Central Alberta Family History Fair in Red Deer this Saturday
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It’s hard to miss the flashy ads on television and the internet promoting DNA tests to discover your origins.
Such tests are gaining popularity as an easy way to find out more about one’s ethnicity and genetic history. Sometimes they are a first step in a process to discover your family history. If you’ve thought about doing one of these tests, there’s a class about autosomal DNA that might interest you at the Central Alberta Family History Fair.
There are other classes too and the best part is that it’s entirely free for anyone who registers in advance. You can learn about how to do your own genealogy on the cheap – no need to sign up for an expensive membership or hire a trained genealogist to get started. If you’re already a genealogy enthusiast, you can learn strategies to help you break down brick walls and great ways to share your family history with your own family.
Researching your ancestry is a fascinating hobby and genealogy ranks as North America’s second most popular hobby – next to gardening. “It is exciting when we learn new things about our ancestors and can add them to our family tree,” asserts Peter Darby, an active member of the Red Deer branch of the Alberta Genealogy Society. “The Internet has really helped. So many records are being digitized and each week there are millions and millions of records being added to websites.”
