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In the Archives

Corporation archiépiscopale catholique romaine de Saint-Boniface. Séries: Alexandre-Antonin Taché, Fisher-D’Eschambeault etc. SHSB 4957fonds de Joseph-Noël Ritchot: Archives de la Société historique de Saint-Boniface Library and Archives Canada (formerly the Public…

The Many Peoples of Northwestern North America

of the settlement, and a jail housed transgressors. Company operations at the Forks also included, for a time, an experimental farm located at the site of the nearby abandoned Fort…

Government at Upper Fort Garry

settlement sat with their French-speaking counterparts in the Legislative Assembly of Assiniboia and, acting as responsible representatives of the community, the body voted unanimously to accept Canada’s Manitoba Act and…

The Birth of a City and a Province

began to arrive in the settlement in the late 1850s and the company’s rule in the Northwest came increasingly under attack by Canada and Great Britain. As negotiations to transfer…

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Today, A New Experience in Heritage Exploration

Manitoba a province, and to join the confederacy of Canada, laying the groundwork for all lands west to the Pacific and north to the Arctic to become part of confederation,…

Upper Fort Garry Provincial Park Open to Public: Construction Fence Coming Down

more information, please contact:Jimm SimonExecutive Director, Friends of Upper Fort Garry204-794-6311executive.director@upperfortgarry.com   About Upper Fort GarryThe Fort, built between 1834 and 1837, was the centre of trade for an area…

Friends of Upper Fort Garry (FUFG) Unveil Plans for New Downtown Park at Historic Winnipeg Site - $19 Million Heritage Park and Interpretive Centre

an ongoing development. An additional $3 million in private donations will be sought to add sculptural installations within the park. The provincial and federal governments each contributed $1.5 million to

Manitoba Métis Federation Gives $1 Million to Upper Fort Garry

publ ic fundraising total to $5.2 million.The gift, announced today by David Chartrand, President of the Manitoba Métis Federation, will go a long way towards retaining historic Upper Fort Garry…

Friends of Upper Fort Garry (FUFG) Get Down to Business, Demolition of 100 Main Street Photo Opportunity Today

17, 200910:30 am 100 Main Street, SW side of building, closest to The Grain Exchange Curling Club WinnipegFor more information, please contact: Clare MacKayManager, Marketing and CommunicationsPhone: 204-987-4360Cell: 204-291-9151Email: clare.mackay@tf-np.ca…