South West Manitoba Genealogical Society Inc.
Knox United Church - Lower Level 451-18th Street R7A 5A9 Brandon, MB, Canada

Chef Lidia Bastianich and actors Lupita Nyong'o and #ScarlettJohansson join us tomorrow on #FindingYourRoots! Tune in at 8/7c on PBS as we uncover the stories of their ancestors.

Does anyone one else have this photo and know where it was taken. Photo donated to Glenboro Museum without any info on it

Commemorate this Remembrance Day by discovering details of your ancestor’s wartime stories with free access* to global Ancestry military collections, and Fold3.

She looked through massive rows of books to find the death records of Indigenous children in care of the residential schools, going back to 1900. She found 30,000 death records. Not all were for Indigenous children, but all were for children. Some of the children don't have names.

MANI and COVID-19 The Province of Manitoba has announced that Winnipeg will be moving to a code RED. Out of consideration for the well-being of our volunteers a...nd visitors we have decided to restrict all access to only those preforming essential business functions of MGS until further notice. We are continuing to work from home on the many MGS projects, researching, indexing, writing, and creating new content to be added to MANI, for a revamp of our website https://mbgenealogy.com and providing research services for our clients. For our members, many services will continue remotely, including access for researching through MANI and our KOHA catalogue. Together we understand how your family history is a healthy, calming, fascinating outlet of discovery in our lives, now more than ever. Our dedicated volunteers have contributed thousands of hours to create research resources for your genealogical benefit. While we cannot safely convene in large groups right now, MGS members are actively volunteering from either their home or in limited numbers at the MGS Resource Centre. Manitoba Genealogical Society (MGS) is a provincial charitable organization celebrating over 40 years, contributing to family history services and our valuable heritage community. Your support is appreciated. Please consider making a donation to help support this work. Manitoba Genealogical Society -

The celebration of the end of World War One continued for the next few days throughout the city of Brandon. Brandon College students held a mock war on the camp...uscomplete with snowball ammunition and snow forts. On the north hill the Brandon Mental Health Center was still under very strict quarantine, but held dances for the patients and staff to enjoy along with a huge bonfire that could be seen for miles until the early morning. In the midst of all the celebration there was only a couple of accidents reported; a young Edward Stevenson had his leg run over by a vehicle and was later taken by ambulance to the Brandon General Hospital. Another boy, Phillip Bush, was knocked down from another boy hanging from the side of a passing vehicle, but had no serious injuries. With 29 new Spanish Flu cases reported in Brandon, bringing the new total to over 300 confirmed cases, it was a reminder that the pandemic was still ongoing. The town of Rivers nearby reports that their Mayor, local doctor, and many others are currently battling the Spanish Flu.

Did you know that we have, without a doubt, Canada’s largest archives on the First and Second World Wars? Check out our Remembrance Day media guide: http://ow.l...y/lcXl30pJA9W The guide will help you to access the military records of the men and women who served in the wars, music and songs, podcasts, films and videos, blogs, and more.

I asked the Margaret Cemetery Committee if I could volunteer my time and supplies to repaint the military crosses for all the veterans who served in the Great W...ar and the Second World War. Today I went to the cemetery and spent a few hours redoing them. A good scrub and a couple coats of paint really brightened up all the crosses - which was much needed! The Margaret Cemetery looks beautiful and well kept - and I was so happy to volunteer my time to redo the crosses. It felt good to repaint and liven up the crosses of those who fought in the Wars for Canada. I feel it is the least I can do to commemorate those who served for our freedom. Grandpa Monk’s looks so much better standing with a fresh coat of paint now. Below are pictures of the Veteran’s graves and their repainted crosses. Please feel free to share if you have friends or family with a veteran in Margaret! I hope you enjoy the photos See more

Happy Halloween

An update from the BGMA about the recent COVID-19 announcement. Please see our website for the full list of precautions we are taking here at the museum before booking your tour: http://brandongeneralmuseum.ca//30/re-opening-announcement/

As of Friday October 30th, 2020 the University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections is closed due to Winnipeg's code red COVID-19 status. Please contact us at [email protected] for further information or research assistance.

Join archivist Conrad Stoesz of the Mennonite Heritage Archives as he kicks off Part 2 of "The Anabaptist Story Lives On: Virtual Museum & Archive Tour!" On No...vember 3, at 7 PM CT. Free event via zoom, register here https://www.tourmagination.com/vtour-2/ Check out Conrad's video intro here https://youtu.be/6wLqdLzgCYg Nov. 3-Dec. 1 and Jan 5-Feb. 2, 2021. Tuesday evenings 8 PM ET/7 PM CT/5 PM PT on Zoom, archivists and executive directors from Anabaptist and Mennonite museums, archives, and heritage centres in the USA and Canada will share unique artifacts, photos, and documents as they share part of the Anabaptist story. MORE DETAILS and REGISTER FOR FREE at https://www.tourmagination.com/vtour-2/