Branch News
The Annual Heritage Dinner will be held on April 2, 2025 at Knox United Church featuring Gordon Goldsborough
More information to follow!
SWB Monthly Meeting – November 6th @ 7:00 PM – Zoom Only – Presentation by Marie Palmer
Travelling Back in Time Using Google Earth Pro Marie will show us how we can visually dazzle our...
Genealogy Writing Workshop – October 19, 2024 at Knox United Church Brandon 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Genealogy Writing: Exploring the Ways to Write and Share your Genealogy Research Join us as we...
Upcoming Events
SWB Monthly Meeting – Wednesday, January 8, 2025 @ 7:00 PM featuring Ken Storie
This evenings program will feature Ken Storie presenting on "Finding the Alpha: the story of the steamboats on the upper Assiniboine River 1879 - 1885". Zoom Invitations for this event will be sent out to members closer to the date.
South West Branch Library
MEG Library Regular Hours of Operation: Mondays between 1:30 to 3:30pm excluding Statutory Holidays.
Genealogy News, Fun & How-to’s
Fall Program – 2022
September 7: Viewing of video "A Canadian War Story" - Ukranian Canadian Military personnel who contributed to the Allied Victory in WWII. October 5: Bob Allebone (SE & Wpg Branch) will present "Comparing Newspaper Archives and Newspapers.com" November 2:...
Culture Days – September 24, October 1 and October 8
Culture Days September 24 and October 1 at the Western Manitoba Regional Library October 8 - Open House at the Margaret E. Goodman Library See attached poster for more details or the link to the National Culture Days Website listing events. To register...
Prairie Town Images
If you are looking for photos or maps of where your ancestors settled this maybe a helpful site for you.This website features images from towns and historic maps of Western Canada. http://www.prairie-towns.com/. There are photos from many towns in Manitoba,...
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Find out how you can find out more about your family and your heritage right here in South West Manitoba! Join the South West Branch today and enjoy exclusive member benefits: network with other members at monthly meetings; gain free access to our extensive library of Southwest Manitoba genealogical resources including cemetery record indexes, obituary collection and community history books; receive our quarterly newsletter; and enjoy discounts on workshops.