BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//AFHS - ECPv6.17.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:AFHS X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://afhs.ab.ca X-WR-CALDESC:Events for AFHS REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Edmonton BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20250309T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20251102T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20260308T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20261005T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20261005T210000 DTSTAMP:20260710T125730Z CREATED:20260710T125523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260710T125730Z UID:10003405-1791226800-1791234000@afhs.ab.ca SUMMARY:Strategic Planning Session DESCRIPTION:We will be holding a strategic planning session at the AFHS Resource Centre from 7 to 9 pm. The Board will be working towards the production of a 2-year plan. URL:https://afhs.ab.ca/event/strategic-planning-session/ LOCATION:Resource Centre – Petwin Atrium Commons\, Suite 251S 8500 Macleod Trail SE\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2H 2N1\, Canada CATEGORIES:Board Meeting ORGANIZER;CN="Sharon White":MAILTO:events@afhs.ab.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260930 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261001 DTSTAMP:20251221T174114Z CREATED:20251221T174035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251221T174114Z UID:10002550-1790726400-1790812799@afhs.ab.ca SUMMARY:Truth & Reconciliation Day DESCRIPTION: URL:https://afhs.ab.ca/event/truth-reconciliation-day/ LOCATION:Alberta CATEGORIES:Holiday END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260901T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260901T210000 DTSTAMP:20260606T160819Z CREATED:20260606T160625Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260606T160819Z UID:10003375-1788289200-1788296400@afhs.ab.ca SUMMARY:AFHS Board Meeting DESCRIPTION:Alberta Family Histories Society holds regular Board Meetings\, and AFHS members are welcome to attend! \nWhenever weather permits\, these meetings will hybrid meetings held at our Resource Centre (Suite 251S\, 8500 Macleod Trail SE in Calgary). \nIf you are a member and would like to attend\, please contact communications@afhs.ab.ca for the Zoom invitation. \nWhy attend? Board meetings are an opportunity to review progress\, present ideas\, assess risks and make strategic decisions to keep AFHS on the path to success (source). \nFor the dates and times of other AFHS Board meetings and events\, see our calendar. URL:https://afhs.ab.ca/event/afhs-board-meeting-6/ LOCATION:At AFHS Resource Centre & via Zoom\, Suite 251S\, 8500 Macleod Trail SE\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2H 2N1\, Canada CATEGORIES:Board Meeting ORGANIZER;CN="Sharon White%2C President":MAILTO:president@afhs.ab.ca GEO:50°58'35.7"N;114°04'11.5"W X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=At AFHS Resource Centre & via Zoom Suite 251S 8500 Macleod Trail SE Calgary Alberta T2H 2N1 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Suite 251S\, 8500 Macleod Trail SE:geo:114°04'11.5"W,50°58'35.7"N END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260830T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260830T143000 DTSTAMP:20260821T152059Z CREATED:20260715T164918Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260821T152059Z UID:10003406-1788089400-1788100200@afhs.ab.ca SUMMARY:End-of-Summer Event DESCRIPTION:You are invited to the End-of-Summer Event on Sunday\, August 30 from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm at the AFHS Resource Centre. \nWe’ll provide the plates\, cutlery\, napkins and beverages. Please bring a dish to share – sandwiches\, salads\, squares\, cookies\, etc. \nIf you plan to be more than two hours\, please pay for parking. Free two-hour parking is available (both in the parkade and along the east side of the building) if you come in to the building to register your license plate number. \nFOOD | REFRESHMENTS | MINGLE \nRSVP by August 27\, 2026 to events@afhs.ab.ca URL:https://afhs.ab.ca/event/end-of-summer-event/ LOCATION:AFHS Resource Centre\, 712 - 16 Avenue NW\, Calgary\, Canada CATEGORIES:Event ORGANIZER;CN="Sharon White":MAILTO:events@afhs.ab.ca GEO:51.0670797;-114.0772142 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=AFHS Resource Centre 712 - 16 Avenue NW Calgary Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=712 - 16 Avenue NW:geo:-114.0772142,51.0670797 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260803 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260804 DTSTAMP:20251221T173919Z CREATED:20251221T173919Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251221T173919Z UID:10002548-1785715200-1785801599@afhs.ab.ca SUMMARY:Civic Day DESCRIPTION: URL:https://afhs.ab.ca/event/civic-day/ LOCATION:Alberta CATEGORIES:Holiday END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260729T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260729T113000 DTSTAMP:20260704T145749Z CREATED:20260228T165832Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260704T145749Z UID:10002564-1785319200-1785324600@afhs.ab.ca SUMMARY:Historic Calgary Week Presentation DESCRIPTION:Alberta Family Histories Society is pleased to once again be participating in Historic Calgary Week. \nAlberta Family Histories Society volunteer Christine Hayes will review genealogical resources available in-person and online for worldwide family history research and will discuss some of the “residents” of our local cemeteries. These include heroes\, business giants\, villains\, gunslingers and the World’s Tallest Man. \nTalk will take place at Alberta Family Histories Society Office\, Suite 251S\, 8500 Macleod Trail S.E. Contact info@afhs.ab.ca or 403-214-1447 to register and receive further information including parking. URL:https://afhs.ab.ca/event/historic-calgary-week-presentation/ LOCATION:Resource Centre – Petwin Atrium Commons\, Suite 251S 8500 Macleod Trail SE\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2H 2N1\, Canada CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260725T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260725T160000 DTSTAMP:20260717T211444Z CREATED:20260717T211444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260717T211444Z UID:10003407-1784984400-1784995200@afhs.ab.ca SUMMARY:Alberta Roots Filming Session DESCRIPTION:DNA Revealed our Lost Nephew\nWould you like to see how a YouTube event is recorded? Come to the AFHS Resource Centre on June 27th for the second production of our new Alberta Roots feature. \nAlberta Roots is a new YouTube channel for presenting fascinating stories from our own members. Join our live audience to experience the storytelling of family history by one of our own. This will be video recorded and then published on a new YouTube channel for the public. \nThis second recording event will be of Paul Elkins\, telling the story of his being adopted and growing up in an isolated town on the north west coastline.  Later as an adult\, he wanted to find our his biological parents through DNA.  The finding were startling\, from the loss of his biological mother and then the stunning discovery of a full family\, from an aunt in Calgary to uncles and cousins in New Brunswick. \nThe recording will be done in our AFHS Resource Centre on June 27th\, a Saturday\, starting at 1 pm and running about two hours.  Seating is available in the room and there will be time for Q & A from the audience. The event will be released in a couple of weeks on YouTube\, in case you cannot attend in person. This is an in-person event and will not be on Zoom. The intent is to have new episodes created monthly\, interviewing different members with their intriguing family stories. URL:https://afhs.ab.ca/event/alberta-roots-filming-session-2/ LOCATION:Resource Centre – Petwin Atrium Commons\, Suite 251S 8500 Macleod Trail SE\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2H 2N1\, Canada CATEGORIES:Meeting ORGANIZER;CN="Jim":MAILTO:webmaster@afhs.ab.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260702 DTSTAMP:20251221T173840Z CREATED:20251221T173840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251221T173840Z UID:10002547-1782864000-1782950399@afhs.ab.ca SUMMARY:Canada Day DESCRIPTION: URL:https://afhs.ab.ca/event/canada-day-2/ LOCATION:Alberta CATEGORIES:Holiday END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260627T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260627T160000 DTSTAMP:20260530T203821Z CREATED:20260529T154728Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260530T203821Z UID:10003185-1782565200-1782576000@afhs.ab.ca SUMMARY:Alberta Roots Filming Session DESCRIPTION:The Search for Judith\nWould you like to see how a YouTube event is recorded? Come to the AFHS Resource Centre on June 27th for the inaugural presentation of our new Alberta Roots feature. \nAlberta Roots is a new YouTube channel for presenting fascinating stories from our own members. Join our live audience to experience the storytelling of family history by one of our own. This will be video recorded and then published on a new YouTube channel for the public. \nThis first recording event will be of our member\, Glynn Davis\, telling the story of a quest for a lost niece\, the daughter of Glynn’s uncle\, who signed up in World War Two with the RAF\, only to die overseas. He left his wife and daughter behind. Follow Glynn’s sharing of this tragic story as Glynn’s mother\, then Glynn and his brother try to find the daughter and make a family connection. Glynn will share the path of searching for Judith\, before the days of internet and commercial genealogy websites. \nThe recording will be done in our AFHS Resource Centre on June 27th\, a Saturday\, starting at 1 pm and running about two hours. The address is Suite 251S\, 8500 Macleod Trail\, S.E. Seating is available in the room and there will be time for Q & A from the audience. The event will be released in a couple of weeks on YouTube\, in case you cannot attend in person. This is an in-person event and will not be on Zoom. The intent is to have new episodes created monthly\, interviewing different members with their intriguing family stories. URL:https://afhs.ab.ca/event/alberta-roots-filming-session/ LOCATION:Resource Centre – Petwin Atrium Commons\, Suite 251S 8500 Macleod Trail SE\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2H 2N1\, Canada CATEGORIES:Meeting ORGANIZER;CN="Jim":MAILTO:webmaster@afhs.ab.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260625T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260625T203000 DTSTAMP:20260611T165842Z CREATED:20260602T191734Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260611T165842Z UID:10003372-1782412200-1782419400@afhs.ab.ca SUMMARY:Finance Committee Meeting DESCRIPTION:The Finance Committee will meet at the Resource Centre at 10 am. Members welcome! URL:https://afhs.ab.ca/event/finance-committee-meeting-2/ LOCATION:Resource Centre – Petwin Atrium Commons\, Suite 251S 8500 Macleod Trail SE\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2H 2N1\, Canada CATEGORIES:Meeting ORGANIZER;CN="Anna Babaeva":MAILTO:finance@afhs.ab.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260610T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260610T160000 DTSTAMP:20260524T153147Z CREATED:20260520T134301Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260524T153147Z UID:10002899-1781096400-1781107200@afhs.ab.ca SUMMARY:Filming Session DESCRIPTION:The Resource Centre has been reserved by Diane Duncan and Jim Benedict for a filming trial during this time. URL:https://afhs.ab.ca/event/filming-session/ LOCATION:Resource Centre – Petwin Atrium Commons\, Suite 251S 8500 Macleod Trail SE\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2H 2N1\, Canada CATEGORIES:Meeting ORGANIZER;CN="Jim":MAILTO:webmaster@afhs.ab.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260602T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260602T120000 DTSTAMP:20260602T191912Z CREATED:20260602T191912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T191912Z UID:10003373-1780394400-1780401600@afhs.ab.ca SUMMARY:Finance Committee Meeting DESCRIPTION:The Finance Committee will meet at the Resource Centre at 10 am. Members welcome! URL:https://afhs.ab.ca/event/finance-committee-meeting-3/ LOCATION:Resource Centre – Petwin Atrium Commons\, Suite 251S 8500 Macleod Trail SE\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2H 2N1\, Canada CATEGORIES:Meeting ORGANIZER;CN="Anna Babaeva":MAILTO:finance@afhs.ab.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260519 DTSTAMP:20251221T173803Z CREATED:20251221T173803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251221T173803Z UID:10002546-1779062400-1779148799@afhs.ab.ca SUMMARY:Victoria Day DESCRIPTION: URL:https://afhs.ab.ca/event/victoria-day-2/ LOCATION:Alberta CATEGORIES:Holiday END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR