Snapshot of a turn of the century threshing gang

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Photo courtesy of the Manitoba Agricultural Museum. A 1905 photo of the Sinclair Brown threshing gang, taken by Osborne Photo.

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Manitoba Agricultural Museum

In 1905, Sinclair Brown arranged for Osborne Photo to take a photograph of his threshing crew, which is the photo seen here. Unfortunately, when the photo was donated to the Manitoba Agricultural Museum, no information accompanied the photo so we have no idea who the men seen in the photo are or where Sinclair Brown was operating. However, the Manitoba Historical Society lists A. Osborne as being a photographer in Boissevain. So it may well be Sinclair Brown was operating in the Boissevain area.  

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McCreary School 2016 award winners

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McCreary School

McCreary School Graduation 2016 was held on Saturday, June 25 at 2:30 pm in the school gymnasium with the chosen theme of “The Rest is Still Unwritten”. The graduates were Jenna Law and Cheyenne Levandoski, both graduating with Honours (80 per cent or higher).

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Sayer wins Minnedosa Senior Ladies’ Open

By Eoin Devereux

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Giselle Sayer has taken top spot in this year’s edition of the Minnedosa Senior Ladies’ Open.  Sayer was able to claim the championship flight by shooting a round of 89, finishing two strokes ahead of Sherril Flick (91). Jayne Troop finished in third place with a 92, while Lois Fowler ended up in fourth posittion with a 93. 

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Lots of unique artifacts at the museum

By Lea Heschuck

Beautiful Plains Museum

If you haven’t visited the Beautiful Plains Museum yet this year, or have never visited the museum at all, I strongly recommend coming for a tour. This is my third year as curator of the Beautiful Plains Museum and I am still finding artifacts that I haven’t noticed before because there is so much to see. A few of my favorite artifacts on display are the hand carved model ship, moustache cups, Edison phonograph and photograph of a moose team.

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Plaque unveiling a chance to go ‘over the top’

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Manitoba’s historic contributions to the Great War will come to life once again on Sunday, July 24, with commemorative activities and the unveiling of a memorial plaque at the Camp Hughes Military Training Site, located near Carberry, Manitoba.

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