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Manitoba directories on the Internet Directories can be a great source of genealogical information, complementing census returns, and providing coverage in non-census years. Originally available in print form, they were later copied onto microfiche and microfilm. I have been keeping track of city directories in Western Canada for more than a decade, and have produced three editions of a book listing the ones available on microform. With more and more of these directories being made available on the Internet, I created this list to help guide researchers to the directories they need. The first version of this list had about 20 directories; now the total in Western Canada has passed 250. Let's hope there will be many more. This list will be expanded as more directories are posted on web sites. Unless otherwise indicated, these sites have scanned images of the directory pages. Winnipeg Directory and Manitoba Almanac 1876 -- from Ancestry.ca Manitoba Directory 1876-1877 -- from Ancestry.ca Manitoba Directory 1877-1878 -- from Ancestry.ca Manitoba Directory 1878-1879 -- from Ancestry.ca Henderson's Winnipeg City and incorporated towns of Manitoba Directory 1880 -- from Ancestry.ca Henderson's Directory of Manitoba, the city of Winnipeg and incorporated towns of Manitoba 1881 -- from Ancestry.ca Henderson's Directory of Manitoba, the city of Winnipeg and incorporated towns of Manitoba 1882 -- from Ancestry.ca Winnipeg City Directory 1883 -- from Ancestry.ca Chas. Marshallsay and Co.'s Directory of the City of Brandon 1883 -- from Ancestry.ca Henderson's Manitoba and Northwest Territories 1884 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Winnipeg City and incorporated towns of Manitoba Directory 1884 -- from Ancestry.ca Henderson's Winnipeg City and incorporated towns of Manitoba Directory 1885 -- from Ancestry.ca Henderson's Winnipeg City and incorporated towns of Manitoba Directory 1886 -- from Ancestry.ca Henderson's Winnipeg City Directory 1890 -- from Ancestry.ca Henderson's Manitoba and Northwest Territories 1894 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Manitoba and Northwest Territories 1897 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Winnipeg City Directory 1897 -- from Ancestry.ca Henderson's Winnipeg City Directory 1900 -- from Ancestry.ca Henderson's Manitoba and Northwest Territories 1905 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1906 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1907 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1909 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1911 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1913 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1914 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1917 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1919 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1921 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Winnipeg 1922 -- from Ancestry.com Henderson's Brandon 1923 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1925 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1927 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1929 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1931 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Winnipeg and incorporated towns 1932 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1933 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1935 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1937 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1939 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1941 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1943 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1945 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Winnipeg and incorporated towns 1946 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1947 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Winnipeg and incorporated towns 1947 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Winnipeg and incorporated towns 1948 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1949 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Winnipeg and incorporated towns 1949 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1950 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Winnipeg and incorporated towns 1950 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1951 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Winnipeg and incorporated towns 1951 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1952 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Winnipeg and incorporated towns 1952 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1953 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Winnipeg and incorporated towns 1953 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1954 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces Henderson's Brandon 1955 -- from Peel's Prairie Provinces The sources: Peel's Prairie Provinces is the grand-daddy of resources for the Prairies. Records that have been available on microfiche for years are now being digitized placed online. The Peel site has more information about the directories available. Ancestry.ca has a variety of directories from across Canada, as well as many other resources. Ourroots.ca has a superb collection of local histories. Better yet, they are all searchable, so finding your family will be easy as can be. Library and Archives Canada is putting directories online, although the emphasis so far is on Ontario and the Maritimes. The Recents is a private site loaded with good information. It's well worth a look. A guide to what is available the old-fashioned way: Western Canadian Directories on Microfiche and Microfilm Third edition, published April 2003. By Dave Obee. Expanded and updated -- twice the size of the second edition. This guide lists local directories that have been reproduced in microform, and lets researchers know what to look for. It includes entries for directories covering Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, and the Yukon between 1860 and 1995. Directories are an invaluable resource for the years between censuses, as well as for the later years, where census records are not available, and this guide will help you find them. C$9.95 This book is available on Interlink's Canada page

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