by Kathyrn Blair-Colbert, MGS #6484 Fundraising Chair The MGS will be holding a Silent Auction in conjunction with Culture Days September 22 – October 15, 2023. Our goal is to raise funds for the ongoing operations of the Resource Center by offering several raffle baskets. …
Solomon ABRAHAM (1872-1942) Solomon was born in Rumania [now Romania] on 21 October 1872, he graduated from the University of Bucharest with a BA (1897) and MSc degrees, from the University of Vienna with a PhD (Agriculture), and from the University of Manitoba with a …
PROMISES AND BROKEN DREAMS: THE GOLD RUSH DIARY OF GEORGE BLAIR 1862-63 by KATHRYN E. BLAIR-COLBERT, MGS #6484 EDITOR’S NOTE: This submission will go out in four parts: I PART I Generations …
Goin’ to ‘the Lake’ by Daryl Dumanski (m.s. McCowan) MGS #1031 In Manitoba we usually hear this phrase once we hit the long weekend in May. Like socials in Manitoba, it is not familiar in many other provinces. We are indeed a special province to …
New Periodicals by Kerri James, MGS #5962, Library Volunteer Member of the Southeast and Winnipeg Branch We have a number of periodicals available for use in our library. Some periodicals are digital and others are printed. The digital copies are available for viewing on the …
Ignatius Joseph ZABORNIAK (1902-1989) Born at Cuszanow, Poland in 1902, Ignatius was one of twelve children born to John Zaborniak (1871-1937) and Mary Myszkowski (1879-1949). He immigrated to Canada in 1904 with his parents, grandparents and siblings. He grew up on the family farmstead in …
Fundraising Proposal Manitoba Genealogical Society Inc Fiscal 2023-24 by KATHRYN E. BLAIR-COLBERT, MGS #6484 Fundraising Chair The MGS Council has approved the Fundraising Proposal 2023-24 that came from our Fundraising Committee. In it, we have identified eight types of fundraising. To read the full …
Our friends over at Jewish Gen have a some new announcements for genealogists. Bessarabia SIG Research Division at 43rd IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy. For those with ancestors from Bessarabia, this is an opportunity to learn more about this interesting part of the Russian …
Gustave Bellegro “Gus” YAEGER (1877-1942) Born at Genoa, Italy on 15 August 1877, he was the son of Swiss parents, Carl YAEGER and Barbara LITSCHER. He emigrated to the United States in 1879 with his parents. On 25 September 1907 in Bangor, Wisconsin, he married …
Welcome to the MGS Writing Club. We are a virtual Special Interest Group (SIG) that commits to sitting down for a few hours once a month to write about our family history. The Writing Club will inspire you with topics to write about, ideas …