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!
Rivers town hall addition and long local history roundup
An 85 year timeline notes Rivers town hall expansion planned in 1925. It recalls a 1945 inquest into Mae Higginson’s death after a party in Transcona. Other items cover local births, marriages, renovations, fair movements, weather damage, club formations, library opening, sports honors, and cadet awards across decades in Rivers and area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rivers Town Hall
Mae Higginson
Rivers
Transcona
Mary French
Second Avenue
Ruth Stuart
John MacNaughton
Manitoba High School Athletic Association
Air Cadets
82 Squadron
Brandon
Angie Harvey
Rapid City
Quebec
Joni Szapko
Bradwardine
Mike Millar
Hal Sveistrup
Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame
Morden
Sveistrup
Siglunes Seals
Kelsie Scott
Westman Selects
Winnipeg
Scott