This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Research study on Manitoba weekly newspapers completed
A Brandon scholar Don Loveridge completed a provincial grant funded study titled Rural Journalism 1875 to 1976. It details the rise and decline of Manitoba weekly papers, noting 15 dailies and 246 weeklies, with current survivors at five dailies and 55 weeklies. It highlights political aims behind some papers and provides a tabulated history of publishers and publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon
D.m.loveridge
Wheat City
Assiniboine
Loveridge
J.E. Rea
Provincial Historic Resources Branch
Manitoba
Winnipeg
A.M. Pratt
J.H. Monteith
Killarney
Manitoba Free Press
Liberal Party
Boissevain
Conservative Recorder
W.H. Ashley
Globe
Frank Lush
Napinka Gazette