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
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2016 AT1:00 P.M.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND LUNCHEON, LITTLE BRITAIN CHURCH AND HALL
Little Britain United Church, 5879 Hwy #9, Lockport, MB, just south of Lower Fort Garry
$15.00 per person – includes: soup, salad, sandwiches and dessert, tour of headstones following the meeting, entertainment.
