Preparing for a research trip
Lois Sparling gave a great presentation at our last general meeting about preparing for research trips. We managed to get our hands on her PowerPoint presentation - download it here.
More talk notes from previous presentations can be found here. Our speakers have covered a lot of topics over the years and there is sure to be something for everyone!
New discussion board
Because our Dist-Gen mailing list had to be abruptly terminated due to security and spamming concerns, we had to act quickly to find a replacement.
After some investigation of alternatives, we decided a logical choice would be the RootsWeb network because it offers a similar experience to that of Dist-Gen, plus it specializes in genealogical topics and research.
Sign up here for the new mailing list. We already have 70 members and discussions are active.
View archives of the old Dist-Gen messages here.
If you have any difficulty signing up for the new mailing list, please contact Dawn (webmaster) .
New records added to cemeteries database
Swalwell Cemetery has just been added, bringing the number of records to almost 169,000 records. Kudos to Heather Williams and her Projects team for their dedicated work transcribing all that data.
Search our Cemetery Database now.
Births, marriages, deaths (BMD) database
We have just added thousands of new records, bringing the total to almost 10,000! It will continue to grow over time and is supplemental to the Newspaper announcements page.
Almost 10,000 records: Search our BMD database
Cemetery records now on DVD
Our Projects Committee, which transcribes cemetery data, has been working tirelessly to bring us their latest offering - DVDs of all the Queen's Park (Calgary) listings! View the new collection here.
