Prairies
Coffee Chat

This coffee chat meets on a rotation basis on Thursday nights from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Watch the local events calendar for dates and times. People meet online by Zoom to chat about their successes and frustrations. Sharing your experiences might help someone else in the group.

To register or for more information, contact: coffeechat@bcgs.ca

Facilitator: Judith Ueland / Eunice Robinson

Announcements
& News

Please refer to the calendar on Home Page to see when the next coffee chat is scheduled.

Books in
BCGS Library

  1. Metis Makers of History

    MACEWAN, Grant
    Call No. 971’920 MAC

  2. Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village - Guide

    BILASH, Radmir
    Call No. 971.23 BIL

  3. Historical Directory of Saskatchewan Newspapers, 1878 to 1983

    MACDONALD, Christine
    971.24 SAB No. 4

  4. Pioneers of Manitoba

    HARVEY, Robert
    Call No. 971.27 HAR

  5. The Treaties of Canada with the Indians of Manitoba and the North-West Territories, including the Negotiations on which they were based, and other information relating thereto (Prospero Canada Series)

    MORRIS, Alexander
    Call No. 971 MOR

Handouts & Research Aids

Many websites to assist you
with your Canadian Prairies research can be found in the following handouts.

BCGS Prairies Coffee Chat

Handout - April 2021

Handout - July 2021

Handout - December 2021

Handout - June 2022

Handout - October 2023

Handout - February 2024

USEFUL WEBSITES

1. Hudson’s Bay Company Archives - Western Land Records including VI and BC sales 1851

2. Manitoba Archives

3. University of Manitoba - local histories, newspapers & more

4. Saskatchewan Archives

5. Saskatchewan Land Registry

6. MemorySask Includes Nunavut

7. Alberta Archives https://provincialarchives.alberta.ca/

8. Alberta Family Histories Society Online Cemetery database

9. Glenbow Library & Archive Western Research Centre