Recently added articles from Manitoba History:
"Covenant servants": contract, negotiation, and accommodation in Hudson Bay, 1670-1782.
Mar 22, 2009; ... Throughout its long first century (1670-1782), the Hudson s Bay Company (HBC) drew its labour force almost entirely from the competitive labour "market" of early modern Britain, with the movement of men to and from the Bay reflective of the domestic labour mobility of the period. The ...
The origins of Autopac: an essay on the possibility of social democratic government in Manitoba.
Oct 01, 2008; ... As the title suggests, this article will concern itself with the question of whether or not social democratic government is a real possibility in Manitoba. On the one hand, the question may seem odd. The New Democratic Party (NDP) of Manitoba is a social democratic party. It is currently ...
Life history as a window to understanding the politics of teaching and schooling: Manitoba teacher Sybil Shack (1911-2004).
Oct 01, 2008; ... Introduction Sybil Shack helped define education in the province of Manitoba, Canada, as much as Manitoba and its schools defined her. She was a teacher, teaching principal, textbook writer, educational writer, broadcaster, leader of teachers' organizations, and civil ...
The advancement of knowledge in La Perouse's 1782 expedition to Hudson Bay.
Oct 01, 2008; ... One of the greatest figures in the history of the French Navy, Count Francois Galaup de La Perouse, is best known for leading a scientific voyage of discovery around the world in 1785-1788. King Louis XVI clearly was not mistaken when he chose one of the most talented officers in his fleet ...
A memoir of the CPR Telegraph office.(Gazette)
Oct 01, 2008; ... In 1942, the Winnipeg office of Canadian Pacific Telegraphs was a combination of vast space, strange noises, and a high level of human activity. It was located immediately above the CPR ticket office on the corner of Portage and Main. To the insiders this was known as a "commercial" office ...