South West Manitoba Genealogical Society Inc.

South West Manitoba Genealogical Society Inc. The South West branch of the Manitoba Genealogical society encourages the pursuit of genealogical research in south western Manitoba and beyond.

SW Manitoba Genealogy Society generally meets the 1st Wednesday of the month in the Lower Level of Knox Church and on Zoom except for the months of July & August.

06/01/2026

What ship brought your family to America?

For Immigrant Heritage Month, MyHeritage is offering free access to 206 million U.S. immigration records through June 5.

You may discover where your relatives came from, when they arrived, and the journey that changed your family's future.

myheritage.com/us-immigration-records

05/18/2026

Public database advances research on University’s ties to slavery, bolsters effort to help descendants recover family histories.

05/18/2026

Save the date Sunday JUNE 28, 2pm. Parking in new part….by the Gazebo (it may be constructed by then 🤞🏻). Join our costumed hostesses and guest presenters to honour those who are honoured on the Manitoba Historical Society site.

Happy 💛🌾What better way to celebrate Manitoba’s 156th birthday than with some Manitoba genealogy research? 📖 Today is ...
05/12/2026

Happy 💛🌾

What better way to celebrate Manitoba’s 156th birthday than with some Manitoba genealogy research? 📖 Today is the perfect day to explore your Manitoba roots and learn more about the people and stories that helped shape our province.

Here are some helpful genealogy links and resources to get you started! (There are many other wonderful pages and Facebook groups out there — this is just a small handful.) 😊

Access over 800 local histories of hundreds of communities across Manitoba here: https://digitalcollections.lib.umanitoba.ca/islandora/object/uofm%3Amanitobia_books?fbclid=IwY2xjawRwO3hleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF3TW1iSzV2eGk2cWE1V1NKc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHjT3lYitH7pg8HP2x6ZMz-hXESgU3wlN-XQlzz0w99mCtYeYV8YwdEdWYT6y_aem_XSxlJ9sl-2DMtuyYP67siQ

SW Manitoba Genealogical Society: https://www.swmanitobagenealogy.ca/
Manitoba Genealogical Society: https://mbgenealogy.com/
MANI: https://mbgenealogy.com/what-we-offer/mani-the-manitoba-name-index/
Turtle Mountain-Souris Plains Heritage Association: https://vantagepoints.ca/
Manitoba Historical Society: https://www.mhs.ca/
Manitoba Vital Statistics Genealogical Searches: https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php
The Centre du patrimoine: https://shsb.mb.ca/?lang=en
Manitoba Archives: https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/
Red River Ancestry: https://www.redriverancestry.ca/
Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society: https://mmhs.org/

Facebook:
South West Manitoba Genealogical Society: https://www.facebook.com/swmanitobagenealogy/
Manitoba Genealogical Society: https://www.facebook.com/mbgenealogy/
Manitoba Genealogy: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1636186383286595
Eastern European Genealogical Society: https://www.facebook.com/eegsociety
Association for Manitoba Archives: https://www.facebook.com/mbarchives

05/12/2026

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05/08/2026

Tomorrow evening, I’ll be presenting Genealogy 101 online as part of AHM 2026. If you’ve been curious about family history research but weren’t sure how to begin, this session is for you. We’ll start with the basics and talk about practical ways to begin tracing your family story.

Tuesday, May 5, 2026
7:00–8:30 PM PDT (Vancouver)
Online
Free admission

Registration is still open. Please use the QR code on the poster to sign up. I’d love to have you join me.

AsianHeritage LindaYip

05/08/2026

Nearly 90 years ago, the Second World War began. During this conflict, members of Canada’s Army, Navy and Air Force served alongside the Allies against the Axis powers. Among these members were brothers, sisters, fathers, mothers, sons and daughters.

At LAC, we’re continuing our work to make the military personnel files from the Second World War accessible to Canadians. To learn more or search the records currently available in our database, visit our website:
https://www.canada.ca/en/library-archives/collection/research-help/military-history/second-world-war/personnel-records-second-world-war.html

If a record that you’re looking for isn’t in the database, you can request it by submitting an ATIP request for military personnel files. For more information, visit our website: https://www.canada.ca/en/library-archives/services/public/access-information-privacy/make-atip-request.html

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05/08/2026

For those of us who care about archival records, this moment is worth celebrating. Better records do not happen by accident. They happen because people decide that accuracy, context, and access are…

May the Fourth be with you! 🌟Strong is the Force… but stronger is a well-documented family tree 😄🌳Search your ancestors,...
05/04/2026

May the Fourth be with you! 🌟

Strong is the Force… but stronger is a well-documented family tree 😄🌳

Search your ancestors, you must — surprises, you will find! ✨

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Knox United Church/Lower Level 451-18th Street
Brandon, MB
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