After taking a hiatus during the pandemic, the MGS Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon has returned. Join us as we gather for a potluck luncheon on Saturday, December 9, 2023. Doors open at 11 am, and luncheon will be at noon. Please bring your food item prepared …
The MGS Writing Club is alive and well, and open to all MGS members. Each month we have a presentation which usually includes a brief 15 minute assignment to get you started on your homework for the following month. This lets you ask questions and …
William Turner SABEL (1851-1882) William was born 02 January 1853 in Islington, Middlesex, England, the son of Ephraim Sabel (1816-1895) and Mary Ann Turner (1830-1910). In 1881, he married Sophia Margaret Bird (1856-1960) and they had two children: William Henry “Harry” (1882-1938) and Mary (1883-1979, …
James Laird (1889-1980) served from Winnipeg as a Private (A20863) in WWI with The Canadian Expeditionary Force and the 16th Battalion Canadian Scottish in England and France. He served from 4 Jan 1915 to 8 May 1919. In WWII he enlisted in the R.C.A. F. …
John Anthony (“Tony”) Negrich J22062 / R134789 Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Navigator / Flying Officer July 6, 1920 – June 30, 1944 Killed at Age 23 during WW II on his 49th Operational Flight “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the …
Jonathan Hughes ARNETT (1879-1953) Jonathon was born at Kerwood, Ontario on 17 January 1879, son of Lewis Arnett (1839-1891) and Angelina Hughes (1850-1944). The family moved to Winnipeg and he was educated at Carlton School, On 05 October 1904, he married Laura Vivian Belvedere Todd …
Lieutenant, Lord Strathcona’s Horse, 2nd Armd. Regt Killed in Action, January 5, 1945 Harvey Dyson Shaw was born in Hamiota, Manitoba, on January 17, 1917. He was the youngest of eight children born to George and Maria Shaw of Cardale, Manitoba. He was raised on …
New Journals 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 Resource …
The following programs are being offered by the Winnipeg Public Library during the month of November. Please note the first is a Webinar and the others are in-person talks: Webinar: In the Trenches: Digitized First World War records Are you interested in researching those who …
Katherine (ROSS) QUEEN (1885-1934) Born in Black Isle, Rosshire, Scotland on 14 February 1885, she came to Canada in 1907 ‘to be married’. On 25 June 1908, she married politician, John Queen (1882-1946) and they had five children: Katherine Gloria Queen-Hughes (1909-1978), John Queen (1910-1960, …