June 2007 - Cemetery Reading
Eleven branch members and friends enjoyed yet another sunny day for our annual cemetery reading. We managed to read all of the headstones in the Sintaluta cemetery for the first time, and update our records for all of Indian Head cemetery. The following week, four of our members read or re-read Avonhurst, Edgley, and McLean.
We will let you know when Dianne Romphf has the indexes available.
Many thanks to Dianne for her continued great work as project coordinator.

May 27 2007 - Regina History Tour - Trevor Harle
Branch members enjoyed a sunny guided Social History Tour of Regina, visiting dozens of historic sites aided by Trevor Harle's automobile tour script and directions.
Take a look at the tour guide on our new Regina History Tour page.
You will also find also find a pdf version of the script to download and / or print.

May 22 2007 - Memorialization - David Jones
David is a retired minister who is now working for Remco as a Branch Manager.
He stressed the importance of remembering a person the way that he lived.
He showed us many examples of inovative and interesting monuments
and welcomed our ideas about what is important to show on a memorial.

Apr 27-28 2007 - Techo Expo - Ramada Hotel, Regina
SGS Annual Seminar and General Meeting
The theme was the use of computers and related technology in genealogy.
There were keynote addresses by Clint Krismer and Geoff Rasmussen, and six 40-minute workshops. "Timely", "informative", and "fun" are words used by participants to describe the event. Presenters were well prepared and offered lots of helpful content.

Apr 24 2007 - United Empire Loyalists - Pat & Gerry Adair, Lorna Mackenzie
Pat and Gerry Adair of Maryfield arrived in traditional Loyalist clothing sewn by Pat.
She explained the various items, showing us the practicality and durability of the traditional garb. Lorna Mackenzie spoke about some of the many sources available to study our Loyalist ancestry.

Mar 27 2007 - The Home Children - Holly Schick
Between 1869 and 1930, over 100,000 children were sent to Canada from Great Britain during the child emigration movement. Holly made us aware of resources available on these children, and shared her experience researching her grandmother who came to Canada in 1910 as a "Barnardo child".

Feb 27 2007 - A Research Trip to Britain - Ann Phillips
Ann and Roger Phillips took a trip to Britain in 2006. They returned with great tips and detailed information on thirteen family history resource centers in greater London.
They stressed the importance of detailed prior research on both your family and on the resource centers themselves. Most have excellent resources and helpful staff but also "They have ways to slow you down".

Jan 23 2007 - Saskatchewan Legislative Library - Marian Powell
Marian is a former Legislative Librarian and a member of Regina Branch.
The Legislative Library is open to the public. Special collections of interest to
genealogists include Local Histories, Weekly Newspapers, and Biographies of Parliamentarians, not to mention an exhausive collection of government publications.

Nov 21 2006 - Annual General Meeting
We had a fine potluck dinner, followed by our Annual General Meeting.
We elected a new executive and had at least one volunteer for each of our major tasks and projects. Thank you to everyone who volunteered.

Oct 27-29 2006 - Our Roots, Our Branches, Our Trees - Moosomin
Saskatchewan Genealogical Society Annual Seminar
The Pipestone branch did a great job hosting this year's seminar.
Knowledgeable and enthusiastic speakers led plenary and workshop sessions on a variety of topics, including internet research, passenger lists, land records in Sask and the USA, Hudson's Bay Company records, Family History Libraries, United Empire Loyalists, Norwegian, Scottish, and eastern European research.
There truly was something good for everyone.

Oct 24 2006 - Maple Leaf Legacy Project - June Bates
June Bates informed us of a project with the modest aim of photographing the graves of more than 150,000 Canadian war dead worldwide.
As of Nov 4 2006, 97,095 headstones had been photographed.
The photos are being posted on the Maple Leaf Legacy Project website.
Check out the Volunteers page for June and Bryce Bates of Grand Coulee, Sask.

Sep 26 2006 - SGS Library - Celeste Rider
SGS Librarian Celeste Rider reminded us that the largest genealogical lending library in Canada is right here in Regina. In addition to resources that might be found in any family history library, the SGS has unique programs such as the Obituary Index, Cemetery Index and Saskatchewan Resident Index. Celeste outlined the wealth of resources contained in the library and gave us a brief lesson on how to access them.

June 24 2006 - Town of Qu'Appelle Cemetery
It was a beautiful day and we had access to burial records and maps provided by the town of Qu'Appelle. Thirteen volunteers were able to record all of the headstones in the cemetery in a few hours.
Dianne Romphf has updated the cemetery index with all of the data we recorded.
The index is now available at the Regina Branch library and the SGS Library.
Many thanks to Dianne and the other volunteers for a job well done.

May 23 2006 - Social History Tour of Regina
This is a self-guided automobile tour redesigned by Trevor Harle.
Aided by the tour script and directions,
you can visit many Regina locations of historical and cultural significance,
from the General Motors assembly plant to the scene of the Regina Riot.
For a copy of the script, contact Dianne Romphf or Dave Wessel.

May 16 2006 - Regina City Archives Tour
Archivist Carey Isaak spoke to Branch members and led us on a tour of the stacks.
City Archives resources include cemetery records, voters lists, the 1906 census, maps, architectural drawings, building permits, assessment roles, city directories and photos.

April 25 2006 - Where do genealogical genes come from anyway?
Renae Grubb is happy that genealogical material "just falls into her lap" because she is known as the historian in her family. She showed us many binders of charts and source documents, and emphasized the importance of sharing material with family members.

Dianne Romphf discussed overcoming "road blocks".
She has found one other genealogist in her family with whom she can share both the research load and the exciting discoveries.
She showed us a memory stick and emphasized the importance of computer backup.

March 28 2006 - Using Research Logs - Teresa Tiefenbach
Teresa reminded us that keeping track of our research in a consistent way keeps our research focussed and prevents us from repeating our work. Create a new log for each event for each person, and log every unsuccessful search.

February 28 2006 - Remembering - Renae Grubb
We heard the story of Jeff’s uncle Cyril Grubb who was killed in WWII.
Renae has letters written to this young soldier's sister, photos of him and his family, photos of his medals, maps of Grubb Lake, and many other momentos of his short life.