March 2017
Genealogy Workshop. Nedra Burnett has been working with Bill Curtis of the Manitoba Genealogical Society to set up a workshop designed to get you started on the search for your family roots. The session is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. in the Memorial Hall.
If participants are then interested in more advanced skills, Bill Curtis offers two additional sessions on locating information online and on DNA testing for genealogy. For more information, contact Nedra Burnett at 204-435-2191.
Genealogy workshop. The Introductory Genealogy Workshop, given May 13 by Bill Curtis of the MGS, was enthusiastically received by participants. The second workshop on use of internet resources is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 9 at 1:30 p.m. at the Golden Prairie Arts Centre.
September 2017
Genealogy Workshop. Our second workshop with Bill Curtis of the Manitoba Genealogical Society was held Sept. 9 at the Golden Prairie Arts Centre. Bill lead an informative session on navigating the internet, offering helpful hints for locating your ancestors or just for general searching. The third workshop will be on DNA testing and will likely be booked for November when Bill Curtis is next available. Nedra Burnett will contact everyone who attended earlier sessions when she has a firm date. For further information, contact Nedra at [email protected] or telephone 204-435-2217 or watch for posters.
October 2017
October 2017
Nedra Burnett and Bill Curtis set up equipmentGenealogy Workshop #3. The third in our series of genealogy workshops was held at the GPAC Saturday, October 28. Bill Curtis gave an informative overview of DNA testing – from the X and Ys to the how and whys. This session took some of the mystery out what happens when you send off that saliva sample and where best to send it. Over the next few weeks there will be a number of local folks who are anxiously waiting to see what surprises are hidden in the roots of their own family tree.
Participants discuss progress on finding their roots
