I went to Weston Elementary School when I was little and living on Gallagher Avenue in Winnipeg.  One of my strongest memories from grade three was the start of creative writing.  Our teacher would cut out pictures from magazines and paste them on construction paper.  The picture would be passed around from one desk to the next through the classroom and our assignment was to write a story about it.  The pupil with the best story was awarded the picture as a prize.  How great is that?

Over the years I have developed a rather keen interest in old photographs.  So it is that I find that I have spent countless hours poking through old picture collections.  One of my favourite places to search is the Manitoba Archives.  The staff are excellent and very helpful.

Here are a few of the pictures I found.    This one is part of the Sisler Collection and was taken in around 1915. The note on the file says “Clearing Land South of Elma.”  I am using pictures in my video montage that will be presented at Tarbut tomorrow night at the Rady Jewish Community Centre.  The others are early pictures of Downtown Winnipeg.