American-Canadian Genealogical Society

Free Webinar - Resources at the FamilySearch Center
2026-08-29 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom, United States
Saturday, August 29, 2026 | 11:00 AM EDT
Presenter: Patty Shorland of the Exeter FamilySearch Center.
Cost: Free
Format: Live Zoom Webinar (not recorded)
Attendance: Limited to the first 100 registrants

Resources at the FamilySearch Center
Presented by Patty Shorland, Exeter FamilySearch Center

ACGS is pleased to host a free, live educational webinar presented by Patty Shorland of the Exeter FamilySearch Center.
Learn how to make the most of the resources on the FamilySearch website, including online help, the wiki, online classes, the benefits of creating a free account, ways to search the online record collections, and understanding and using many of the functions on the Family Tree section of the website. Patty will also share information about resources and databases available at the Exeter FamilySearch Center, such as American Ancestors, Ancestry (World Edition), Arkiv Digital (Sweden), Find My Past, Fold3, Geneanet, Irish Ancestors, MyHeritage and Newspaper Archive.
Patty enjoys sharing her passion for family history and helping people learn how to trace their own roots. She has a bachelor’s and master’s from the University of Denver, manages a family business, and has six children and 17 grandchildren spread throughout the western U.S. and in Argentina. Patty has been researching her family for over 50 years. Her fascination with genealogy began when she was about 10 and a great aunt showed her a small book on her family history. Living in New England for 20 years has given her a chance to visit the places her colonial ancestors lived and do research in archives from New York to Maryland. She has volunteered to work in FamilySearch Centers wherever she has lived.
This program will be offered live only and will not be recorded.
Attendance is limited to the first 100 registrants, so early registration is encouraged.
Registration link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/NLw5yU7gSf6JxnTsfhl5OQ

ACGS Additional Hours
2026-08-27 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-08-24 09:00 - 13:00, 2026-08-13 09:00 - 13:00, 2026-08-10 09:00 - 13:00, 2026-07-27 09:00 - 13:00, 2026-07-23 09:00 - 13:00, 2026-07-13 09:00 - 13:00, 2026-07-09 09:00 - 13:00 and 6 more dates | ACGS, 1 Sundial Ave, Suite 317, Manchester, NH, 03103, United States
ACGS Library will be open extra hours today for those in need of our resources. Please note the slight change in times that we will be open.

ACGS Board Meeting
2026-08-16 10:00 - 11:30, 2026-06-14 10:00 - 11:30, 2026-05-17 10:00 - 11:30, 2026-04-19 10:00 - 11:30, 2026-03-15 10:00 - 11:30, 2026-02-15 10:00 - 11:30 | ACGS, 1 Sundial Ave, Suite 317, Manchester, NH, 03103, United States

ACGS Summer Webinar
2026-07-25 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom, United States
ACGS is excited to be working with Christine Cohen
for the Summer 2026 Webinar!
Christine Cohen’s presentation will be
“Military Research – Fold3.com”
The website https://www.fold3.com/ , in a partnership with the National Archives, provides a wealth of military resources and documents from the Revolutionary War of 1776 , the War of 1812, Mexican American and early Indian Wars, Civil War, Spanish American War, WWI, WWII, Korean War and Vietnam War. In this webinar, Christine will explain how to best utilize all this site has to offer to help with researching military records for your ancestors.
Join us on July 25, 2026, at 4 pm (ET)
To Register Please Click Here: Webinar Registration

ACGS Reading Club
2026-06-20 11:00 - 13:00 | Zoom, United States
Join ACGS for the next installment of our Reading Club on June 20, 2026,. at 11:00 am EDT.
The article to be discussed is “The Mysteries of Philomene Bonenfant,” written by Susan Gardner Boyle and published in the American-Canadian Genealogist issue #163.
The Reading Club is open to all (both members and non-members). Registration is free, and registrants are provided the article and discussion questions ahead of the meeting. Read how one family historian approached a lack of records and information about a subject, and discuss strategies, sources, and best practices with others who love genealogy!
We hope you’ll join us and your fellow family history enthusiasts for a fun and educational discussion of research, history, methodology, and more!
Meeting Registration – Zoom

ACGS Addtional Hours
2026-06-08 09:00 - 13:00 | ACGS, 1 Sundial Ave, Suite 317, Manchester, NH, 03103, United States

Free Webinar on BAnQ
2026-05-30 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom, United States
Saturday, May 30, 2026 | 11:00 AM EST
Presenter: Joseph Gagné (BAnQ)
Cost: Free
Format: Live Zoom Webinar (not recorded)
Attendance: Limited to the first 100 registrants
For full details please go to https://acgs.org/free-webinar-on-banq/

ACGS & FCHSM Come Together In A Day of Clean-Up
2026-05-15 14:00 - 19:00 | St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Ecorse, Michigan, United States
Join the American-Canadian Genealogical Society (ACGS) and the French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan (FCHSM) for a clean-up day at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery in Ecorse, Michigan on May 15th from 2pm to 7pm local time. Interested volunteers can sign up here.
The cemetery, established in 1848, is the resting place of many early French-Canadian and Canadian residents of the Downriver (Ecorse, River Rouge, etc) area of Detroit. Due to the age of the graves, there is much that can be done to clean up the gravestones and the grounds. Held in conjunction with FCHSM’s “D?troit 325th-Anniversary Conference: Indigenous and French of Detroit” hosted at the Detroit Historical Museum on May 16th, this event is open to all. St. Francis Xavier Cemetery was at one time the burial ground for the St. Francis Xavier Church, and the clean-up day is held with the support of the parish of St. Andre Bessette Church.
Volunteers attending should ideally plan to bring items such as work gloves, brushes with poly bristles, plastic or wood scrapers or picks, buckets, water sprayers or watering cans, and rakes or trash grabbers if they have them. The hosts will provide guidance on how to safely clean gravestones, direction for areas of focus within the cemetery, and some supplies for sharing such as trash bags.

Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia's annual virtual genealogy conference
2026-05-02 - 2026-05-03 | Zoom, United States
The Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia’s annual virtual genealogy conference is returning for a fourth year from May 2-3, 2026. Registration is now open for this two day conference.
This is one of the most affordable virtual genealogy conferences with a focus on Nova Scotia genealogy. Registration for two packed days of genealogical research by some of the region’s best speakers is only $69 (Canadian Dollars) and if you happen to also be a member of the Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia you can receive a discount on registration of $30.
If you register by March 18 you can enter into our Brick Wall Buster Session where genealogical experts will tackle your toughest Nova Scotia genealogy brick wall. This popular presentation has closed out the conference each year and we have had great success in tackling some of the toughest problems.
For more information about the conference and our speakers please visit our website at www.nsgenconference.ca or email us at nsgenconference@gmail.com. Attached is a poster that you can use to share on your social media or in your member newsletters.
Thank you for your support in the past – last year’s conference had attendees from across Canada, the United States and as far away as South Africa and New Zealand. We look forward to hosting you again.
Nat and Neal
Organizers, Nova Scotia Genealogy Virtual Conference
Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia

ACGS Spring Conference - Virtual
2026-04-25 11:00 - 15:30 | Zoom, United States
ACGS Spring Conference 2026
100% Virtual
April 25, 2026 11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. ET

Discover, Connect, and Be Inspired at the ACGS Spring Conference

Every family story begins with a spark of curiosity—and this spring, the American‑Canadian Genealogical Society invites you to fan that spark into something extraordinary. Whether you’re tracing deep Acadian roots, navigating complex DNA puzzles, or simply hoping to understand your ancestors with greater clarity, this year’s conference brings together three remarkable speakers whose expertise, generosity, and passion for teaching will guide you every step of the way.
Join us for a day of learning that blends history, culture, science, and community. You’ll explore the intertwined worlds of Acadians and Mi’kmaq with Judy Nimer Muhn, gain confidence working through challenging genetic genealogy cases with Kate Penney Howard, and discover the power of collaborative research through Cindy Bourque Cooper’s work with the WikiTree Acadians Project.
This is more than a conference—it’s an opportunity to deepen your skills, connect with fellow researchers, and uncover new pathways into your family’s past. Whether you’re just beginning your journey or have been researching for years, you’ll leave energized, informed, and inspired.
We can’t wait to see you there.

Click Here to Register for the Spring Conference Today!
Registration closes on April 18, 2026
All Presentations will be Recorded and Available for 30 Days after Conference for Paid Attendees
Our speakers will be Judy Nimer Muhn, Kate Penney Howard, and Cindy Bourque Cooper.
To see the speaker biographies and the write up on each of their planned presentations, please go to https://acgs.org/spring-conference-2026/ .

Reading Club Q1
2026-03-28 11:00 - 12:30 | Zoom, United States
All of you are invited to join ACGS for the inaugural meeting of our Reading Club on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at 11:00 AM EST.
We’ll be reading the article “A Possible French-Canadian Origin For Eli Gaddor of Crown Point, New York” by Raymond Barnes from issue 174 of The American-Canadian Genealogist, our journal.
The Reading Club is open to all (both members and non-members) and free, although registration is required. When you register, you’ll be sent a copy of the article along with planned discussion questions, although attendees are welcome to bring their own questions and topics to cover.
We hope you’ll join us and your fellow family history enthusiasts for a fun and educational discussion of research, history, methodology, and more!
To register for this free event, please click here and you will be directed to Zoom. Reading Club Q1 Registration

Discover French-Canadian Records with MyHeritage Library Edition
2026-02-14 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom, United States
Discover French-Canadian Records with MyHeritage Library Edition

Saturday, February 14, 2026 | 11:00 AM EST
Presenter: Daniel Horowitz (MyHeritage)
Cost: Free
Format: Live Zoom Webinar (not recorded)
Attendance: Limited to the first 100 registrants
ACGS is pleased to host a free, live educational webinar presented by Daniel Horowitz of MyHeritage.
With billions of records at your disposal, where do you even begin? The MyHeritage Search Engine—available on the “Members Only” portal of the ACGS website—is a state-of-the-art tool that can help you search for information about your relatives online. In a matter of seconds, it can search across billions of French-Canadian historical records to pinpoint the ones most relevant to your research. Its advanced algorithms can identify spelling and phonetic variations, understand nicknames, and handle synonyms and ethnic variations. Daniel will show you how to use the MyHeritage Search Engine to find information about your relatives quickly and efficiently.
This program will be offered live only and will not be recorded. Attendance is limited to the first 100 registrants, so early registration is encouraged.
Register via Zoom: MyHeritage Library Edition Webinar Registration

About the speaker

Dedicated to Genealogy since 1986, Daniel was the teacher and the study guide editor of the family history project “Searching for My Roots” in Venezuela for 15 years. He is involved in several crowdsource digitization and transcription projects, and holds a board-level position at The Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA). Since 2006 Daniel has been working at MyHeritage liaising with genealogy societies, bloggers, and media, as well as lecturing, and attending conferences around the world.
