01 / Search
MANI
Search approximately 1.25 million indexed Manitoba names across cemetery records, obituaries, local histories, farm ownership records and more.
Preserving Manitoba family history
Your Manitoba story starts here.
Discover the people, places and records that shaped your family — with trusted resources and a volunteer community devoted to Manitoba genealogy.
01 / Membership
More ways to find where you come from.
Membership opens the door to deeper records, on-site resources and a community committed to careful, credible family history research.
02 / Explore
Resource Centre
Access more than 10,000 books, indexes, maps, periodicals and microfiche — free for members.
03 / Connect
FamilySearch affiliate
Members receive expanded FamilySearch access while researching on-site at the Resource Centre.
04 / Read
Generations
The MGS journal brings Manitoba family histories, records and research insights together for members.
02 / MANI — MAnitoba Name Index
1.25 million
Manitoba names, indexed and discoverable.
MANI brings together names from across Manitoba’s documentary record. Members can search full index results; non-members can search the count of matching records, then join to go further.
Cemeteries
Obituaries
Local histories
1923 farm ownership
Crown homestead grants
Generations journal
03 / Resource Centre
A working library for Manitoba family history.
Explore more than 10,000 items, including books, indexes, maps, periodicals and microfiche. Search the holdings before your visit through the KOHA online library catalogue.
Members
Free access
Non-members
$10 / day
Parking
Free nearby
04 / How MGS helps
Research is better when knowledge is shared.
Research assistance
Get help navigating Manitoba records and advancing your family history research.
Cemetery transcripts
Access transcription work that helps preserve names and records from Manitoba cemeteries.
Education & outreach
Learn through community education, outreach activities and genealogy webinars.
Share family history
Contribute family history submissions and help preserve Manitoba stories for future generations.
Members can also connect through Southeast & Winnipeg, South West / Brandon, and Dauphin branch resources.
A volunteer-run Manitoba society
The records we preserve today become someone’s history tomorrow.
Questions about your visit?
204-783-9139Unit E – 1045 St. James Street, Winnipeg, MB R3H 1B1 · Phone 204-783-9139