.

Writing Special Interest Group
2026-05-08 09:30 - 11:30 | Zoom
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.
Due 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.
Special 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

Digital Genealogy / Family Genes Special Interest Group
2026-05-09 10:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
The Digital Genealogy / Family Genes Special Interest Group has two areas of focus:

All things digital that can be used for genealogy research
The Family Genes service offered by our Society

The 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.
The topic for this Digital Genealogy Special Interest Group meeting is: Doing YouTube Videos.
Our 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.
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For other Special Interest Group meetings and AFHS events, see our calendar.

AFHS Society Meeting
2026-05-11 19:00 - 21:00 | At AFHS Resource Centre & via Zoom, Suite 251S, 8500 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary, Alberta, T2H 2N1, Canada
The AFHS Society Meeting is our regular meeting for all members, usually held on the second Monday of each month from September to June. Guests are welcome to attend!
Topic: To be determined
This meeting will be a hybrid Zoom meeting held at our Resource Centre (Suite 251S, 8500 Macleod Trail SE in the Heritage Square building). If you are in Calgary and area, we’d love to have you join us in person. The Zoom link will be posted here when it is available.
We welcome guests!
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For more AFHS events, see our calendar.
To see our other two society websites, browse to https://albertaancestors.ca or https://familygenes.ca.

English/Welsh Special Interest Group
2026-05-16 10:00 - 12:00 | To be determined
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.
The English/Welsh Special Interest Group meets on the third Saturday of each month (except July and August) at 10 am.
Meetings will be held via Zoom.
Topic for this meeting: To be announced
Our 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.
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For other Special Interest Group meetings and AFHS events, see our calendar.
Alberta Family Histories Society is a member of the Family History Federation – an organization that supports family historians research, especially in the United Kingdom.

Victoria Day
2026-05-18

AFHS Chit Chat Session
2026-05-18 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

Ontario Special Interest Group
2026-05-25 13:30 - 15:30 | At AFHS Resource Centre & via Zoom, Suite 251S, 8500 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary, Alberta, T2H 2N1, Canada
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.
The 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 at the AFHS Resource Centre (8500 Macleod Trail SE in the Heritage Square building) and via Zoom. If you are in Calgary and area, please just come to the meeting space. The Zoom link will be emailed to the members of the SIG a few days prior to the meeting.
The topic for this meeting is United Empire Loyalists presented by Suzanne Davidson.
Our 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.
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For other Special Interest Group meetings and AFHS events, see our calendar.
Interesting Ontario genealogical content can be found at the website of the Ontario Genealogical Society at https://ogs.on.ca/
