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!
Photographic glimpses from Rivers area history across decades
A compact chronicle traces notable local events spanning 1934 to 2004. Highlights include the T Eaton Co steel tower sale for a Rapid City bell, a 80 foot row of farm buildings destroyed by a spark, wartime waste paper drives, weddings and births, fishing feats, library openings, festival achievements, charitable drives, and fundraisers in Rivers and surrounding communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freda Langley
Leslie Seens
Robert English
St. James Anglican Church
Riversast
Lil Sclater
Roland Kennell
W. McAllister
Keith Young
Cecil Bayes
Murray Pangman
Bill Allen
Bradwardine
Assiniboine
Alexander Bridge
Taylor's Hardware
Rex Theatre
Mott Holmes
Corbett-Dutton
Barb Northam
Doug Peters
Brian English
Neepawa
Rolling River
Brandon
Birdtail River
Prairie Crocus Regional Library
Christina Marriott
Gayle Tyreman
Leo Muir
Janice Hyndman
Peter Robinson
Rivers Area
Arthritis Society
Red Cross
Ella Younger
Bob McKenzie
Rivers Collegiate
Riversand Area Lions Club
Riverdale District Health Auxiliary