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Guides and Links for Genealogical Research

Heritage Collections / Collections du patrimoine

A selective list of reference* books for library use only

Access to ancestry: a genealogical resource manual for Canadians tracing their heritage / Elizabeth Briggs. Winnipeg : Westgarth, 1995. (Ref/CS/82/Bri/1995)

Biographical resources at the Hudson's Bay Company Archives. Vol. 1. / Elizabeth Briggs and Anne Morton. Winnipeg : Westgarth Publishers, 1996. (Ref/CS/87/.F8/Bri/1996)

Canadian railway records : a guide for genealogists /Althea Douglas. Toronto : Ontario Genealogical  Society, 1994. (Ref/CS/83/Dou)

The everything family tree : finding, charting, and preserving your family history / William G. Hartley. Holbrook, MA : Adams Media Corporation, 1998. 298 p. (Ref/CS/16/Har)

Family & community history : selected Manitoba government records / prepared by Government Records Office. Winnipeg : Provincial Archives of Manitoba, 1996.  (RefG & Gov/Man/ProvArc/GR)

A genealogist's guide to discovering your English ancestors : how to find and record your unique heritage / Paul Milner & Linda Jonas. -- Cincinnati, OH : Betterway Books, 2000. (Ref/CS/412/Mil)

A genealogist's guide to discovering your female ancestors / Sharon DeBartolo Carmack, 1st ed. Cincinnati, Ohio : Betterway Books, c1998. 152 p. (Ref/CS/14/Car)

Genealogy online for dummies / by Matthew Helm and April Leigh Helm. Foster City, CA : IDG Books Worldwide, 1998. 315 p. 1 computer optical laser disc (4 3/4 in.) (Ref/CS/21/Hel)

The Genealogy of the first Metis nation : the development and dispersal of the Red River Settlement, 1820-1900 / compiled by D.N. Sprague and R.P. Frye ; introduction by D.N. Sprague ; maps by Victor Lytwyn. -- Winnipeg, Man. : Pemmican Publications, c1983. (Gen/F/5602/.M5/Gen)

Guide to family history research in the archival repositories of the United Church of Canada / United Church of Canada. Committee on Archives and History. Toronto : Ontario Genealogical Society, 1996. (Ref/CS/87/Gui)

Handbook to Canadian trees and French roots / Cecile Skene. Winnipeg : Manitoba Genealogical Society, 1991. (Ref/CS/88/.M3/Ske)

Histoire locale et généalogie : choix de documents du gouvernement du Manitoba [préparé par Le Bureau de Documents du gouvernement du] Manitoba. Archives provinciales du Manitoba. Winnipeg : Archives provinciales du Manitoba, 1996. (Man/ProvArc/GR)

How to find your family roots : the complete guide to searching for your ancestors: new expanded ed.; updated August 1996/ by William Latham. Santa Monica, CA : Santa Monica Press, c1996. (Ref/CS/16/Lat/1996)

In search of your British & Irish roots : a complete guide to tracing your English, Welsh, Scottish & Irish ancestors / Angus Baxter. -- 4th ed. -- Toronto : McClelland & Stewart, 2000. ( REF CS/414/Bax)

In search of your Canadian roots /Angus Baxter. 3rd ed., revised and updated. Toronto : Macmillan Canada, 1999. (Ref/CS/16/Bax/1999)

In search of your European roots: a complete guide to tracing your ancestors in every country in Europe / Angus Baxter. 2nd ed. Baltimore : Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994. (Ref/CS/402/Bax/1994)

In search of your German roots: a complete guide to tracing your ancestors in the Germanic areas of Europe /Angus Baxter. 3rd ed. Baltimore : Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994. (Ref/CS/613/Bax/)

Manitoba scrip / by Gail Morin. -- Pawtucket, RI : Quintin Publications, 1996.(Ref/CS/88/.M3/Mor)

Netting your ancestors : genealogical research on the Internet / by Cyndi Howells. Baltimore, MD : Genealogical Pub. Co., 1997. 182 p. (Ref/CS/21/How)

1880 village census of the Mennonite West Reserve, Manitoba, Canada / edited by John Dyck and  William Harms. Winnipeg : Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society, 1998. 500 p. (The West Reserve Historical series ; v. 2) (Ref/5648/.R45/Rei/v.2)

Records of the federal Department of Indian Affairs at the National Archives of Canada : a source for genealogical research / Bill Russell. Toronto : Ontario Genealogical Society, 1998. (Ref/E/78/.C2/Rus)

Red River Settlement census : an index to the census for the years 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, 1835, 1838, 1840 and 1843 / compiled by Gail Morin. -- Pawtucket, R.I. : Quintin Publications, 1998. (Ref/CS/88/.M3/Red)

Reference sources for Canadian Genealogy / Mary Bond. Ottawa : National Library of Canada, 1995.  (Can/NatLib/risd/1995)

Sourcing Canada : genealogy addresses / Elizabeth Barclay-Lapointe. -- Ed.1997. Buckingham, Quebec : Buckingham Press, 1997. (Ref/CS/81/Bar)

Sourcing Canada : genealogy addresses / Elizabeth Barclay-Lapointe. -- Ed.1997. Buckingham, Quebec : Buckingham Press, 1997. (Ref/CS/81/Bar)

Tools of the trade for Canadian genealogy : a guide for family historians researching in Canada / by Althea Douglas. -- Toronto : Ontario Genealogical Society, 2000. (Ref/CS/82/Dou)

Tracing your Irish ancestors : the complete guide / John Grenham. -- 2d ed. -- Baltimore, MD : Genealogical Pub. Co., 1999. (Ref/CS/483/Gre)

Who has written what about Canadian genealogy : an annotated bibliography / Elizabeth Barclay-Lapointe. -- Buckingham, Quebec : Buckingham Press, 1997. 8 p. (Ref Bib/Z/5313/.C3/Bar)


Manitoba Genealogical Society Publications at the Library

Cemetery transcriptions, 501-800 : master index. 1999- . Appendix includes an alphabetical listing of names of deceased in cemeteries. The cemetery records are available at the Society. (Ref/CS/88/.M3/Man/Index)

Handbook for reading & interpreting old documents: with examples from Hudson's Bay Company Archives / Elizabeth Briggs. 1992. (Ref/CS/21/Bri)

Library holdings, 1976-1995 of the Manitoba Genealogical Society Inc. / edited by Pat Allan, Louisa Shermerhorn; computer support, Len Perron. 1997. 166 p.  (Ref /Z/675/.G44/Man)

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Cemetery Transcription Program publications

Beausejour Community Cemetery., 1997. 57 p. Transcription completed 1994 by James Beyette. (RefCS/89/.M3/Bea)

Carved in stone: Manitoba cemeteries and burial sites.Edited by Kathleen Rooke Stokes. Special Projects Committee, 1990. (Ref/CS/88/.M3/Car)

Cook's Creek Ukrainian Catholic cemeteries., 1997. 15 p. Transcription completed 1994 by Florence Cox ...[et al.] (Ref/CS/89/.M3/Coo)

East Selkirk Ukrainian and Roman Catholic cemeteries. 1997. 14 p. Transcription completed 1994 by Kathleen Stokes ...et al. (Ref/ CS/89/.M3/Sel)

An index of marriage and death notices from Manitoba newspapers/ Kathleen Rooke Stokes et al. Special Projects, 1986- . 3 Vol.: Vol. 1 : 1859 - 1881; vol. 2 : 1882 - 1884; vol. 3 : 1885. (Ref/CS/68/Ind)

Individual charge indexes to United Church Archives Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario Conference : baptisms, marriages and burials (43 rural and Winnipeg charges). 1996. (Ref/CS/87/Ind)

Komarno St. George's Roman Catholic Cemetery. 1997. 5 p. Transcription completed 1994 by Florence Cox, Kathy Stokes and Louisa Shermerhorn (Ref/CS/89/.M3/Kom)

Obituary notices index; Winnipeg newspapers. 1975 - . (Ref/CS/88/.M3/Obi)

Reference sources for researching family history in Manitoba. 1995. (Ref/CS/88/.M3/Ref/1995)

Sandy Lake St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Cemetery. 1997. 5 p. Transcription completed 1994 by Kathleen Stokes, translations by Russell Wach. (Ref/CS/89/.M3/San)

Tyndall Roman Catholic Cemetery. 1997. 4 p. Transcription completed 1993 by Florence Cox, Lorne Harris and Russell Wach. (Ref/CS/89/.M3/Tyn)

West St. Paul All Saints Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery. 1997. 463 p. (Ref/ CS/89/.M3/StP)

West St. Paul Holy Family Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery. 1997. 182 p. Transcription completed 1994 by Kathy Stokes ...et al. (Ref/ CS/89/.M3/StP)

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Other sources for research at the Library include:

The most extensive collection of Manitoba newspapers published since 1859. Most have been microfilmed and are available on interlibrary loan to those who are unable to visit the Library.

A large collection of Manitoba local and family histories from municipalities and communities throughout the province, as well as biography and history scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, and vertical files.

Henderson Directories for: Winnipeg, 1876 to 2000; Manitoba, Northwest Territories, 1876 to 1908. Available on microfilm or book format.


Some helpful Internet links for Canadian genealogical research:

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