About 7,000 Manitobans died in the First World War, but the province only has names for 1,092 of them in its archives. The known casualties from the First World War will be commemorated with their names on land features. The province is asking families to …
The Archives of Manitoba has created an electronic index of some Manitoba soldiers killed in WWI. This index was generated from a series of cards created by the Government of Manitoba for the purpose of documenting Manitoba casualties. The original index was made during and …
Our next meeting will be on April 21st at 7:00 P.M. at the Dauphin Family History Center. Dean Durston will give a presentation from the Dauphin Pioneer’s Assoc. This will be a very informative evening. For your information: Members of the Dauphin Pioneer’s Assoc. are …
Sadly MGS has learned of the closing of the Swan Valley Branch due to declining membership. The branch started in 1988 with Glen McKenzie as the first president. Eric Neufeld became the president in 1992 and has remained president ever since, a time span of …
Henderson Library, 1050 Henderson Hwy, 10:00 am-5:00 pm. Presenter – Christine Woodcock. Admission: Morning only $25, afternoon only $30, Full day $45 (includes copy of book and free credits to ScotlandsPeople). For more information e-mail genealogytoursofscotland@gmail.com. To register, go to https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/scottish-genealogy-symposium-winnipeg-full-day-tickets-19134867905 . Do NOT phone …
The MGS Library Committee is beginning a process of culling some books from our collection. The books to be discarded are being offered first to MGS members. As they progress with the process of downsizing, the Committee will be making lists of books that will …
MANI (the MAnitoba Names Index) is now available to all current MGS members. It allows online access to MGS indexes from home. Some indexes are still being added and eventually there will be over 1.5 million indexed items in MANI. To use MANI, members have …