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Anne, Princess Royal is the second born child to the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh. She has three brothers, one of which is King Charles III of England. She has two children with her first husband Captain Mark Phillips named Zara and Peter. She is an equestrian and competed in…
Selkirk’s War Effort Beginning on September 1st 1939, World War 2 lasted 6 years and one day. With World War 1 being the ‘war to end all wars’ no one was expecting it. Approximately 1,159,000 Canadians (both men and women) enlisted throughout the war effort. Canada did not join the war right away. Selkirk, on…
Happy Canadian Women’s History Month! European women in Manitoba won the right to vote on January 28, 1916. This, of course, did not come easily. One woman who not only advocated for women’s rights but also human rights amongst other things was Margret Benedictsson. She was born in Northern Iceland to Jon Jonsson and Margret…
In many ways culture is what connects a society. It can give us an identity and can be a reflection of what a community values. Many immigrants would have been homesick far away from family and friends. Culture would have connected hundreds of people together and strangers would have turned into family. Ukrainians Come to…
The Immigration Boom We live in a country full of many different ethnicities. Since Confederation in 1867, 17 million people have immigrated to Canada. In the late 1800s to the early 1900s, many migrants passed through Selkirk and East Selkirk in search of a better life. Some stayed while others chose to move further into…
Selkirk Museum Presents: Selkirk Comes Alive Exhibits We here at Selkirk Museum have created virtual exhibits to accompany each historical presentation at our second annual Selkirk Comes Alive event, which takes place on September 24, 2022. We want to thank those who have helped us bring these stories to life, and we are honoured to…
Lady Selkirk has often been hidden from history because of her well known and more researched husband, Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk. Not many people know about Lady Selkirk and her story because she didn’t have much part in the establishment of the Red River Settlement. So, let’s take a look at the life…
The Origins of Hockey Hockey, the national winter sport of Canada. Our love for the rink has grown immensely throughout the decades, but did you know that hockey is not a Canadian invention? It was not even the national winter sport of Canada until 1994. Prior to this the national winter sport of Canada was…
How it All Started Today, with rising inflation rates, many people cringe at the thought of buying a new house. New generations they don’t get to think about the good old days of being able to pay off mortgages and being able to throw mortgage burning parties. Mortgages have been around for many centuries and…
Not Something to Cry About Have you ever gone to a theatre to enjoy a movie when all of a sudden you hear a child crying and giving their parents a hard time? Have you been one of those parents who wished they could take their child somewhere quiet but could still watch the movie?…