Alberta Societies

Canada Alberta  Societies

Some of the historical and genealogical societies of Alberta are listed below.

Alberta Family Histories Society 712 - 16 Avenue NW Calgary, AB T2M 0J8 CANADA Telephone: 403-214-1447 (voice mail) Website

The Alberta Family Histories Society has established the Canadian Genealogical Projects Registry with many useful links for genealogy research in Canada. Submissions are welcomed.

Alberta Genealogical Society 162, 14315 - 118 Avenue Edmonton, AB T5L 4S6 CANADA Telephone: 780-424-4429 Fax: 780-423-8980 Website Email: [mailto:agsoffice@compusmart.ab.ca agsoffice@compusmart.ab.ca]

There are branches of the Alberta Genealogical Society in Brooks, Edmonton, Grande Prairie, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Red Deer, and Wetaskiwin.

Alberta Historical Resources Foundation Old St Stephen's College 8820 - 112 Street Edmonton, AB T6G 2P8 CANADA Telephone: 780-431-2300

Cold Lake and District Genealogy Club Website

Germans from Russia Heritage Society - Alberta Chapter

c/o George Dorscher 247 Huntridge Way NE Calgary Alberta T2K 4C4 Website

Historical Society of Alberta

Suite 320, 610 8th Ave SW Box 4035, Station C Calgary, AB T2T 5M9 CANADA Telephone: 403-261-3662 Fax: 403-269-6029 Email: info@albertahistory.org Internet: http://www.albertahistory.org/hsa/contact-hsa



Mennonite Historical Society of Alberta

2946 - 32 Street NE Calgary, AB T1Y 6J7 Canada Telephone:  403-250-1121 E-mail:  [mailto:Queries@mennonitehistory.org Queries@mennonitehistory.org] Internet:http://www.mennonitehistory.org

and Mennonite Genealogical Data Index

Smoky River Genealogical Society

see Societé Historique et Généalogique de Smoky River

Societé Généalogique du Nord-Ouest

8939 - 82nd Avenue

Edmonton, AB T6C 0Z2

CANADA

Telephone: 780-424-2476 Fax: 780-424-2476 Internet: http://www.sgno.net/

Societé Historique et Généalogique de Smoky River P.O. Box 224 Donnelly, AB T0H 1G0 CANADA Telephone: 780-925-3801 Fax: 780-925-3838 Email: genealfa@shgsr.com Internet: http://www.shgsr.com/contact_us.htm

Alberta Family Histories Society

 * Alberta Family Histories Society 712- 16 Avenue NW Calgary, Alberta T2M 0J8 Telephone: (403) 214-1447

The Alberta Family Histories Society was founded in 1980 as a non-profit organization with the purpose of encouraging and promoting an interest in family history research in Calgary and district. Only members have borrowing privileges.

Library Resources

 *  journals/periodicals (Canada, British Isles, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, U.S.A.) on CD-ROM 
 * US/Canada phone books (CD-ROM) 
 * automated archives (U.S. states)
 * Latter-day Saints 
 * Ancestors Reference Library 
 * Pioneer Heritage Library
 *  LDS Vital Records Library 
 * National Archives of Canada catalogue 
 * Ontario Cemetery Finding Aids
 *  varied materials from Great Britain, Europe, U.S. 
 * reference books

Geographic Family History Aids

 * Africa, Asia, South Pacific and Latin America 
 * Canada 
 * Calgary 
 * Europe 
 * United States 
 * United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand 
 * E-mail Contacts 
 * births reported in the Calgary Herald Daily, Calgary Herald Weekly and Calgary Tribune (1883-1899)—an extraction project of the Alberta Family Histories Society

La Société Généalogique du Nord-Ouest

 * La Société Généalogique du Nord-Ouest 204, 8627- 91 Street Edmonton, Alberta T6C 3N1 Telephone: (780) 424-2476 Email: [mailto:sgno@telus.net sgno@telus.net] Hours: Monday and Tuesday 10:00 am-3:00 pm; Thursday by appointment

The Society was formed in 1991 to preserve, promote and serve in the study of genealogy and family history of Francophones and Métis in Alberta. The reference library is opened to the public: members have free access, non-members pay a fee per visit. Written inquiries will be answered.

Resources

 * 1,000 volumes of genealogical records
 * répertoires (parish records) primarily from Québec, Ontario, Manitoba
 * some parish records from France
 * Québec marriages (on microfilm)
 * issues of about 40 periodicals
 * 100 privately published genealogies
 * collections of genealogical dictionaries from specific Québec areas

Société Historique et Généalogique de Smoky River

 * Société Historique et Généalogique de Smoky River Main Street Donnelly, Alberta Telephone: (780) 925-3801 Email: [mailto:genealfa@shgrs.com genealfa@shgrs.com] Mailing address: P.O. Box 224 Donnelly, Alberta T0H 1G0

This facility has a wealth of genealogical information, especially pertaining to Northern Alberta, Natives and Métis, however it is staffed by volunteers. If you are going to require assistance in your search, you must make an appointment to ensure staff will be available. Researchers are encouraged to purchase a membership in the Society which provides access to the library. There is a charge for non-members per day per person. Mail requests will be considered for a per hour, pre-paid fee.

Resources

 * Missionary Letters (1862-1920)
 * Ascendant Charts
 * family charts (13,000)
 * obituaries (6,000)
 * Métis genealogy
 * Ukrainian and Polish genealogy
 * collection of non-published local histories
 * archival photos and negatives covering more than sixty years of local history
 * families
 * towns and villages
 * Dioceses of Mackenzie, Fort Smith, Grouard-McLennan, Athabasca, Joussard, Lac Ste-Anne, Wabasca, North-West Territories, etc.
 * veterans
 * Popes
 * Oblate Fathers
 * Bishops and Archbishops
 * collection of scripts
 * Métis of Manitoba
 * Métis of North-West Territories
 * Voix du Vicariat de 1942-1988
 * collection of genealogical microfiches
 * The Loiselle Index in feminine order
 * index of Alberta cemeteries
 * francophone newspapers (originals and microfilms)
 * Le Manitoba (1882-1885) Le Métis de St-Boniface (1871-1882)
 * Le Trappeur de St-Boniface (1887)
 * Le Courrier du Nord-Ouest (1888)
 * L’Ouest Canadien (1889)
 * Le Métis de St-Boniface (1871-1882)
 * Le Courrier de l’Ouest (1905-1916)
 * Le Patriote de l’Ouest (1910-1932)
 * La Liberté (1913-1920)
 * Le Progrès Albertain (1913-1915)
 * Le Canadien-Français (1915-1920)
 * La Survivance (1928-1967)
 * Le Franco (1967-1996)
 * Canadian Census on Microfilm
 * local English newspapers
 * Smoky River Express
 * Peace River Record/Record Gazette from 1914 to present
 * South Peace News
 * collection of Registers of Dioceses of Mackenzie, Fort Smith, Grouard and McLennan (copies)
 * baptisms
 * confirmations
 * marriages
 * deaths
 * local history books
 * family history books
 * collection of historical and genealogical publications &amp; magazines
 * research collections for the United States
 * collection livres de recherche générale
 * collection of Québec research volumes
 * French-Canadian marriages (49 volumes)
 * Genealogical Dictionary of French Canadian Families
 * Répertoire of baptisms, marriages and deaths of old Québec
 * National Dictionary of French Canadians–Drouin (3 volumes)
 * Fichier Loiselle genealogical resource material
 * collection of Ontario research volumes
 * phone book collection
 * archival collection: procedural minutes from various local groups (veterans, Alberta Wheat Pool, villages and Association Canadienne des franco-Albertains (ACFA)

Services

 * historical and genealogical research
 * reproduction of photos and black &amp; white negatives
 * photocopies
 * genealogy courses

Germans from Russia Heritage Society - Alberta Chapter

 * Germans from Russia Heritage Society - Alberta Chapter  c/o George Dorscher 247 Huntridge Way North East Calgary Alberta T2K 4C4

Jewish Genealogical Society of Southern Alberta

 * Jewish Genealogical Society of Southern Alberta 1607 90th Ave SW Calgary, Alberta T2V 4V7 Telephone: (403) 850-4337 Email: [mailto:haflo@shaw.ca haflo@shaw.ca]

This society was formed with the following goals:


 * to provide resources to genealogists with ties to Alberta and Canada 
 * to provide more efficient location of missing Holocaust victims and survivors; hoped-for reunions to promote pride and knowledge of Jewish heritage, past and present 
 * to cooperate in tracing and advising relatives about rare familial genetic traits

The Northern Alberta Pioneers and Descendants Association

 * The Northern Alberta Pioneers and Descendants Association 9430 Scona Road Edmonton, Alberta T6E 4T3 Telephone: (780) 465-2139

The Northern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers’ Association dates back to 1894. Over the years they collected historical information and artifacts from Edmonton’s early settlers and eventually turned this collection over to the City of Edmonton where it formed the nucleus of the City Archives and the historical Fort Edmonton site. The writing of biographies of members and their families continued and a two volume publication was the result. These books are available at the City of Edmonton Archives and the Legislative Library. Additional information has been collected and indexes are continually being updated to included new material.

Ukrainian Genealogical and Historical Society of Canada

 * Ukrainian Genealogical and Historical Society of Canada R. R. #2 Cochrane, Alberta T0L 0W0 Telephone: (403) 932-6811

The society was established in 1979 to promote a sense of identity for Canadians who have connections originating in Ukraine and those who have been affected by such origin.


 * continuing extracting names from all sources as a resource
 * data base maps–pre 1914 large scale for Galicia/Bukovina
 * surnames search (for a fee)