The next opening dates for Saturday Library will be June 17th and August 19th. We ask for your reservation on or before the Wednesday prior to those dates. Volunteer staffing will be by members of the Southeast and Winnipeg Branch. To make an appointment, please …
Presentation Monday, Jan 16, 2023. Essential Free Online Research Sources for Family Genealogists in Manitoba by Rick Walker and members of the MGS Research Team Members, plan to attend this meeting on Wednesday, January 11th at 7:30 PM. The program for the …
By Rick Brown, Projects Chair “The main product of the Cummins Map Company was a series of landowner maps, known as the Cummins Rural Directory Maps, for Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Prince Edward Island. The rural directory maps contained the names and locations of …
With a new generation of people researching their ancestry at MGS, we are considering restarting Special Interest Groups—SIG’s for short. Between the low visitor numbers on Wednesdays and my interest in everything Icelandic, I would like to know if any members would like to join …
MGS produces a 40 page journal every three months–although this number of pages is not set in stone. We have not been able to find an editor for the past 7 issues, and have been relying on our regular volunteers to take on this additional …
One day at the MGS Resource Centre, I opened the bottom drawer of a filing cabinet, and it was filled with papers. I pulled one out, and “what to my wondering eyes should appear” but a MGS member submitted pedigree chart, filled in by hand …
The MGS Council has proposed changes to our MGS Constitution. This is our governing structure for the society so please take the time to review these changes. The intent is not changed. Most changes are either grammatical or relating to our methods of communication delivery. …
Joseph Gustave VAN BELLEGHEM (1901-1967) Born in St. Vital on 06 September 1901, he was the son of Desiderius “David” Van Belleghem (?-1936) and Louise Bossuyt. He attended Provencher School and St. Boniface College. After working railway construction with his father, he and his brother, …
Have you every wondered what goes on at the Manitoba Genealogical Society? Well, here is an opportunity to find out! At MGS, the Library Committee volunteers on Tuesdays to keep our Resource Library doors open to members and the public. This is a nice, close …
George Walter ULLYOT (1850-1925) Born in East Whitby Township, Ontario on 01 February 1850, he was the son of Thomas Ulyot (1819-1880) and Mary Jane Elford (1822-1900). On 19 June 1870 in Oshawa, Ontario, he married Esther Ann Jackson (c1853-1925) and they had nine children: …