Saturday, 4 October 2025

R.I.P. to the Sherbrook Inn parking lot!

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  © 2025, Christian Cassidy 685 Westminster, now and proposed There are at least a couple of large residential developments slated for West ...
Sunday, 21 September 2025

The life and work of Charlotte Galloway

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  © 2025, Christian Cassidy I have been working on a history of Howell Court at 661 Broadway  and during my research came across a remarkabl...
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Monday, 8 September 2025

West End Builders: Loftur Jorundson

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    © 2025, Christian Cassidy L. Jorundson, July 3, 1910, Winnipeg Free Press I have come across many Icelandic immigrants who got into the ...
Tuesday, 26 August 2025

Back to school a century ago

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  September 1, 1925, Winnipeg Tribune This photograph appeared on the front page of the Winnipeg Tribune on September 1, 1925 as 37,024 chil...
Sunday, 13 July 2025

Victor Josselyn, WInnipeg's Dance Hall King

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  © 2025, Christian Cassidy While researching the history of 225 Fort Street, ( read that story here ), I came across Victor Josselyn, who p...
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Wednesday, 2 July 2025

The early development of the Fisher Park area of Riverview

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  © 2025, Christian Cassidy Thanks to my day job, I've had the chance to attend some events hosted by the Friends of Fisher Park.  At on...
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Tuesday, 1 July 2025

The Death of Peter Hutzel and others at the Manitoba Gypsum Company

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© 2025, Christian Cassidy June 5, 1925, Winnipeg Tribune I write a monthly column in the Winnipeg Free Press Community Review and for story...