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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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Selkirk and Immigration – Part 2

Heritage Highlights, NewsBy Emily KarklinOctober 7, 2022

From establishing bilingual schools to preserving deep-rooted traditions, Ukrainian and Polish pioneers left an indelible mark on Manitoba. Discover their incredible journeys of perseverance, the early 1817 military connection to Lord Selkirk, and how their vibrant cultural legacies continue to shape our community today.

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Selkirk and Immigration – Part 1

News, Heritage HighlightsBy Emily KarklinSeptember 23, 2022

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, thousands of Eastern European migrants flooded into East Selkirk, turning an abandoned CPR Round House into a bustling immigration shed. Discover the incredible stories of the Doukhobors, Ukrainians, and Poles who overcame immense hardships to build a new life and shape the community we know today.

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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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