lalrePtmettzda Seetaa DEPT. OF INDUSTRY & COMMERCE ROOM 254... PHONE WH 6-7473 PrffilICO of with&rch 16, 1959. LEGISLATIVE BUILDING Release ate WINNIPEG 1, MANITOBA
MINE OF MEMORIES MAY WIN A MEDAL
Prospectors have barely tapped one of Manitoba's most valuable mines.
Not veins of hidden ore -- but the rich heritage of memories looked
away in the minds of pioneers who came here when the province was young.
Other treasure, in the form of journals and old letters, is still
waiting to be discovered in dark cupboards and attics.
The Manitoba Historical Society has announced that it will award
medals to competitors who stake wiming claims on this type of material.
The contest : the Margaret McWilliams competition for historical
essays, collections of local historical material and recorded interviews with
early settlers.
The late Mrs. McWilliams, wife of former Lieutenant-Governor of
Manitoba, R.F. McWilliams, Q.C., was keenly interested in the preservation of
provincial history and was the author of "Manitoba Milestones."
The competition will be judged for interest value at three levels :
amateur, professional, and entries from high school students.
A total of eight medals will be awarded to competitors submitting
entries from the following areas of Manitoba : Northern Manitoba, the federal
electoral districts of Portage, Neepawa and Dauphin; Brandon, Souris, and
Marquette; Selkirk and Springfield; Provencher and Lisgar; Winnipeg north;
Winnipeg south; Winnipeg suburbs and the city of St. Boniface.
All entries -- to have a definite subject and dealing with one
particular place, period or personality -- must be received by September 1.
Notice of intention to submit should he forwarded to the Manitoba Historical
Society, c/o Room 255 Legislative Building, Winnipeg, by July 1.
Additional information and contest rules may be obtained by writing
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