Researching Family History

Local Histories - Manitoba

Local histories can be a great resource for filling in many different types of family history details. Local histories can have detailed information about the people who lived there, including photos and biographies.

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Our Family History department has many local histories for towns in Manitoba.  To see if the library has a history of a particular town or area, look in the library catalogue using “Subject browse” and terms:  Manitoba – History.  Some examples: 

Garland, Aileen.  Trails and Crossroads to Killarney: A Story of Pioneer Days in the Killarney and Turtle Mountain District. Library call number: 971.27 GAR 1967

Neepawa History Book Committee.  Heritage: A History of the Town of Neepawa and District as Told and Recorded by its People Library call number: 971.272 HER 1983

Foxwarren and District History Book Committee.  The Fox’s Tale. The history of Foxwarren and the consolidated school district #525. Library call number: 971.273 Fox 1989