When Boissevain was officially incorporated as a village in 1899, the town boasted two newspapers. The Globe was founded by W. H. Ashley in 1890 and it operated until June 1914. The Recorder was established on 5 October 1899 and remains in operation.
Period
Editor
1899
J. D Mills and R. A. Hamilton
1899-1900
J. D. Mills
1900-1901
James Albert Wright (1857-?)
1901-1902
W. W. Peel
1902-1905
Arthur Sheppard Barton (1857-1936)
1905-1945
William Villiers “Bill” Udall (1874-1962)
1945-1955
Una Willa Udall Gillespie (1907-2000)
1955-1963
J. Russell “Russ” Jasper (?-1963) and W. R. “Bob” Jones
1963-1965
W. R. “Bob” Jones
1966-?
Miles Phillips
The Story of Manitoba’s Weekly Newspapers by Major A. M. Pratt, The Manitoba Weekly Newspapers Association, 1970.
Beckoning Hills Revisited by Boissevain History Committee, 1981, page 79.
We thank Robert Hill for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 5 September 2020
