Richard Wilfred QUEEN-HUGHES (1908-1970) Born in Penge, Surrey, England, he was the son of Richard William and Elizabeth Florence Hughes. He came to Manitoba in 1923 to farm in the Killarney area. Five years later, he moved to Winnipeg and spent 27 years as Director …
Our friends over at the Alberta Genealogical Society has an upcoming event entitled War Brides in Alberta. It is a ZOOM presentation, and details are below. Alberta Genealogical Society EDMONTON BRANCH General Meeting via zoom Thursday, November 24, 2022 @ 7:00 pm War Brides in …
Bertman Joseph Radigan aka Bertram Joseph Radigan Bertman Joseph Radigan was the son of Patrick Joseph Radigan and Mary Gertrude (Davis) Radigan. Bertman was born 30 April 1890 at the family home at 96 Beverly St., Galt (now Cambridge) Ontario. Bertman was a banker when …
Lieutenant Marion Katherine Blair (Service No. 878154) was born in Oakville, Manitoba. She trained as a nurse at McKellar General Hospital in Thunder Bay Ontario graduating in 1943. She joined the Canadian Army and served with the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps on March 2, …
James Arthur Hannah was born at Rathwell, Manitoba on 8 May 1913 moving to the Erickson district in 1926. He worked as a farm hand in the Cardale and Newdale districts until the dirty 30’s saw him head east to the gold mines of Little …
Maxwell S. “Max” RADY (1893-1964) Born in Russia on 21 November 1893, his name was Avraham Radishkevic. He immigrated to Manitoba from Russia in 1893 and changed his name to Maxwell Rady. He entered the Manitoba Medical College. After completing an internship at the Vancouver …
Hampton Willis Greenaway was born on 17 October 1892 in Holland Centre, Grey County, Ontario. By 1901 he was living in the Moline district in Manitoba with his family, later moving to Newdale, Manitoba. His father was a farmer. On 6 January 1916, Hampton enlisted …
F/O Gordon Charles Blair was born in Oakville, Manitoba on January 17, 1924 to Charles Montgomery Blair and Marion Dunwood Frahm McCosh. He was a member of the RAF and a former member of the Royal Canadian Artillery. He enlisted in Winnipeg on March …
Muriel Jean (PHILLIPS) ARPIN (1914-1982) Born at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan on 22 November 1914, daughter of Mary and John Phillips, she received BA and LLB degrees and began working as a teacher before becoming the first woman to practice law in the Exchequer Court of …
My Last Generations Issue It is with mixed feelings that I am stepping down as Interim editor of the Generations journal. It has been a year already (how time flies) and with my other MGS duties, I feel it is time for someone else to …