Fundraising Proposal Manitoba Genealogical Society Inc Fiscal 2023-24 by KATHRYN E. BLAIR-COLBERT, MGS #6484 Fundraising Chair The MGS Council has approved the Fundraising Proposal 2023-24 that came from our Fundraising Committee. In it, we have identified eight types of fundraising. To read the full …
Our friends over at Jewish Gen have a some new announcements for genealogists. Bessarabia SIG Research Division at 43rd IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy. For those with ancestors from Bessarabia, this is an opportunity to learn more about this interesting part of the Russian …
Welcome to the MGS Writing Club. We are a virtual Special Interest Group (SIG) that commits to sitting down for a few hours once a month to write about our family history. The Writing Club will inspire you with topics to write about, ideas …
Did you miss out on Doors Open this year? MGS had 45 guests on May 27th and 15 on May 28th. We held a door prize for guests and the winner of the door prize was Mavis Whicker. The Doors Open event was quite successful, …
The MGS Council has set the date for the MGS Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon. This annual event was suspended during the pandemic, but will resume this year. It takes place at 12 pm at the MGS Resource Centre Library on Saturday, December 9, 2023. Please contact …
Cemetery Corner Shaun Hobson #5336 Cemetery Committee Chair The next committee meeting is scheduled for 13 September 2023 at 7:00 pm by GoogleMeet and we welcome new members. Please email at cemetery@mbgenealogy.com if you would like to join the committee. At our May …
Since the new MGS membership area has launched this past March, MGS has three courses available for members and non-members. The Member Orientation course is for members only, while the other two courses are open to both members and non-members. MGS is seeking family …
MANI is our name for the Manitoba Name Index which is the main database at the Manitoba Genealogical Society, Inc. The MANI database lets you research a Manitoba name, and then points the researcher to where our members and visitors can access the data within …
New Periodicals Submitted by Kerri James, MGS #5962, Library Volunteer Member of the Southeast and Winnipeg Branch We have a number of periodicals available for use in our library. Some periodicals are digital and others are printed. The digital copies are available for viewing …
by Kathryn Blair Colbert MGS Grants and Applications Chair MGS Fundraising Chair The MGS is a charitable, not for profit organization. Operating grants from the Manitoba Government have remained unchanged for a number of years now and have remained frozen at $11,200 per …