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1.&nbsp; What information do you wish to locate about your ancestor?&nbsp;&nbsp;To choose the sources you need to search first, please click on&nbsp;&nbsp;[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Manitoba_Record_Selection_Table RECORD&nbsp;SELECTION&nbsp;TABLE:&nbsp;Manitoba], which will help you decide.  
 
1.&nbsp; What information do you wish to locate about your ancestor?&nbsp;&nbsp;To choose the sources you need to search first, please click on&nbsp;&nbsp;[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Manitoba_Record_Selection_Table RECORD&nbsp;SELECTION&nbsp;TABLE:&nbsp;Manitoba], which will help you decide.  
  
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2.&nbsp; From the above Record Selection Table, which sources do you wish to check in this province?&nbsp; To check the availability of your sources of interest as well as to check the&nbsp;websites that have them online, please click on&nbsp;this province's [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/MANITOBA:_Sources_Links_Table SOURCES LINKS TABLE]&nbsp;&nbsp;.&nbsp;<br>
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2.&nbsp; From the above Record Selection Table, which sources do you wish to check in this province?&nbsp; To check the availability of your sources of interest as well as to check the&nbsp;websites that have them online, please click on&nbsp;this province's [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/MANITOBA:_Sources_Links_Table SOURCES LINKS TABLE]&nbsp;&nbsp;.&nbsp;<br>  
  
 
3.&nbsp; Do you know the location that you wish to search in this province?&nbsp;&nbsp;If so, please check for some possible sources and some online information about your location of interest, by clicking on this province's POPULATED&nbsp;PLACES&nbsp;TABLE&nbsp;&nbsp; [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/MANITOBA:_Populated_Places_Table_A-H A-H] or&nbsp;[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/MANITOBA:_Populated_Places_Table_I-Q I-Q] or [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/MANITOBA:_Populated_Places_Table_R-Z R-Z].  
 
3.&nbsp; Do you know the location that you wish to search in this province?&nbsp;&nbsp;If so, please check for some possible sources and some online information about your location of interest, by clicking on this province's POPULATED&nbsp;PLACES&nbsp;TABLE&nbsp;&nbsp; [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/MANITOBA:_Populated_Places_Table_A-H A-H] or&nbsp;[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/MANITOBA:_Populated_Places_Table_I-Q I-Q] or [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/MANITOBA:_Populated_Places_Table_R-Z R-Z].  
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*"Manitoba" is a Cree name meaning "the place where the spirit (manitou) speaks." It is the home of over a million people (1,177,600 in 2005). Winnipeg is the largest city. About 706,900 people live there. Manitoba is home to many Metis and other native peoples.
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*"Manitoba" is a Cree name meaning "the place where the spirit (manitou) speaks." It is the home of over a million people (1,177,600 in 2005). Winnipeg is the largest city. About 706,900 people live there. Manitoba is home to many Metis and other native peoples.  
 
*Manitoba was very sparsely populated prior to the late 1870s, when the Government of Canada opened it for settlement.  
 
*Manitoba was very sparsely populated prior to the late 1870s, when the Government of Canada opened it for settlement.  
 
*Given the nickname "the Postage Stamp province", Manitoba was a 130 mile by 110 mile rectangle when it was officially established in 1870. Today, this most eastern of the prairie provinces has expanded to 18 times its original size and is more respectfully referred to as "the Keystone province". [http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/pageant/01/boundaries.shtml Read more...]
 
*Given the nickname "the Postage Stamp province", Manitoba was a 130 mile by 110 mile rectangle when it was officially established in 1870. Today, this most eastern of the prairie provinces has expanded to 18 times its original size and is more respectfully referred to as "the Keystone province". [http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/pageant/01/boundaries.shtml Read more...]
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[http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/Canada/Manitoba.pdf BYU Research Outline for Manitoba, Canada]  
 
[http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/Canada/Manitoba.pdf BYU Research Outline for Manitoba, Canada]  
  
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Getting Started

1.  What information do you wish to locate about your ancestor?  To choose the sources you need to search first, please click on  RECORD SELECTION TABLE: Manitoba, which will help you decide.

2.  From the above Record Selection Table, which sources do you wish to check in this province?  To check the availability of your sources of interest as well as to check the websites that have them online, please click on this province's SOURCES LINKS TABLE  . 

3.  Do you know the location that you wish to search in this province?  If so, please check for some possible sources and some online information about your location of interest, by clicking on this province's POPULATED PLACES TABLE   A-H or I-Q or R-Z.

4.  For further information regarding your sources of interest, see "TOPICS" ABOVE and click on the source of interest.

Remember that you should always try to get an original copy of that source to verify information. 

The Research Forums have been closed. For a limited time the Canadian Research Forum will be available in read-only mode.


Please be aware that this is a growing Pilot program, with new information being added on a regular basis.

NOTE:  If you would like to participate in contributing information into this WIKI program, please go to the "Create a New Page" section of this screen, and follow the guidelines.

WELCOME ABOARD!  More sharers of information = more information available for everyone!

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  • "Manitoba" is a Cree name meaning "the place where the spirit (manitou) speaks." It is the home of over a million people (1,177,600 in 2005). Winnipeg is the largest city. About 706,900 people live there. Manitoba is home to many Metis and other native peoples.
  • Manitoba was very sparsely populated prior to the late 1870s, when the Government of Canada opened it for settlement.
  • Given the nickname "the Postage Stamp province", Manitoba was a 130 mile by 110 mile rectangle when it was officially established in 1870. Today, this most eastern of the prairie provinces has expanded to 18 times its original size and is more respectfully referred to as "the Keystone province". Read more...

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BYU Research Outline for Manitoba, Canada

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