Manitoba History articles from March 2004

Manitoba History archives from March 2004

Science comes to Manitoba.
March 22, 2004... During the nineteenth century, Science was transformed from a hobby for leisured gentlemen to an essential influence on the lives of most people in the western world. The discoveries of physicists were lighting the cities and providing new...

Reginald Buller: the poet-scientist of Mushroom City.(Biography)
March 22, 2004... Many stories are told about A. H. Reginald Buller, one of the University of Manitoba's first science professors. Some are even true. (1) In the 1970s, as an undergraduate student in the department that Buller founded in 1904, I knew exactly...

Wealth and privilege: an analysis of Winnipeg's early business elite.
March 22, 2004... The historiography on western Canada has for a long time accepted the notion that the early western business elite was composed of largely self-made men, who identified with their community and promoted its economic growth. This holds...

The Dalnavert Visitors Centre.
March 22, 2004... Work has begun! Work has begun on the new Visitors Centre. After the plans were approved unanimously by the MHS Council on February 10, the Architect, Wins Bridgman, and the Project Manager, Gerry Humphreys, got to work. The first...

Construction timetable.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
March 22, 2004... Work is dependant on numerous factors beyond our control, including weather and availability of sub-trades. So the following timetable will probably change over time: Deconstruction March Foundation mid-March to...

Keep informed on the web.(Manitoba Historical Society)
March 22, 2004... Stay abreast of latest developments in the construction of the new Visitors Centre! Visit the MHS web site: www.mhs.mb.ca Click a link entitled "Dalnavert Visitors Centre" on the left side of the screen. There, you will find details on...

Dalnavert time capsule.
March 22, 2004... Space has been left in the new Visitors Centre for a cornerstone, in which will be placed a time capsule to be opened in 2095--Dalnavert's bicentennial year. Among its contents will be a collection of photographs taken throughout the...

1895 theme panels.
March 22, 2004... When Dalnavert staff members Tim Worth and Nancy Anderson go out to schools to do a presentation while the museum is closed during construction, they will be taking along an extra piece of equipment: a 2 x 4 foot blank wood panel. The students...

Dalnavert news.
March 22, 2004... A short time ago it was learned that Dalnavert's restoration architect John Chivers passed away. Dalnavert is what it is today in part due to the strong values that John brought to the restoration project and was able to instill in all those...

John Alexander Chivers: Dalnavert restoration architect Aug. 10/09-Jan. 19/04.(Brief Article)(Obituary)
March 22, 2004... Aug, 10/09-Jan. 19/04 John Chivers, Dalnavert's architect during the restoration phase, passed away peacefully at his retirement residence in White Rock, BC. John was born in Winnipeg, and graduated in Architecture (University of Manitoba)...

New members.(Poplar Point History Book Committee)
March 22, 2004... Poplar Point History Book Committee Lucille & Paul Zywina Leslie J. Roberts Alex Waugh Dr. Alexander Freund Owen Clark Natalia Aponiuk United Empire Loyalists Association Norm & Nora Harvey Prairie...

President's message.
March 22, 2004... With spring arriving, the MHS will embark upon a fresh, new season. The snow is finally melting which brings the Society many events and activities to plan. Firstly, many members and friends will have attended the 1879 Dinner in March at...

Obituaries.(Dorothy Slaughter)(Victor Speirs Cowie)(Obituary)
March 22, 2004... Dorothy Slaughter, a long-time MHS member, died in Winnipeg on February 3, 2004 at 83 years. She taught primary grades in rural Manitoba beginning in 1941. From 1950 she taught kindergarten and nursery school at Weston and Gladstone schools in...

All aboard! For the 125th Annual General Meeting of the Manitoba Historical Society.
March 22, 2004... Saturday June 5, 2004 Prairie Dog Central Railway Inkster Junction Station 9:00 a.m. Cost per person $25.00 To celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Manitoba Historical Society we will take a historic train ride on the Prairie Dog...

MHS Field Trip~Women's History Theme Saturday, June 19.
March 22, 2004... The MHS spring field trip will be held on Saturday, 19 June on the theme "Women's History." Led by Dr. Jock Lehr, the trip will include visits to an exhibit on Nellie McClung at Wawanesa's Sipiweske Museum and two of her former homes at the...

Calendar of events.(Calendar)
March 22, 2004... April 12 Readings from Margaret McWilliams Award entrants on the "short list", at McNally Robinson Books, Grant Park, 7:30 p.m. April 23 Manitoba Writing & Publishing Awards ...