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 65 Years of Local Anecdotes and Notable Events
A compact chronicle from Rivers over decades notes Osborn’s 1922 railroad start and Victoria Cross posthumous honor after a grenade sacrifice in Hong Kong. It recalls a 1956 line repair accident, railway upgrades, family milestones, courtship and marriages, anniversaries, and community milestones spanning 1969 1976 1986 1996 and 2006 with names Roberts Funk Suddington Haslen Skifton DeAth McFaddin and Jennifer Jones among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Osborn
Rivers
Hong Kong
Osborn
Canadian Legion
British Empire Service League
Margaret Foster
Caroline Perrett
Brandon Hospital
Walter Thomas Yard
Fourth Avenue
Ruth Riddick
Stan Perkins
Oak River
Inspector Funk
Verna McTavish
Bob Suddington
Rapid City
Friendship Rebekah Lodge
Clara Roberts
Abe Funk
Jack Leslie
Norman Haslen
Lyle Skifton
Cheryl De’Athe
Phil McFaddin
Crosstown Tempo
Rivers Town
Rivers Curling Club
Jennifer Jones
Cathy Overton-Clapton
Jill Officer
Ethel Clark