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Manitoba Living History Society is a group of men, women and children who share an enthusiasm for our rich heritage. Our members approach historiography with great enthusiasm. We have involved ourselves in the Selkirk Settlement period, mid-19th century, and a study of Scottish, Irish, First Nations, Métis, and Swiss soldier-settlers.
Please join us in another time and place... Experience the life and times of past events! Acquiring an insight into pioneer life? Learning how to research some of the activities common to the Red River Settlement? Learning more about spinning, weaving, carpentry, leather work and blacksmithing? Taking part in historic demonstrations? Handling a ...
Manitoba Living History Society - MLHS. 387 likes. A community enthusiastically recreating our heritage through costumes, skills, hobbies, research,...
- President's Message - Living History
- Donations
- Dalnavert Museum
- Canada Day at Ross House Museum
- Mhs Historic Preservation Committee
- Heritage News
- Centennial Farms
- Mhs Fall Field Trip 2005
- Researching Furniture Made in Manitoba Before 1870
- Historic Census Records Released
Good teachers of our history do more than simply recite facts and figures; they engage their students at such a fundamental level that they don’t just understand our history, they live it. Rather than bore them with the statistics of WWI trench warfare, such teachers have their students dig trenches, spend time in them, and in a small but meaningfu...
MHS General Operations MHS Centennial Farm Program MHS Ross House Operations MHS Dalnavert Visitor Centre – Capital Building Fund MHS Dalnavert Visitor Center- Capital Garden Project
With the opening of the Visitors Centre, Dalnavert is gaining more attention from the community. This has resulted in organizations and businesses renting space for meetings in the W. Steward MartinAuditorium. In response to an appeal in Time Lines and the daily newspapers new volunteers are arriving to work with returning volunteers in the gift sh...
The day began and ended well with exceptionally good weather. Volunteers from the residents’ committee, Gerald and Irene Brown and Barry Hammond provided additional barbecues to bring our total of four into efficient use. The meat was a special order of home made hot dogs from the neighbouring Metro Meats store. Approximately 225 hot dogs were serv...
This past Canada Day the Historic Preservation Committee presented its long awaited Walking Tour of North Point Douglas. In actuality there were two walking tours, the northern segment featuring the residential content of the neighbourhood and the southern end focusing on the industrial content. Approximately twenty-five people took the opportunity...
On June 27 it was reported that seven young Métis paddlers had arrived in Winnipeg, the half-way point of an expedition following historic trade routes used in the 1700s and 1800s. The 23-hundred-kilometre expedition is sponsored by the Ontario Métis Nation and funded by the federal government. The canoeists left Thunder Bay, Ontario on June 2ndfor...
Click herefor an up-to-date list of Centennial Farms. The rural municipality of Whitemouth celebrated its centennial with a week of activities in July. One evening was devoted to honouring the Centennial Farm families in the municipality. The program was chaired by Bob Porth of Seven Sisters Falls. In attendance and bringing greetings were Vic Toew...
As all Manitobans are aware, we share the world’s longest undefended border with the United States. Although celebrated as a model of international cooperation it does not mean that boundary issues have not played a crucial role in Canadian history. This field trip will explore the history and present status of US-Canadian boundary issues, primaril...
by Rick Lair and Tim Worth Following the amalgamation of the North West Company and the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1821, the arable land, in what is today southern Manitoba, took on an increasing importance as a means of supporting the profitable fur trade. To this land came those who no longer desired to follow the life of a fur trader and people suc...
The campaign for release of historic census is finally over. In 1998 Statistics Canada raised concerns about the legality of the release of the historic census records. This led to 7 years of investigation, analysis, debate, and discussion over how to permit the use of historic census records in Canada. Historic census records from Statistics Canad...
Manitoba Living History Society June/July/August 2016 2 Chair Chat and Editor’s Message MLHS started off the summer going full throttle. Something to do almost every week. All of the sewing Baggages’ and planning and getting prepared sure was a good thing to do to be ready for our jam-packed days.
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May 26, 2017 · Manitoba Living History Society historians were at the Seven Oaks House Museum on May 19 and 20 showcasing the life and times of early Manitoba settlement and offering a journey through time with ...
