Family 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


J
ohn 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.