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Brownlee Family
My parents were Edith Mack and Gavin Brownlee, both were both in Lanarkshire, Scotland and emigrated to Winnipeg in November, 1904. My father’s brother, David, had preceded them in July 1904. My mother had been his housekeeper as he had a dairy in Scotland. Before leaving Scotland, David had asked mymother if she would come [...]
Few digital collection explains influence of Western Canadian artists
A large number of nationally and internationally renowned artists have come out of Western Canada over the years. Names such as Lionel Lemoine FitzGerald, Bertram Brooker, Leo Mol, Arnold O. Bridgen, George Swinton and many others have been recognized not only for their individual talents, but for their influence on other Canadian artists and in [...]
The Gamby Family
Joseph and Madeleine Gamby originally emigrated from Belgium in 1913 and 1914, respectively, and were married in La Salle, Manitoba in 1921.They moved to the Rosser area in February, 1924 with their first son, Albert who was two. Their second son, Julian, was born in June of that year.
The original homestead was adjacent to the [...]
The Gefreiter Story
Erwin and I moved to the Rosser district at the beginning of September, 1964. We had been living with my parents at McCreary, Manitoba, but it was now time to be on our own again.
I had come out of the hospital at McCreary a few days earlier after giving birth of our youngest son, Dale, [...]
Shanty Town (cont)
By the end of 1885, the odd shanty still remained in the area of the HBC Flats, but their extinction was imminent. Starting in 1886, the rail yards of the Northern Pacific and Manitoba Railroad, the Canadian Northern, the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad and the Canadian National Railway took over the Flats and largely eliminated [...]
Shanty Town
In December 1884, Winnipeg Fire Chief William O. McRobie reported to city council that he abstained from enforcing the city bylaw compelling occupants of shanties to build brick chimneys. He said “if it is a hardship to evict them, it was equally a hardship to compel them to build chimneys, which in most cases would [...]
The Gefreiter Story
Erwin and I moved to the Rosser district at the beginning of September, 1964. We had been living with my parents at McCreary, Manitoba, but it was now time to be on our own again.
I had come out of the hospital at McCreary a few days earlier after giving birth of our youngest son, Dale, [...]
The Quarry Owners: The Williams
Joseph Williams, the originator of the Williams Quarry was born in June 1, 1983 at Morse Mitchell Dean, Gloucester, England. He died on April 15, 1909 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He is buries at the St. John’s Cathedral Cemetery.
On January 24, 1872, he married Cecilia Mary E. Parker at Hemmingford Quebec. She was born in December [...]
Williams Quarry Company Limited
The Williams Quarry property was owned by Joseph Williams. The stone in the quarry was suitable for bridge masonry, footings, crushed stone for concrete and lime and rubble. While Williams Quarry did not take out a patent for incorporation until July 2, 1904, they have been in operation for quite some time. The earliest correspondence [...]
Stony Mountain Quarries
An original survey of Rosser, completed in 1871, shows a quarry mark as in operation in the SW corner.
Surveyor’s Handbook 535 notes: “A rocky or stony ridge transverses this township from the North to South. It is shown on the plan in section 27 and 34. I have no doubt of its being the same [...]
