Manitoba Living History Society

After a two year hiatus, this New Year’s Levee certainly had a different flair.  Gone were some of the familiar entertainments, and in their place was a Chinese drum band and very colorful lion dancers.  The lion leapt up the grand staircase and lowered his head asking to be patted, just where I was standing.  The attendance from the public was a fair amount larger, and I think our new Lieutenant Governor can take credit for getting all the Chinese community out to celebrate with him and for him.  We had two official group photos taken, and I hope to get copies in the near future.  Meantime, many pictures will, I’m sure, be posted to the LGM’s website – http://www.lg.gov.mb.ca/index.html (As of today, I can’t find any photos on his website.)

We had 26 of our members in attendance and as I looked around, the members of the public were constantly engaged in conversation with each and every one of us – from the senior statesman (Barry) to the youngest (Rachel).  Thank you all for showing up.  The young teens looked fetching, the young gentlemen and ladies were most colorful.  I was asked several times who we represented, and I could look around and say – there’s Lord Selkirk – there’s his bodyguard, Sgt. Pugh – there’s Peguis – there’s Kate McPherson, Selkirk Settler, there’s the Rev. John Black  – and so on.  Having real names to attach to each of us is proving to be something that resonates with the public.

Thanks for coming out.  Hope you all enjoyed it as much as Barry and I did (even though I was obviously still in mourning for …. someone ….. in my black silk hooped dress).

NEXT UP:

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
SATURDAY JANUARY 23^rd
1:30 P.M. – ST. BONIFACE MUSEUM
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER – Alf Warkentin
Details following board meeting this Wednesday.

Ever in the Past

Judy McPherson
Chair
Manitoba Living History Society

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