Archives of Manitoba

The Archives Research Room will be closed for Victoria Day on May 18th.

"Eln-ah-Nuh-to Bluffs West Shore of St. Paul's Island, Oct. 20 1872". This is one of nine Henry Wood Elliott watercolours held at #HBCArchives. You can view all of these paintings here: bit.ly/3RoLPI1

Happy #ManitobaDay! The Canadian Red Cross - #Manitoba Division are known for their help during crises in Manitoba and beyond. Photos shown here from the 1950 Flood: bit.ly/4jS0e9k

What’s your section-township-range? Check out 3628 #Manitoba township plans digitized & online. This page is Township 3, Range 9 West. bit.ly/3bfKv2G

Tomorrow is #WorldMigratoryBirdDay and to celebrate we are sharing an array of bird photos taken by Lorene Squire for the Beaver magazine in 1938. View more here: bit.ly/4r0tzBj

This McDames Creek cash book from 1878-1897 records the orders of goods and equipment from the #HBC by hundreds of Chinese miners heading north during the Omineca gold rush. #AsianHeritageMonth

May is #AsianHeritageMonth. The Manitoba Chinese Historical Society collected documents and artifacts to preserve the history of Chinese Manitobans. Find out more about these records here: bit.ly/3PwpenK

This 1965 article from the Moccasin Telegraph magazine celebrates #MayDay, an annual holiday held on the first day of May. You can read the full magazine issue here: bit.ly/41Sv9uQ

If you guessed Portage Ave., that's correct! This is a 1953 photo of Portage Ave, looking east, taken by Don Blair. You can view more Don Blair photos here: bit.ly/4o9AFSn

Today is #WhereIsItWednesday! Do you recognize this #Winnipeg street from 1953? Give us your guesses in the comments and we will share the answer later today.

In 1987, the Ma-Mow-We-Tak Friendship Centre in Thompson, #Manitoba recorded oral history interviews with 27 Indigenous elders from Thompson, Split Lake & Nelson House. Several have been digitized & can be listened to online: bit.ly/4fruoyg

This map from c. 1720 depicts the rivers between Prince of Wales Fort at Churchill and the Coppermine River, showing Dene language names for those rivers. bit.ly/4tP0N8q

In 1991, an #EarthDay dinner at the Delta in Winnipeg featured a visit from Jane Goodall. This image is part of the Government photographs series.

Caption on this photo reads: "Jubilee Ave. #Winnipeg. 1921. My car being towed. All I could do."

Some things never change! This cartoon of springtime in Winnipeg by Jan Kamienski was published in 1979. We have more than 5000 editorial cartoons created by Kamienski between 1958-1989.

In 1839, the #HBC recorded a census of the Indigenous peoples associated with their New Caledonia and Columbia District. A few pages from Fraser Lake can be seen here. bit.ly/3OoE3gl

A welcome return to Earth for the Artemis II astronauts! In 1969, Apollo 11 returned to Earth after completing its historic moon landing. Winnipeg Free Press artist Peter Kuch drew this cartoon to mark the event.

Overhead trolley wires are visible in this 1956 photo of the Winnipeg Auditorium, now home of the Archives of Manitoba.

Young bluebills ducklings, taken by Lorene Squire in 1937. You can view other Lorene Squire photos taken for "The Beaver" here: bit.ly/4r0tzBj

The Archives Research Room is closed for Good Friday on April 3 and Easter Monday on April 6. bit.ly/3ZAW8d6