History Post-confederation (1867-)
A Guide to the Study of Manitoba Local History
- Publisher
- University of Manitoba Press
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1981
- Category
- Post-Confederation (1867-), Regional Studies
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780887550249
- Publish Date
- Jan 1981
- List Price
- $25.00
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Local history buffs, students, teachers, and armchair historians will find a wealth of information and practical advice in this guide to the study of local history. The authors explore some of the most fruitful areas of research in such themes as the environment, population, transportation and communication, agriculture, politics, social and family life. In five appendices they provide more detailed information for the determined researcher. Specific advice is given on compiling a community archive or data base, and on publishing a local history. An extensive bibliography and a guide to local archives complete the book.
About the authors
Gerald Friesen taught Canadian history at the University of Manitoba from 1970–2011. He has written several books, including The Canadian Prairies: A History and Citizens and Nation, and is co-author of Immigrants in Prairie Cities. Former president of the Canadian Historical Association, he was an advisor on CBC-Radio Canada’s television series Canada: A People’s History. He lives in Winnipeg.
Barry Potyondi is Director of Research, Great Plains Research Consultants