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!
Historic Russell area notes spanning 1904 to 2014
A compact chronology from Gilbert Plains to Russell highlights fires at the Maple Leaf block and Porter’s Jewelry in 1904, church leadership changes in 1934, hockey and bowling results in 1944, retirements and relocations in the 1950s to 1960s, a Red House discovery of 1914 17 papers in 1994, and 2014 school zone bylaw progress with provincial legislation on smoking and speed limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter
Stevenson
Gilbert Plains
Small
Binscorth
Philemon Gosling
Russell
Portage la Prairie
C.D.H. More
Bank of Montreal
Fort William
T. W. Hayes
Angusville
Winnipeg
McIntyre
Shellmouth
George Sherritt
Manitoba Volunteer Reserve
Roy Kennedy
Stewart McLennan
L. Davidson
R. Kennedy
L. Cusitar
P. Kingdom
Binscarth
Legion Rooms
J.M
Pete) McKinnon
Deloraine
Red" Patterson
Manitoba
Inglis
Roger
Annette Blais
Rick
Kristel Olding
Town of
Pratt
RCMP
Town of Russell
Russell Street
Memorial Avenue
Rosnoski Drive
GPB
Cody McLeod Hockey School
Royal Winnipeg Ballet
Assiniboine Valley Recreation
Recreation Office
Recreation
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