This building in Birtle, in the Municipality of Prairie View, now a community museum, began life as a branch of the Union Bank of Canada. Taken over by the Royal Bank of Canada in 1925, it served the financial needs of the community until 1969. It is now a municipally-designated historic site (1990).
Birdtail Country Museum (October 2011)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Birdtail Country Museum (September 2019)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.42207, W101.04746
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Union Bank of Canada
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites
Birtle Union Bank Building, 738 Main Street, Birtle, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.
We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 23 May 2025
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