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Research at the Capital
I was at the Legislature Library here in Edmonton today doing some newspaper research using microfilm. The microfilms may be about the...

Colleen Murray
Sep 8, 20151 min read


Visiting Ireland this summer?
The National Library of Ireland offers an excellent service- they have genealogists available to answer your questions on family tree...

Colleen Murray
Jul 14, 20152 min read


Irish Research Trip
It's been a whirlwind of a month since I last posted. Not only did I begin the ProGen Study Group (a study group set up to study the...

Colleen Murray
Jun 16, 20152 min read


Basketball: Update
In my previous post, I mused about my grandmother's team's basketball trophy and what may have happened to it. Upon contacting the...

Colleen Murray
May 15, 20151 min read


Basketball & genealogy
Commercial Yell:[1] Pickles, ketchup, chow, chow, chow, Chew ‘em up, eat ‘em up, bow, wow, wow; Hannibal, cannibal, sis, boom, bah,...

Colleen Murray
Apr 29, 20154 min read


Final day of #AGS2015
I'm a few days late in blogging about our final day at #AGS2015- I guess I was still in recovery mode! Our plenary session was a lecture...

Colleen Murray
Apr 21, 20152 min read


2015 AGS Conference
Here I am, all slickered up for the 2015 AGS Conference banquet. After a day of lectures on women in the war, newspapers, FamilySearch...

Colleen Murray
Apr 18, 20151 min read


Métis Nation & EPSB archives
As part of the 2015 AGS Conference happening this weekend, I was able to attend pre-conference tours at both the Métis Nation of Alberta...

Colleen Murray
Apr 17, 20152 min read
Irish Canadian Research
Today I watched a webinar found online on the Youtube channel of the Hamilton Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society. It was...

Colleen Murray
Mar 31, 20151 min read
Genealogy courses
Recently I had the honour of accepting the position of Genealogical Courses Coordinator for the Alberta Genealogical Society, Edmonton...

Colleen Murray
Mar 29, 20151 min read
Not so French after all
While researching my French-Canadian ancestor of the surname Phaneuf, I stumbled upon a few websites claiming that ALL Phaneufs come from...

Colleen Murray
Mar 19, 20152 min read


French-Albertan Pioneers
I have recently spent many hours studying the French Canadian Lamoureux family. Louis Lamoureux, my 9X Great Grandfather came from...

Colleen Murray
Mar 5, 20152 min read
Learning about DNA
It’s a snowy day in Edmonton, and even though I do have to venture out to the Land Titles office to pick up some information for my house...

Colleen Murray
Feb 10, 20151 min read


Definitely not the Murphys: French-Canadian Genealogy
Photo Credit: Library and Archives Canada, e010952219 I have spent most of the last ten years focusing on Irish and Irish-Canadian...

Colleen Murray
Feb 6, 20152 min read


Archives at King's University
Today I was pleased to visit Edmonton’s King’s University for the first time. They were offering a free lecture by presenter Shannon...

Colleen Murray
Feb 3, 20151 min read


House History Serendipity
I recently moved to Edmonton’s Westmount Heritage area, which is one of the oldest and most historically interesting neighbourhoods in...

Colleen Murray
Jan 29, 20152 min read
Guest Blogging
I was asked by the National Institute for Genealogical Studies to do a blog post about my experiences as a student with them. If you...

Colleen Murray
Jan 22, 20151 min read


Completed my PLCGS!
I have been taking courses through the National Institute for Genealogical Studies for the last five years. This week, I received my...

Colleen Murray
Jan 16, 20151 min read


Presentation for upcoming Alberta Genealogical Society meeting
I have been working steadily on getting a presentation ready for an upcoming Alberta Genealogical Society meeting for the Irish Interest...

Colleen Murray
Jan 11, 20151 min read


Find your Family
Genealogy is ultimately about finding your family, but the process is enjoyable too. If, like me, you enjoy the thrill of the hunt, you...

Colleen Murray
Nov 21, 20141 min read