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Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2024

In his President’s Message, Ron Gilmore shares his top ten genealogy goals for 2024.
A mystery man on a motorcycle in a photograph is the puzzle to be solved in Ron Gilmore’s Ancestor Anecdote.
The Special Interest Group page lists upcoming SIG meetings and the videos and handouts from previous Ontario SIG meetings available to members on the AFHS website.
On the Tech Tips page, Amber Godfrey informs us about a very useful tool – the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.
The FamilySearch Centres in Calgary are featured on our Research Round Up page.
There are lots of great educational opportunities on our Upcoming Events page, including two workshops being offered by AFHS this spring.
As usual, the final page is filled with information about Alberta Family Histories Society.

Volume 6, Issue 2, February 2024

In the President’s Message, Ron Gilmore describes his new genealogy initiatives, both personal and for our Society.
On the DNA Discoveries page, Bev Smith explains how she used DNA to solve a family mystery.
The Special Interest Group page highlights the benefits of our small-group sessions and the recorded presentations available to our members on our website.
Amber Godfrey hopes you will give the keyboard shortcuts listed on the Tech Tips page a try!
There are lots of great educational opportunities on our Upcoming Events page, including two workshops being offered by AFHS this spring.
As usual, the final page is filled with information about Alberta Family Histories Society.

Volume 6, Issue 3, March 2024

In the President’s Message, Ron Gilmore puts out a call for members to step up as candidates for President and Secretary positions at our May Annual General Meeting.
Amber Godfrey shares her journey to discover if a family story about a relative born in Malta was fact or fiction.
The Special Interest Group page highlights the benefits of our small-group sessions and the recorded presentations available to our members on our website.
Research Guides are a valuable tool you should be using in your family research. Our Research Round Up page includes a list of some vital ones!
There are lots of great educational opportunities on our Upcoming Events page, including two workshops being offered by AFHS this spring.
As usual, the final page is filled with information about Alberta Family Histories Society.

Volume 6, Issue 4, April 2024

In the President’s Message, Ron Gilmore puts out a call for members to step up as candidates for President and Secretary positions at our May Annual General Meeting.
This month’s Ancestor Anecdote features a Gaelic Love Story which began because of a shared language.
The Special Interest Group page highlights the benefits of our small-group sessions and the recorded presentations available to our members on our website.
For this month’s Tech Tip, Amber Godfrey describes Full Text Searching (a new beta test tool on FamilySearch).
There are lots of great educational opportunities on our Upcoming Events page, including a webinar by our own Tara Shymanski during the 24-Hour Genealogy Webinar Marathon offered by Legacy.
As usual, the final page is filled with information about Alberta Family Histories Society.

Volume 6, Issue 5, May 2024

In his President’s Report, Ron Gilmore offers congratulations and exciting news about recent and upcoming Society events.
This month’s Ancestor Anecdote is about Linda Murray’s great-uncle who died in the 1918 flu epidemic and how she used Manitoba probate records to find out more about him.
The Special Interest Group page highlights the benefits of our small-group sessions and the recorded presentations available to our members on our website.
Obituaries are being targeted by scammers. On our Tech Tips page, Ron Gilmore describes this problem and provides links to resources which will help you know what scams to watch out for and how to write an obituary that keeps all your loved ones safe.
Amber Godfrey highlights the written and visual resources available at Calgary’s Story, a collection created and hosted by Calgary Public Library.
As usual, the final page is filled with information about Alberta Family Histories Society.

Volume 6, Issue 6, June 2024

In his President’s Report, Gordon Lane introduces himself to the members of AFHS.
This month’s Ancestor Anecdote, written by Shelley Lunney, describes the determination of the William Buchan Gordon family who were early pioneers in the Youngstown area of Alberta.
The Special Interest Group page highlights the benefits of our small-group sessions and the recorded presentations available to our members on our website.
On our DNA Discoveries page, Ann Williams shares how a mtDNA test helped her break down a brick wall.
Our Library Highlights page lists some of the family history books which have been written by our members.
There are lots of great educational opportunities on our Upcoming Events page, including the upcoming AFHS Family Roots 2024 Genealogy Conference.
As usual, the final page is filled with information about Alberta Family Histories Society.

Volume 6, Issue 7, September 2024

Our President, Gordon Lane, reports on AFHS happenings over the summer months.
In this issue’s Ancestor Anecdote, Kelly Southworth shares how cookbooks can help family historians learn more about their female ancestors.
Two new Special Interest Groups are starting this fall – a Writing SIG and a Basics SIG. Find out more about them on the SIG Page!
On the DNA Discoveries page, Tara Shymanski writes about how DNA and research on the Library and Archives Canada site helped her find out more about her grandmother who was a British Home Child.
Marion Peterson reviews Atlas of the Great Irish Famine, a reference book recently acquired by the AFHS Library.
There are lots of great educational opportunities on our Upcoming Events page, including the upcoming AFHS Family Roots 2024 Genealogy Conference.
As usual, the final page is filled with information about Alberta Family Histories Society.

Volume 6, Issue 8, October 2024

Gordon Lane, AFHS President, thanks the conference volunteers, asks for input about strategic planning for the Society and mentions a volunteer position that needs filling.
On the Ancestor Anecdote page, Ron Gilmore shares a funny old family photo and the story behind it.
The new Basics Special Interest Group has its first meeting this month. Check out the SIG page for more details.
Kelly Southworth shares an invaluable resource about our female ancestors who lived on the Prairies in the early 1900s.
The Library Highlights page lists several of the books on Saskatchewan history that Kelly Mitchell donated to the AFHS Resource Centre.
There are lots of great educational opportunities on our Upcoming Events page.
As usual, the final page is filled with information about Alberta Family Histories Society.