Hi Jacki! I live in Maple Ridge, and I am wondering what local university you are referring to that has the Winnipeg Free Press. Are they available to the general public? I am quite limited to when I could go because of my work schedule, but I have such a list that I would like to look for that I wouldn't dare ask someone to look them all up!! If you have time though, could you add a few names to your lookup list? I would be very appreciative if you could see if there are obituaries available for: YOUNG RENNIE GREEN - died April 1922, Winnipeg and his wife - MARTHA (or MARGARET?) JANE GREEN - died 17 Mar 1963, Winnipeg JAMES HILTON - died 5 Oct 1925, Winnipeg and his wife - ELLEN HILTON - died 5 Apr 1921, Winnipeg I look forward to hearing from you! (If I've given you too much, just let me know - perhaps I could go to the library myself!) Thanks in advance, Shelley Hilton rstrhilt@axion.net ----- Original Message ----- From: HUMPHREY JACKI <jackih@home.com> To: <CAN-MB-WINNIPEG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 1999 1:19 AM Subject: [CAN-MB-WINNIPEG-L] Birth Marriage Obit Lookups > I was pleased to see a Winnipeg list get started as this is where my > Canadian roots are from. Like most lists I've joined a checked the > archives and discover only 14 messages. As this is a brand new list I > decided that I should do my bit to help it get started. Although I now > live in New Westminster I have access to the Winnipeg Free Press going > back to the late 1800's at the local university (will check exact date > next time I'm there and of course it was the Manitoba Free Press back > then.) If any one wants something looked up and they don't have access > to the old papers (and they know the date within a couple of weeks) I > would be happy to look for them. > > As I am busy with my owe research and have also volunteered to work on > the FreeBMD Project (transcribing the English Indexes) and on a census > transcription project for Devon I do not get to the university all that > often. So it may take a while before I get a chance to do lookups. But > I will make a list of all inquiries and make every effort to get up > there at least once every six weeks. > > Please do not feel shy about asking. I would not have offered if I > wasn't willing to do it. I'll just make sure I look first before I get > involved in the London Times for the 1850's and forget all about the > rest of the world. > > > Jacki Humphrey > New Westminster, BC > >