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The Yorkton Branch of the Saskatchewan Genealogical Society wishes you a happy new year, and they're looking forward to an exciting year ahead!

We would like to thank Mr. Bruce Monette, Mr. Greg Sturtz, and the Christ the Teacher School division for their wonderful assistance in our computer courses. They were extremely beneficial, and will help us take a new approach to our research. Thank you so much for your help and patience! Thank you also to Lee and Dave who generously hosted our meetings at their lovely home while the Library was under repair. Thank you for your hospitality! Thank you also to all members of the society for sharing your stories and experiences of researching the past: it is so helpful and inspiring.

When people think of genealogical research, they usually think of working on a family tree. But research can be community directed as well. With many small communities shrinking or disappearing altogether, recording the "life" of these towns is ever more important. As you may know, many prairie communities began their lives as stops along a rail line. And these communities, at least in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, were named in alphabetical order. Research reveals that the naming began in Arona, Manitoba, and continued into Saskatchewan on the CN line with Yarbo, Zeneta, Atwater, Bangor, Cana, Fenwood, Goodeve, Hubbard, Ituna, Jasmin, Kelliher, Leross, Punnichy, Quinton, Raymore, Semans, Tate, Undora, Venn, Watrous, Xena, Young, and Zelma. As we all know, time changes these communities, so it is important to record information about them at their best.

A fine poet named Steven Michael Berzensky wrote a poem that spoke of the loss of small towns on the prairies, something about "There is no more Romance in Saskatchewan", and if you type "Romance, Saskatchewan" into a search engine in your computer, you will find a list of people buried in the cemetery. The list includes the usual birth and death dates, but also some details about heartbreaking family stories, such as families who lost little children only two days old, or only three years old. Suddenly, these are not just names on headstones, they become real people who were part of a family, and this is how the history of a community comes alive.

If you came from a small community, and remember citizens, business, and stories about the community, please write these stories down. They will become a priceless piece of information as time goes on, and a record of the changing face of our province.

The Yorkton branch of the Saskatchewan Genealogical Society will be holding their first meeting of 2012 on Tues., Jan. 10. Our group works for the collecting and preservation of family and local history. All meeting are open to the public and new members are always welcome. For more information call Glenn at 782-7969 or Dave at 783-1093.

Every family has a story - discover yours, and fast forward to the past with the Yorkton Branch of the Saskatchewan Genealogical Society.