Edmonton Branch - Alberta Genealogical Society

Introduction to Genealogy

Saturday April 11, 2026
9:30 am to 3:00 pm

Register online @ https://www.edmontongenealogy.ca/courses

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We hope to see you on Saturday!

Join us on Saturday December 6th to celebrate the festive season with hot beverages and treats while sharing our holiday traditions and stories!

11 am to 3 pm

#162- 142315 118 Ave

We hope to see you there!

Join us on Saturday December 6th to celebrate the festive season with hot beverages and treats while sharing our holiday traditions and stories!

11 am to 3 pm

#162- 142315 118 Ave

We hope to see you there!

Upcoming General Meeting
Using Foreign Language Websites with Confidence
Presented by Vera Ivanova Miller, author of Genealogy at a Glance: Ukrainian Genealogy Research, and other publications.

Discussed in this presentation:

How to use several free databases for research in Ukraine, Poland, and Germany with the help of Google Translate.

Her presentation will also cover nationwide efforts to modernize Ukrainian archives and the effect the Russian-Ukrainian war is having on genealogy research.

https://lostrussianfamily.wordpress.com
Honored by 2023 Family Tree Magazine in the 101 Best Websites.

WHEN: November 27, 2025
7pm - 9 pm

WHERE: In Person & Online
#162, 14315 – 118 Avenue NW
Edmonton, Alberta

Register on our website:
https://www.edmontongenealogy.ca/general-meeting

Upcoming Event in ATHABASCA

Led by one of our knowledgeable AGS Edmonton Branch Members, Kelcey Carlisle and in collaboration with the Athabasca Heritage Society!

Build Your History
This workshop will teach how to use public records to help uncover family stories and expand your family tree.

Registration is important as the physical space is limited (Athabasca Train Station)

Use the link below

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/build-your-history-tickets-1865307227129?aff=oddtdtcreator

Upcoming Event
Technology for Genealogy: Special Interest Group
with Art Taylor

Excire Photo 2024 is a new program that lets you automatically add keywords and your own custom ones; search for one or more images by free text, keyword(s), groups or individual people; identified faces; GPS locations; event; main colour in an image; by camera model, camera lens, lens focal length used, shutter speed used, and more. All of this metadata is written directly to your files or to XMP sidecar files, so the information stays with your images, not trapped in a proprietary database. This feature rich program is available for Windows and MacOS, even on M1 and later processor chips. Learn how this software can relieve you of much time and effort in organizing your digital images.

Register on our website
https://www.edmontongenealogy.ca/technology-for-genealogy-sig

Irish & Scottish Special Interest Group Upcoming Meeting

Come visit us in-person for a collaborative Research Night! Do some look-ups in the stacks, use restricted records from the FamilySearch Affiliate Library, or crowdsource your genealogy brick wall with the group and get some expert advice from us!

Tuesday, November 18, 2025
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

In Person @ AGS Edmonton Branch (14315 118 Ave NW #162, Edmonton, AB)

Register at https://www.edmontongenealogy.ca/scottish-irish-sig

Practical and Enriching Basic Genealogy Workshop

Join us for the next session of the French SIG: a practical and enriching Basic Genealogy Workshop – with a focus on French-Canadian Research, presented in English and offered in a hybrid format (in person at the SGNO center at La Cité Francophone and online via Zoom). This workshop is designed to help you strengthen your genealogical research skills, whether you are just beginning or already have experience.

Jean-Yves Vanier-Verbeek, president of the Société généalogique du Nord-Ouest (SGNO), member of AGS Edmonton, and leader of the French SIG, will share his expertise on the steps to follow and the specific tools you need to research your family history, with a focus on French-Canadian genealogy. Come and uncover the fascinating stories hidden in your family tree!

For more detailed information and to register visit:

https://www.edmontongenealogy.ca/french-sig

Mac Genealogy User Special Interest Group

Use of the Mac Computer and Reunion Software

Online - Zoom

Monday, November 10, 2025 - 7:00 p.m.

Register online at

https://www.edmontongenealogy.ca/mac-genealogy-user-sig

A reminder to renew your AGS membership for 2026!
Renew before November 30th, 2025 for the chance to win one of 4 great prizes!

1st prize - Your 2026 AGS Membership!
2md prize - Family Tree DNA Kit - Family Finder Autosomal test ($79.00 USD)
3rd prize - Family Tree DNA Kit - Y DNA Y-37 (Father's line) ($120.00 USD)
4th prize - Family Tree DNA Kit - Mitochondrial mtFull Sequence (Mother's line) ($159.00 USD)

Kit certificates are good until Jan 2027!

https://www.abgenealogy.ca/membership