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Archives and Libraries

• Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm.
• If you plan to visit a repository, contact them and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
• Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the FamilySearch Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.

Archives

Provincial Archives and Libraries Provincial Archives of Manitoba
130-200 Vaughan Street
Winnipeg, MB R3C 1T5
CANADA
Telephone: 204-945-3971, 204-945-4233
Fax: 204-948-2008

• Website
  
• Find a Will / Estate File in Manitoba Court records
  
• Teranet Manitoba Land Titles Online User Guide
  
• Partial index of Manitoba soldiers killed in the First World War

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Library and Archives Canada
395 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON CANADA K1A 0N3
Telephone: 613-996-7458
Website
Genealogy and Family History

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Hudson’s Bay Company Archives
Records of this fur trading company are some of Canada’s most important. Until 1870, the company controlled almost four-fifths of the territory of present-day Canada, including northern Quebec and Ontario and most of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, and the Yukon and Northwest Territories. Hudson’s Bay Company Archives (HBCA), home to the archival records of Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC), is part of the Archives of Manitoba operating under The Archives and Recordkeeping Act and 1994 gift agreement between HBC and the Government of Manitoba. HBCA operations are supported in part through the ongoing financial support of the Hudson's Bay Company History Foundation.
A very helpful source is:

• Hudson's Bay Company Archives
  • Resources
  • Name Indexes
  • Biographical Sheets
• Finding Aid to the Hudson Bay Company Archives. FamilySearch Library. WorldCat.

Libraries

Winnipeg Public Library
Locations
Local History: Home
The strong points of Local History collection includes:

• histories of Manitoba communities as well as of the city of Winnipeg Winnipeg,
• Metis history (including the Riel Rebellion),
• local genealogy,
• biographies of local personalities, and
• rare prints of novels by local authors.
  

The collection also includes:

• Winnipeg Henderson's Directories from 1880 to 2000
• Winnipeg and Manitoba telephone directories dating back 100+ years
• Local History Clipping Files of local newspaper articles
• A collection of magazines focusing on Manitoba topics
• Rare prints of fiction titles from Manitoba authors

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University of Winnipeg
515 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9
CANADA

• Oral History Centre
• The Centre for Rupert's Land Studies

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Legislative Library of Manitoba
100-200 Vaughan Street
Winnipeg, MB R3C 1T5 5AN 318-8965
CANADA
Telephone: 204-945-4330
Fax: 204-948-2008
Collections

• The library has the most complete collection of historical Manitoba newspapers, dating back to 1859. Materials are available on microfilm for onsite research and for interlibrary loan. The Manitoba Newspaper Checklist (1859-1986), available at the Legislative Library and at most libraries in Manitoba, identifies the titles and issues available.
• The library has a large collection of local and family histories. These histories are from municipalities and communities throughout the province.

Museums

List of Museums, Association of Manitoba Museums

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Manitoba Museum
190 Rupert Avenue Winnipeg MB R3B 0N2

Phone: 204-956-2830

Email: info@manitobamuseum.ca Website

The Manitoba Museum is the province's largest heritage centre, unique in its combined human and natural history themes, multi-dimensional interpretation, science and astronomy education, and in the scope and a high quality of school and community programs.The Manitoba Museum includes a Human & Natural History Museum, Science Gallery, and Planetarium.

Record Offices

Vital Statistics Branch
254 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 0B6
Canada

Phone: 204-945-3701
Toll Free: 1-866-949-9296
Fax: 204-948-3128
Email: vitalstats@gov.mb.ca
Website