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Title: The mother tongue; book one : lessons in speaking, reading, and writing English
Type: print
Identifier (PID): yul:965106

Title: Chan family videos : RCMP weddings : part 3 of 4
Description: Project and donor contributed description follows: "In the 1960s Kate’s dad, George admired the RCMP and made a point of befriending them. This segment includes four RCMP weddings. Here at Virden United Church George, like much of the town, waits to see the bride and groom. George would later go on to screen these films at the town Holiday parties. The Chan family was the only Chinese family in the community and his relationship with the RCMP helped him maintain his business as the owner of the Virden Café. It also helped that Kate’s mother, Clara, was Russian and hostess at their café."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-035 / 001 (03)
Date: [196-]
Identifier: 2019-035 / 001 (03)
Identifier (PID): yul:1152069

Title: Chan family videos : RCMP weddings : part 4 of 4
Description: Project and donor contributed description follows: "In the 1960s Kate’s dad, George admired the RCMP and made a point of befriending them. This segment includes four RCMP weddings. Here at Virden United Church George, like much of the town, waits to see the bride and groom. George would later go on to screen these films at the town Holiday parties. The Chan family was the only Chinese family in the community and his relationship with the RCMP helped him maintain his business as the owner of the Virden Café. It also helped that Kate’s mother, Clara, was Russian and hostess at their café."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-035 / 001 (04)
Date: [196-]
Identifier: 2019-035 / 001 (04)
Identifier (PID): yul:1152070

Title: Chan family videos : Stan marching with a tuba is in his Virden Band uniform
Description: Project and donor contributed description follows: "Filmed by Kate and Stan’s dad, George, in 1963. George staged this shot of Stan is in his Virden Band uniform marching with his alto horn in his bedroom before going downstairs into the world. Four years later the Virden Band would go on to play at Expo ’67 in Montreal."
Type: video files
Accession / Box: 2018-039 / 001 (02)
Date: 1963
Identifier: 2018-039 / 001 (02)
Identifier (PID): yul:1152064

Title: Chan family videos : House with Christmas decorations
Description: Item consists of footage of a snowy house with Christmas decorations on the lawn. Project and donor contributed description follows: "George Chan filmed Christmas decorations in town, day and night."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-035 / 001 (07)
Date: [196-?]
Identifier: 2019-035 / 001 (07)
Identifier (PID): yul:1152073

Title: Chan family videos : RCMP weddings : part 1 of 4
Description: Project and donor contributed description follows: "In the 1960s Kate’s dad, George admired the RCMP and made a point of befriending them. This segment includes four RCMP weddings. Here at Virden United Church George, like much of the town, waits to see the bride and groom. George would later go on to screen these films at the town Holiday parties. The Chan family was the only Chinese family in the community and his relationship with the RCMP helped him maintain his business as the owner of the Virden Café. It also helped that Kate’s mother, Clara, was Russian and hostess at their café."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-035 / 001 (01)
Date: [196-]
Identifier: 2019-035 / 001 (01)
Identifier (PID): yul:1152066

Title: Chan family videos : Queen Elizabeth’s Christmas message
Description: Project and donor contributed description follows: "George films the TV and captures Queen Elizabeth's message to start off the Christmas day."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-035 / 001 (08)
Date: [196-?]
Identifier: 2019-035 / 001 (08)
Identifier (PID): yul:1152074

Title: Chan family videos : Christmas 1962 sign
Description: Item consists of footage of a sign with Christmas 1962 written on red. Project and donor contributed description follows: "Christmas 1962: George captures holiday decorations, neon lights, dinner and his kids opening presents, etc."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-035 / 001 (05)
Date: 25 Dec. 1962
Identifier: 2019-035 / 001 (05)
Identifier (PID): yul:1152071

Title: Land map : Manitoba, Southern portion
Description: This is a map of Manitoba in 1953 showing Crown and school lands, roads, schools, Indian reserves, forest reserves and national parks.
Type: Maps
Date: 1953
Identifier: 3541/G4/506/1953
Identifier (PID): yul:1151137

Title: The Hudson Bay railway : plan showing proposed locations from the PAS mission to Hudson Bay
Description: This is a base map of proposed routes for the Hudson Bay Railway from the 1890s.
Type: Maps
Date: [1890]
Identifier: 3541/P3/633/[189-]
Identifier (PID): yul:1151090

Title: Chan family videos : RCMP dinner at Virden Café
Description: Item consists of footage of town decorations and individuals at a restaurant. Project and donor contributed description follows: "An RCMP dinner at Virden Café including all of the grooms and brides."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-035 / 001 (06)
Date: [196-?]
Identifier: 2019-035 / 001 (06)
Identifier (PID): yul:1152072

Title: Chan family videos : Opening presents and playing
Description: Project and donor contributed description follows: "Kate and her siblings open presents and set the scene for a play her dad directed with typewriter and doctor/nurse kits. Kate’s mom is in the silk housecoat. Joyce plays piano and they all gather to sing around her."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-035 / 001 (09)
Date: [196-?]
Identifier: 2019-035 / 001 (09)
Identifier (PID): yul:1152075