THE LORD SELKIRK ASSOCIATION

of RUPERT’S LAND

Incorporated 1910

Cairn in St. John’s Park

To commemorate the 150th anniversary of Lord Selkirk’s 1817 visit to the settlement.

Tommy Prince Statue

Tommy Prince, decorated war hero and descendant of Chief Peguis whose commemorative statue was placed in Kildonan Park on Novv. 11, 1989 by our Association.

Cairn in Joe Zuken Heritage Park

Commemorating the first planting of wheat in 1812 by Miles Macdonell

Chief Peguis, Friend of the settlers

Statue erected in Kildonan Park in 1923 by the Lord Selkirk Association of Rupert’s Land.

Chief Peguis, Friend of the settlers

Statue erected in Kildonan Park in 1923 by the Lord Selkirk Association of Rupert’s Land.

Peguis Monument

At historic St. Peter’s Dynevor Church, erected by the Lord Selkirk Association of Rupert’s Land in 1924.

Lord Selkirk Sugar Maple

Commemorative plaque beside the Lord Selkirk Sugar Maple, located on Government House grounds. Erected by the Bicentenary Committee in 2012.

Plaque at Legislative Building

Erected by the Bicentennial Committee in 2012 to commemorate the 200 years since the Selkirk Settlers arrived at the Red River Settlement. This plaque is located in the Manitoba Legislative Building.

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The Association serves as a link to bind together the descendants of the hardy men and women who first settled on the banks of the Red River in the early 1800s, and to perpetuate the memory and preserve the spirit, traditions, and history of those first agricultural settlers.

News and Upcoming Events

June 11th, 2017

You are invited!

Please join us at

Kildonan Park, Shelter 2 (Fox and Deer)

on

Sunday June 11th from 12:30 to 4:00.

Join in group games.

Play bocce ball, croquet & frisbee.

Tour the cemetery at Old Kildonan Church.

Enjoy a hot dog & drink at a beautiful Winnipeg Park.

This is a chance to encourage your kids, grandkids, siblings, aunts, uncles, and cousins who may not regularly attend the annual luncheon of The Lord Selkirk Association of Rupert’s Land to join you at a free casual event that engages them in learning a bit of their history.

For more information and to register contact Twila MacNair 204-231-5679 or [email protected]

Please let us know how many people you are bringing so we will have enough hotdogs for everyone!

There will be a basket for an optional donation to help offset the costs of this event.

July 16-23, 2017

BICENTENARY OF THE VISIT OF LORD SELKIRK TO THE RED RIVER COLONY

200th Anniversary of the visit of Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk and the signing of the Selkirk Treaty will be commemorated with events taking place in Winnipeg. Further details to follow.

Links

Manitoba Historical Society

Red River Selkirk Settlement Bicentenary

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