Alberta, Canada Genealogy

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Guide to Alberta ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Did You Know?


 * The Glenbow-Alberta Institute and the Provincial Archives have clipping files of well-known Albertans.

Getting Started
1. What information do you wish to locate about your ancestor? To choose the sources you need to search first, please click on RECORD SELECTION TABLE: Alberta, which will help you decide.

2. From the above Record Selection Table, which sources do you wish to check in this province? To check the availability of your sources of interest as well as to check the websites that have them online, please click on this province's SOURCES LINKS TABLE.

3. Do you know the location that you wish to search in this province? If so, please check for some possible sources and some online information about your location of interest, by clicking on this province's POPULATED PLACES TABLE A-H or I-Q or R-Z.

4. For further information regarding your sources of interest, see "TOPICS" ABOVE and click on the source of interest.

Remember that you should always try to get an original copy of that source to verify information.

Featured Article
Effective family research requires some understanding of the historical events that may have affected your family and the records about them. Learning about wars, governments, laws, migrations, and religious trends may help you understand political boundaries, family movements, and settlement patterns.Read more....

Helpful Websites

 * Mary's Genealogy Treasures - great research resource

Links to articles, subcategories and images under the Category Alberta

 * Click on the Category:Alberta link at the bottom of the page.