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 area memories span eight decades in local notes
A long retrospective notes resignations, bank arrivals, storms, hockey wins, weddings, anniversaries, politics and community events in Rivers from 1925 to 2005. Key items include Rev. S A Martin leaving Rivers for Hamiota Knox Church, Bank of Canada bills arriving, heavy snow and school closures, ice revue crowds, marriages, anniversaries, and municipal service upgrades with MTS dial service. Historic sports wins and local notices are interwoven across decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.A. Martin
Rivers
Hamiota Knox Church
Bank of Canada
Rivers Skating Club
Doreen Campion
Harley Chalmers
Joseph Bowman
Manitoba
MTS
Brunswick Street
Second Avenue
Rivers BB
Thompson
John Archibald
Patti Elliott
Minsota
Elliott
Rivers 4-H Home Economics Club
Winnipeg
Gary Abigosis
Oo-Za-We-Kwun Centre
Dominion
Toronto