| Alberta Genealogical Society | |
| Established: | 1970 |
| Location: | Huff Bremner Estate 14315 118 Avenue Edmonton, AB T5L 4S6[1] |
| Coordinates: | 53.5699°N -113.5684°W |
| Type: | Archives |
| Director: | Lynne Duigou (Board President) |
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]
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]
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]
| Escutcheon: | Azure a Lodgepole Pine within an orle of eight ears of wheat Or. |
| Crest: | A York boat Or flying a square sail of the Arms. |
| Notes: | Granted 20 April 1993.[9] |
| Motto: | Quaerere Invenire Perscribere (To Seek To Find To Document) |
| 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. |