John Alan HACKETT (1920-2009) Alan Hacket was born in Langruth, Manitoba on 26 April 1920 to John Alan Hackett (1892-1970) and Henrietta Knapp (1893-1975). In 1922, he moved to Winnipeg with his parents. He was educated at the Greenway and General Wolfe schools and Daniel …
This past weekend (August 11 and 12), Bill Curtis and Angela Fiebelkorn, MGS Volunteers, manned the table at the St. Vital Agricultural Fair. The St. Vital Ag Society was celebrating it’s 112th Annual Display and Fair at the St. Vital Centennial Arena. MGS was there …
Arthur Stanley GALE (c1861-1891) Born in London, England about 1861, he was the son of Frederick Gale (1822-1905) and Claudia Fitzroy Severn (1829-1974). He immigrated to Canada prior to October 1890 and settled in southwestern Manitoba. He received his military homestead application on 23 October …
MyHeritage has traditionally been the go-to website for genealogists with European ancestors whereas Ancestry is more North America and the United Kingdom—although there is more and more crossover as time moves forward. MyHeritage just announced their new, free service called PhotoDater™ . Their website states: …
James Gardiner FAIRBAIRN (1845-1912) James was born in Brockville, Ontario on 30 November 1845, the son of David Fairbairn (1798-1871) and Catherine Fulford (c1822-1908). On 01 January 1872, he married Margaret Frame of Bruce County, Ontario and they had eight children: Margaret Fairbairn (1872-1941, wife …
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is Canada’s designated national memory institution, with a legislated mandate to acquire, describe, preserve and provide long-term access to Canada’s documentary heritage. This includes web resources as well as old documents. If you remember, in 2004, under the Library and Archives …