Alexander Dallas, a member of the #HBC Governor and Committee, kept a sketchbook of various locations he visited on HBC business, including these drawings of Nanaimo and Mount Baker from 1858. View the entire sketchbook here: bit.ly/3V0ROlK

The Archives Research Room is closed for Victoria Day on May 20. bit.ly/3nYYQaR

A friendly game of lawn tennis to celebrate #VictoriaDay early in the 20th century. This photo and others in the Lea family collection document life in the Pembina-Manitou area. Digitized copies can be viewed online in Keystone: bit.ly/3vAmgc7

#DYK that #HBC Archives has a series of undelivered letters to #HBC employees? Letters from loved ones travelled far on supply ships and sometimes never met their readers. This one is from Anne Watters to her sweetheart, Henry Horne. Learn more here: bit.ly/39ydOzi

How will you be spending #VictoriaDay next Monday? Perhaps packed into the porch of a cottage at Winnipeg Beach like these folks from a 1914 L. B. Foote photograph? bit.ly/4dt3Jjv #manitobasummer

The 10th anniversary of our first social media post is May 12, Manitoba Day! We’d like to celebrate the occasion with a 6-tier layer cake, as they did for the 17th anniversary of the Orpheum Theatre in 1928, but we’ll probably go with doughnuts. bit.ly/4dkpYrZ

May 8 is #WorldRedCrossDay . We have the records of the Manitoba Division of the Canadian Red Cross from 1914 to 2004, which includes photos of their help during the 1950 flood. Find out more here: bit.ly/4b1un1e

This McDames Creek cash book from 1878-1898 records the orders of goods and equipment from the #HBC by hundreds of Chinese miners heading north during the Omineca gold rush. bit.ly/3UKhenP #AsianHeritageMonth

Tomorrow is the first Saturday in May, so we’ll be open for archival research from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Click here bit.ly/3v9jrfe to plan your visit and learn more about what to expect when doing research at the Archives: bit.ly/3UgYNFO

Overhead trolley wires are visible in this 1956 photo of the Winnipeg Auditorium, now home of the Archives of Manitoba.

#Spring 'Young bluebills' ducklings, taken by Lorene Squire in 1937. You can view other Lorene Squire photos taken for 'The Beaver' magazine here: bit.ly/3tt2f6G #HBCArchives Canada's History

35 years ago, on April 28, 1989, Associate Chief Judge Murray Sinclair made his closing remarks for the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry, which examined how Indigenous people were treated by the justice system in Manitoba. Watch a video excerpt here: bit.ly/33hQAHS

Z is for Zellers! The 'Zeller's Forum' was a staff newsletter for Zellers employees. It included information, special events and personal news. The Spring 1981 edition celebrates 50 years of Zellers. #ArchivesAtoZ

Y is for Yourview Aerial Scenics Ltd. We have over 300,000 aerial photos of Manitoba farms, communities and businesses taken by Yourview between 1974 and 2008. bit.ly/3HrXKg8 #ArchivesAtoZ

X is for records signed with an X, like this #HBC servants' contract for Peter Angus from 1781. Search the servants' contracts index here: bit.ly/3Mvwqhy And learn more about them here: bit.ly/4b245vI #ArchivesAtoZ

W is for Winnie. Veterinarian Harry Colebourn named his pet bear and First World War mascot after his hometown of #Winnipeg . Winnie went on to inspire A.A. Milne to write the beloved stories of Winnie the Pooh. #ArchivesAtoZ

V is for Victory. During the First World War, Marion Wyckoff kept a journal while her husband worked with the Red Cross overseas. It includes this entry capturing the day the war ended, from Philadelphia. bit.ly/4aWYnLC #ArchivesAtoZ

T is for tourism! This 1970 film from the MB Department of Tourism and Recreation promotes Manitoba lakes and rivers for summer fun. Watch it online on Streaming from the Archives. bit.ly/44c0rND #FilmFriday #ArchivesAtoZ

S is for Stereoscope. These double photos become a 3D image when viewed through a special viewer. These examples show the family of photographer Edgar Ransom. bit.ly/49wVzU7

R is for repaired and reunited. These Donald Malcolm Hancock photographs were recently reunited with their repaired album! Check out the list of album photos here: bit.ly/4aUu5ch #ArchivesAtoZ