The Manitoba Genealogical Society has purchased Vivid-Pix Restore software to assist our members and Resource Centre visitors in restoring old photos and cleaning up digital documents. This program is free to use at both the MGS Resource Centre (Winnipeg) as well as at the South …
Once again, the Manitoba Genealogical Society, Inc. is sponsoring the Family History Award at the Red River Heritage Fair. We are looking forward to this annual event that MGS has been involved in for decades. This year the Fair take places on May 4th at …
Cemetery Corner Shaun Hobson #5336 Cemetery Committee Chair The next committee meeting is scheduled for 10 May 2023 at 7:00 pm by GoogleMeet and we welcome new members. Please email at cemetery@mbgenealogy.com if you would like to join the committee. Cemetery Transcribers The time …
May 2023 MGS Project Update Submitted by Rick Brown Projects Chair, Member #1815 Guardians of All Manitoba Cemeteries We hope to create an index of the records of burials (those without Headstones) in as many cemeteries as possible. We are working thru all …
John QUEEN (1882-1946) Born in Lanarkshire, Scotland in 1882, he was the son of John Queen and Jane Todd. His family were members of the Plymouth Brethren. He was educated in Dunfermline. He came to Winnipeg in 1906 and, although a cooper by trade, was …
In 2010, GenTeam went online with a total of 1.3 million records and they have reached a total of more than 21 million records as of the first quarter of 2023. GenTeam is a European platform connecting historians and genealogists who work on their own or …
Frederick William Pace (1873-1952) Born at Toronto, Ontario on 04 June 1873, he was the son of James Henry Pace and Mary Ann Fowler. He was educated at Winnipeg, then worked in the office of a wholesale business until entering the fire insurance business in …
It is the end of an era at MGS with the retirement of Enid Dorward. For 17 years, Enid has been a steady presence in the MGS Library every Tuesday, and she had a regular presence in the quarterly MGS Generations journal with articles on …
William John O’CONNOR (1932-2008) Born at Wainwright, Alberta on 26 May 1932, he was the son of William O’Connor and Myrtle Forestell (1904-1979). He graduated from the University of Alberta (St. Joseph’s College) with a BSc (Agriculture) degree and from the University of Western Ontario …
The MGS Library would like to draw your attention to these excellent books in our Resource Centre. We have two books by Manitoban Jim Blanchard and two books by Rebecca Probert. Jim Blanchard Our first two book recommendations are by Jim Blanchard. He grew up in …