Minnedosa Valley Views 100th Anniversary 1883-1983
On August 18, 1975 the council
of Minnedosa appointed the first Centennial Committee to make plans for
the 100th anniversary in 1983. The book goes on to tell about the history of Minnedosa and the surrounding
area. All very fascinating and very interesting reading. I have a copy of
this particular book and would try to do look ups if requested. I also have a copy of "Forest
To Field", a history of Rural Municpality of Clanwilliam and The Village of Erickson. I would also
do look ups in this book as well. You can email your request
to Bill Richards. I will do
what I can in my spare time. Anyone with a good idea for this and other
associated pages are encouraged to submit their ideas, also to Bill
Richards. Lets make this page the best. I have various records (cemetery , business
records and lodges) for McCreary and surrounding townships. They are the
following: a) McCreary RC Parish Cemetery:1905-Sept
1987 b) McCreary Municipal Cemetery: From
1898-1911 as the Orange Lodge and = 1924-1987 as McCreary Municipal. c) McCreary Business listings 1909 d) McCreary Agricultaural Society Exhibition
Prize Winners 1919 e) McCreary Masonic Lodge -Lodge Masters
1921-87 f ) Glenhope- Ukranian Greek Catholic Church
of St Mary cemetery = 1914-86 g) Sunville-Holy Resurrection Ukranian
Greek Orthodox Church cemetery = 1917-81. NB Several graves are
unmarked h) Sunville- St Peter & St
Paul Ukranian Catholic Church: cemetery = list 1912-87. Also
partial member list of 1919-30. If anyone would like a lookup, you can Email
me. Please include all pertinent details.
I have received a book called "In Rhythm With
Our Roots" A History of Manitou & area. I would be pleased to do any lookups
for anyone needing information in this area. The book was produced by the Manitou
citizens and is very professionally done. It has approx. 950 pages
of early pictures and family histories of Manitou from the 1800's to about
1985.
We have a copy of Newdale: 1870-1970,
published by the Newdale Historical Society in 1970, to celebrate Manitoba's
centennial. (Newdale is in the Rural Municipality of Harrison.) This
history has many short family 'biographies', as well as information about
Newdale businesses, schools, etc, and some maps.
I'd be happy to do lookups. M. Diane Rogers, Burnaby, British Columbia,
B.C. I also have copies of the M.G.S. cemetery
listings for Newdale -Oldale Cemetery & the Municipal Cemetery which
I'm willing to check for people, and I have a copy of Forest to Field too,
& could do lookups for Erickson.
Jan 24/99 I now have the Minnedosa Cemetary Pages &
would be happy to do lookups for the Neepawa Cemetary & Minnedosa Cemetary.
As well I have some rural municipality records also. Please ensure enquiries
include: Cemetary Lookup in the Subject line. email to Lynn rfward@telusplanet.net I have a copy of "Hold Back the Dam"
the story of the May 4, 1948 collapse of the Minnedosa Spillway.
The book is not indexed but I am willing to do lookups as I can if you
know your ancestor lived in Minnedosa at that time. Bette
Kosmolak Victoria BC Just ran across "An Architectural Walking
Tour of Neepawa" among my books and would be willing to do lookups from
this book. In most cases, the info is minimal but surnames include: Davidson,
Hamilton, Birch, Wakefield, Kellington, Crawford, Harfrod, Simpson, Dunwoody,
Craig, McClure, Pedlar, Wemyys, King, Currie, Wickenden, Kerr, Hooper,Curran, Mack, Guinn,
Fiedlhouse, Roberts, Howden, Dunlop, Peter, Elliott, Horsburgh, MacDonald,
Townson, Kaye,McKone, Berry, Merriman, Boyle, Pratt. Bette
Kosmolak Apr 12/99 Will gladly do lookups on Ellice book. Also,
I have the R.M. of Riverside and the St. Felix de Valois centennial books.
We lived in Dunrea, Mb. for 14 years so these last 2 books have quite a
good selection of history. I've helped with the translation (French to
English and vice versa) in the St. Felix book. My name is somewhere in
the front section and my family is in it too. We are the only Descottes
here in Canada. How's that for a historical fact. I've also done genealogy
of 3 families for someone in Dunrea. That got me hooked on genealogy. Nicole
Dec 30/02 I have these books for look-ups: 1) Binscarth Memories (History of Binscarth,
Manitoba including family histories). 2) Riverside Heritage (History of Dunrea,
Margaret & Ninette and family histories) 3) St. Felix de Valois R.C. Church in Dunrea,
Manitoba and family histories 4) Ellice 1883-1983 (History of St. Lazare,
Manitoba; Ellice Municipality, Fort Ellice and family
histories) PLUS I have these cemetery transcripts of: Dunrea (Catholic cemetery for now); St. Lazare; McAuley; Binscarth; Blenheim's St. Alban in
Birtle; and Zion United Cemetery in Fowwarren. Nicole
Apr 13/99 Manitoba: A History by W.L. Morton, U of M
Press, 1955. Mainly a history of Manitoba as it changed from a fur-bearing
territory to an agriculturally-based province. Covers 1612-1955.
Not a lot of surnames but some, particularly if the folk were political
or influential. Bette Aug 30/99 75 Years - Neepawa, Land of Plenty by A.F.
(Dick) McKenzie, published 1958. Brief history of the first 75 years of
Neepawa - lots of surnames linked to memberships in societies, sports clubs,
civic affairs, etc. Willing to do lookups in the above book - only 100
pages so I've read it and made a list of all the surnames and which pages
they are mentioned on. Bette Jan 16/2000 Kelwood: I bought the book "Kelwood Bridges
the Years 1890-1967" when I was there this summer
and I can do look-ups in it. It is a extremely well written book, a lot
of local and family history. I think there are books still available for
purchase. Email : Randi
Bender Jun 30/00 Hi! I'm originially from Neepawa, Manitoba.
Was born there 1945 left 1965 to seek my fortunes out west in beautiful
BC. I live in Terrace. I own 3 volumes of the Heritage books for
Lansdowne, Neepawa and Miami districts. I also have access to the
Gladstone book. I might be a bit slow at replys right now as I am
very busy. My grandfather came to the Arden district in 1905 and my father's
family came to Miami in 1898. Helen
Haselmeyer Oct 16/00 I will do look ups from these two history
books ; Killarney, Manitoba - "Turtle Mountain Municipality" Stonewall, Manitoba - "Rockwood Municipality" Marlene Hartle
Marlene Hartle Apr 19/01 I have a copy of "Between Mountain and Lake"
.It is " A History of Ochre River Rural Municipality 1885-1970". I would
be happy to look up any relative who lived in the Ochre River -Makinak
area. Joyce Collins
mailto:jcollins@interlynx.net Oct 21/01 I have a copy of Our Story to 1984:
one hundred year of working together, the R.M. of Strathclair. I
would be most happy to do lookups for anyone. Betty
Kirby Jan 20/02 I can do cemetery lookups from a book of McCreary
records. The cemeteries I can check are McCreary RC Parish Cemetery,
McCreary Municipal Cemetery, St. Paul's Lutheran (McCreary), McCreary Mennonite
Church, Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church of St. Mary (Glenhope), Holy
Resurrection Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church (Sunville) and St. Peter &
St. Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church (Sunville). There are also records
of McCreary veterans from WWI, WWII and Korean War. Some McCreary
families contributed their family histories to this book. This book
was published in 1989, so I cannot check more recent deaths. Drew
Howard Mar 10/03 I have recently moved to Rossburn MB and am
very much interested in genealogy. My Ukrainian grandparents settled
in Rossburn around 1917, and had a family of 15 - one of them still lives
here. I would be willing to do look-ups for the area. I have
been to the Library to see there selection of local history books - quite
a few considering the size of the community. I would also be willing
to gather cemetery info come nicer weather. Gayle Strank Apr 05/03 I have several Manitoba History books and
I'd be willing to look-up family information in my spare time. The list
is as follows:
MANITOBA HISTORY BOOKS WE HAVE COLLECTED Altona/Winkler--"The Rural Municipality of
Rhineland Volost & municipality 1884-1984" Belmont/Hilton--"Strathcona- Portrait of a
Prairie Municipality". Published in Celebration of the 50th Anniversary
of the United Churches of Belmont & Hilton, Manitoba, Canada. Birtle-- "A View of the Birdtail"- A History
of the Municipality of Birtle, the Town of Birtle and the villages of Foxwarren
& Solsgirth.1878- 1974. Cartwright--"Memories Along the Badger." A
Story of the Village of Cartwright, Manitoba, seventy-five years of our
history, 1885-1960. Cartwright--"Memories Along the Badger, Revisited."
Cartwright & District 1885-1985. Elkhorn--"Steel and Grass Roots." 1882-1982. Emerson/Dominion City--"R.M. of Franklin turns
a Century." 1883-1983. Fisher Branch--"A Place of our Own." A history
of no ordinary People- Zbaraz, Broad Valley, Kilkenny, Sleeve Lake, Fisherton,
Harwell, Lee Lake, Hodgson & Marble Ridge. Hargrave--"Binding Our District." In memory
of the pioneers of Boss Hill, Hargrave, Pacific, Parkland, Reaper &
Springvale. 1989. Holmfield--"By the Old Mill Stream." A History
of the Village of Holmfield & District, 1982. Kenton--"Cradle to combine." 1881- 1981. Killarney--"Then? and ?Now." Stories from
Early Days of Killarney and Turtle Mountain, 1957. Killarney--"Trails and Crossroads To Killarney."
The story of pioneer days in Killarney and Turtle Mountain District, 1967. Killarney--"Reflections." Turtle Mountain
Municipality and Killarney, 1882- 1982. Kola--"Kola Korner." An attempt to record
the Kola Story and to pay tribute to the people who have been part of it. Mather--"Crocus Country." A history of Mather
& surrounding Districts. MacGregor -- "Through Fields and Dreams",
a history of the R.M. of North Norfolk and MacGregor. Ninette--"And So...Ninette, 1879- 1919" by
Eva Calverley. Oak Lake--"Ox Roads to Blacktop" Pipestone--"Trails Along The Pipestone" Strathclair--"One Hundred Years of Working
Together, 1884- 1984" Strathclair, Manitoba- Our Story to 1984--Elphinstone,
Menzie, Keeseekoowenin, Wisla, Strathclair,, Glossop, Glenforsa & Ipswich. Virden--"Virden Review, 1970." Virden--"Anecdotes and Updates." Virden Centennial
1982 Virden--"Hometown Virden Pioneers and Progress"
2000.
Feb /05 I have "Bridging the Years 1867-1967
- Griswold Centennial Booklet" History of Griswold as well as histories of
the early Pioneers. I would be happy to do look-ups.
Patricia Sherman Please post notice that I will do the following lookups: "Neepawa: Land of Plenty (1881-1983)" This is the big book,
with lots of family biographies. "Kelwood: Bridges the Years (1890-1967)" Plenty of short bios
in this one, too. "First Century of Langford" Appendix only. This gives
ownership lists for every quarter section within the municipality, from
the time each was first patented. For FCL lookups, requesters must
provide Section, Township & Range, numbers in S-T-R-(quarter, or part
of quarter) format.
For any lookup, the header should be formatted "Lookup: SURNAME (Neepawa)"