Dmytro YAKIMISCHAK (1888-1958) Born in Ukraine in 1888, he came to Manitoba in 1898 and was educated at the university of Manitoba (BA, LLB). He was director of the Ukrainian Publishing Company Limited, and was elected as a United Farmer to the Manitoba Legislature in …
This provocative and thought provoking article by Gordon Goldsborough gives the reader an insight into Manitoba Heritage and the poor showing the Manitoba government has made in supporting Heritage over the decades. It has never been a priority in Manitoba like it has been in …
William Bramwell WADDELL (1857-1942) Born in Harrow, Essex County, Ontario on 04 January 1857, he was the son of James Waddell (1818-1905) and Sarah Lockhart (1831-1915). He was educated at Harrow. On 12 March 1885, he married Agnes Elle Sanderson (1864-1942) and they had eight …
The next opening dates for Saturday Library will be June 17th and August 19th. We ask for your reservation on or before the Wednesday prior to those dates. Volunteer staffing will be by members of the Southeast and Winnipeg Branch. To make an appointment, please …
Presentation Monday, Jan 16, 2023. Essential Free Online Research Sources for Family Genealogists in Manitoba by Rick Walker and members of the MGS Research Team Members, plan to attend this meeting on Wednesday, January 11th at 7:30 PM. The program for the …
By Rick Brown, Projects Chair “The main product of the Cummins Map Company was a series of landowner maps, known as the Cummins Rural Directory Maps, for Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Prince Edward Island. The rural directory maps contained the names and locations of …
With a new generation of people researching their ancestry at MGS, we are considering restarting Special Interest Groups—SIG’s for short. Between the low visitor numbers on Wednesdays and my interest in everything Icelandic, I would like to know if any members would like to join …
MGS produces a 40 page journal every three months–although this number of pages is not set in stone. We have not been able to find an editor for the past 7 issues, and have been relying on our regular volunteers to take on this additional …
One day at the MGS Resource Centre, I opened the bottom drawer of a filing cabinet, and it was filled with papers. I pulled one out, and “what to my wondering eyes should appear” but a MGS member submitted pedigree chart, filled in by hand …
The MGS Council has proposed changes to our MGS Constitution. This is our governing structure for the society so please take the time to review these changes. The intent is not changed. Most changes are either grammatical or relating to our methods of communication delivery. …