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June is #FilipinoHeritageMonth! These photos show the Philippine Pavilion at Folklorama in 1971, where Filipino Canadians gathered to celebrate and share their culture. bit.ly/403xmTp

June is #FilipinoHeritageMonth! These photos show the Philippine Pavilion at Folklorama in 1971, where Filipino Canadians gathered to celebrate and share their culture. bit.ly/403xmTp
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On December 8, 1869 the Provisional Government issued this proclamation asserting the right of the people of Rupert's Land and the North West to have a say in their government. #NationalIndigenousHistoryMonth #MétisHistory

On December 8, 1869 the Provisional Government issued this proclamation asserting the right of the people of Rupert's Land and the North West to have a say in their government. #NationalIndigenousHistoryMonth #MétisHistory
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#DYK that June is #ItalianHeritageMonth in Canada? Learn more about Italian immigrants to Manitoba through the Fratellanza Amatese oral history records which are digitized and available here: bit.ly/4jUc7KY

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Indigenous knowledge was vital to map making for the HBC. #HBCArchives has maps made using Indigenous knowledge, including these maps by captain Mea’to’na’bee & I’dot’ly’a’zees and by Samuel Hearne of the same route to Coppermine River. #NationalIndigenousHistoryMonth

Indigenous knowledge was vital to map making for the HBC. #HBCArchives has maps made using Indigenous knowledge, including these maps by captain Mea’to’na’bee & I’dot’ly’a’zees and by Samuel Hearne of the same route to Coppermine River. #NationalIndigenousHistoryMonth
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Search our Keystone database to find records of #CanadaDay celebrations such as these photographs from the Government Photographs series of Canada Day Dancers in Flin Flon, 1978. bit.ly/3HZO0xm

Search our Keystone database to find records of #CanadaDay celebrations such as these photographs from the Government Photographs series of Canada Day Dancers in Flin Flon, 1978. bit.ly/3HZO0xm
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Sled dogs pulling cargo at Chesterfield Inlet in 1939. This photo is by Lorene Squire, a photographer hired by HBC to work with "The Beaver" magazine. bit.ly/4ljQa97

Sled dogs pulling cargo at Chesterfield Inlet in 1939. This photo is by Lorene Squire, a photographer hired by HBC to work with "The Beaver" magazine. bit.ly/4ljQa97
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Macleods Limited mail order catalogue, 1919. Based in Winnipeg, Macleods was founded in 1917 and grew to become a chain of farm supply, hardware and building supply stores across Western Canada. Learn more about these records here: bit.ly/3TN5b7D

Macleods Limited mail order catalogue, 1919. Based in Winnipeg, Macleods was founded in 1917 and grew to become a chain of farm supply, hardware and building supply stores across Western Canada. Learn more about these records here: bit.ly/3TN5b7D
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If you didn't get tickets to the Winnipeg #FolkFest50 this week, then come to the Archives and feel the Folk Festival vibe by looking at David Landy photos. These are from 1975: bit.ly/40BBoCK Winnipeg Folk Fest

If you didn't get tickets to the Winnipeg #FolkFest50 this week, then come to the Archives and feel the Folk Festival vibe by looking at David Landy photos. These are from 1975: bit.ly/40BBoCK <a href="/Winnipegfolk/">Winnipeg Folk Fest</a>
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Today is #NunavutDay! Nunavut has a rich history with the fur trade, especially in Arctic navigation. Nunavut locations show up in many #HBC records like this "Map of Bowden's & Rankin's Inlets" from 1764. bit.ly/4nV7Vht

Today is #NunavutDay! Nunavut has a rich history with the fur trade, especially in Arctic navigation. Nunavut locations show up in many #HBC records like this "Map of Bowden's &amp; Rankin's Inlets" from 1764.  bit.ly/4nV7Vht
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Panoramic view of St. Lazare, MB, in 1928. This photograph is one of many in albums created by amateur photographer George Harris. These albums document many parts of Manitoba mainly during the first half of the 20th century. bit.ly/3TkWZeM

Panoramic view of St. Lazare, MB, in 1928. This photograph is one of many in albums created by amateur photographer George Harris. These albums document many parts of Manitoba mainly during the first half of the 20th century. bit.ly/3TkWZeM
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“Picnic at Elephants Nose in Wrangle”, taken by Herbert A. Tremayne in 1897-1898. This photo is part of an album from Tremayne’s time working in British Columbia for the #HBC. You can view the album here: bit.ly/4kyoqNx

“Picnic at Elephants Nose in Wrangle”, taken by Herbert A. Tremayne in 1897-1898. This photo is part of an album from Tremayne’s time working in British Columbia for the #HBC. You can view the album here: bit.ly/4kyoqNx
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This clip of traffic on Main St., #Winnipeg in 1934 is from “Vacation Attractions in in the Whiteshell Forest Reserve of Eastern Manitoba” which shows the journey from downtown Winnipeg to the Whiteshell on newly opened Hwy 1. Watch the full video online: bit.ly/3GCpLot

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A map in two parts of Severn District recorded by James Swain, drawn from Indigenous knowledge in 1815. #HBCArchives #IndigenousHistory bit.ly/46bhulX

A map in two parts of Severn District recorded by James Swain, drawn from Indigenous knowledge in 1815. #HBCArchives #IndigenousHistory bit.ly/46bhulX
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Now digitized and available in Keystone are fire insurance plans and photos of HBC store buildings in various parts of Canada in 1917 and 1926. These ones show the #Winnipeg HBC store that was located on Main Street at York Avenue from 1881 until 1926. bit.ly/4kSneEV

Now digitized and available in Keystone are fire insurance plans and photos of HBC store buildings in various parts of Canada in 1917 and 1926. These ones show the #Winnipeg HBC store that was located on Main Street at York Avenue from 1881 until 1926. bit.ly/4kSneEV