Did you miss out on Doors Open this year? MGS had 45 guests on May 27th and 15 on May 28th. We held a door prize for guests and the winner of the door prize was Mavis Whicker. The Doors Open event was quite successful, …
The MGS Council has set the date for the MGS Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon. This annual event was suspended during the pandemic, but will resume this year. It takes place at 12 pm at the MGS Resource Centre Library on Saturday, December 9, 2023. Please contact …
Alan Christopher WADE (1923-2013) Allan was born at Weston, Winnipeg on 09 September 1923, he was the son of Ralph WADE (1894-1970) and Christian Mary HOSKING (1896-1977). He was educated at Cecil Rhodes School. On 09 January 1943, he married Margaret Thelma FARLEY (1924-2003) and …
Alexander VANCE (1866-1936) Alexander was a native of Bruce county, Ontario. He was born 20 October 1869 at in the Kincardine Township, the son of Irwin VANCE (1835-1912) and Hannah “Maria” HUDSON (1846-1926). On, 24 March 1893 he married Lydia Maria ANDREWS (1873-1954) and they …
PROMISES AND BROKEN DREAMS: THE GOLD RUSH DIARY OF GEORGE BLAIR 1862-63 by KATHRYN E. BLAIR-COLBERT, MGS #6484 FORWARD This year marks the 160th anniversary of the Caribou gold rush. People came from all over the world. Some traveled from Scotland, England, Germany, and even …
Cemetery Corner Shaun Hobson #5336 Cemetery Committee Chair The next committee meeting is scheduled for 13 September 2023 at 7:00 pm by GoogleMeet and we welcome new members. Please email at cemetery@mbgenealogy.com if you would like to join the committee. At our May …
Since the new MGS membership area has launched this past March, MGS has three courses available for members and non-members. The Member Orientation course is for members only, while the other two courses are open to both members and non-members. MGS is seeking family …
In Canadian Census Records, under Nationality, you will sometimes find the word Ruthenian. What exactly is a Ruthenian? The Kingdom of Ruthenia was founded in 1253 when the Pope officially crowned Danylo Romanovych Halitskiy as King of Ruthenia (or King of Rus’). This is MGS …
MANI is our name for the Manitoba Name Index which is the main database at the Manitoba Genealogical Society, Inc. The MANI database lets you research a Manitoba name, and then points the researcher to where our members and visitors can access the data within …
Our friends over at the Alberta Genealogical Society are celebrating their 50th Anniversary with a conference on September 23, 2023. The 12 sessions are Home Children, Metis Records, French, Irish, German, Canadian Prairie Records, Ukrainian Settlement, Using MyHeritageLibrary, Digitization of Cemetery Records at Edmonton Public …