Ignatius Joseph ZABORNIAK (1902-1989) Born at Cuszanow, Poland in 1902, Ignatius was one of twelve children born to John Zaborniak (1871-1937) and Mary Myszkowski (1879-1949). He immigrated to Canada in 1904 with his parents, grandparents and siblings. He grew up on the family farmstead in …
Fundraising Proposal Manitoba Genealogical Society Inc Fiscal 2023-24 by KATHRYN E. BLAIR-COLBERT, MGS #6484 Fundraising Chair The MGS Council has approved the Fundraising Proposal 2023-24 that came from our Fundraising Committee. In it, we have identified eight types of fundraising. To read the full …
Our friends over at Jewish Gen have a some new announcements for genealogists. Bessarabia SIG Research Division at 43rd IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy. For those with ancestors from Bessarabia, this is an opportunity to learn more about this interesting part of the Russian …
Gustave Bellegro “Gus” YAEGER (1877-1942) Born at Genoa, Italy on 15 August 1877, he was the son of Swiss parents, Carl YAEGER and Barbara LITSCHER. He emigrated to the United States in 1879 with his parents. On 25 September 1907 in Bangor, Wisconsin, he married …
Welcome to the MGS Writing Club. We are a virtual Special Interest Group (SIG) that commits to sitting down for a few hours once a month to write about our family history. The Writing Club will inspire you with topics to write about, ideas …
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 …