Public History on the Prairies
Where the past is always present
The Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame (MBBBHOF), located in Morden, celebrates the significant impact of baseball on the province's sports history. Established in 1997 by dedicated volunteers, it features a fascinating collection of artifacts and stories. Listen to our podcast to learn more.
This episode of the Prairie Histories Podcast Series explores women in Manitoba baseball history. The podcast is a collaboration between Brandon University public history students, the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame, and students from Assiniboine College's Centre for Creative Media.
This entry in our Prairie Histories Podcast Series examines the Negrych Homestead. It is "the only in-situ Ukrainian farmstead in North America preserved intact in its original location."
Wop May, Calgary, 1919. Image courtesy of Provincial Archives of Alberta (A11661) This entry in our Prairie Histories Podcast Series was created by Brandon University public history students in collaboration with the Carberry Plains Museum and students from the Centre for Creative Media at Assiniboine College. Listen to learn about Wilfrid Reid "Wop" May. Hear …
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Sitting Bull is remembered as a great leader of the Hunkpapa Lakota.Through hardships, he united several tribes to combat the Americans.
The Stott Site, it is a place where Indigenous people have lived and hunted since around 800 A.D., long before Europeans arrived in this area. Stone tools, animal bones, and pottery sherds, among other objects, have been recovered at the site and demonstrate the diversity of activities that once took place.
The 59-year-old Daly Overpass has long been a part of the history of Brandon, Manitoba. It is a major access point in Brandon and is considered the city’s primary traffic route.
Chinese immigrants came to Canada to help build the Canadian Pacific Railway. Soon after the CPR was completed, federal authorities passed the Chinese Exclusion Act. A “head tax” of $50 applied to all Chinese people wishing to migrate to Canada.
Grain elevators played a critical role in grade trade history. For a century and a half, farmers have been bringing their grain to elevators to be shipped by rail out of their communities to market. Here is some trivia about some Manitoba grain elevators.
The second biggest lake in Manitoba, Lake Winnipegosis, was a huge source of fish for the Manitoba commercial fishing market.