By mandate and tradition, the Manitoba Legislative Library preserves and makes accessible heritage material about Manitoba, thus ensuring a lasting legacy for all Manitobans. The Library receives all newspapers currently published in Manitoba and has the most extensive historical collection of Manitoba newspapers published since 1859. Most have been microfilmed and are available on interlibrary loan to those who are unable to visit the Library. The Library has a large collection of local histories from municipalities and communities throughout the province, as well as biography and history scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, and vertical files. A number of guides for genealogical research in its reference collection can help you use Manitoban and Canadian sources.
Many people use newspapers to access death, birth and marriage announcements.
Getting specific dates from sources such as the Vital Statistics Branch before consulting the newspapers can save time and effort.