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Welcome to Wetaskiwin!
Our Branch promotes and encourages our members to search for family history by providing meetings that offer an exchange of information and open group discussion, a library collection that contains print and electronic resources, and events for continuing education where professionals and experienced speakers present the "how’s" and "wheres" of genealogical research. Come and join us!







Online Registration begins

May 1, 2025



Meet Our 2025 Officers:

President — Alice Hoyle              
Vice-President — Nelda Layton
Secretary — Pam Cooke
Treasurer — Lee Koop
Newsletter — Sharon Aney
Web Service — Lee Koop


 

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Wetaskiwin Branch

Alice Hoyle

Phone: (403) 786-0516

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Created by branch member Bob Maynard.

The walnut plaque hangs on the door to the

branch's resource library housed in the City

of Wetaskiwin Archives.

Resources

Resources

The Wetaskiwin Branch has a wide variety of historical information focusing solely on the Wetaskiwin area. Sources include: local and compiled family histories, cemetery listings and much more.

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GenFair 2021

GenFair 2021

The first ever AGS virtual ZOOM GenFair was hosted by the Wetaskiwin Branch on Saturday, April 24, 2021. A total of 154 persons registered to take part in this event. Dr. Karen Aberle, Sandi Ratch and Claudia Malloch were the presenters. Read more...

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Monthly Meetings

Monthly Meetings

Join Us! We provide meetings that offer an exchange of information and open group discussion, and sponsor events where professionals and experienced speakers present the hows and wheres of genealogical research. Read More

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Outreach

Outreach

A goal established by the Alberta Genealogical Society in 2018 is for its branches to reach out to their communities with instruction and support for family history research. Here is what the Wetaskiwin Branch did.

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Community Involvement

Community Involvement

Doing family history research is more than looking online. Local history books, photos, civic records and artifacts are found in libraries, archives and museums. Thus, these institutions are priceless for the thorough genealogy researcher. There's more...

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Escape Room

Escape Room

Youths from ages 12 - 17 and adults as well, were invited into the Escape Room to follow hidden tips that would indicate were the ancestors' photos should be attached to the family tree. Read more...

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Wetaskiwin Youth

Wetaskiwin Youth

After spending the weekend mulling over ideas coming from the 2017 Fall Youth Genealogy workshop, we settled on the theme “My Family’s Journey to Canada” but added a Christmas Twist. Read more about how this idea was developed and presented in Wetaskiwin.

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Awards

Awards

AGS presents certificate and/or plaque awards to branches and individuals who display outstanding achievements and contribute in making their branch interesting and AGS a vibrant society. Read on for introductions to Wetaskiwin Branch members.....

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AGS Edmonton Library & Research: (780) 424-4429

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and the 3rd Saturday: 10 AM to 3 PM

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Edmonton, Alberta T5L 4S6
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