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Pacific Ocean 1589 by Abraham Ortelius. // Perry-Castañeda Library (PCL) Map Collection, Public Domain

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This year in notable history books

December 19, 2014 — 
A bit of history with your holiday? History liaison librarian Kyle Feenstra on best reads of 2014

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Top 5 archived oddities

December 18, 2014 — 
Alien heads, hockey sticks, scrapbooks and more from the depths of Dafoe

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Studying in the Elizabeth Dafoe Library

Top 5 #umstudyspaces

December 15, 2014 — 
Finding that perfect place to study and finish assignments at the end of the semester

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Coffee With A Co-worker: Jim Blanchard

December 10, 2014 — 
Childhood hero? 'Roy Rogers. I think it was his hat.'

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Libraries, a resource and place of choice

December 2, 2014 — 
Our libraries deserve your support

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All-nighter helps students fight procrastination

November 20, 2014 — 
Long Night against Procrastination returns for fifth year to help students get a handle on their homework

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war letters

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Stories home from the front

November 10, 2014 — 
Archives has a Tumblr site featuring the letters of a First World War soldier

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Cover of the first Manitoban student newspaper, published on NOv. 5 in 1914

100 years of The Manitoban

November 4, 2014 — 
The official student newspaper of the University of Manitoba published its first paper on November 5, 1914, making it one of Canada's centennial newspapers.

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A Haunting in Fort Garry

October 30, 2014 — 
As we approach Halloween, the University of Manitoba continues to demonstrate it is a source for information – and speculation – not only about what is known, but what is unknown.

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Eileen Sykes' Ouija Board

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The Spookiest Party Game in the Archives

October 30, 2014 — 
Among the nearly two dozen paranormal-related collections in the University of Manitoba Libraries Archives is a unique set of materials including an authentic Ouija Board.

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