Manitoba Historical Society
Manitoba has an amazing heritage of clay mining and brick making in dozens of small towns. This information will be gathered on the MHS website.
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$5,000 |
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 Lt. Col. William Barker, Victoria Cross, Distinguished Service Order and bar, Military Cross and 2 bars, Mentioned in Dispatches (3), Croix de guerre (France) and Silver Medal of Military Valour (2, Italy).  Post Road Heritage Group, Emerson  Knox Presbyterian Church, Selkirk  Neubergthal Heritage Foundation 
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City of Dauphin
A series of historical statues will tell Dauphin’s story. One of them will depict William Barker, VC, Canada’s most decorated veteran. He was born in Dauphin and raised nearby.
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$15,000 |
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Post Road Heritage Group, Emerson
This small, dedicated group is preserving and interpreting Fort Dufferin which is arguably the most significant heritage site in western Canada.
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$7,500 |
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Knox Presbyterian Church, Selkirk
This heritage church is 140 years old, and was designed by Samuel Hooper. It boasts amazing stained glass windows that are being restored.
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$10,000 |
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Charleswood Historical Society, Winnipeg
This grant will help with the ongoing restoration of the historic Caron House.
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$2,500 |
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Neubergthal Heritage Foundation
The Village of Neubergthal in southern Manitoba is a National Historic Site celebrating Mennonite housebarn architecture. Restoration and adaptive re-use of the Eddie Schmidt Housebarn will be advanced with this grant. It is payable over 2 years.
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$100,000 |
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St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Churchill
This historic church, formerly located at York Factory, houses the remarkable Lady Jane Franklin window. New siding has been acquired.
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$10,000 |
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New Iceland Heritage Museum, Gimli
The Museum has developed an exhibit and documentary describing how John and Betsey Ramsay, a Cree couple, essentially ensured the survival of the first Icelandic immigrants in the 1870s.
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$10,000 |
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