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DNA Research finds father
DNA Research finds father. A Calgary man had been searching for his biological father for two years, pouring over family trees and genetic matches. “I had papers everywhere. It was […]
WW1 Soldier has Calgarian Connection
A WW1 Soldier has a Calgarian Connection March 30, 2022 – Ottawa – National Defense / Canadian Armed Forces The Department of National Defense and the Canadian Armed Forces have confirmed […]
AFHS Library is now a FamilySearch Affiliate Library!
AFHS Library is now a FamilySearch Affiliate Library! This is exciting news because some of FamilySearch’s vast record sets can only be accessed at a FamilySearch location. You can use […]
Scottish Prison Record Indexes
Scottish Prison Record Indexes In a continuation of their Scotland’s Criminal Database project, Glasgow based genealogists Emma and Graham Maxwell have released an index to a further 43,000 historical Scottish […]
Prairie Sky Cemetery
Prairie Sky is Calgary’s Newest Cemetery. The first cemetery to be opened in Calgary was Queen’s Park Cemetery, in the Mount Pleasant and Confederation Park area. The Prairie Sky Cemetery, […]
