Edmonton Branch Meetings
Regular meetings of the Edmonton Branch are held on the 4th Thursday of each month, excluding July, August and December. The monthly meetings of Edmonton Branch will be held at the AGS and Edmonton Branch Library: #162, 14315 – 118 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta. Located in the Nexus Business Park (on the west side just east of the railway tracks). Meeting Time: 7:30 to 10 p.m.
Special Interest Group (SIG) meetings
Edmonton Branch hosts and encourage the formation of Special Interest Groups. These groups meet regularly to focus on their specific area of genealogical interest. Click here for more information.
Travel / Research Opportunity
Check back often for more opportunities!
Courses & Events
Tracing Your Family Tree Workshop Series
The Tracing Your Family Tree Workshop Series has been organized for the fall of 2018. The first workshop Introduction to Research: How to begin the research stage after I have talked to my family will be held on September 22, 2018.
Members and non members alike are welcome to attend any or all of the workshops. Courses fill quickly! View details and register NOW.
Flagstaff Scottish Club Clan Gathering/Highland Games
The Flagstaff Scottish Club are hosting a Clan Gathering/Highland Games in Sedgewick, Alberta on Saturday, August 25, 2018.
Several vendors will be on site: iron foragers, cheese makers, soap makers, candle makers.
The local theatre group will be in costume, re-enacting short skits.
Highland dancing, bagpiping, Scottish Games and much more fun for all. Everyone welcome!
View event details here.
Check back often for upcoming courses and events!
Newsletter
The Edmonton Branch of the Alberta Genealogical Society publishes a monthly newsletter called Clandigger each month excluding July and August. It provides articles of interest and specific information on all Edmonton Branch events including the details of upcoming SIG meetings. If you would like to submit an article or announcement please send it to the Editor. These newsletters are distributed by email toward the end of each month in which they are published. If you are a member and are not receiving Clandigger please contact the Webmaster.
View past copies of Clandigger here.
Podcasts
July 21, 2014 – John Althouse talks genealogy on CBC radio. Segment starts at 25:35
January 3, 2014 – John Althouse talks genealogy on CBC radio. Segment starts at 31:00
March 11, 2016 – John Althouse talks genealogy software on CBC radio. Segment starts at 28:20
Cemetery Recording
None at present.