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!
Fires, crashes, and local milestones from Rivers history
A retrospective of events from 1936 to 2006 in Rivers Manitoba. Fire destroys the A Kemp home in Carnegie in 1936. a 1946 car-truck collision near Minnedosa injures travelers from Rivers. Harold Stanley buys Wong Hong Cafe. 1956 bids open for CJATC sidewalks. a Rivers all girl orchestra wins at Virden. 1966 birth of a son to the McKenzies and academic honors for Noreen Lamb. May 21–27 marriages and a 1976 grant for the Pioneer Club. 1986 Wheatland Post Office closure and Dominion Command anniversary. 1996 Legion Auxiliary milestone. 2006 North American Lumber celebrates 100 years with long-time manager Glen Maguire. local marriages and Tarah Veenbaas wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie
Wes Williams
Wes
Evan White
Hazel Hannah
Rivers
Minnedosa
Clear Lake
Harold Stanley
Brandon
Wong Hong Cafe
Wiegand
Canadian Joint Air Training Centre
Stalker
Virden
George McKenzie
Noreen Lamb
Tarbolton
University of Manitoba
Janet Westwood
William Hade
Ethel Sitko
Joe Tracy
Rivers Pioneer Club
Rivers Town
Bob Allen
CNR
Lake Wahtopanah
Victoria
Provincial Renewable Resources
Wheatland
Rivers Legion
Dominion Command
Chester McFadden
Don Mitchell
Bill Bradley
Elton Emerson
Rivers Legion Ladies Auxiliary
Zella Twigge
Ruth Taylor
Bernie McKenzie
Ev Perrett
Calgary
North American Lumber
North American Lumber and Supply Company
Glen Maguire
Tarah Veenbaas
Rodi Sveistrup