Book Reviews By Enid Dorward, #4502 Brand new books! Be the first person to sign out these interesting books. Great Scots! How the Scots Created Canada by Matthew Shaw. Winnipeg, Heartland Associates, 2003. 224 p. Illus. MGS library call number: GB & IRE 941.1, SHA …
In June, 2022, at the MGS Annual General Meeting (AGM), changes to the MGS Constitution was discussed. We have since regularly informed members of this upcoming meeting to ratify the changes proposed at the 2022 AGM. The December, 2022 issue of Generations was largely a …
Koha is a free library catalogue program used by libraries all over the world. MGS has successfully used KOHA for decades and will continue to do so. Our version is version 1, and as of January, 2023, Koha released version 22.05.08. In addition to an …
Patrick Joseph GALLAGHER (1884-1954) Born at Moncton, New Brunswick on 23 June 1884, he was the son of Patrick Joseph Gallagher (1847-1926) and Hannah McCann (1851-1919). A dentist by profession, he excelled in athletics as a shortstop and golfer. Educated at the University of St. …
by Rick Brown #1815 Projects Chair Manitoba Genealogical Society Here is the update of the ongoing project at the MGS. These are MGS member projects, and we thank our many volunteers who are helping us move forward. Many MGS members volunteer from home, …
MGS is calling on MGS members to nominate a MGS Volunteer for one of our annual volunteer awards. We give out three awards at our Annual General Meeting. THE ERIC JONASSON AWARD OF MERIT CRITERIA The Eric Jonasson Award of Merit is only given to one person …
Christian FAHRNI (1848-1915) Born in Switzerland on 07 August 1848, he moved to Iowa in 1867 then came to Fort Garry in 1873 where, in company with Charles Allard, he engaged in a horse-trading and livery business. Farmer On 12 July 1881, he married Priscilla …
MGS has been upgrading it’s online presence for the past few years. Thank you to our team of volunteers who have given their input into what they want to see, and their time to help implement those changes. Updates So Far On August 22, 2021, …
George Languer EAMER (1868-1945) Born in Wroxeter, Ontario on 19 February 1868, he was the son of Peter Eamer (1837-1923) and Margaret Thompson (c1835-1880). He came with his wife to Manitoba in 1889. They rented farms for several years then bought land at 20-7-19, two …