Minister of Tourism, Culture, Heritage, Sport and Consumer Protection Ron Lemieux (far right) and Manitoba Historical Society president Harry Duckworth eye a 
display of the 27 local histories donated by the MHS to the Manitoba Legislative Library last week. Also pictured are assistant deputy minister Veronica Dyck, Jason Woloski, Manitoba Legislative Library’s head of collections and development and librarian Meghan Hansen.

Rare and ‘last copy’ history books donated to Legislative Library

The books are now a protected resource for those researching their family or community history

Those who may be researching their family’s roots or just love reading about rural Manitoba’s diverse and vibrant past now have a few more resources to guide their search at the Manitoba Legislative Library. Twenty-seven rare and last copy local history books from the Manitoba Historical Society (MHS) have been donated to the Manitoba Legislative