St. David is the patron saint of Wales, and people of Welsh ancestry celebrate their ancestral country and culture on his day, March 1st. The MGS Library has a number of books relating to Welsh ancestry and the Welsh in Canada: “In Search of the …
Improvements continue to be made to MANI (MAnitoba Names Index). Gordon McBean, VP Information Technology, has written a newsletter to inform MGS members about the changes. Non-members will be interested in the benefits of using MANI and may consider becoming an MGS member in order …
MGS is modernizing. Thanks to a donation from Friesens Printing, Altona (http://www.friesens.com/) a new brochure has been designed and printed. We will be distributing it widely to MGS branches, public libraries, archives, universities, etc. Click here to download a copy of the new brochure MGS_brochure_nov.30.2016. We have …
The Library Committee under Mary Bole has been working hard sorting out our library collection. They have culled some duplicate copies and older books to make room for other books. The culled books are available free of charge. Just drop into the MGS Library to …
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Joan McMurdo Whiston on October 23, 2016. Joan was president of MGS from 2006 – 2010. Donations can be made in Joan’s memory to the Manitoba Genealogy Society. A copy of her obituary can …
Oriole Veldhuis, author of the book “For Elise: Unveiling the Forgotten Woman on the Criddle Homestead”, was selected as a finalist for the 2016 Whistler Independent Book Awards, recognizing excellence in Canadian independent publishing. The awards were presented at the 15th Annual Whistler Writers Festival on …
Sun., July 31 to Sat., August 6 MGS will be hosting an informational display at the Pavilion of Scotland, Glenwood CC, 27 Overton St. Drop in and find out more about your Scottish ancestors. MGS Outreach chair, Bill Curtis, is organizing the event and requires volunteers …
The Eric Jonasson Award of Merit is the major award given by MGS. It was created in 1999 to honour Eric Jonasson for his contributions to MGS. He was one of the founding members of the Society in 1976. He was the first President and served until 1980. Eric …
The 2016 MGS Annual General Meeting was held on Saturday, June 4 at 10:00 am in the Library/Resource Center in Winnipeg. This was the 40th Anniversary of MGS. The meeting included the 2015-16 Annual Reports, election of Executive officers, and presentation of MGS awards. Here …
The MGS Library Committee has a NEW May 2016 list of culled books from our collection. The books to be discarded are being offered first to MGS members. As they progress with the process of downsizing, the Committee will be making lists of books that …