Paul Snowden QUINTON (1926-2013) Paul was born in Winnipeg on 20 April 1926. He was the son of Sidney Quinton (1888-1963) and Ellen Snowden (1898-1945). In Winnipeg on 16 February 1951, Paul married Hazel Pearl Cooper (1929-2022) and they had four children: Jeffrey Quinton, Janet …
Manitoba Day is May 12th. It is also Mother’s Day. Manitoba Day is an opportunity to explore our history as well as to acknowledge, honour and celebrate our province’s diverse mosaic of people and cultures. Come join us as we share our stories to celebrate …
Submitted by Virginia Fox, President The months go by and before we know it – “Time for a new report.” It is great to be able to record what we are doing, and we hope that soon we will have more people taking an interest …
Welcome to That’s The Spirit Wine Tasting, Book and Art Sale. Along with the wine tasting, we have books and original artwork for sale–ink and sepia drawings, acrylic paintings, ceramics, and more. There will be a raffle and door prizes available. We appreciate your support. …
Annual release of BC marriage and death records in May 2024 British Columbia Archives has announced it expects to receive the annual release of death (2003) and marriage (1948) registrations from the BC Vital Statistics Agency in May 2024. The provincial archives will then digitize …
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 …
Ludwig “Louis” PACHAL (1871-1925) Louis was born in Russia in 15 September 1871. He was the son of William Frederick Pachal (1831-1918) and Amelie (Sonntag (1832-1922). He arrived in 1887 with his mother and siblings destined for Winnipeg. He and his brother, Daniel, stayed in …
It’s that time of year again where we send out the Call for Expressions of Interest & Nominations for our Council positions. The MGS Council is made up of the MGS Executive and the Chairs of the Standing Committees and ad-hoc Committees. To understand these …
Playing Around with the Family Tree Chart by Angela Fiebelkorn, VP Communications MGS Writer’s Club SIG The Family Tree Chart We have all seen a family tree chart—one of those pictures of a tree with spaces to put family names and data on it. …
Nunavut Turns 25 By Angela Fiebelkorn, VP Communications MGS Writing Club SIG Member #5795 Historic events had a great impact on our ancestors. Knowing our history and how our ancestor’s lived through that history is often the backdrop to how we tell our family stories. …