St. Vincent Memories

There was always reason to fear danger from an Indian attack in hunting on the plains. In 1856, the Pembina hunters were attacked by the Y...

FOUNDING OF PEMBINA Pembina Post Established The Park River Post having been abandoned May 4, 1801, and the Langlois party having joined Hen...

This historical essay, one of many written by hundreds of Red River Valley students, is about a local area family many of us know first-hand...

The Red River colony and the Hudson's Bay Company - Between 1774 and 1821, traders from the HBC and Montreal built rival posts through...

I grew up during the 60's and 70's, right when there was a revival of interest in films like Frankenstein, Dracula, and the 50's...

As he approached Joseph Grant's house that Christmas afternoon, Ian puzzled over the blanket-covered bay horse tied by the front gate. C...

A great film about the story of how the railroad was built that crossed Canada...

Liquor running. It has a long history in our region. As a result of prohibition in the United States, a chain of liquor warehouses was est...

I recently obtained a second-hand copy of Roy P. Johnson 's Red River Valley . It's an invaluable resource containing articles publi...

To the cry of " La commerce est libre " from the armed Metis stationed outside the courtroom, the monopoly of the Hudson's Bay...