Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

morbeus · **Joined:** Mon May 09, 2011 10:52 am **Posts:** 151

My family emigrated from Russia to Winnipeg in 1890 and they have lived there ever since. Here is the information I have collected about Winnipeg:

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Information
Date Formed: 1871
Districts: Metropolitan Winnipeg is divided into Tuxedo, Assiniboia, Charleswood, St James, St Boniface, Fort Garry, St Vital, Transcona, Kildonan (Old, West, East & North) and Winnipeg City. Within the metro area the districts of: Point Douglas, Armstrong's Point (aka Fauberg St Germain), North End, Norwood, Fort Rouge, Tuxedo Park, Crescentwood, Cordova Heights, St Johns and Elmwood can be found. The city was also divided into census wards 1-6. Ref: Winnipeg in Maps 1816 - 1972; Alan J. Artibase; National Archives of Canada 1975

Articles:

History and Live Theatre in Winnipeg by Barry McCarten; Manitoba Historical Society publication 1988, No16
The Archives of La Société historique de Saint-Boniface by Gilles Lesage; Manitoba Historical Society publication 1988, No16
A Founding Father of Winnipeg: James Henry Ashdown 1844-1924 by Lorne A. Shropshire; Manitoba Historical Society publication 1990, No19
A Trip Through Time in Transcona by Terry Patterson History; Manitoba Historical Society publication 1987, No13
Influenza by Peter Wilton (The Spanish Ful epidemic of 1918); Manitoba Historical Society publication 1992, No23
Historical Tour - Crescentwood, Winnipeg’s Best Residential District by Rosemary Malaher; Manitoba Historical Society publication 1992, No24
Winnipeg’s Selkirk Avenue in 1914 by Abe Padolsky; Manitoba Historical Society publication 1993, No26
German Canadians In Manitoba; German Society of Winnipeg (Deutsche Vereinigung von Winnipeg)

Books (These books are available via Inter-Library Loan at your local Library)

Winnipeg - Where The New West Begins by Erica Wells (Windsor, 1982, 287 pp)
Winnipeg 100 :One Hundred Year Pictorial History of Winnipeg by Edith Paterson (Winnipeg Free Press, 1973, over-sized paperback, 120 pp)
The Best Possible Face L. B. Foote's Winnipeg by Turnstone Press (1985, 10" x 9", 135 pp)
The Germans in Canada by K. M. McLaughlin (Canadian Historical Association, 1985, 22pp)
Winnipeg : An Illustrated History by Alan Artibase :1972 ; 100 Year pictorial history of Winnipeg
Winnipeg: Heart of a Continent by Christopher Dafoe :1977 ; National Museums of Canada, History of Canadian Cities Series : History and Photos of Winnipeg
WINNIPEG by George Mitchell & Mary Lile Benham :1974 ; Published by the City of Winnipeg on the 102nd anniversary. History and Photos (mostly circa 1974) of Winnipeg
Germans to America 1840 to 1897 by Ira A. Glazier and P. William Filby editors (60 vol, primarily USA but many Winnipeg immigrants passed through NY) (Libraries holding these books)

Census Records:
The Manitoba Historical Society has a list of Winnipeg streets and which census enumeration district they are in.(For 1911 census but applicable to earlier census')

1881 Canadian Census (searchable: http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/main_census.asp)
1901 Canadian Census for Winnipeg, Manitoba (searchable: http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/District.jsp?id=12)
1906 Canadian Census for Winnipeg, Manitoba (searchable: http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/District.jsp?id=12)
1911 Canadian Census for Winnipeg, Manitoba (searchable: http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/District.jsp?id=12)

Churches (German congregations as of 1913)

Trinity Lutheran Church; (Evangelisch-Lutherische Dreieinigkeitsgemeinde); Duffern & Slater then Flora & King (I have an index of individuals and a digital copy of church books from 1888 to 1915)
Immanuel Lutheran Church; (Evangelisch-Lutherische Immanuel Gemeinde); College & McKenzie
St. Paul's Lutheran Church; (Evangelisch-Lutherische St. Paulus Gemeinde); Watt St. at Tweed
Ev.-Lutheran Church of the Cross; (Evangelisch-Lutherische Kreuz Gemeinde); Alexander NW corner Chambers St
First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Louise Bridge; (Erste Evangelisch-Lutherische Gemeinde su Louise Bridge); 418 Tweed St
Christ Lutheran Church; (Evangelisch-Lutherische Christus Gemeinde); 592 Aberdeen
Holy Cross Lutheran Church; (Heil. Kreuz Gemeinde); 708 McCalman
First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Louise Bridge; (Erste Evangelisch-Lutherische Gemeinde su Louise Bridge); 418 Tweed St
Redeemer Lutheran Church; (Evangelisch-Lutherische Erloseser Gemeinde); 779 Manitoba
St. John's Lutheran Church; (Evangelisch-Lutherische St. Johannes Gemeinde); 370 McKenzie St
First German Baptist Church; (Erste Duesche Baptisten Gemeinde); &Monkman
North End Chapel; (Nordend Kapelle); Manitoba, SW corner McKenzie
Westside Chapel; (Kapelle an der Westseite); 1401 Ross
Zion Reformed Church; (Reformierte Zions Gemeinde); Alexander, SE corner Ellen
Salem Reformed Church; (Reformierte Salems Gemeinde); Andrews, NE corner Burrows
Ebenezer Church of the Evangelical Association; (Ebenezer Gemeinde der Evangelischen Gemeinschaft); 331 Alexander
St Joseph's Church - German Catholic; (St. Joseph's Gemeinde); 493 College

Cemeteries:

Elmwood; 88 Hespeler Avenue, Winnipeg; http://www.elmwoodfriends.ca/ (no online index)
Brookwood; 3001 Notre Dame Ave, Winnipeg @ http://www.winnipeg.ca/ppd/cemetery_searchpage.stm
St. Vital; St. Vital Park and Bishop Grandin Blvd, St. Vital @ http://www.winnipeg.ca/ppd/cemetery_searchpage.stm
Transcona; Dugald Road and the east Perimeter, Transcona @ http://www.winnipeg.ca/ppd/cemetery_searchpage.stm
Fort Garry R.C. 1995 http://www.mbgenealogy.com/index.php?page=cemetery-transcriptions
Kildonan Presbyterian 1984 http://www.mbgenealogy.com/index.php?page=cemetery-transcriptions
St. Charles Roman Catholic 1984 http://www.mbgenealogy.com/index.php?page=cemetery-transcriptions
St. James Anglican - Winnipeg 1983 http://www.mbgenealogy.com/index.php?page=cemetery-transcriptions
St. John's Cathedral Anglican - Winnipeg 1983 http://www.mbgenealogy.com/index.php?page=cemetery-transcriptions
St. Norbert Roman Catholic 1981 http://www.mbgenealogy.com/index.php?page=cemetery-transcriptions
St. Mary's Roman Catholic 1986 http://www.mbgenealogy.com/index.php?page=cemetery-transcriptions
Children of Israel Jewish 1987 http://www.mbgenealogy.com/index.php?page=cemetery-transcriptions
St. Boniface Oblate Fathers 1988 http://www.mbgenealogy.com/index.php?page=cemetery-transcriptions
Winnipeg St. Mary's Polish National Catholic 1996 http://www.mbgenealogy.com/index.php?page=cemetery-transcriptions
St. Charles Franciscan Fathers 1990 http://www.mbgenealogy.com/index.php?page=cemetery-transcriptions
St. Boniface Sacred Heart Belgian Roman Catholic 1994 http://www.mbgenealogy.com/index.php?page=cemetery-transcriptions

Maps :

1908 & 1920 Maps of Winnipeg Courtesy Manitoba Historical Society. High Resolution: http://www.mhs.mb.ca/data/census/1911/winnipeg/#oldmaps
Modern Map of Winnipeg Courtesy Google Maps: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=winnipeg&om=1

Photo Albums :

Winnipeg 100 :One Hundred Year Pictorial History of Winnipeg by Edith Paterson (Minnipeg Free Press, 1973, over-sized paperback, 120 pp)
The Best Possible Face L. B. Foote's Winnipeg by Turnstone Press (1985, 10" x 9", 135 pp)

Websites relating to Winnipeg Manitoba :

Wikipedia article on Winnipeg: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnipeg
Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-1918 Registry, Libraries and Archives Canada: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/cef/index-e.html
1940 National Registration, Libraries and Archives Canada (Compulsory registration of all adults in Canada from 1940 to 1946): http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogie/022-911.007-e.html
Canadian Passenger List Indexing Project, Nanaimo Family History Society: http://members.shaw.ca/nanaimo.fhs/
Canadian Immigration Records (1925-1935) - (organized by date arriving) ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/immigration-1925/index-e.html
SS Augusta Victoria; Nesselrode, South Russia -> NY -> Winnipeg, April 1890 - Passenger Manifests stored at the US National Archives and available via inter-library loan.

morbeus · **Joined:** Mon May 09, 2011 10:52 am **Posts:** 151

I have an index of individuals who were born, baptized, married or died from 1888 to 1915 in Winnipeg and were members of the German language Trinity Lutheran Church (Evangelisch-Lutherische Dreieinigkeitsgemeinde) at Duffern & Slater and currently Flora & King. Please send me a PM if you would like a lookup.

kitchur · **Joined:** Tue Jun 14, 2011 4:10 pm **Posts:** 15

a few other good web sites for Winnipeg, Manitoba are the archives for birth/wedding/death is
http://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php

this other site has those town/family history books - this site you will have to register but its free
http://www.ourroots.ca/

one site is for the Winnipeg tribune newspaper (now out of business)
http://manitobia.ca/cocoon/launch/en/ne ... %20Tribune

another for current newspaper obituaries is the Winnipeg Free press
http://www.passagesmb.com/

Darrel

kitchur · **Joined:** Tue Jun 14, 2011 4:10 pm **Posts:** 15

morbeus wrote:

I have an index of individuals who were born, baptized, married or died from 1888 to 1915 in Winnipeg and were members of the German language Trinity Lutheran Church (Evangelisch-Lutherische Dreieinigkeitsgemeinde) at Duffern & Slater and currently Flora & King. Please send me a PM if you would like a lookup.

can you check for any family names of Fenning or possible spelling Fennig?
thanks!

morbeus · **Joined:** Mon May 09, 2011 10:52 am **Posts:** 151

Certainly,

There is a Fellinger in the death records but no Fenning or Fennig.

In the birth and marriage records there are Fenglers but, again, no Fenning or Fennig

Sorry,

morbeus · **Joined:** Mon May 09, 2011 10:52 am **Posts:** 151

kitchur wrote:

a few other good web sites for Winnipeg, Manitoba are the archives for birth/wedding/death is
http://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php

this other site has those town/family history books - this site you will have to register but its free
http://www.ourroots.ca/
...
Darrel

I agree Darrel. These two websites are great for family research in Manitoba. The OurRoots website has a huge collection of free town and family history books for the whole of Canada.

What is the advantage of Registering on the OurRoots website? Can you download whole books or something? I have just saved single pages with references I am interested in and I didnt need to be registered to do that.

kitchur · **Joined:** Tue Jun 14, 2011 4:10 pm **Posts:** 15

I had to register to use before I could search.... no idea why you didn't have to!
Something in the settings maybe?

morbeus · **Joined:** Mon May 09, 2011 10:52 am **Posts:** 151

I'm not registered and I can search and drag and drop page images to download them. Can you think of any feature you can use that isn't available if you aren't logged in?

What happens if you go to http://www.ourroots.ca/ and, before you have logged in, use the "Find a BooK" search box on the far right side? Does it fail?

kitchur · **Joined:** Tue Jun 14, 2011 4:10 pm **Posts:** 15

well... I'll be.... :oops:

I can get in to search, etc. without logging in!
no idea what changed, I know I couldn't do this before,,, it would go back to the sign-in screen and re-prompt the login screen!

morbeus · **Joined:** Mon May 09, 2011 10:52 am **Posts:** 151

kitchur wrote:

well... I'll be.... :oops:

I can get in to search, etc. without logging in!
no idea what changed, I know I couldn't do this before,,, it would go back to the sign-in screen and re-prompt the login screen!

They're just messing with you. Its run by a university after all!

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