Our Programs & Resources
In 2022, the Swift Current Branch of the SGS applied for and received a grant, called the "Swift Current Community Support Grant" and with that grant we developed our 2022/2023 programing. This years program is called "Genealogy for Generations". With all the advertisements of Ancestry on TV, the increased awareness of DNA and people looking to find their relatives, the SC Branch SGS wanted to offer programs that will interest the general public to achieve their goals in these searches. Our members have experience helping people from coast to coast in their quest for answers on their family histories. The citizens of Swift Current and areas need to have a local venue to find their ancestors.
The calendar of events includes:
Creating a Family Tree
Forms and Charts
History Books and Other Records
Obituary Files (paper and computer)
Cemetery and Funeral Records
Searching Online (Family Search, Find My Past, Ancestry)
Citing Your Sources
Our programs are on going with our membership. Our resources continue to grow as generations evolve. Genealogy is never ending.
Resources
At our branch office we have several different resources to aid genealogists in their research. Including a library of family and town histories, a large collection of local obituary files, and a machine to read microfilm.
Program 6. Family Search & Find my Past
We will help the individual as they travel " in England and Wales (Find My Past), United States (Family Search) and Canada (Ancestry) as well as other areas of the world. What used to take time and money using "snail mail" to find birth, death, or marriage records, these search engines can find the information in a relatively short time, if you know how to use them. We will show you how to do this.
Program 7. Searching Online Ancestry
We will help the individual as they travel " in England and Wales (Find My Past), United States (Family Search) and Canada (Ancestry) as well as other areas of the world. What used to take time and money using "snail mail" to find birth, death, or marriage records, these search engines can find the information in a relatively short time, if you know how to use them. We will show you how to do
Program 8. Cite your Sources
As with anything factual, one must be clear as to where you received your information. Backing it up with actual sources and recording it as such is important for these resources. In this part of the programing we will show how to properly cite your sources.