This came through a mailing list I belong to and may interest some on our AFHS list - ... _________________________________________________________________ ...
Please be advised that my husband, Keith Rutt, died on April 29, 2004, and that he should be removed from your e-mailing list. He very much enjoyed his...
The Ancesters commandments: Thou shall use the same forenames for at least one person from every generation, preferably at least once in every family on every...
. . . reminder that we are not meeting this weekend. ... From: Lynn Taylor To: AFHS Dist-List Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 7:33 PM Subject: FAMILY TREE MAKER...
Found a 1956 map of Calgary with the Ogden "O" bus route and "B" Bowness marked. Other routes had numbers 1-22 and some are still the same numbers today. The...
Since our full page ad will not be in the Chinook until after the following workshops and special pricing are over, I hope it is OK to let everyone know about...
Can anyone help this gentleman Regards Gordon Lane Chairman, Alberta Family Histories Society 712-16th Ave NW. Calgary, AB, Canada T2M 0J8 (403)214-1447 AFHS...
Something to watch out for. There is a new program claiming to be a pop up blocker. Here is an article talking about it. Basically, don't install PopupsNuker. ...
The last meeting of the English/Welsh SIG for the season is on Tuesday, May 11, 7 p.m. at the AFHS library. It'll be a general discussion of our English/Welsh...
Occasionally you might want to send a url of a web page to someone else. And when you cut and paste it into message, if it is very long, it wraps over two or...
Planning my own 2005 Alberta centennial project collecting the history of WH Cushing (of Calgary) who was in the 1905 Alberta Cabinet. Saved a few items of...
I thought this would be of interest. It was sent by an employee of the National Archives who quotes Wallace McLean so I assume the analysis of the implications...
Hi Folks: Our AFHS participation in the Calgary & District Heritage Fair last Saturday was quite rewarding. The enthusiasm of the young students (grades 4 to...
Hi - I was wondering if any of you could help me. Friends of mine are hosting a "mini" family reunion this summer and realized that this would be a good time...
Since there is a snow-fall warning for Calgary and area, Linda Holdaway and I decided that there might not be too many people braving the elements to go to the...
Hi All: If you're having trouble doing a Scandisk or Defrag in Windows 98 or ME, try doing it in Safe Mode. To start your computer in Safe Mode, do a normal...
Hi All: Have a look at: www.eff.org/Privacy/Marketing/web_bug.html Web bugs used on some web pages can report back to an advertiser your IP address and the...
I was just browsing through the list of items being auctioned tonight (Monday May 10), Tuesday and Wednesday at Hall's Auction Services in Calgary (5240 - 1A...
Hi everyone: I thought that Doug Hay's talk on web site creation and the questions & answers were very helpful at the Computer SIG yesterday. Thank you, Doug. ...
Please remember that as a member you can post surname queries in the Chinook. Anyone wanting to submit an article or query needs to do so by the 17th May ...
Hello All The Program committee is desperately looking for volunteers to help select and book programs for next year. If you are at all interested, please let...
Hi Folks: The Alberta Family Histories Society will be showing it's 'colours' again this year in the celebration of Seniors Week in Calgary. On Thursday JUNE...
Thought both the Dist-gen and MHSA would be interested in nowing these extensive heritage-digitization programs that have been funded in the past few years....
Hi List; A friend in Wyoming, USA has found the following as a source in her work. She wants to know who it pertains to, where it was published and if ...
Wired magazine has an interesting article about how short cds and dvds may last: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,63355,00.html/wn_ascii "For...
