Historic Sites of Manitoba: Historic Sites Advisory Board of Manitoba / Manitoba Heritage Council
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The designation of historic sites in Manitoba during the early 20th century was done by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. This Board continues today to identify sites, events, and persons of national significance in our province.
Provincial government participation in the recognition of important sites dates to 1946, when the Historic Sites Advisory Board of Manitoba was established. This group of historians, architects, archaeologists and other citizens made recommendations to the provincial government to identify, protect, preserve, commemorate and interpret historically and architecturally significant sites, buildings, people and events in Manitoba. In the aftermath of the Second World War, the Board sought to strengthen national sentiment by commemorating individuals and places of historic significance.
In the 1950s, the Board encouraged the establishment of commemorative plaques at scenic or strategic “wayside parks” in an attempt to popularize Manitoba history. Many of the plaques dealt with Manitoba’s early fur trade trails and trading posts. Centennial celebrations in 1967 and Manitoba’s centenary in 1970 saw increased activity, with an emphasis on commemorating political and historical themes, such as the boundaries of the “Postage Stamp Province” and the origin of the name “Manitoba”.
In the 1980s there was a trend to expand commemorative themes to represent those which have long been ignored as contributors to society: women, labour, ethnic and aboriginal heritage were highlighted. In 1986, with the new Heritage Resources Act, the name of the Board was changed to the Manitoba Heritage Council.
The earliest commemorative markers were wooden. Metal plaques were first erected in the late 1950s. Made of cast aluminum and mounted on a post, the familiar six-sided markers carry the Manitoba crocus symbol at the bottom. They are usually unilingual. If a French version was deemed appropriate, a second plaque and mount accompanied the English version. Beginning in 1987, commemorative plaques were made of etched brass and mounted on a wall or a white concrete podium. These plaques were either bilingual or trilingual and usually carried an illustration. Most recent provincial plaques have been made of cast metal.
In recent years, the identification and commemoration of historic sites in Manitoba is being done primarily by the municipal governments of Manitoba. In 2010, the Manitoba Historical Society initiated its Historic Sites of Manitoba project to identify and promote a great diversity of historic sites around the province, encompassing but broadening the list beyond those designated officially at the municipal, provincial, and federal levels.
Chairs / Presiding Members
Deputy Presiding Members
Period |
Deputy Presiding Member |
2023-2026 |
Rebecca Chartrand |
Secretaries
Period |
Secretary |
1973-1984 |
John Douglas McFarland (?-2022) |
1984-2016 |
Donna Dul |
2016-2023 |
Council inactive |
2023-? |
Vania Gagnon |
Board Members (partial list)
Plaques
Plaque |
Location |
HRB Pamphlet |
4-H Clubs of Canada |
72 Third Street, Roland, RM of Roland |
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Abbey of Our Lady of the Prairies |
St. Norbert, Winnipeg |
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Ancient Traders in Southern Manitoba |
41 Ash Street, Melita |
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The Anson Northup |
Kildonan Park, Winnipeg |
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Asessippi Townsite |
Shell River, RM of Riding Mountain West |
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Assiniboin (Nakota) First Nation |
Spruce Woods Provincial Park |
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The Assiniboine River |
St. François Xavier |
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Bank of Nova Scotia |
254 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg |
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La Barrière |
St. Norbert Provincial Heritage Park |
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Beautiful Plains County Court Building |
282 Hamilton Avenue, Neepawa |
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Beginning of the Jewish Community in Manitoba |
Tuxedo Avenue, Winnipeg |
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Georges-Antoine Belcourt |
RM of St. Francois Xavier |
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Bender Hamlet |
Armstrong |
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Boulder Mosaics / Bannock Point Petroforms |
Whiteshell Provincial Park |
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Boundary Commission Trail |
Emerson |
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Boundary Commission Trail - Turtlehead Crossing |
Winchester |
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Brandon College |
270 Eighteenth Street, Brandon |
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Brandon Courthouse and Gaol |
525 Victoria Avenue East, Brandon |
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Brandon Normal School |
1129 Queens Street, Brandon |
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Brant Consolidated School |
Argyle, Rockwood |
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Pascal Breland |
St. François Xavier |
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Reverend Henry Budd |
The Pas |
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T. A. Burrows Lumber Mill Site |
Grandview |
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Sir Thomas Button |
Churchill |
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Camp Hughes |
North Cypress-Langford |
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Central Normal School |
442 William Avenue, Winnipeg |
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La Chapelle de Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Secours |
Avenue du Couvent, St. Norbert |
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Commonwealth Air Training Plan Hangar |
Brandon |
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Countess of Dufferin |
Winnipeg Railway Museum, 123 Main Street, Winnipeg |
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Courier Publishing Company Building |
218 Broadway Street South, Crystal City |
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Major Charles A. Boulton |
Main Street, Russell |
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Norman Criddle |
Spruce Woods Provincial Park |
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Cuthbert Grant |
St. François Xavier |
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Dalnavert |
61 Carlton Street, Winnipeg |
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Thomas Mayne Daly |
122 Eighteenth Street, Brandon |
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Darlingford Memorial Park |
Darlingford, Pembina |
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Dauphin Canadian Northern Railway Station |
Dauphin |
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Dauphin Town Hall |
Dauphin |
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Robert A. Davis |
Main Street, Winnipeg |
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Dawson Road |
Falcon Lake, Whiteshell Provincial Park |
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Display Building Number II |
Fairgrounds, Brandon |
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Dorset Culture in Manitoba |
Churchill |
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Pre-Dorset Culture in Manitoba |
Churchill |
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Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk |
Portage Avenue, Winnipeg |
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Edward Lancaster Drewry |
Drewry Lane, Winnipeg |
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Sir Joseph Dubuc |
Rue Notre Dame, Winnipeg |
The Honourable Joseph Dubuc, K.S.M.G. |
East and West Mossy Portages |
Northern Manitoba |
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East and West Mossy Portages |
Fischer Avenue, The Pas |
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Emerson Court House and Gaol |
104 Church Street, Emerson |
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A. C. Emmett and the Development of Manitoba’s Highways |
Kirkella, Wallace-Woodworth |
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Extinct Bison of Manitoba |
Binscarth |
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Pierre Falcon |
St. François Xavier |
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Peter Fidler |
140 Jackson Street, Dauphin |
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First Farmers in the Red River Valley |
St. Clements |
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Flee Island Dakota Entrenchment |
Portage la Prairie |
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Fort des Pinettes - Pine Fort |
Spruce Woods Provincial Park |
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Fort Ellice Trail |
St. François Xavier |
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Fort Ellice Trail |
Lions River Bend Park, Neepawa |
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Fossil Elephants of Manitoba |
Birds Hill Provincial Park |
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Garry Telephone Exchange |
474 Hargrave Street, Winnipeg |
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Great-West Life Building |
177 Lombard Avenue, Winnipeg |
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Frederick Phillip Grove |
Rapid City |
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Marc-Amable Girard |
Memorial Park, Winnipeg |
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Glacial Lake Agassiz |
Arden, Glenella-Lansdowne |
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Glacial Lake Agassiz |
Birch River Wayside Park, Mountain |
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Glenboro Canadian Pacific Railway Water Tower |
Glenboro |
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Government House |
10 Kennedy Street, Winnipeg |
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Grand Rapids Tramway |
Northern Manitoba |
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Thomas Greenway |
Crystal City, Louise |
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Griswold United Church |
Griswold, Sifton |
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Grund Frelsis (Liberty) Lutheran Church |
Argyle |
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Abraham Albert Heaps |
254 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg |
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E. Cora Hind |
1355 Mountain Avenue, Winnipeg |
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Holy Ghost Polish Catholic Church |
341 Selkirk Avenue, Winnipeg |
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Hudson Bay Railway |
Churchill |
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Icelandic Settlement - Gimli |
Gimli |
The Settlement of New Iceland |
Icelandic Settlement - Riverton |
Riverton |
The Settlement of New Iceland |
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Temple |
376 Mountain Avenue, Neepawa |
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Inglis Grain Elevators |
Inglis, Riding Mountain West |
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Isbister School |
310 Vaughan Street, Winnipeg |
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Sigtryggur Jonasson |
Gimli |
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Rabbi Israel Isaac Kahanovitch |
Tuxedo Avenue, Winnipeg |
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Captain William Kennedy |
417 River Road, St. Andrews |
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Kildonan Presbyterian Church |
201 John Black Avenue, Winnipeg |
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Kildonan School |
2373 Main Street, Winnipeg |
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Knox Presbyterian Church |
396 First Street, Neepawa |
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Knox United Church |
400 Edmonton Street, Winnipeg |
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La Rivière Canadian Pacific Railway Station |
Pembina |
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La Vérendrye |
Legislative Building, Winnipeg |
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Thomas Henry Peacock Lamb |
Moose Lake |
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Margaret Laurence |
Neepawa |
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The Legend of the White Horse Plain |
St. François Xavier |
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Legislative Building |
Winnipeg |
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Ambroise-Didyme Lépine |
Upper Fort Garry Provincial Park, Winnipeg |
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Lillian Beynon Thomas |
960 Wolseley Avenue, Winnipeg |
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Lord Selkirk |
Scotland |
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The Lynch Party |
Portage la Prairie |
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The Mandy Mine |
Flin Flon |
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Manitoba Agricultural College |
Tuxedo Avenue, Winnipeg |
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Manitoba’s First Explorers |
Boissevain |
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The Manitoba Glass Factory |
Beausejour |
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Origin of the Name Manitoba |
Siglunes |
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Manitoba Women’s Institute |
Morris |
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Nellie McClung |
Carrie Street, Manitou |
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James McKay |
2109 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg |
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A. E. McKenzie Company Building |
30 Ninth Street, Brandon |
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Duncan McRae |
Lockport |
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Mennonite East Reserve |
Steinbach |
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Mennonite West Reserve |
Rosenfeld, Rhineland |
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Merchants Bank Building |
1043 Rosser Avenue, Brandon |
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Middle Track |
The Pas |
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Minnedosa Public Building |
103 Main Street South, Minnedosa |
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William Lewis Morton |
Gladstone |
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Jens Munk Expedition |
Churchill |
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Wasyl Negrych Homestead |
Gilbert Plains |
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The Nor’ Wester |
269 Main Street, Winnipeg |
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Northern Pacific and Manitoba Railway Repair Shop |
Winnipeg |
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Norway House |
Norway House, Northern Manitoba |
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Nurses’ Residence, Brandon Mental Health Centre |
First Street, Brandon |
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“Old Copper” in Manitoba |
Whiteshell Provincial Park |
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The Pas Community Building and Court House |
306 Fischer Avenue, The Pas |
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The Passage |
Southboine Drive, Winnipeg |
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Paterson / Matheson House |
1039 Louise Avenue, Brandon |
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Paulencu House |
Lennard, Riding Mountain West |
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Chief Peguis |
St. Clements |
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Pembina - Emerson Area |
Emerson |
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Pilot Mound |
Pilot Mound |
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Pinawa Power Site |
Pinawa |
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Postage Stamp Province |
Gladstone, WestLake-Gladstone |
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Postage Stamp Province |
Grand Marais |
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Postage Stamp Province |
Mariapolis, Lorne |
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Postage Stamp Province |
Oak Point, St. Laurent |
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Postage Stamp Province |
Piney |
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Postage Stamp Province |
Winnipeg Beach |
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Thomas George Prince |
Scanterbury, St. Clements |
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Ralph Connor House |
54 West Gate, Winnipeg |
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Red Deer Lumber Company |
Northern Manitoba |
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Red River Floodway |
Duff Roblin Provincial Park |
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Red River Settlement |
La Verendrye Park, Winnipeg |
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Louis Riel |
Legislative Building Grounds, Winnipeg |
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Rossville Mission |
Norway House, Northern Manitoba |
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Gabrielle Roy |
375 Deschambault Street, Winnipeg |
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Joseph Royal |
Tache Avenue, Winnipeg |
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St. Andrew’s Anglican Church |
St. Andrews |
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St. Anne’s Church |
Portage la Prairie |
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St. Boniface |
219 Provencher Boulevard, Winnipeg |
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St. Elias Ukrainian Orthodox Church and Bell Tower |
Sirko, Stuartburn |
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St. Elijah Romanian Orthodox Church |
Riding Mountain West |
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St. James Anglican Church |
525 Tylehurst Street, Winnipeg |
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St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church |
Park |
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St. John’s Cathedral |
135 Anderson Avenue, Winnipeg |
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St. Laurent Mission |
St. Laurent |
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St. Michael’s Ukrainian Catholic Church |
Trembowla, Dauphin |
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St. Michael’s Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church |
Stuartburn |
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St. Norbert |
St. Norbert Provincial Heritage Park, Winnipeg |
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St. Paul’s Anglican Middlechurch |
West St. Paul |
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St. Paul’s United Church |
590 Johnson Street, Boissevain |
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St. Peter’s Dynevor Anglican Church |
St. Clements |
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Ernest Thompson Seton |
North Cypress |
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Seven Oaks House |
115 Rupertsland Boulevard, Winnipeg |
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Silver Heights |
Mount Royal Road at Traill Avenue, Winnipeg |
Silver Heights |
Frank Leith Skinner |
Riding Mountain West |
Dr. Frank Leith Skinner |
Dr. David Alexander Stewart |
Ninette, Prairie Lakes |
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Stockton Ferry |
Glenboro-South Cypress |
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Stonewall Post Office |
Stonewall |
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The Stonewall Quarries |
Stonewall |
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Stopping the Survey |
Winnipeg |
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The Stott Site |
Whitehead |
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Swan River Valley Plaque |
Swan River |
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Tamarisk United Church |
Grandview |
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H. P. Tergesen General Store |
82 First Avenue, Gimli |
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Thompson Nickel Discovery |
Heritage North Museum, Thompson |
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Town of Morris |
Morris |
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Trembowla Cross of Freedom |
Dauphin |
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Turtle Mountain Coal Mines |
Brenda |
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Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception |
Cooks Creek, Springfield |
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Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Resurrection |
Dauphin |
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Ukrainian Labour Temple |
591 Pritchard Avenue, Winnipeg |
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Villa Louise |
707 Louise Avenue, Brandon |
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Virden Municipal Building and Auditorium |
228 Wellington Street West, Virden |
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Walker Theatre |
364 Smith Street, Winnipeg |
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Westminster United Church |
745 Westminster Avenue, Winnipeg |
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Wigwam Restaurant and Park Theatre |
Riding Mountain National Park |
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Wild Ricing in Manitoba |
Whiteshell Provincial Park |
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The Winnipeg Aqueduct |
Winnipeg |
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Winnipeg Beach Canadian Pacific Railway Resort Water Tower |
Winnipeg Beach |
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Winnipeg’s First Children’s Hospital |
Winnipeg |
Not Found |
Major-General James Wolfe |
Winnipeg |
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The Wolseley Expedition |
Bonnycastle Park, Winnipeg |
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James Shaver Woodsworth |
60 Maryland Street, Winnipeg |
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Dr. Amelia Yeomans |
Broadway, Winnipeg |
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See also:
MHS Resources: Documents of the Manitoba Historic Resources Branch
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Provincially Designated Historic Sites
Manitoba Heritage Council Commemorative Plaques (Manitoba Historic Resources Branch)
Historic Sites of Manitoba (Manitoba Historical Society)
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
Canada’s Historic Places
Provincial Heritage Sites (Manitoba Historic Resources Branch)
Municipal Heritage Sites (Manitoba Historic Resources Branch)
Sources:
“Dr. W. Graham made board chairman,” Winnipeg Free Press, 18 July 1946, page 24.
“Legislation guards our historic sites,” Winnipeg Free Press, 7 November 1952, page 7.
“Tour-packed day here for Minnesota group,” Winnipeg Free Press, 10 August 1959, page 8.
“Publisher named to Historic Sites Advisory Board,” Winnipeg Free Press, 19 September 1961, page 3.
“8 named to Sites Board here,” Winnipeg Free Press, 28 September 1971, page 50.
“Historic Site posts filled,” Winnipeg Free Press, 1 June 1973, page 5.
“Sutherland named to Sites Board,” Hamiota Echo, 22 February 1979, page 7.
“Dauphin teacher on historic sites board,” Dauphin Herald, 26 October 1982, page 30.
“15 appointed to Heritage Council,” Manitoba Government News Release, 11 December 1989.
Manitoba Heritage Council Commemorative Plaques: 1946-1994, Manitoba Culture, Heritage and Citizenship.
“New appointments announced for Manitoba Heritage Council,” Manitoba News Release, 31 May 2000.
Manitoba Order in Council 00222/2011, 23 June 2011.
Manitoba Order in Council 00369/2014, 3 September 2014.
Manitoba Order in Council 115/2023, 12 April 2023.
We thank Norm Larsen, David Butterfield, Henry Trachtenberg, and Alan Mason for providing information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 12 September 2023
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