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Monthly Archives: February 2024

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Black and white photo of Chief Peguis

Peguis-Selkirk Treaty

EventsBy City of Selkirk Staff and ContributorsFebruary 27, 2024

Explore the complex history of the 1817 Peguis-Selkirk Treaty—a highly debated land agreement between Lord Selkirk and Indigenous leaders that has faced centuries of conflicting interpretations over land ownership versus land sharing

Coloured photo of the front of St. Peters Church

St. Peter’s Reserve

PlacesBy Katrina EelesFebruary 20, 2024

Explore the profound history of the St. Peter’s Reserve—from its origins as a thriving, wealthy agricultural community led by Chief Peguis to the illegal 1907 surrender that uprooted its people.

Black and white picture of Marcella-Vezina holding a photo of Elsie Bear

Selkirk Museum keeping history alive and well

News, Heritage HighlightsBy City of SelkirkFebruary 16, 2024

The City of Selkirk’s museum, is alive and well, and connecting generations through real-life memories that are suddenly once again vivid.

The Manitoba Rolling Mills Co. LTD entrance

Manitoba Rolling Mills PT 1: The Creation of the Company

PlacesBy Katrina EelesFebruary 13, 2024

The Manitoba Rolling Mills Company Limited first began in 1907 on Logan Avenue in Winnipeg and moved to Selkirk in 1913.

Black and white picture of the Manitoba Rolling Mill Co. LTD.

Manitoba Rolling Mills PT 2: Post War

PlacesBy Katrina EelesFebruary 13, 2024

The Manitoba Rolling Mills is one of the oldest businesses in Selkirk. Read about its history from WW2 to present day.

The featured image of the Hosagami totem pole travelling

Hosaqami: The Traveling Totem

News, Heritage HighlightsBy Emily KarklinFebruary 9, 2024

Standing at 25 feet tall and weighing over two thousand tons, the Hosaqami totem pole stands on Whale Island in Portsmouth Harbour, England.

The paddlewheel queen ship on the water

Purvis Family

PeopleBy City of Selkirk Staff and ContributorsFebruary 6, 2024

Discover the legendary legacy of the Purvis family, whose generations of boatbuilding knowledge and prolific shipyards shaped the marine history of Selkirk, Lake Winnipeg, and beyond.

Selkirk Museum

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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