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.
The podcast discusses the evolution of nursing uniforms in Canada over the past 150 years. Created by Brandon University public history students in collaboration with the Health Sciences Archives/Museum and Assiniboine College's Centre for Creative Media, it delves into the intriguing reasons for these transformations.
Ukrainians settling in Dauphin, Manitoba in the late 1800s faced numerous challenges. This podcast discusses their experiences, and emphasizes visiting the Selo Ukraina - Ukrainian Folk Arts Centre & Museum to explore this rich history. It was produced by Brandon University students in collaboration with local institutions.
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."
Portage la Prairie, Manitoba is home to a unique railway site. The two major transcontinental railways – the Canadian National Railway (CNR) and the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) – cross each other at what is known as a “diamond junction.”
Sitting Bull is remembered as a great leader of the Hunkpapa Lakota.Through hardships, he united several tribes to combat the Americans.
The Red River flood of 1979 should have been even more devastating than the infamous flood of 1950, but because of the Red River Floodway and ring dikes protecting rural areas, it was one of the least harmful major floods in Manitoba history.
The creation of an internment camp in Brandon is a highly overlooked chapter in the history of the city. The camp was used to detain hundreds of innocent immigrants, most of whom came from what we now know as Ukraine.
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.