Alberta Genealogical Society

The Alberta Genealogical Society (AGS) is a non-profit educational organization headquartered at 14315 118 Ave, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[2][3] Founded in 1970, AGS is one of the largest genealogical societies in Canada. Its mission is "to promote interest in genealogy and genealogical research through a provincial association, by providing opportunities for the exchange of genealogical ideas and information."[4] 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.[5]

Alberta Genealogical Society
Established1970
LocationHuff Bremner Estate
14315 118 Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5L 4S6[1]
Coordinates53.569944°N 113.568442°W / 53.569944; -113.568442
TypeArchives
DirectorLynne Duigou (Board President)
Websitewww.abgenealogy.ca

History

Charles Douglas Denney founded the Alberta Genealogical Society in 1970.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8]

Arms
Coat of arms of Alberta Genealogical Society
Notes
Granted 20 April 1993.[9]
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)

See also

References
  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. "About Us". Alberta Genealogical Society. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  5. Hancocks, George (1980). "Avenues of Genealogical Publication". Canadian Genealogist. 2 (4): 239.
  6. MacDonald, Jac. "Founded Alberta Genealogical Society". The Edmonton Journal. p. B9.
  7. Smith Vorpahl, Beverly (July 7, 2002). "Poor Sanitation Claimed Many Lives". The Spokesman-Review. p. F2.
  8. Stockwell, Foster (2004). "Alberta Records". A Sourcebook for Genealogical Research. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland Publishing. p. 10. ISBN 978-0786417827.
  9. "Alberta Genealogical Society". Canadian Heraldic Authority. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
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