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!
From Our Fires 65 Years Ago Feb 25 1943 to 2003
A compact retrospective notes events across decades around Rivers Manitoba. It lists a 1943 escape from a cutter following a snow plow collision near Pettapiece, railway wrecks near Riv ers, multiple births in 1953, and community milestones through 2003 including theatre re opening, curling and sports events, birthdays, anniversaries, memberships and honors involving local families and organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Bate
CNR
Pettapiece
Rivers
Transcona
RM of Daly
Rivers Legion Hall
Hastings Motors
Macauly
Hayhurst
Oak River Ladies’ Curling Club
Rex Theatre
Rivers Chamber of Commerce
Rivers Lakeside
Rivers Curling Club
Wayne Wareham
Deborah Lodge
Harry Walden
Rapid City
Bryan Smith
Lisa Marriott
Jeff Dickson
Julie Genaille
Strathclair
Gerald Shanks
Manitoba Charolais Breeders
Shanks
Walter Scott
Forman Motors
Ab Chapman
Manitoba Good Roads Association
Jody Wolfe
Michael Hamilton
Rivers Police
Michael Turnbull
Harold Gilleshammer
Rivers Town
Daisy Chalmers
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