Saturday, 25 April 2026

Behind the Photo: Butcher's Turnout (July 1887)

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  © 2026, Christian Cassidy Often I will see an old photo or ad and spend some time digging into its back story. Sometimes I find a great st...
Friday, 3 April 2026

Heritage Winnipeg's 40th Annual Conservation Awards

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  I attended the 40th annual Heritage Winnipeg Preservation Awards on April 1, 2026 in the Crystal Ballroom of the Fort Garry Hotel. Many gr...
Tuesday, 31 March 2026

The Manitoba Museum will censor its exhibits if you complain

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As reported by CTV Winnipeg the other day , the Manitoba Museum was to host another “Yuri’s Night” at the Planetarium on April 6th. It’s bi...
Saturday, 28 March 2026

Winnipeg photographer Israel Bennetto

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© 2026, Christian Cassidy I am working on a blog post about the 1880s house at 1 21 Kate Street . One of the residents I found there deserve...
Saturday, 21 March 2026

Glimpses of the old Winnipeg General Hospital

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General Hospital on William, U of M Digital collections, H. Kalen fonds I was at the HSC’s General Hospital section the other day. It's ...
Saturday, 14 March 2026

Winnipeg's Orpheum Theatre (1911 - 1946)

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© 2026, Christian Cassidy Winnipeg's Orpheum Theatre closed its doors 80 years ago this month. For just 18 of its 35 years it was the lo...
Saturday, 7 March 2026

Kenneth Leishman - The Flying Bandit

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© 2008, 2011, 2026, Christian Cassidy. Please respect my research. I first wrote this post back in 2008 , (before West End Dumpling even exi...