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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 [...]
Famous Manitoba Quiz
Here’s a quiz to sharpen your inquiring mind.
If you get 8 or more right, you can be Manitoba mentor!5 to 7, a Manitoba marvel,4 or fewer- well yours starts with an “m”, too.
1. At 14, she was the most highly paid female entertainer in the world.
2. He set three Guiness World Book Records for his amazing escapes.
3. He [...]
Old Rosser Elevator Stories: The New Career
The spring of 1948 was beautiful. I was working as a helper in the famous Manitoba Pool Elevator at Starbuck. A friend of mine who was working as a grain buyer in the Ogilvie Elevator asked me if I was interested in becoming a grain buyer. I thought it over for a couple of days [...]
Louis Riel Leads Provisional Government Dec 27, 1869
Red River Colony – “Rupert’s Land” - At this point in time – December 1869 – Louis Riel announced that he had become the new leader of the provisional government at the Red River Colony in what was then referred to as “Rupert’s Land” – later to be called the “Province of Manitoba”. This [...]
The Dirty Thirties – Effects on Manitobans
The “Dirty 30′s” which to most Canadians represented the times of the economic depression which followed the marker of the stock market crash had more than a major effect on manitobans and prairie people who lived through it. It served as an indelible marker on their lives. On the other side of the fence many [...]
Favorite Links Manitoba
Canadian Information By Subject arranges web sites in the Dewey decimal subject order that most libraries use, so that you can browse Canada’s internet just like browsing the library shelves to find hundreds of Canadian sites on various topics. (Looking for a job? Try the online Canadian job listings section.) Canadiana is another collection of [...]
MANITOBA POEM
MANITOBA POEM
IT’S WINTER IN MANITOBA
AND THE GENTLE BREEZES BLOW
SEVENTY MILES AN HOUR
AT THIRTY-FIVE BELOW
OH HOW I LOVE MANITOBA
WHEN THE SNOW’S UP TO YOUR BUTT
YOU TAKE A BREATH OF WINTER AIR
AND YOUR NOSE GETS FROZEN SHUT
YES, THE WEATHER HERE IS WONDERFUL
SO I GUESS I’LL HANG AROUND
I COULD NEVER LEAVE MANITOBA
CAUSE I’M FROZEN TO THE GROUND!!
University of [...]
Sarah Binks – Famous Manitoba Book
It is always an interesting case in academia. “Publish or Perish:” is the motto and byline.
Yet is rather amazing in that the once famous book which came forth from the University of Manitoba academia was not from a liberal arts source – an English or History professor of note – but rather from [...]
