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March 4th Meeting and AGM
March will be the Southwest Branch Annual General Meeting. Followed by a short general meeting. Program - Making a Family History Book using Blurb. Presenter - Sharon Sims
Upcoming meeting programs
The program committee have confirmed the winter and spring programs as follows: February 5: Informational DNA presentation and discussion March 4: (Also AGM) Sharon Simms: “Family History book making with Blurb”. April 1: Postponed Heritage Dinner at Knox United...
Jan 8th Meeting
January 8 (not 1st): “Organizing our Genealogical Resources”. Sheila Shearer and Linda Earl will provide information about how they organize the genealogical documents, photos and stories that they have gathered of their family. Both manual and digital systems will...
Nov. 6th Meeting
Remembrance Day Theme: Gerald Allen will share a Remembrance Day speech he presented at Toastmasters followed by Ryan Lawson who will speak about the “No Stone Left Alone” program in Brandon for school children.
Oct 2nd, 2019 Meeting
Notice of meeting: October 2: “Walking in the Footsteps of our Ancestors”. Laura Crookshanks will share stories about their recent trip to Ireland, Scotland and England/ Meeting at 7:30 in Room 102 at Crocus Plains.
Memoir Writing at Brandon Public Library
September 4th “War and Mayhem”
September Meeting: -“ War and Mayhem" tour at the Brandon cemetery, with handouts, presenter, David McConkey . Note start time is 7 pm. Meet at the Cross of Sacrifice in the Brandon Cemetery, just to the right inside the main entrance off 18th Street. After the...
Convention: Winnipeg – Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe
The Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe (SGGEE) will be hosting their annual Convention in Winnipeg Manitoba at the Holiday Inn Winnipeg Airport West August 16-18, 2019 Theme: GROW YOUR FAMILY TREE Find your German ancestors in Poland and Volhynia!...
June 5th – Annual Potluck Picnic and Museum Tour **New Information
June 5th – Tour of Beautiful Plains Museum and Pot Luck at Neepawa. The Pot Luck supper will be held at Calvary Temple, 221 Hamilton Street Riverside Park and the tour of Beautiful Plains Museum located at 91 Hamilton Street. Fee is by Donation. SW Branch Members...
May 1st, 2019 Meeting
The May meeting will be held at Crocus Plains High School in Room 102 at 7:30 pm Wednesday May 1st. The program is a presentation by our member Linda Earl "Russia and Russia Revisited" Everyone is welcome.