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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.