Alberta Genealogical Society

Alberta Genealogical Society
Established	1970
Location	Huff Bremner Estate ; 14315 118 Avenue ; Edmonton, AB T5L 4S6
Coordinates	53°34′12″N 113°34′06″W / 53.569944°N 113.568442°W
Type	Archives
Director	Lynne Duigou (Board President)
Website	www.abgenealogy.ca

The Alberta Genealogical Society (AGS) is a non-profit educational organization headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.^[2]^[3] It was founded in 1970. AGS publishes Relatively Speaking, a scholarly magazine and newsletter, and the organization conducts educational programs, and maintains a website with a database for its members and research guides for the general public.^[4]

History

Charles Douglas Denney founded the Alberta Genealogical Society in 1970.^[5] Despite the fact that the Alberta Genealogical Society is a Canadian archive, American genealogists such as Beverly Smith Vorpahl have discussed using AGS resources for genealogical work in the Pacific Northwest.^[6]

Resources

The Alberta Genealogical Society houses the Albertan Index to the Registration of Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1870-1905, one copy of which is also accessible at the Provincial Archives of Alberta.^[7]

Arms

Coat of arms of Alberta Genealogical Society
Notes Granted 20 April 1993.^[8] Crest A York boat Or flying a square sail of the Arms. Escutcheon Azure a Lodgepole Pine within an orle of eight ears of wheat Or. Supporters On a grassy mound dexter a mare Or gorged with a collar Azure pendant therefrom a hurt charged with a teepee ring of eight stones Or sinister a buffalo Or charged with a like collar. Motto Quaerere Invenire Perscribere (To Seek To Find To Document)

References

↑ Stockwell, Foster (2004). "Alberta Records". A Sourcebook for Genealogical Research. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland Publishing. p. 303. ISBN 978-0786417827.
↑ Bennett, Dean (September 4, 1988). "Alberta Genealogical Society Helps". The Edmonton Journal. p. 15.
↑ Bennett, Dean (September 4, 1988). "Ancestry Focus of Society". The Edmonton Journal. p. 2.
↑ Hancocks, George (1980). "Avenues of Genealogical Publication". Canadian Genealogist. 2 (4): 239.
↑ MacDonald, Jac. "Founded Alberta Genealogical Society". The Edmonton Journal. p. B9.
↑ Smith Vorpahl, Beverly (July 7, 2002). "Poor Sanitation Claimed Many Lives". The Spokesman-Review. p. F2.
↑ Stockwell, Foster (2004). "Alberta Records". A Sourcebook for Genealogical Research. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland Publishing. p. 10. ISBN 978-0786417827.
↑ "Alberta Genealogical Society". Canadian Heraldic Authority. Retrieved 21 September 2023.

External links

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[1] Stockwell, Foster (2004). "Alberta Records". A Sourcebook for Genealogical Research. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland Publishing. p. 303. ISBN 978-0786417827.

[2] Bennett, Dean (September 4, 1988). "Alberta Genealogical Society Helps". The Edmonton Journal. p. 15.

[3] Bennett, Dean (September 4, 1988). "Ancestry Focus of Society". The Edmonton Journal. p. 2.

[4] Hancocks, George (1980). "Avenues of Genealogical Publication". Canadian Genealogist. 2 (4): 239.

[5] MacDonald, Jac. "Founded Alberta Genealogical Society". The Edmonton Journal. p. B9.

[6] Smith Vorpahl, Beverly (July 7, 2002). "Poor Sanitation Claimed Many Lives". The Spokesman-Review. p. F2.

[7] Stockwell, Foster (2004). "Alberta Records". A Sourcebook for Genealogical Research. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland Publishing. p. 10. ISBN 978-0786417827.

[8] "Alberta Genealogical Society". Canadian Heraldic Authority. Retrieved 21 September 2023.

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