AFHS Newsletter Wins Genealogy Honour
July 21, 2009 by Luxegen Genealogy and Family History
Filed under Alberta, Canada, USA, genealogy
U.S. National Genealogy Society Award
Best Publication, County or Local Category
Xenia Stanford, Professional Genealogist, Author, and Editor of the “Chinook”, the Alberta Family Histories Society’s (AFHS) newsletter was recently honoured with one of the genealogy world’s most coveted prizes – The U.S. National Genealogy Society Award for best publication, county or local category.
Winning the award meant [...]
Six Calgary Canada Genealogy Resources
April 10, 2009 by Luxegen Genealogy and Family History
Filed under Alberta, Calgary, Canada
Calgary Area Roots Resources
1) Alberta Family History Society – http://www.afhs.ab.ca/
Members have access to the AFHS library and their online subscription to Ancestry.com
Monthly meetings and special interest groups for members
Support and encouragement from veteran genealogists and family historians
2) LDS Family History Centre -
2021-17th Avenue SW, Calgary, 403-571-3700. Call for operating hours.
for more information of the resources [...]
Family History Portals
March 8, 2009 by Luxegen Genealogy and Family History
Filed under Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Quebec, family history, genealogy
Local LDS Family History Centers* (FHC) can provide a wealth of genealogy information. We had Carol Hutchinson of the main branch of the FHC Calgary meet with our Alberta Family History Society Special Interest Group (SIG) on Saturday to provide us with information about the available resources. She was giving us specific tips for researching in Quebec [...]
