F/O Gordon Charles Blair was born in Oakville, Manitoba on January 17, 1924 to Charles Montgomery Blair and Marion Dunwood Frahm McCosh. He was a member of the RAF and a former member of the Royal Canadian Artillery. He enlisted in Winnipeg on March …
Muriel Jean (PHILLIPS) ARPIN (1914-1982) Born at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan on 22 November 1914, daughter of Mary and John Phillips, she received BA and LLB degrees and began working as a teacher before becoming the first woman to practice law in the Exchequer Court of …
My Last Generations Issue It is with mixed feelings that I am stepping down as Interim editor of the Generations journal. It has been a year already (how time flies) and with my other MGS duties, I feel it is time for someone else to …
The newly revamped MGS Store is now open! You can access it from our homepage by clicking on this icon. To kick off the opening of our newly revamped store, we focused on promoting our books! MGS has twelve (12) books for sale in the …
The Manitoba Genealogical Society is pleased with the quality and frequency of ongoing presentations by our branches. Again, in November, 2022, we have two excellent presenters sharing their expertise on two very timely topics. You can view the South East and Winnipeg Branch, MGS …
Remembrance Day will soon be upon us and we are inviting you to contribute to our Remembrance. MGS has created Lest We Forget – Our Family to honour Manitoba family members who fought in military conflicts for Canadian freedom. We welcome your submissions. Submission …
Sheldon “Obie” OBERMAN (1949-2004) Born in Winnipeg on 20 May 1949, he was the son of Allan Oberman (1916-1995) and Dorothy “Dot Dobie” Stein (1925-2008). He attended St. John’s High School then studied literature at the University of Winnipeg and University of Jerusalem. He returned …
MGS had a very successful Culture Days in 2022 as all time slots on each day were fully booked. We had three Saturday events helping new genealogists get started and seasoned genealogists break down their brick walls. On our second Saturday, CBC came to MGS …
Sir Augustus Meredith NANTON (1860-1925) Born in in Toronto, Ontario on 07 May 1860, he was the son of Augustus Nanton (1831-1873) and Louisa Botsford (1831-1906), and brother of Harry W. Nanton. He was educated at the Toronto Model School. He commenced business in a …