It’s that time of year again where we send out the Call for Nominations for our Executive Board. To understand these positions better, you can view our Brief Executive Job Description document below. If you have been thinking about getting involved, and aren’t sure, the …
It’s that time of year again where we ask you to indicate your interest in volunteering by filling out your Expressions of Interest. The Standing Committee Chairs are appointed, and your interest in the various committees will help MGS grow. This a great way for …
On March 1, 2023, the new member’s area of MGS will officially launch. This project is one in a series of upgrades to the online presence of MGS—starting with the website, new store, and now a member’s area. MANI (Manitoba Name Index database) and KOHA …
MGS is very happy to announce the next step forward in the ongoing campaign to upgrade our on-line presence. We are now launching our new membership area! This means you need to register your password into our new system. Your membership has been entered (since …
March, 2023, will mark the change from a quarterly paper and .pdf journal to a monthly email version of Generations. This change has been discussed for over a year within the MGS Council and Executive and there are many reasons for the change. The two …
In June, 2022, at the MGS Annual General Meeting (AGM), changes to the MGS Constitution was discussed. We have since regularly informed members of this upcoming meeting to ratify the changes proposed at the 2022 AGM. The December, 2022 issue of Generations was largely a …
Koha is a free library catalogue program used by libraries all over the world. MGS has successfully used KOHA for decades and will continue to do so. Our version is version 1, and as of January, 2023, Koha released version 22.05.08. In addition to an …
by Rick Brown #1815 Projects Chair Manitoba Genealogical Society Here is the update of the ongoing project at the MGS. These are MGS member projects, and we thank our many volunteers who are helping us move forward. Many MGS members volunteer from home, …
MGS is calling on MGS members to nominate a MGS Volunteer for one of our annual volunteer awards. We give out three awards at our Annual General Meeting. THE ERIC JONASSON AWARD OF MERIT CRITERIA The Eric Jonasson Award of Merit is only given to one person …
MGS has been upgrading it’s online presence for the past few years. Thank you to our team of volunteers who have given their input into what they want to see, and their time to help implement those changes. Updates So Far On August 22, 2021, …