“Beware the Ides of March. Men at some time are masters of their fates. But in ourselves, that we are underlings. But, for mine own part, it was Greek to me.” – Shakespeare “Cry ‘Havoc!’ , and let slip the dogs of war.” – Shakespeare …
Projects Report for April 2023 Cummins Map Indexing Of the 87 areas, 63 have been completed and the balance are being indexed. We are now checking all the approximate 130,000 entries and tidying up the information. Upon Completion we will have indexed all the occupied ¼ sections, …
News from the Grants Committee Chair by Kathy Blair-Colbert, #6484 Grants & Applications Chair The Manitoba Genealogical Society is pleased to have received approval and funding from the Winnipeg Foundation for a wall mounted large screen television in the amount of $1,630. This television will …
Editor’s Note: Sorting through family papers, I came across this interview that was done around 1980. Annie was the grandmother of Carol’s husband, Robert Struss[1], and my great-grandmother. I have added photos, footnotes and appendices to this document to further document these early Manitoba families. …
Sharon Evelyn (MIGEL) ALLEN (1950-2005) Born at Gimli on 21 November 1950 to Evelyn Migelowich (1920-2015) and Michael Migalwich [Migel] (1914-1964), she spent her childhood and adolescence in Matlock prior to moving to Winnipeg in 1962. She attended St. John’s High School then graduated from …
Cemetery Corner by Shaun Hobson #5336 Cemetery Committee Chair Cemetery Committee The next committee meeting is scheduled for 10 May 2023 at 7:00 pm by GoogleMeet and we welcome new members. Cemetery Transcribers The time to start transcribing cemeteries is fast approaching. If …
Joseph Watson KACHOR (1923-1985) Born 04 March 1923 at Hilbre, Manitoba, he was the son of Knat Kachor (1890-1986) and Paraska Biloths (1890-1980). On 26 June 1952, he married Marie Louise Kerbrat I1935-2012) and they had two children: Debbie (wife of Tom Crease) and Cynthia …
Submitted by Daryl Dumanski MGS #1031 Let’s take a look back at Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB as it was in 1885. Who were the major players? What were the businesses? In this article, Daryl invites us to take a look back in …
Amber Bole was an IT professional, and was a very important part of putting the MGS Library catalogue online and maintaining it over the years, from her computer in Toronto. She died in Winnipeg on February 24th. Her obituary may be seen at https://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-314636/BOLE_AMBER On …
George Douglas ILIFFE (1901-1967) Born at Lutterworth, England in July 1901, son of Joseph Cooper Iliffe and Edith Sarah Iliffe (1869-1949), he accompanied his parents to Canada in 1907. After a few years at St. James, Elm Creek, and Wawanesa, they relocated to Winnipeg where …