Alberta Family Histories Society

Alberta Family Histories Society Genealogy and Family History

The activities of the society are funded completely by membership fees, fund-raising projects and donations from individual members.

We look forward to helping you discover your family roots in January! Our Resource Centre will reopen on Saturday, Janua...
12/24/2025

We look forward to helping you discover your family roots in January! Our Resource Centre will reopen on Saturday, January 3 at noon.

Prairie Sky Cemetery in Calgary, Alberta, is a peaceful, thoughtfully designed burial ground located on the city’s south...
12/22/2025

Prairie Sky Cemetery in Calgary, Alberta, is a peaceful, thoughtfully designed burial ground located on the city’s south edge. It is the first new cemetery built by the City of Calgary since Queen’s Park Cemetery (which opened in 1940). Phase one of Prairie Sky opened in the summer of 2021. It offers many burial options and is a member of the Green Burial Society of Canada.
Prairie Sky Cemetery is just one of the many burial sites documented by Alberta Family Histories Society's Alberta Ancestors Project. Our volunteers photograph headstones, transcribe inscriptions and compile database records to make genealogical and historical information accessible to researchers, families and the public, while advocating for cemetery conservation and raising awareness of local heritage across rural and urban communities.
Our volunteers have documented 799 entries for this cemetery which can be viewed: https://albertaancestors.ca/cemeteries/prairie-sky-cemetery/

Sunday Silly
12/21/2025

Sunday Silly

Early History of the Medicine Hat Country by J.W. Morrow - Copyright Canada 1923 - Revised 1974Did you know that we have...
12/15/2025

Early History of the Medicine Hat Country by J.W. Morrow - Copyright Canada 1923 - Revised 1974

Did you know that we have an extensive collection of local history books at the AFHS Resource Centre (Suite 251S, 8500 Macleod Tr SE in Calgary)? This month we are featuring Early History of the Medicine Hat Country by James William Morrow. The book has 99 pages and can be found in our collection at call number 971.23 MEDI MORR.

Quoting from the introduction as written - “As a great number of names and places, all the way from the Red Deer river to the International Boundary, are closely bound up with Indian Traditions, it would be well perhaps that I should touch on them even ever so lightly before going on to deal with events better known to the historians of this Province, such as the coming of the Mounted Police to the Cypress Hills in 1874, the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1882, the early days of Medicine Hat, or the coming of the ranchers and farmers in later times.” - Page 5

Our volunteers look forward to helping you research your family history! For information about our programs and open hours, please visit our website at https://afhs.ab.ca

The AFHS Resource Centre is open today (Thursday), but it will be closed tomorrow (Friday) due the cold weather. It will...
12/11/2025

The AFHS Resource Centre is open today (Thursday), but it will be closed tomorrow (Friday) due the cold weather. It will likely be open on Saturday because the forecast is for this to be a short burst of winter weather.

Alberta Family Histories Society volunteers have been working hard over the last little while, and 6 new cemeteries have...
12/08/2025

Alberta Family Histories Society volunteers have been working hard over the last little while, and 6 new cemeteries have been uploaded to our cemetery database, Alberta Ancestors. We added 587 names to the database in the month of November! More names are being added all the time, so check it out: Alberta Ancestors – https://albertaancestors.ca

November City cemeteries burials: 105, plus many edits, updates & photos for Alberta Ancestors related to earlier burials
November - 2025
Ewing Cemetery (Stettler County) - https://albertaancestors.ca/cemeteries/ewing-cemetery-stettler-county/ - 28 names, 19 photos
Our Lady of Peace Cemetery (Stettler County) - https://albertaancestors.ca/cemeteries/our-lady-of-peace-cemetery-big-valley-stettler-county/ - 45 names, 42 photos
Pincher Creek Mennonite Brethren Cemetery - https://albertaancestors.ca/cemeteries/pincher-creek-mennonite-brethren-cemetery-md-of-pincher-creek/ - 5 names, 10 photos
Springridge Mennonite Cemetery (MD of Pincher Creek) - https://albertaancestors.ca/cemeteries/springridge-mennonite-cemetery-md-of-pincher-creek/ - 81 names, 56 photos
St. Henry’s Cemetery (MD of Pincher Creek) - https://albertaancestors.ca/cemeteries/st-henrys-cemetery-twin-butte-md-of-pincher-creek/ - 161 names, 165 photos
Vauxhall Mennonite Cemetery (MD of Taber) - https://albertaancestors.ca/cemeteries/vauxhall-mennonite-cemetery-md-of-taber/ - 267 names, 253 photos

We're looking forward to the meeting on Monday night! This will be a hybrid Zoom meeting held at our Resource Centre. Br...
12/05/2025

We're looking forward to the meeting on Monday night! This will be a hybrid Zoom meeting held at our Resource Centre. Bring a small plate of treats to share. For more information, please see our website calendar (https://afhs.ab.ca/event/afhs-society-meeting-7/)

Today is Giving Tuesday! Alberta Family Histories Society accepts donations and is able to give charitable tax receipts...
12/02/2025

Today is Giving Tuesday! Alberta Family Histories Society accepts donations and is able to give charitable tax receipts for donations.

December 1 - Board Meeting - 7 pm - ZoomDecember 4 - Calgary Association of Life Long Learners Presentation - Sir John A...
12/02/2025

December 1 - Board Meeting - 7 pm - Zoom
December 4 - Calgary Association of Life Long Learners Presentation - Sir John A. Macdonald - 11 am - In person
December 6 - Family Tree Maker Special Interest Group (SIG) 10 am - Zoom
December 8 - Society Meeting - Vintage Catalogues - 7-9 pm - Hybrid
December 12 - Writing SIG - 9:30 am - Zoom
December 13 - Digital Genealogy SIG 10 am - Zoom

Please note: the Resource Centre will be closed from December 20 - January 2 for the holidays.

Our Resource Centre will be open to the public Thursdays and Fridays from 10 am to 2 pm, and Saturdays from noon to 4 pm. Our volunteers look forward to helping you at our new library, meeting and office space (Suite 251S in the south tower, 8500 Macleod Trail SE in the Heritage Square building).
For all the latest information, please see our website: https://afhs.ab.ca/events/

Giving Tuesday is December 2. If you're thinking of donating on Tuesday, the Alberta Family Histories Society accepts do...
11/27/2025

Giving Tuesday is December 2. If you're thinking of donating on Tuesday, the Alberta Family Histories Society accepts donations and is able to give charitable tax receipts for donations.

Cleverville-Champion 1905-1970Did you know that we have an extensive collection of local history books at the AFHS Resou...
11/17/2025

Cleverville-Champion 1905-1970

Did you know that we have an extensive collection of local history books at the AFHS Resource Centre (Suite 251S, 8500 Macleod Tr SE in Calgary)? This month we are featuring Cleverville-Champion 1905 to 1970 - A History of Champion and Area. The book has 738 pages and can be found in our collection at call number 971.23 CLEV CHAM.
On Page 1 - “On a Southern Alberta road east of Champion on the way to Little Bow Park, stands a lonely stone cairn erected by the Cleverville Pioneer Club with this brief message:
Village of Cleverville - 1906-1910 - That marker and fond memories are all that remains of a thriving little village that once housed the businesses for the needs of the community. A variety of events ranging from baseball to dances was a common occurrence.”
On Page 5 - “The village of Champion received its charter, May 27, 1911. The following is a list of the early businesses to be in operation at that time: Savoy Hotel, Hardware, Blacksmith, Lumberyard, Store and Post office, Livery Stable, Hardware, Tinsmith, Store, Pool Hall and another Store.”

Our volunteers look forward to helping you research your family history! For information about our programs and open hours, please visit our website at https://afhs.ab.ca

Two brother went to war. George and William Wheatley. George came back but William didn't. Today we remember the sacrifi...
11/11/2025

Two brother went to war. George and William Wheatley. George came back but William didn't. Today we remember the sacrifice of both these men. George is the father of one of our members.
Please stop and 11:00 a.m. to observe a moment of silence for the men and women who fought for us.

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Suite 251S, 8500 Macleod Trail SE
Calgary, AB
T2H2N1

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Saturday 12pm - 4pm

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