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Genealogy is one of those pursuits that seem, at the outset, to be a nice little hobby, something to pursue in your spare time. What I didn’t know when I started was that in encompasses such a wide variety of information, it is more like Trivial Pursuit...
Those of you who are familiar with the genealogy scene in Calgary know that our local genealogical society, the Alberta Family Histories Society, is a fabulous resource for people researching their roots, not just in Alberta but worldwide. The AFHS is...
Working at the reference desk we get asked all kinds of genealogical questions. Even though we do research our own family histories, we are often called upon to find information in places that we don’t have personal experience in. We are always on the...
A group of Barnardo boys from Miss Macpherson's Home, London, England, who arrived at the Marchmont Home in April 1922 Library and Archives Canada / C-034840 Canadian Parliament has declared that 2010 is the year of the Home Child. An official stamp...
I had the pleasure last night of giving a presentation to the Alberta Family Histories Society monthly meeting. I was asked to give a talk about some of the more obscure resources that we have for people researching their family history. I was given somewhere...
Grave of George McDougall Alison Jackson Photograph Collection, 1458 The City of Calgary is thinking about offering a new way of burying our dead. With Queen’s Park Cemetery rapidly running out of space, the City is planning for a new cemetery in the...
Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online R.B. Bennett Receiving Nomination Convention of Conservatives, Winnipeg 1927 Postcards from the Past PC 503 This is the second of my installments about some of the subscription databases (other than Ancestry LE...
Group of people watching a band in Lethbridge, 1961 Alison Jackson Photograph Collection Most genealogists are aware that the Calgary Public Library has a subscription to Ancestry Library Edition. This is a great service for customers who don’t have their...
Our local genealogical society, the Alberta Family Histories Society, is presenting a seminar on Eastern European genealogy on Saturday October 24 at River Park Church (3818 14 A Street SW). Two speakers will be giving presentations, Jerry Frank and David...
It is time again for the start of the Family History Coaching program at the Central Library. This long-running program is very popular and we are happy to be able to offer it again. The Family History Coaching program is offered in conjunction with our...
You may have seen the article in the Saturday edition of the Calgary Herald that a "forest of family trees" was recently unveiled. That may be a little bit of an exaggeration but what has actually been released is just as exciting. This is the...
I can't explain my fascination with land records. The majority of my ancestors were working class people and not landowners. Unlike many of the people I encounter in my work with the genealogy collection here at the Central Library, I cannot go back...
Library and Archives Canada has announced the launch of a new database, the 1891 Census of Canada . This census marked the third time names and statistical information was collected from the whole of the country. The intent was to reflect the population...
One of the greatest perks in this job is the opportunity it provides to peruse some of the strangest and most interesting books you can imagine. I occasionally wander through the stacks to find interesting items to use in displays or when we are giving...
I love old newspapers. I could sit reading them for days on end (or at least until I get a microfilm headache). Most genealogists know that newspaper announcements can be a fabulous source for obituaries and other event announcements. They often include...
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