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The seance room headline Psychic News January 16 2943.

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Contacting the undead

October 23, 2020 — 
University of Manitoba Libraries' Archives & Digital Collections launch the full Psychic News digital archives - 1932-2010 on October 31, 2020.

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Do you ever look at a stamp and wonder where the image came from?

September 23, 2020 — 
The story behind the Dr. Bruce Chown Canada Post stamp

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The Grand Reveal: A behind-the-scenes peek at the UM Archives

December 3, 2019 — 
'We ourselves might have done a few odd things here and there over the years too.'

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Head of UM Archives leaves a rich legacy

December 3, 2019 — 
But it's Shelley Sweeney’s passion, infectious energy and enthusiasm that will be missed most

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Event poster for Marshall McLuhan event

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Honouring the groundbreaking legacy of Marshall McLuhan

November 26, 2019 — 
Special symposium and reception at U of M Archives & Special Collections on Nov. 28

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The sketch drawn by Stefan Michalak of the UFO that he encountered near Falcon Lake in 1967

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The Falcon Lake UFO Files

October 31, 2019 — 
On May 20, 1967, something happened in the wilderness around Falcon Lake, Manitoba, that has never been adequately explained

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‘The Very Model of a Modern Research Scientist’

October 11, 2019 — 
Reginald Buller, one of the first six professors hired by the University in 1904 to teach “modern science,” featured in new Archives exhibit.

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Reginald Buller Exhibit October 17, 2019

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Exhibition recreates office and lab of prolific, unique founding professor

October 11, 2019 — 
A new exhibition by Archives & Special Collections, UM Libraries, will honour the legacy of Arthur Henry Reginald Buller, one of the first six professors hired by the University in 1904.

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Photo of Main Street in Winnipeg on June 21, 1919 from the Eva Stewart collection with Archives of Manitoba. // Image from Archives of Manitoba/Twitter

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Bloody Saturday, a key moment in Winnipeg’s history

May 7, 2019 — 
Digital archives exhibition provides context for 1919 Winnipeg General Strike

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Winnipeg Riots, 1919. Photo from UM Archives & Special Collections.

Unbreakable: The Spirit of the Strike

April 30, 2019 — 
An exhibition commemorates the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919

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