Historic Sites of Manitoba: Abandoned Manitoba

In collaboration with CBC Manitoba, the Manitoba Historical Society is drawing attention to unique, abandoned historic structures around the province. Among the places profiled in this weekly radio feature are schools, churches, stores, homes, grain elevators, military bases, and more. Listen to the Weekend Morning Show on Sunday mornings.

Go here for a list (and map) of abandoned historic sites featured in the series.

Click here to link to the newest episode.

If you would like to suggest an historic site for the series, please contact the MHS Webmaster.

Episodes (MP3 format)

Date	Site	Audio
28 June 2015	Birtle Indian Residential School (Birtle, Municipality of Prairie View)	Audio (7 minutes)
5 July 2015	Union Stockyards (Winnipeg)	Audio (8 minutes)
12 July 2015	Lakeside Fresh Air Camp for Children (RM of Gimli)	Audio (11 minutes)
19 July 2015	Bombing and Gunnery School No. 7 (Paulson, RM of Dauphin)	Audio (7 minutes)
26 July 2015	McArdle Salt Works (near Lake Winnipegosis)	Audio (7 minutes)
2 August 2015	Matchettville School No. 1342 (Municipality of Norfolk-Treherne)	Audio (7 minutes)
9 August 2015	Telecommunications Repeater Station (RM of Morris)	Audio (7 minutes)
16 August 2015	Rosehill Limestone Quarry and Kilns (RM of Siglunes)	Audio (7 minutes)
23 August 2015	Gervais Bowstring Arch Bridge (RM of Portage la Prairie)	Audio (6 minutes)
30 August 2015	York Lodge / Kirchhoffer Lodge / The Chimney (Delta Marsh, RM of Portage la Prairie)	Audio (7 minutes)
6 September 2015	Sidney Brickworks (Sidney, RM of North Norfolk)	Audio (8 minutes)
13 September 2015	Lake of the Woods Grain Elevator (Elva, RM of Two Borders)	Audio (6 minutes)
20 September 2015	Little Saskatchewan River Generating Station / Hydroelectric Power Dam (RM of Whitehead)	Audio (5 minutes)
27 September 2015	Old Deloraine Bank Vault (Municipality of Deloraine-Winchester)	Audio (6 minutes)
4 October 2015	Lang House (RM of Pembina)	Audio (6 minutes)
11 October 2015	Ninette Sanatorium (Ninette, RM of Prairie Lakes)	Audio (6 minutes)
18 October 2015	Vulcan Iron Works (105 Maple Street North, Winnipeg)	Audio (6 minutes)
25 October 2015	Clay Banks Bison Jump (Municipality of Cartwright-Roblin)	Audio (7 minutes)
1 November 2015	Copley Anglican Church and Cemetery (Municipality of Two Borders)	Audio (7 minutes)
8 November 2015	Betsey Ramsay Grave (Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton)	Audio (7 minutes)
15 November 2015	Carnegie Monument (Municipality of Riverdale)	Audio (6 minutes)
22 November 2015	Manitoba Glass Company Site (Beausejour)	Audio (7 minutes)
29 November 2015	Rapid City School No. 124 (Rapid City, RM of Oakview)	Audio (6 minutes)
6 December 2015	Mallard Lodge / Delta Marsh Field Station (RM of Portage la Prairie)	Audio (9 minutes)
13 December 2015	Star Mound / Star Mound School No. 413 (Municipality of Louise)	Audio (6 minutes)
20 December 2015	Kilkenny General Store (Broomhill, Municipality of Two Borders)	Audio (8 minutes)
3 January 2016	Port Nelson Bridge and Island (Hudson Bay, Northern Manitoba)	Audio (11 minutes)
10 January 2016	Elma Pool Hall and Residence (Elma, RM of Whitemouth)	Audio (7 minutes)
17 January 2016	Canadian Pacific Railway Engine House (Reston, RM of Pipestone)	Audio (5 minutes)
24 January 2016	Harrison Mill and Grain Elevators (Holmfield, Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain)	Audio (7 minutes)
31 January 2016	Fort Ellice (RM of Ellice-Archie)	Audio (8 minutes)
7 February 2016	Defence Industries Limited Cordite Plant / Transcona Cordite Plant (RM of Springfield)	Audio (8 minutes)
14 February 2016	Fort Daer (Pembina, North Dakota)	Audio (7 minutes)
21 February 2016	Manitoba College of Pharmacy Building (422 Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg)	Audio (6 minutes)
28 February 2016	Loyal Orange Lodge (Graysville, RM of Dufferin)	Audio (8 minutes)
6 March 2016	Flee Island Entrenchments (RM of Portage la Prairie)	Audio (8 minutes)
13 March 2016	Scheppers Agricultural College / Sacred Heart College (Swan Lake, Municipality of Lorne)	Audio (8 minutes)
20 March 2016	SS Alpha Shipwreck (RM of Victoria)	Audio (7 minutes)
27 March 2016	Bender Hamlet (RM of Armstrong)	Audio (7 minutes)
3 April 2016	Leacock House “The Castle” (Birtle, Municipality of Prairie View)	Audio (9 minutes)
10 April 2016	La Riviere Ski Slopes (La Riviere, RM of Pembina)	Audio (7 minutes)
17 April 2016	Bradley Gravesite (Emerson, Municipality of Emerson-Franklin)	Audio (8 minutes)
24 April 2016	Holy Eucharist Ukrainian Catholic Church (Sclater, RM of Mountain)	Audio (6 minutes)
1 May 2016	Hartney Town Hall (220 West Railway Street, Hartney, Municipality of Grassland)	Audio (7 minutes)
8 May 2016	Atkinson House (RM of Hamiota)	Audio (7 minutes)
15 May 2016	Mapping Manitoba’s historic sites, part 1	Audio (9 minutes)
22 May 2016	Mapping Manitoba’s historic sites, part 2	Audio (9 minutes)
29 May 2016	Northern Woods and Water Route Monument (RM of Rosser)	Audio (7 minutes)
5 June 2016	Valleyview Building (Brandon Mental Health Centre, First Street, Brandon)	Audio (8 minutes)
12 June 2016	Kirkjubol Cemetery (Hecla-Grindstone Provincial Park)	Audio (8 minutes)
19 June 2016	A. E. McKenzie Building (30 Ninth Street, Brandon)	Audio (8 minutes)
26 June 2016	Lyons House (Municipality of North Cypress-Langford)	Audio (8 minutes)
3 July 2016	HMCS Churchill / CFS Churchill / Churchill Naval Base (Churchill)	Audio (8 minutes)
10 July 2016	Redemptorist Fathers College / St. Vladimir’s College (Roblin, Municipality of Roblin)	Audio (8 minutes)
17 July 2016	Valley River Suspension Bridge (RM of Dauphin)	Audio (9 minutes)
24 July 2016	Totogan Town Site (Municipality of WestLake-Gladstone)	Audio (10 minutes)
31 July 2016	Canada Cement Plant (McGillivray Boulevard, Winnipeg)	Audio (9 minutes)
7 August 2016	Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator (Quadra, Municipality of Prairie View)	Audio (10 minutes)
14 August 2016	Fort Ellice trails: Neepawa, RM of Wallace-Woodworth, and Birtle	Audio (9 minutes)
21 August 2016	Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Dam and Pump House (Rivers, Municipality of Riverdale)	Audio (9 minutes)
28 August 2016	Camp Hughes (Municipality of North Cypress-Langford)	Audio (9 minutes)
4 September 2016	Eighth Street Bridge (Brandon)	Audio (9 minutes)
11 September 2016	Fairford Railway Bridge (RM of Grahamdale)	Audio (8 minutes)
18 September 2016	Brookdale Grain Warehouse (Brookdale, Municipality of North Cypress-Langford)	Audio (7 minutes)
25 September 2016	Swistun Buddas (RM of Harrison Park)	Audio (13 minutes)
2 October 2016	Elie Strawboard Plant (Elie, RM of Cartier)	Audio (8 minutes)
9 October 2016	Davidson House (344 Main Street East, Neepawa)	Audio (6 minutes)
16 October 2016	Manitoba Industrial Farm / Prison Farm (RM of Reynolds)	Audio (12 minutes)
23 October 2016	St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Cemetery (Rofton, RM of Stuartburn)	Audio (12 minutes)
30 October 2016	Scallion House and Granary (RM of Wallace-Woodworth)	Audio (9 minutes)
6 November 2016	The town of Pointe du Bois (Whiteshell Provincial Park)	Audio (10 minutes)
13 November 2016	Emerson CPR Station (Emerson, Municipality of Emerson-Franklin)	Audio (9 minutes)
20 November 2016	Biffie Burn Monument (Bowsman, Municipality of Minitonas-Bowsman)	Audio (7 minutes)
27 November 2016	Ivan Franko Hall (Lorne Hill Road, RM of Springfield)	Audio (10 minutes)
4 December 2016	Brookeville Granite Quarry (East Braintree, RM of Reynolds)	Audio (11 minutes)
11 December 2016	J. R. Watkins Company Building (90 Annabella Street, Winnipeg)	Audio (10 minutes)
18 December 2016	Updates on a few sites from the past 18 months (Terry Macleod’s retirement)
24 December 2016	Flax Fibre Warehouses (North Railway Street, Killarney, RM of Killarney-Turtle Mountain)	Audio (8 minutes)
31 December 2016	Winnipeg Canoe Club (47 Dunkirk Drive, Winnipeg)	Audio (11 minutes)
8 January 2017	Sovereen Eight-sided Log House (Swan River)	Audio (9 minutes)
15 January 2017	Masonic Temple / Mother Tucker’s Restaurant (335 Donald Street, Winnipeg)	Audio (9 minutes)
22 January 2017	Chapman Museum (Municipality of Riverdale)	Audio (9 minutes)
29 January 2017	Duck Factory No. 1 Building (Oak Hammock Marsh, RM of Rockwood)	Audio (9 minutes)
5 February 2017	Langtry Fox Farm Tower (RM of Rockwood) / Rempel Janz Fox Barn (RM of Hanover) / Emerson Fox Barn (Emerson, Municipality of Emerson-Franklin)	Audio (10 minutes)
12 February 2017	Grainfields School No. 2186 (Municipality of Roblin)	Audio (12 minutes)
19 February 2017	Gilbert Plains Beef Ring Building (Municipality of Gilbert Plains)	Audio (9 minutes)
26 February 2017	Manitoba Sugar Company Plant (555 Hervo Street, Winnipeg)	Audio (15 minutes)
5 March 2017	Reginald Buller Monument (University of Manitoba, Winnipeg)	Audio (17 minutes)
12 March 2017	St. Peter Dynevor Anglican Rectory / Dynevor Indian Hospital / St. John’s Cathedral Boys’ School (1147 Breezy Point Road, RM of St. Andrews)	Audio (12 minutes)
19 March 2017	Wasyl Negrych Pioneer Homestead (Municipality of Gilbert Plains)	Audio (12 minutes)
26 March 2017	Red River / Netley-Libau Marsh (RM of St. Clements)	Audio (12 minutes)
2 April 2017	Manitoba 1912 License Plate Project	Audio (14 minutes)
9 April 2017	Captain William Kennedy House (417 River Road, RM of St. Andrews)	Audio (12 minutes)
15 April 2017	Shriners’ Hospital for Crippled Children / Rehabilitation Centre for Children (611-633 Wellington Crescent, Winnipeg)	Audio (16 minutes)
23 April 2017	Demonstration Farm House (44 Water Street, Killarney, RM of Killarney-Turtle Mountain)	Audio (13 minutes)
30 April 2017	Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Bridge (Assiniboine River, Brandon) and grain elevators on the CNR Wawanesa Subdivision: United Grain Growers Grain Elevator (Hilton, RM of Prairie Lakes), Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator (Wawanesa, Municipality of Oakland-Wawanesa), and Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator “B” (Rounthwaite, Municipality of Oakland-Wawanesa)	Audio (18 minutes)
7 May 2017	Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator / Private Grain Elevator (Tyndall, RM of Brokenhead)	Audio (11 minutes)
14 May 2017	Crabby Steve’s Dance Hall (RM of Armstrong)	Audio (8 minutes)
21 May 2017	Conestoga Campsites (1341 St. Anne's Road, Winnipeg)	Audio (9 minutes)
28 May 2017	Carnegie Library / City of Winnipeg Archives (380 William Avenue, Winnipeg)	Audio (11 minutes)
4 June 2017	Grand Rapids Tramway (Grand Rapids, Northern Manitoba)	Audio (8 minutes)
11 June 2017	Canadian National Railway Water Tower / Prisoner-of-War Camp (RM of Roland)	Audio (9 minutes)
18 June 2017	Palace Theatre (501 Selkirk Avenue, Winnipeg)	Audio (7 minutes)
25 June 2017	Davidson Ranch / Manitoba Dairy Farms (Marchand, RM of La Broquerie), Carter Farm Silo (RM of La Broquerie), and Schau Farm Silos (RM of La Broquerie)	Audio (12 minutes)
2 July 2017	Pine Falls Paper Mill (Powerview-Pine Falls)	Audio (11 minutes)
9 July 2017	Misericordia General Hospital (20 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg)	Audio (11 minutes)
16 July 2017	North Kildonan Municipal Hall (1400 Henderson Highway, Winnipeg)	Audio (10 minutes)
23 July 2017	Lido Plage Resort (RM of Cartier), Holmfield Swimming Hole (Long River, Holmfield, RM of Killarney-Turtle Mountain)	Audio (8 minutes)
30 July 2017	York Factory Depot Building (Hayes River, Northern Manitoba)	Audio (12 minutes)
6 August 2017	RCAF Station Bird (Fox Lake Cree Nation)	Audio (10 minutes)
13 August 2017	Salt Plains Raceway (Municipality of WestLake-Gladstone)	Audio (9 minutes)
20 August 2017	Canadian Pacific Railway Bergen Cutoff Bridge (Red River, Winnipeg)	Audio (12 minutes)
27 August 2017	Caddy Lake Emergency Airfield (Whiteshell Provincial Park)	Audio (11 minutes)
3 September 2017	Campbell Soup Plant (Fifteenth Street NW, Portage la Prairie)	Audio (8 minutes)
10 September 2017	British-American Cement Plant (Sturgeon Road, RM of Rosser)	Audio (12 minutes)
17 September 2017	This Old Elevator	Audio (14 minutes)
24 September 2017	Continuing on the "old agricultural buildings" theme of last week, we’ll discuss what the MHS is doing to document old barns.

See also:

Abandoned Manitoba by Gordon Goldsborough, Winnipeg: Great Plains Publications, 2016.

Sources:

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 10 September 2017

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