Tag Archives: Winnipeg

This week’s crème de la crème — August 24, 2019

Posted on August 24, 2019 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsA Black Hole No Longer – Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Basics of Researching Your Loyalist Ancestors by Devon Noel Lee on Family History Fanatics. … Continue reading →

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Sample letter to send to Winnipeg electoral candidates about protecting city archives

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Gail Dever

If you would like to write to the candidates for Winnipeg mayor and councillor to express your support for the city’s rich documentary heritage, a group of historians and archivists has provided a sample letter on their website, A New … Continue reading →

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Historians campaign to relocate City of Winnipeg Archives to a new home

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Gail Dever

You may recall reading my blog post, Historians concerned about plight of City of Winnipeg Archives, published three weeks ago. Several historians had expressed their concern about the future of Winnipeg’s archives that were moved five years ago to a smaller … Continue reading →

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Historians concerned about plight of City of Winnipeg Archives

Posted on September 9, 2018 by Gail Dever

After a rainstorm five years ago forced the city of Winnipeg to move its archives to a smaller facility in a former warehouse, several historians have expressed their concern about the future of this irreplaceable collection. According to a CBC … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — June 9, 2018

Posted on June 9, 2018 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Probate Records Part 2: Newfoundland and PEI by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Utilizing Trench Maps: Part 1 – Digitized and offline Resources by Steve Clifford on Doing Our Bit. … Continue reading →

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Photos of Winnipeg to Vancouver taken in 1887

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Gail Dever

A blog post published here a few days ago  featured an 1889 photo of Calgary, taken by William McFarlane Notman. It generated a considerable amount of interest. The photographer was the son of William Notman, the most important Canadian photographer of … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — September 10, 2016

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Genealogy Serendipity by Patricia Greber on My Genealogy Life. Canadian parliamentary debates since 1901 online by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Roots. The Winnipeg Police Service & The Winnipeg Police … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — June 25, 2016

Posted on June 25, 2016 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs From Carlow and Wexford to Canada, 1817 and 1818 by Joe Buggy on Townland of Origin. Immigrants proceeding to Upper Canada via New York 1817-1819 by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive … Continue reading →

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Collection of historic Winnipeg postcards now online

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Gail Dever

The Winnipeg Public Library has published thousands of historic postcards of the city and province online. These photos are part of the new Martin Berman Postcard Collection on the library’s online resource, PastForward. Winnipegger Martin Berman was an avid collector … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — April 30, 2016

Posted on April 30, 2016 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Alberta Online Historical Newspapers Summary, and New Brunswick Online Historical Newspapers Summary and Prince Edward Island Online Historical Newspapers Summary by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt. The British Colonist … Continue reading →

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