End of June 1867 At Stromness Prince Rupert Sets Sail
This Week In History notes the 1867 voyage of the Hudson's Bay Company ship Prince Rupert from Stromness Orkney bound for Rupert's Land. Captain Henry Bishop commands the 500 ton vessel taking 60 tons of gun powder, fresh water provisions and livestock.
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Henry Bishop
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Isaac Cowie arrives in Canada marks 100th anniversary
Descendants gathered in Selkirk to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Isaac Cowie arrival in what is now Manitoba. Cowie, son of Dr John Cowie of Lerwick, began a notable fur trade career in the Canadian west, witnessing prairie buffalo decline and the arrival of the railway. He described early indigenous rulers and a transforming frontier in his memoirs.
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John Cowie
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Keystone Province
Kelbeau Post Office Renamed to Charleswood in 1910
The Kelbeau post office opened September 15 1910 and operated under that name for under three months. On December 1 1910 the name changed to Charleswood likely linked to first post master P H Kelly.
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Charleswood
P.H. Kelly
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