Upcoming Events
Library Summer Hours
Summer Hours (July and August) for Southwest Branch MEG Library By appointment only on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday Hours between 1:00 - 5:00 PM Email: to contact us : swmbgenealogy@gmail.com to make an appointment or send a query to our volunteers.
SWB Annual General Meeting – Wednesday, March 6, 2024 @ 7:30 via Zoom
Members, plan to attend this meeting on Wednesday, March 6th at 7:30 PM. The program for the meeting will be a presentation by SWB Member George Mackay - "My Scottish Adventure with a DNA Twist"
April 27, 2024 – Workshop and Heritage Dinner – CANCELLED
Please join us for the Genealogy Workshop "Prairie Patchwork" and the 34th Annual Heritage Dinner. See attached poster for more details. The link to the registration form for both events is below the poster. Registration Form 2024
Joint SWB – SE & Winnipeg Branch Meeting – Monday, March 11, 2024 @ 7:00 PM via Zoom
Members, plan to attend this joint meeting on Monday, March 11th at 7:00 PM. **Please note time** The program for the meeting will be a presentation by Dr. John Lehr - "Eastern European Agricultural Settlement on the Prairies: 1874 - 1924"
SWB Monthly Meeting – February 7th, 2024 @ 7:30 PM via Zoom (This is a joint event with the SE & Winnipeg Branch)
Members, plan to attend this meeting on Wednesday, February 7th at 7:30 PM. The program for the meeting will be a presentation by Kelly Southworth - "Where Did They Come From and Why?"
SWB Monthly Meeting – December 6, 2023 – Christmas Pot Luck Supper
The SWB annual Christmas gathering at Crocus Gardens Leisure Centre. More information to follow!
SWB Monthly Meeting – November 1, 2023 @ 7:30PM (Zoom)
Members, plan to attend this meeting on Wednesday, November 1st at 7:30 PM. The program for the meeting will be a presentation by Dr. Kelly Saunders - "The War in Ukraine: Where are We At?" Kelly Saunders is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political...
SWB and Southeast & Winnipeg Branches Joint Program – September 25th @ 1:00 (Zoom)
The program on this day is "Understanding Your Old Photographs" presented by Stephen Gill (Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, Accredited Senior in Imaging in the Creative Industries.
SWB Monthly Meeting – October 4th, 2023 – DNA Explained by Bill Curtis @ 7:30PM (Zoom)
This will be a Zoom meeting with Bill Curtis the Chair of MGS Community Education presenting DNA Explained.
SWB Monthly Meeting – June 7, 2023 Tour of Brandon Cemetery
Please join us for a tour of the Brandon Cemetery which will be conducted by David McConkey. The tour will start at 6:30 PM. Members are asked to meet at the Cemetery Office.