Promoting Heritage
Incorporated in 1987 as a registered charitable society, the Friends of Geographical Names of Alberta Society promotes the awareness of Alberta's place name heritage.
We also support toponymic research and the services of the Geographical Names Program of Alberta Culture and Community Spirit. A unique association between our two very distinct organizations has resulted in a lasting and rewarding relationship beneficial to our common mandate of sustaining Alberta's geographical place name heritage.
Did you know that when you read a map you're actually reading history? If you look behind the names of places on your map, the lives of our ancestors and their patterns of settlement, exploration and migration come to life. While providing common reference points for travelers and cartographers, Alberta's place names reflect our province's rich cultural heritage.
As a society, we promote the heritage of Alberta's place names through our various projects.
Board Members
The 2009 Friends of Geographical Names of Alberta Executive Board members:
Treasurer: Tom Eapen
Directors-at-large: Betty Laferrety, Blair Ching and Hazel McKennitt
Executive Director: Wendy Pearce
Advisor, Geographical Names Program:
Membership
If you're interested in history and Alberta's heritage, please join us in helping to preserve the past for our future generations. Members are kept informed of place name happenings and volunteer opportunities; they are invited to place name receptions and celebrations. Members are eligible for a percentage off of retail purchases from museum gift shops where allowed.
Contact Us
Friends of Geographical Names of Alberta
Room 223
Old St. Stephen's College
8820 - 112 Street
Edmonton, Alberta
T6G 2P8
If you need more information, contact us at:
Tel: (780) 431-2349
Fax: (780) 427-3956