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 following workshops were held in 2018:
- September 22 Introduction
- October 27 Using Online Resource Effectively
- November 3 Unlocking Canadian Vital Records
- November 10 Eastern European Genealogy
Members and non members alike are welcome to attend any or all of the workshops. Courses fill quickly so watch for details for 2019!
Check back often for upcoming courses and events!
Seeking Volunteers
The Edmonton Branch of the Alberta Genealogical Society are seeking Elected and non-Elected volunteers at the Annual General Meeting – 28th February 2019. View details about the Request for Nominations.
Relatively Speaking
The editorial team of the Alberta Genealogical Society Relatively Speaking publication are seeking your stories and articles about, for example, “The Love of My Life” or “Spring Holidays” or “Harvest and Homestead” or “The Military” with an Alberta connection. Stories must be no longer than 2500 words, must include the author’s brief biography, and must be submitted in digital format to rseditor@abgenealogy.ca. Articles and stories will be selected based upon quality, relevance and space.
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.