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Research Resources and
Tips There are two types reseacrh one might undertake. Type A: Specific Questions In this case your are trying to track down some specific information about a known family member. You might know some details, full names perhaps , where the person lived etc. What you want are some more specific details about that person. These resources are agood place to start: 1. Henderson Directories Street-by-street register of occupants. Available at some libraries. To go directly to an online listing of Brandon Herndersons: http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/bibliography/3176.html 2. Vital Statistics Search Search marriages and Deaths. http://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php 3. Manitoba Genealogical Society - Cemetery Transcriptions Available at the Manitoba Genealogical Society http://www.mbgenealogy.com/ For an Online Listing of Cemeteries: http://www.mbgenealogy.com/index.php?page=cemetery-transcriptions 4. Passages Manitoba Online Obituary Listings from the Winnipeg Free Press http://www.passagesmb.com/ 5. Online Newspaper and Book Searces In Manitoba's early days getting one's name in the local newspaper was quite readily done. Some Winnipeg papers made it a practice to note Hotel Guests and Personal News - its surprising what you might find. - Manitobia - Newspaper Search (Includes full searchable copies of the numerous early Manitoba newspapers.) http://manitobia.ca/cocoon/launch/en/newspapers - Paper of Record (Includes full searchable copies of the Manitoban and the Winnipeg Daily Times.) http://www.paperofrecord.com/default.asp - Peel's Prairie Provinces Full searchable copies of the numerous historic prairie works - you never know who might be mentioned. http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/index.html 6. Local Histories If you know where someone lived the Local History Book might just have a full write-up. Local History Books By Location - Listed Alphabetically by Community http://www.virtualmanitoba.com/VMLists/LHistbooks.htm 7. Manitoba Genealogical Society - Research Services For a fee they will find stuff for you. http://www.mbgenealogy.com/index.php?page=research-services 8. Canada Census Records http://www.censusfinder.com/manitoba-canada-census-records.htm 9. Manitoba Census Records http://www.canadiangenealogy.net/manitoba/manitoba_census_records.htm 10 Manitoba Genweb Lookups http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Ecanmb/lookups.htm 11. The booklet; "Fast facts for Finding Family from Manitoba" provides a comprehensive list of resources. It is available in the Brandon Library Type B: General Research Writing a Family History requires a different approach. Essentially its more open-ended. In this case you might know some details about some people but want to expand that knowledge. The above specific resources will also apply. These general resources are a good place to start. Explore from there! 1. Manitoba Genealogical Society http://www.mbgenealogy.com/ 2. www.Ancestry.com www.Ancestry.com 3. Cindi's List http://www.cyndislist.com 4. CanadaGenWeb http://www.canadagenweb.org 5, Archives Canada http://www.archivescanada.ca/english/index.html 6. Archives of Manitoba http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/ 7. Manitobia http://manitobia.ca/cocoon/launch/en/newspapers 8. Roots Web http://www.rootsweb.com 9. McKee Archives http://bartok.brandonu.ca/mainarchives.aspx 10. Southwest Chapter - Manitoba Genealogical Society http://www.mbgenealogy.com/index.php?page=south-west-branch 11. Guides and Links for Genealogical Research (Mb. Legislative Library http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/leg-lib/genealogical.html 12. Winnipeg Library Local History Links http://wpl.winnipeg.ca/library/onlineresources/internet/localhist.asp Places to Visit Brandon Public Library Town Centre Rosser Avenue John Robbin Library & S.J. McKee Archives Brandon University The Margaret E Goodman Memorial Library Located in Knox United Church, 18th Street & Victoria Ave in Brandon, MB (entrance is via the east side of the building). Here, the books, newsletters, cemetery records, newspaper abstracts and other materials which pertain to the area served are available to members and others. The library is open on Monday afternoons from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. (statutory holidays excepted); other times by appointment. Please call Vivian 204-726-4141, Sheila 204-725-3095 or Barb 204-727-3054 to make an appointment for another time. Donations are always appreciated to offset the cost of operations. |