Manitoba History articles from October 2006

Manitoba History archives from October 2006

Uncertain margins: Metis and Saulteaux identities in St-Paul des Saulteaux, Red River 1821-1870.
October 1, 2006... The events marking the culmination of an historical process often surprise those contemporary to, but not part of, the process. With the events of June 1816, known alternatively as the "Seven Oaks Massacre" or the more neutral terms, "The...

Three Manitoba pioneer women: a legacy of servant-leadership.(Viewpoint essay)
October 1, 2006... The pioneer women of Manitoba hold an important place in Canadian history. No record of our country's past will be of greater interest or more inspiring than the record of their lives, if ever their lives are adequately...

Hayes River designated a Canadian Heritage River.(Gazette)
October 1, 2006... Parks Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba On Sunday, 11 June 2006, at a ceremony held at the Fort Whyte Centre in Winnipeg, a plaque was unveiled designating the historic Hayes River as a Canadian Heritage River. Attending the ceremony were...

Two railway titans meet at Winnipeg, 1909.(Gazette: Lost Transactions)(Donald A. Smith and James J. Hill)(Reprint)
October 1, 2006... The main incident I have to relate, as told by James J. Hill, has no importance historically except as it reveals a little emphasised quality in the character of an eminent Canadian--Lord Strathcona (aka Donald A. Smith). The incident has...

Greening the treeless plain.(Gazette: a 1000 words)
October 1, 2006... Start with grasslands extending to the horizon in all directions. Add buildings here and there. Replace hoof-worn trails with paved streets. Watch spindly sticks placed along the streets grow into massive, magnificent trees. This was the recipe...

Mapping Hutterite colony diffusion in North America.(Gazette: emapitoba)
October 1, 2006... Hutterites are German-speaking Anabaptists who believe in the community of goods. They follow the teachings of Jacob Hutter who was martyred for his faith in 1536. Believing that Christianity should be practised in daily life they live together...

The great Winnipeg boom.(Gazette)(Viewpoint essay)
October 1, 2006... The spring of 1881 was remarkable for the crowds of men arriving to work on the Canadian Pacific Railway. The syndicate proceeded to push construction, and immense quantities of railroad material and supplies were poured into the city. An army...

Louts, lunatics, and loose women at the Vaughan Street Jail.(Gazette)(Viewpoint essay)
October 1, 2006... Standing at the corner of Winnipeg's York Avenue and Memorial Boulevard is the former Vaughan Street Jail. It lays dormant as people pass by without giving it a second thought. Occasionally, a tour guide pauses to tell tales of its former days....

A family memoir: the men of #2 company, Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry, 1915.(Gazette: Documents & Archives)
October 1, 2006... I was lucky. My parents lived in the same house for forty-five years and they were always saving things: old daguerreotypes, tintypes, letters, notes, diaries, books, magazines, albums, gowns, and uniforms. History was alive in our attic. As...

In search of the Timber Wolves: the liberation of a manuscript.(Timber Wolves: Greed and Corruption in Northwestern Ontario's Timber Industry, 1875-1960)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... J. P. Bertrand, Timber Wolves: Greed and Corruption in Northwestern Ontario's Timber Industry, 1875-1960 Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society, 1997, 162 pages. ISBN: 0920119263, $16.45. This is not only a book about history, it is also a...

Herb Schultz, A View from the Ledge: An Insider's Look at the Schreyer Years.(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Herb Schultz, A View From the Ledge: An Insider's Look at the Schreyer Years Winnipeg: Heartland Associates Inc., 2005, 528 pages. ISBN: 1896150195, $26.95 (paperback). Political memoirs represent a highly popular form of historical...

Mark Moore, Saving the Game: Pro Hockey's Quest to Raise its Game from Crisis to New Heights.(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Mark Moore, Saving the Game: Pro Hockey's Quest to Raise its Game from Crisis to New Heights Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2006, 420 pages. ISBN: 0771064349, $34.99 (hardcover). Ken Dryden writes his book The Game (republished by Wiley in...

Louis A. Knafla and Jonathan Swainger, eds., Law and Societies in the Canadian Prairie West, 1670-1940.(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Louis A. Knafla and Jonathan Swainger, eds., Law and Societies in the Canadian Prairie West, 1670-1940 Vancouver and Toronto: UBC Press, 2004, 360 pages. ISBN: 0774811668, 85.00 (hardcover); ISBN: 0774811676, $34.95 (paperback). One of the...

Christine Mazur, Simon Statkewich, and David Relkoff, eds., Manitoba Climbers: A Century of Stories from the Birthplace of the Alpine Club of Canada.(Book review)
October 1, 2006... Christine Mazur, Simon Statkewich, and David Relkoff, eds., Manitoba Climbers: A Century of Stories from the Birthplace of The Alpine Club of Canada Winnipeg: Alpine Club of Canada-Manitoba Section, 2006, 202 pages. ISBN: 0920330509, $18.00...