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Colleen Murray
- Jul 16, 2017
- 1 min
A sense of urgency
As most genealogists have already heard by now, FamilySearch is discontinuing its microfilm lending program. Although the news has been...
Colleen Murray
- Mar 8, 2017
- 1 min
House History links
Links for researching Historic homes: Canada’s Historic Places: http://www.historicplaces.ca/ Alberta Register of Historic Places:...
Colleen Murray
- Mar 7, 2017
- 1 min
Speaking engagement
Tomorrow night, I am excited to be speaking to the Postscripts Special Interest Group at the Alberta Genealogical Society’s Edmonton...
Colleen Murray
- Jan 10, 2017
- 2 min
Get organized!
In January, store shelves that were filled with decorations become filled with plastic storage containers, encouraging us to get...
Colleen Murray
- Jan 3, 2017
- 1 min
ProGen26 Graduate!
I received my certificate in the mail today, showing that I completed the ProGen Study Program. It is a professional development course...
Colleen Murray
- Nov 18, 2016
- 1 min
Heritage Books on Sale
In preparation for their big renovation, the Stanley A. Milner branch of the Edmonton Public Library has been weeding their books. As a...
Colleen Murray
- Jul 25, 2016
- 1 min
Summer Graveyard Visits
If you live in a winter city like I do, you'll find that cemeteries are barely accessible for much of the year. So July is a great time...
Colleen Murray
- May 20, 2016
- 3 min
My DNA Journey
Image Courtesy FamilyTreeDNA www.familytreedna.com Several years ago, my husband gave me a DNA test as a birthday gift. I did the cheek...
Colleen Murray
- Mar 9, 2016
- 2 min
Edmonton Building Permits
Building permits are an overlooked record set that you should put on your to-do list. In Edmonton, these are available on microfilm at...