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Read the journal of Emma Averill, an early #Manitoba settler near #Minnedosa. #WomensHistoryMonth bit.ly/3VPs92n
Horse powered saw mill cutting stove wood, ca. 1900, from the Lea Family collection. You can see more photos from this collection here: bit.ly/4zsoXIF
Kathleen Shackleton, a well-known portrait artist in the 20th century, was commissioned by #HBC to create a visual record of Indigenous people and HBC traders in North America. #HBCArchives holds 60 drawings by Shackleton. #WomensHistoryMonth View more: bit.ly/4yHs3bM
The Archives Research Room will be closed for Thanksgiving on October 12th. bit.ly/3TmwM2Y
Isobel Finlayson kept a journal, including sketches, of her 1840 voyage from England to Red River. Her journal is one of a few records of travel written from a woman's perspective in #HBCArchives. #WomensHistoryMonth. Read it here: bit.ly/3U37Iyn
It's #WomensHistoryMonth! #DYK that we have the records of Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art (MAWA)? bit.ly/4AYTEH0
An Indigenous woman preparing to ice fish at Moose Factory in 1932. #HBCArchives #WomensHistoryMonth bit.ly/3TiBuis
The Archives Research Room will be closed to observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30. bit.ly/3TmwM2Y
R. H. Chesshire, assistant to the HBC Fur Trade Commissioner, included his assessment of residential schools, hospitals and the impact of tuberculosis in a report following his visit to Mackenzie River posts in 1937.
The Archives Research Room will be open for research on the first Saturday of the month from October-December 2026. We’ll be open 9AM - 12PM and 1PM - 4PM on October 3, November 7, December 5. Come and see us!
A photograph of Dr. Mary Crawford and a letter from Premier Norris to Crawford regarding a delegation endorsing women's suffrage. Find out more about the records of Dr. Crawford, one of the founding members of the Political Equality League her: bit.ly/4dkXXC4
On the final day of our annual inventory week closure, here are the post manager and clerk at Lac Seul post checking stock. This is a screen shot from a 1951 HBC film called "Trading in the North."
We are currently closed for our annual inventory week and are sharing inventory related records. This is an inventory of the remaining goods at York Factory, Manitoba in 1688-1689. This is one of the earliest inventories of HBC trade goods held at the #HBCArchives.
The Archives Research Room will be closed September 9-13 for our annual inventory week. So, our posts this week will feature inventories of various kinds. Among the pages of a Inspector of Public Institutions Inventory Book is list of plants in the greenhouse from 1911.
The Archives Research Room will be closed September 14-18 for our annual inventory week. bit.ly/4i5c2qC
Next week the Archives Research Room will be closed for our annual inventory week. Keeping on theme, here is an #HBC inventory of the goods remaining at Churchill in July 1718. See any interesting items? bit.ly/4iKnDvs
The Archives Research Room is closed for Labour Day on September 7. bit.ly/4wOzD2u
Back to school fashion from the 1930s, care of #HBC and Riverbend School for Girls, now @balmoralhall. #HBCArchives bit.ly/4qCoPmp
