Upcoming Manitoba History Events

We are pleased to list all upcoming historical events, at no charge.
Send a short description, along with your event’s date and time, to webmaster@mhs.mb.ca.

11 March 7:00 PM	Annual General Meeting Daly House Museum Where: Brandon Public Library, Unit 1 - 710 Rosser Avenue, Brandon When: Doors open at 6:45, meeting at 7:00, refreshments after Guest speaker will be Christine Shumay, Archival Assistant, on the subject “Loyal Orange Lodges of Southwestern Manitoba”. All are welcome to attend.
15 March 7:00 PM	MHS Book Club The group will discuss The Importance of Being Monogamous: Marriage and Nation Building in Western Canada to 1915 by Sarah Carter, at the Dalnavert Visitors Centre (61 Carlton, Winnipeg). Please confirm attendance with Judy Hudson Beattie at 204-475-6666.
24 March 7:00 PM	MHS Free Lecture on David Thompson Artist Don McMaster will speak about and display his large paintings illustrating episodes in the career of David Thompson, Canada’s best known fur trader, surveyor, and map maker. The event, hosted by the Manitoba Historical Society, will be held at the Dalnavert Visitors Centre, 61 Carlton Street, Winnipeg. A sampling of these impressive paintings is available on Don’s web site at www.donmcmaster.com. More information on this lecture will be available here soon.
26 March Noon to 1:30 PM	Heritage Winnipeg Fundraising Luncheon Where: Fort Garry Hotel, Provencher Room, 222 Broadway, Winnipeg The theme will be “Tales of Old Hotels” with speaker Bruce Spence of APTN. There will be a hot lunch, cash bar, and door prize. Tickets are $55 each. To purchase tickets or for more information, please contact Heritage Winnipeg by email at info@heritagewinnipeg.com or call 204-942-2663.
9 April	Manitoba Homes of Greatness Today is the deadline for nominating homes of Manitoba’s greatest citizens for designation as Manitoba Homes of Greatness. Nominations are accepted here.
19 April 7:00 PM	MHS Book Club The group will discuss To the End of the Earth: Our Epic Journey to the North Pole and the Legend of Peary and Henson by Tom Avery, at the Dalnavert Visitors Centre (61 Carlton, Winnipeg). Please confirm attendance with Judy Hudson Beattie at 204-475-6666.
21 April	MHS Multicultural Dinner More information on this event will be provided here soon.
6 May	Red River Regional Heritage Fair Where: Duckworth Centre, University of Winnipeg Details are available here.
12 May	Manitoba Day Today the first 20 designations of Manitoba Homes of Greatness will be announced. This program, an initiative of the Manitoba Historical Society in partnership with the Manitoba Real Estate Assocation and Manitoba Homecoming 2010, recognizes the homes of Manitoba’s greatest citizens.
12 May	Application Deadline Submissions for the MHS Young Historians Awards are due today.
17 May 6:00 PM	MHS Book Club Potluck and selection of books for next year.
19-22 May	Rupert’s Land Colloquium 2010 University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba During the Colloquium, Aboriginal and fur trade researchers from many disciplines will meet in Winnipeg to share their research and interests, and take advantage of the rich history that is still being made at the Forks of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers. Details are available here.
29 May	Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting of the Manitoba Historical Society will be held at Lower Fort Garry. More information will be provided here as soon as possible.
29-30 May	Doors Open Winnipeg See more information on the Doors Open web site.

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