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The Great Winnipeg Flood of 1950: Historic Photos Show the City Under Water

July 30, 2026 admin

For weeks in the spring of 1950, floodwater turned Winnipeg streets into waterways, forced around 100,000 people from their homes and transformed the way the city would deal with the Red River forever. Winnipeg’s relationship […]

How Nellie McClung Changed Canadian Voting Rights

July 2, 2026 admin

In Manitoba’s political history, few names carry as much cultural weight as Nellie Letitia McClung. Author, orator, activist, legislator, and reformer, McClung was one of the defining voices of the early 20th-century women’s movement in […]

Old Photographs of Main Street in Winnipeg (1871-1949)

June 4, 2026 admin

This gallery presents a visual journey along Winnipeg’s Main Street from 1871 to 1949, tracing nearly eight decades of growth, change, and everyday life in the city’s historic core. Beginning with early images of muddy, […]

Councillors of the Provisional Government of the Métis Nation. Front row, L-R: Robert O'Lone, Paul Proulx. Centre row, L-R: Pierre Poitras, John Bruce, Louis Riel, John O'Donoghue, François Dauphinais. Back row, L-R: Bonnet Tromage, Pierre de Lorme, Thomas Bunn, Xavier Page, Baptiste Beauchemin, Baptiste Tournond, Joseph (Thomas?) Spence[1] This image is frequently listed with the caption that the persons in the photograph are councillors of the Provisional Government of the Métis Nation, however, there are several persons in the image who were not councillors in the Legislative Assembly, but did hold offices at different levels of the provisional government.

The History of the Red River Rebellion

April 30, 2026 admin

The Red River Rebellion, also known as the Red River Resistance, stands as one of the most defining moments in the early history of Winnipeg and Manitoba. It was not simply a rebellion in the […]

Old Photographs of Hotels in Winnipeg (1886-1947)

April 2, 2026 admin

Winnipeg, a city rich in history, has been home to several iconic hotels, many of which have been demolished or repurposed. Each of these establishments told a unique story, reflecting the architectural and social environment […]

Old Photographs of Cars from the Winnipeg Archives (1904-1966)

March 19, 2026 admin

This month’s collection of old photographs showcases the evolution of cars, with images spanning from 1904 to 1966, sourced from the Winnipeg Archives. Each month, we explore a different historical theme through selected images, and […]