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Hannah Steiner
Hannah was born on February 7, 1923 in Whitemouth. Hannah settled in this area with her parents in 1946. Her father, Ferdinand Kuhn was born on March 2, 1893, and her mother was born on March 7, 1904.
Mrs. Steiner’s father settled at Lonely Dale where his family farmed. Hannah’s mother came to Whitemouth in 1922 [...]
The 90th anniversary of Shoal Lake aqueduct–ruote went over swamp, muskeg, sand and rock
Actual construction on the aqueduct began after the opening of tenders on September 19, 1914. Three major Winnipeg-based companies — Tremblay McDiarmid Company, Thos. Kelly & Sons Ltd., and the Winnipeg Aqueduct Construction Company — were awarded the contracts for the aqueduct. The first phase involved the diversion of the Falcon River, which had previously [...]
Prelude to Arborg tax revolt Farmers’ Army leaves
Premier John Bracken should have realized the delegation in his Manitoba legis1ature office was merely the harbinger of things to come. If he had, Bracken would have listened with greater sympathy to their demands and realized desperate people are prone to perform desperate acts. Instead, the Manitoba premier dismissed the demands of the delegation representing [...]
Winnipeg "Wine Festival" 2009
Winnipeg Wine Festival
Special Olympics Manitoba in partnerships with Liquor Marts, proudly presents the 8th annual Winnipeg Wine Festival taking place from Sunday May 3 until Saturday May 9.
The week-long festival features fun and exciting ancillary events held through out the city from May 3 – May 6. To purchase tickets, click here.
Grape expectations – Winnipeg [...]
Winnipeg Historic Newspaper Notes Noted
The “Winnipeg Free Press” and the historic Winnipeg “Morning Telegram” both published papers early on in Manitoba’s history.
Notices and information in these papers might include information and notes on ways to entertain one self in early Winnipeg. For example posts might note a hockey game at the auditorium rink , which stood at the south [...]
Canadian Museum for Human Rights – Preparations Continue to Opening
Canadian Museum for Human Rights – Preparations Continue to Official Opening
Canadian Museum For Human Rights Near It’s Goal – The donation was motivated by the Museum’s focus on educating youth to the importance of human rights. Winnipeggers should be glowing as the Museum will bring both tourism dollars to Winnipeg, and a sense of pride [...]
Breadth and Width of Manitoba History , Geography and People of World Wide Fame
It can well be said that both Winnipeg and the Province of Manitoba , Canada have a remarkable history as well as historical record. Indeed both can be said to have had a thriving and prosperous historical growth and record of their growth.
Whether this is the result of geography , its placement on the map [...]
