{"id":1387,"date":"2024-07-08T17:51:36","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T17:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shgsr.ca\/a-propos\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T19:35:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T19:35:12","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shgsr.ca\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Thanks to a dedicated group of volunteers, the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Historique et G\u00e9n\u00e9alogique de Smoky River offers a great deal of services to the public with regards to our collection and mission of preserving the heritage and history of Northwestern Alberta.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]\t\t\n\t\t

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In the fall of 2023, the Board of Directors began a strategic planning process during which the organization adopted a clear vision and mission into the future. Dedicated to protecting the heritage and history of local communities and individuals, whatever their origins, the SHGSR and its team aim to offer you quality services in a warm and friendly environment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Historique et G\u00e9n\u00e9alogique de Smoky River was established in 1984 after a group of locals found their new passion through a genealogical research workshop. Initially informal, based in a small house in Donnelly, the SHGSR embarked on its first major project: the opening of a documentation centre that could double as an archive. We moved into our new premises in 1986, a space still continually improved through the labour of love, much like our collection. Thanks to the efforts of committed people like Marie Beaupr\u00e9, archival holdings from Oblate missions and elsewhere were added to the collection of local history books, the various documentary archives and genealogical research tools. 40 years later, the SHGSR\u2019s shelves of books are a sight to behold indeed!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes”][vc_column]\t\t\n\t\t

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\u00c0 l\u2019automne 2023, le conseil d\u2019administration a d\u00e9but\u00e9 un processus de planification strat\u00e9gique lors duquel l\u2019organisation s\u2019est dot\u00e9e d\u2019une vision et d\u2019une mission claire. Vou\u00e9e \u00e0 la pr\u00e9servation du patrimoine et de l\u2019histoire des gens d\u2019ici, qu\u2019importe leurs origines, la SHGSR et son \u00e9quipe visent \u00e0 vous offrir des services de qualit\u00e9 dans une ambiance conviviale.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”52px”][vc_empty_space height=”52px”]\t\t\n\t\t
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The SHGSR aims to be an outstanding resource for your genealogical and historical research \u2013 that means that if we have material in our possession, we aim to try our best to not only to find it, but to help you interpret and compile in an effort to bring any story to life.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The SHGSR supports genealogical and historical research, preserves heritage records, and documents family and community history for future generations.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes”][vc_column]\t\r\n\t
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