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Meetings
Regular meetings of the Edmonton Branch are held on the 4th Thursday of each month (excluding July, August and December) at the Library of the Alberta Genealogical Society, #162, 14315 - 118 Avenue, Edmonton. Phone: 780 424 4429
Time: 7:30 to 10 p.m.
Course: Tracing Your Family Tree 2013
Interested in tracing your family tree? Experienced volunteer instructors share their knowledge and expertise in genealogical research.You will learn how to dig up your family roots, climb the branches and avoid common pitfalls.
The Edmonton Branch of the Alberta Genealogical Society will offer a course on the following Saturdays in the spring of 2013:
- April 13: Orientation to gathering, recording and organizing information.
- April 27: Sources for genealogical research.
- May 11: Searching Government Records, using libraries, archives and internet resources for genealogy research.
Time
Sessions will run from 10 am to 3 pm with an half hour lunch break. Bring your own lunch; coffee, tea and juice provided.
Fees
Members $75 Non-members $90 for the package of 3 workshops. No refunds. Register early as places are limited.
Location
Offered at our facility in Nexus Business Park. Alberta Genealogical Society, #162, 14315 - 118 Avenue, Edmonton. Parking available.
Registration
If you are interested in this course, please complete a registration form and send it to the Alberta Genealogical Society, Edmonton Branch #162, 14315 - 118 Avenue,
Edmonton or Fax: 780 423 8980.
Registration forms can be downloaded from our website at http://www.agsedm.edmonton.ab.ca
Phone: 780 424 4429 for more information about the course.
 The registration form is in PDF format and requires that Adobe Acrobat Reader be installed on your computer. To download
the Adobe Acrobat Reader program, click here.
Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
SIG meetings are held in our library at 7:30 p.m. Members attend these meetings to exchange information, to share resources and solve "genealogical road blocks".
- Canada/USA Meetings are monthly on the 3rd Wednesday of the month. Contact: John Althouse at althousejh@shaw.ca
- Compugene - Meetings are held on the third Thursday of every second month. (Sept, Nov, Jan, Mar and May). Contact Neal Finn at the Library.
- Reunion - (Genealogy Software for Apple) Meetings are held bi-monthly on the first Monday of the month beginning in September. Share ideas about using Reunion, Macintosh, iPhone and iPad. Contact: Reunion SIG reunion@abgensoc.ca or Terry Gregory at teejaygee@shaw.ca
- Ukrainian - Researching in East Galicia (Ukraine), West Galicia (Poland), Bukovina (Ukraine and Romania), Poland, Prussia and Volhynia and neighbouring areas. Meetings are the first Wednesday of every second month starting in September.
- England/Wales - Meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month except July and August.
- Ireland - Meetings are held every second month on a Tuesday starting in January. Except July and August. Contact Library for schedule.
- Scotland - Meetings are held every second month on a Monday starting in October. Contact Library for schedule.
- German - Meetings are bi-monthly on the 1st Wednesday of the month, starting in October. Contact: Jo Nuthack, 780 479-7878 or jornu@telus.net
- Postscripts Family History Writers - Meetings are the second Wednesday every other month, starting in September. Contact: Marilyn Wales, ma1832@hotmail.com
Cemetery Recording
The following cemeteries are works in progress: St. Donaus R.C., Holy Cross, Sacred Heart R.C., Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Fairfield, Rochfort Community, St John Russian Greek Orthodox, Inga Community, St. Mary's Catholic, Old Beauvallon St. Mary's, South Park, South Haven, Tofield, Pokrowa Greek Catholic, Burnbrae, Whitelaw, Mount Pleasant, Wetaskwin, Lake View
Checking and corrections will be carried out for Mount Pleasant in Edmonton during the summer.
Contact Library for details.
Seminars
Contact Library for details.
Salt Lake City Trip
Contact Library for details.
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