On 3 Aug 1871 #Treaty1 was signed at Lower Fort Garry. The Lower Fort Garry post journal for 1868-1874 has an entry recording this important event. bit.ly/46mu5AH

Are you watching the coverage of the #Olympics? Archives staff are checking out these sporting images from an acquisition of records belonging to the Nanton family that arrived just last week. #BehindTheScenes

The Archives Research Room is closed for Terry Fox Day on August 5. Terry Fox was born in Winnipeg and attended Wayoata School in #Transcona as a young child. His name appears in this school division half-yearly attendance report from 1966.

Wrangell, Alaska in 1897-1898. You can view more of Herbert A. Tremayne's recently digitized photograph albums here: bit.ly/3WMYkgU #HBCArchives

August 9 is #InternationalDayOfTheWorldsIndigenousPeoples. 27 Indigenous elders from Thompson, Split Lake & Nelson House recorded their life experiences in a 1987 oral history project by the Ma-Mow-We-Tak Friendship Centre in Thompson, MB. bit.ly/4fruoyg

If you haven't made plans for a summer vacation yet, perhaps watching Dept. of Public Works production "Vacation Attractions in the Whiteshell Forest Reserve of Eastern Manitoba" on our website will give you some inspiration? Watch here: bit.ly/3SFBvcO

A view of Memorial Boulevard, looking south, in 1953. View more Don Blair photos of #Winnipeg here: bit.ly/3YB99UF

Planning to go to the park this weekend? This is what the foot bridge to Assiniboine Park looked like in 1912. The photo was taken by L. B. Foote. bit.ly/3GySW8t

Labour Day weekend is coming up. Search our online database for records relating to labour history such as this photo of the 1919 Winnipeg Strike Committee. bit.ly/4cnCZzn

The east side of Main Street in #Winnipeg, before 1881. The first photo shows the view looking north. The second photo shows the view to the south and includes the intersection of Portage and Main. #Winnipeg150 #PortageAndMain bit.ly/3WLqcRw

Winnipeg Canoe Club brochure, ca. 1950, outlining the amenities and social activities available to members. The club operated from 1893-2001 and its records were donated to the Archives of Manitoba in 2004. bit.ly/4crzSGn

On August 29th 1991, the report of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry was released. Watch Associate Chief Judge Murray Sinclair's closing remarks at the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry from April 1989. bit.ly/33hQAHS

Paul Kane was an Irish-born artist who toured the Canadian Northwest with the #HBC. His letters with the Company include many small sketches, like these found on the back of an 1847 letter. bit.ly/3SZyNyI

Planning to enjoy some summer fun on the water this long weekend? “Riding the Waves” is a 1970 film highlighting some of Manitoba’s lakes and rivers. Watch online at Streaming from the Archives. bit.ly/44c0rND

The Archives Research Room is closed for Labour Day on September 2.

Next week the Archives Research Room will be closed for our annual inventory week. In the 1790s the Hudson's Bay Company started keeping this inventory of records dating back to the 1660s.

Having trouble reading the handwriting? Peter Ogden knew his penmanship was difficult in 1848, "I am writing by candle light and intend to inflict on you a long letter and as my writing is at the best ny unintelligable…"

Racecars at Gimli Motorsports Park in the 1970s. There are many photos of Manitoba Interlake communities in the 1960s and 1970s in the FRED/ARDA photo series. They've been digitized and can be seen online in Keystone. bit.ly/4b9Xdgn

The Archives Research Room is closed September 9-13 for our annual inventory week. bit.ly/3nYYQaR

While the Archives Research Room is closed Sept. 9-13 for our annual inventory week, our posts will feature inventories of various kinds. Among the pages of an Inspector of Public Institutions Inventory Book is a list of plants in Greenhouse No. 1 from 1911.