FREE Valentine's Day Genealogy Workshop

The Alberta Genealogical Day is presenting the Grand Prairie Family Day on Saturday, 14 February 2015 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Montrose Cultural Centre (the library) at 9839 - 103 Avene, Grand Prairie. It will be a fun-packed Family Day featuring workshops, research help, a trade show, and displays.

It will be hosted by Grande Prairie and District Branch of the Alberta Genealogical Society, the Grande Prairie Public Library, and the South Peace Regional Archives.

There will be talks on the archives, researching in Western Canada, scrapbooking, and storytelling.

For more information, go to http://www.abgenealogy.ca/grande-prairie-family-day?id=778.

For more information, please contact the Grand Prairie and District Branch of the Alberta Genealogical Society at gp@abgenealogy.ca.

 

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Manitoba Adoption Records

There is great news coming from Manitoba. They will be opening birth records related to adoption.

The changes to The Adoption Act and The Vital Statistics Act will allow for more openness with respect to birth records related to adoption. Adult adoptees and birth parents can access birth record information and protect their information.

The new legislation is expected to come into effect in June 2015. Manitoba’s new legislation will allow adoptees and birth parents to access available identifying information. It will also allow them to keep their information confidential if they wish.

You can read the press release at http://news.gov.mb.ca/news/index.html?item=30552

Check the Canadian Week in Review every Monday morning for the latest in Genealogy, Heritage, and History news in Canada.

If you missed this week’s edition, it is at http://genealogycanada.blogspot.com/2015/02/canadian-week-in-review-02-february-2015.html

It’s the ONLY news blog of its kind in Canada!

It has been a regular post every Monday morning since April 23, 2012.