Tag Archives: University of Manitoba

More than 800 local history books digitized for Manitoba’s 150th anniversary

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Gail Dever

The University of Manitoba Libraries, in partnership with the Manitoba Library Consortium, has digitized more than 800 Manitoba local history books to mark Manitoba’s 150th anniversary this year as a province. Local history books can provide histories of families, farms, communities, schools, churches, … Continue reading →

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University of Manitoba digitizes oldest Polish-Canadian newspaper

Posted on November 2, 2018 by Gail Dever

The University of Manitoba Archives and Special Collections last evening hosted the launch of the digitized version of the Polish-Canadian newspaper, Czas (The Times) in Winnipeg. Czas is the oldest Polish language newspaper weekly in Canada, established in Winnipeg in … Continue reading →

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Explore the Prairie immigration experience online

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Gail Dever

Cold, below zero. Nellie, Clara, & I are here & Jack Wilson doing chores. I wrote 2 letters, some knitting & we played Chinese checkers, George phones; Ad too Norval went away for hog-ma-nay. Snow is on the ground, but … Continue reading →

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University of Manitoba’s digital archives contain newspapers, military, and prairie history

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Gail Dever

I had to intended to write this blog post immediately after I learned about the University of Manitoba’s digital collections — but I became distracted. Very distracted. Thanks to Patricia Greber’s posting on Facebook about this online archival collection, I … Continue reading →

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