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  • About
  • Exhibits
    • People
    • Places
    • Events
  • Tours
    • Streets of Selkirk
    • Historic Houses
    • Manitoba Avenue
  • Timeline
    • Selkirk Councils 1882-Present
    • The Beginning 1882 – 1883
    • Head of Inland Navigation 1884 – 1910
    • A New Industrial Era 1911-1928
    • Bitter Lessons 1929-1946
    • The Modern Town 1947-1979
    • Shifting Tides 1980-2010
    • Recent Years 2011-Present
  • Heritage Highlights
  • Support
    • Selkirk Heritage Endowment Fund
    • Donor’s Wall
    • Donate Today
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Monthly Archives: March 2022

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Horn chair in the Civic office

The Origins of the Bizarre Antler Chair

News, Heritage HighlightsBy Christian CassidyMarch 29, 2022

Tucked away in the Selkirk council chambers sits a peculiar horn chair that has baffled staff for decades. Discover the fascinating history behind this bizarre artifact, its connection to early 1900s livery stable owner George Dickenson, and the mystery of how it finally made its way to city hall.

Ruth Hooker swimming with her three children

Celebrating Women in Selkirk – Ruth Hooker

News, Heritage HighlightsBy Joen HadfieldMarch 8, 2022

From her happy childhood on North Main Street to her dedicated service as a church deaconess and school board member, Ruth Hooker’s life was defined by community impact. Discover how she triumphed over personal health battles to foster 37 children worldwide and leave a lasting legacy that still lives on at the Selkirk school bearing her name.

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We would like to acknowledge that we are in Treaty 1 territory and that the land on which we gather is the traditional gathering place of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene Peoples, and the homeland of the Red River Métis Nation.

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