We’ve always felt that the women of Wilson’s Point should be celebrated and this season we are doing just that. Meet four women from four distinct periods who lived or worked under the pines. 1755- the Acadian period 1765- the Scottish Settlement Begins 1825-the Great Miramichi Fire 1950- the Beaverbrook restoration. […]
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Does the sound of bagpipes stir your soul? “Maybe it’s bred in the bone, but the sound of the pipes is a little bit of heaven to some of us” Resident Piper David McDougall from the Moncton District Pipe Band is back under the pines for another season. Bring your lawn chair […]
Join the Lacombe Museum for our 2025 season of Historic Downtown Walking Tours! Meet at the Michener House Garden each Saturday at 4:00 to explore the history of downtown with one of our tour guides. Tour themes include: Mural Tour, Historic Building Tour, Intrigue on the Prairies, and Hidden Histories. Tours are free, all donations […]
Explore the vibrant history and stunning architecture of the Exchange District, a roadmap of Winnipeg’s early growth and architectural styles. See examples of brick and mortar warehouses from the 1890s, marvelous terracotta skyscrapers of Winnipeg’s 1910 boom period, as well as brutalist and international-style complexes in Winnipeg’s modernist quarter.
Take a walk on the wild side and explore the dark secrets that made Winnipeg the ‘Wickedest City in the Dominion.’ Get a glimpse into a different side of Winnipeg’s history with a legal red light district, corrupt mayors, murder most foul, and the largest unsolved robbery in Western Canadian history.
Walk the cobblestone streets and experience the vibrant, bustling history of the Exchange District. Learn about Newspaper Row, turn-of-the-century banks and the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919. Get to know the famous and unsung characters who made Winnipeg the city it is today.
The 1919 Winnipeg General Strike was the longest and largest labour conflict in North America and had a major national impact on the labour movement. Learn about the plight of the strikers from the citywide halt of production to the firing of the police force and the tragic events of Bloody Saturday.
Take a walk on the wild side and explore the dark secrets that made Winnipeg the ‘Wickedest City in the Dominion.’ Get a glimpse into a different side of Winnipeg’s history with a legal red light district, corrupt mayors, murder most foul, and the largest unsolved robbery in Western Canadian history.
Walk the cobblestone streets and experience the vibrant, bustling history of the Exchange District. Learn about Newspaper Row, turn-of-the-century banks and the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919. Get to know the famous and unsung characters who made Winnipeg the city it is today.
Explore the vibrant history and stunning architecture of the Exchange District, a roadmap of Winnipeg’s early growth and architectural styles. See examples of brick and mortar warehouses from the 1890s, marvelous terracotta skyscrapers of Winnipeg’s 1910 boom period, as well as brutalist and international-style complexes in Winnipeg’s modernist quarter.