FamilySearch indicated yesterday it has updated the collection, Manitoba Church Records, 1800-1959, to its website, and it is now searchable.
There are more than 6,500 images to search by name or browse.
The collection includes baptisms, marriages, deaths and other records from some Catholic, Lutheran and Unitarian parishes in Manitoba.
The cities and towns included in the collection are Winnipeg, St. François Xavier, Gimli, Brochet, St. Eustache, and the former rural municipality of Bifrost that contains Arborg, Framnes, and Hnausa.
The collection description indicates:
The Lutheran records from Bifrost, Gimli, and Winnepeg are written in English but consist mainly of people from Iceland and an understanding of Scandanavian naming conventions is helpful in researching your ancestors.
The Catholic records from Brochet, St. Eustache and St. Francis Xavier are mainly written in French and an understanding of French Records and naming patterns will be helpful in researching your ancestors.
The Winnipeg Unitarian records are partially written in English and partially in the Icelandic language.
Canadian genealogist Candice McDonald wrote about this collection last year on her blog, Finding Your Canadian Story, and explained how to browse the records.
