Anne Amelia (McLEAN) PAGET (1867-1922) Born in Fort Simpson on the Mackenzie River on 15 July 1867, she was the eldest daughter of William J. McLean (1841-1929) and Helen Hunter Murray (1847-1899). She spent her earliest years at Fort Liard, Northwest Territory and then the …
The Manitoba Genealogical Society is once again going to be at the Scottish Pavilion for Folklorama. This year, the dates will be July 31 to August 6, 2022, and the location will be at the Centro Caboto Centre, 1055 Wilkes Ave, Winnipeg. MGS is …
MGS WILL BE CLOSED APRIL 13, 14, 2022. The Manitoba Genealogical Society, Inc. has the following policy: From time to time, world circumstances warrant the temporary closure of the Resource Centre—this could be blizzards, pandemics, maintenance issues and the like. Business continues as usual for …
The Farmers of Manitoba – Collecting Stories project aims at gathering stories of the past, present and even the future of farming in our province to contribute to the Farmers of Manitoba exhibit at the Manitoba Agricultural Museum. Farming holds a special place in Manitoba’s …
Indexing Cummin’s Maps Some time ago a friend introduced me to the Cummin’s Rural Directory Map of Manitoba, The Manitoba Railway Guide. I believe it is from 1923. All the railways operating in Manitoba, at that time, are shown on the map each with a …
Committee Update The Cemetery Committee has been busy creating some standard templates to assist transcribers in reading a cemetery. The documents are: A Guide to Transcribing Cemetery Records – A useful reference tool for information: On preparatory work to make your time transcribing the cemetery …
Hazel Christina (LAMB) ALLAN (1916-2004) Born at MacGregor on 25 December 1916, daughter of Mabel Elizabeth Hotell (1895-1948) and Thomas Dryden Lamb (1878-1947), she spent her childhood at MacGregor and on 18 January 1936 married David Walter Allan (1908-1965) and they had five children: Robert …
The Southeast & Winnipeg Branch of MGS brings you another offering from their Educational Programming WEBINAR Schedule for the period September 2021 – June 2022. This session will take place April 25, 2022, at 7:00 PM and will be presented via Zoom to all MGS …
The Southeast & Winnipeg Branch of MGS brings you another offering from their Educational Programming WEBINAR Schedule for the period September 2021 – June 2022. This session will take place April 11, 2022, at 7:00 PM and will be presented via Zoom to all MGS …