Manitoba Historic Sites Tour

What is it?

• This project will test your knowledge of the essential questions in Canadian history.

There are 18 essential questions.

Example

What are we doing?

• Your goal is to create a Canadian history tour.
• Your tour will have us visit historic sites in Manitoba to learn about the essential questions!

What are the options?

• PowerPoint
• Interactive Poster
• Brochure
• Research Paper
• Something Else?

Should the project be realistic?

• Yes. Your tour should take no more than 14 days.
• Travel time matters. It wouldn't make sense to tour Winnipeg and Churchill on the same day.

How do we get started?

• Choose a question, and start looking for landmarks!
• mhs.ca
• Be creative. Landmarks closer to home, or largely unknown, are often more meaningful.

Could we get an example?

• How did industrialization change life for Canadians?

Day One - First Tour Stop

Snyder Brickyard

• established 1907 in Portage la Prairie, a large employer
• manufactured 84,000 bricks a day at its peak
• located at N49.97958, W98.27312

The Brick Advantage

• made from clay, a natural material
• mass production
• uniformity
• strength, hard once it is fired

Manitoba Industry

• there were once more than 50 brick companies in Manitoba
• between 1890 and 1910 Winnipeg's population grew five fold to 110 000 citizens
• bricks were a key building material
• brick making provided a lot of jobs and was used to make homes and factories

End of the Brick Age

• labour becomes more expensive as workers organize
• wood houses are easier to insulate and wire
• framers can do in a day what it would take bricklayers to do in two weeks
• wood is less expensive

Sources

• Historica Canada - Industrialization
• mhs.ca - Snyder Brickyard and Manitoba Bricks
• Manitoba History, Spring 2016, Shoal Lake Aqueduct

Tips

• Be creative. If you want top marks don't pick obvious places to visit like Riel's grave in St. Boniface.
• The community hall in St. Ambroise might also be a great site to tell the story of the Metis people!

Metis Festival

Marvelous Metis

Tips

• Ask around. Friends and neighbours may have ideas.
• There are lots of sites right in the Portage la Prairie area.

Process

• You will answer a minimum of 5 essential questions.
• Each answer will involve a Manitoba historic site.

Bonus

• You can revise your work as we go along.
• We will only record your highest mark on each question.
• It is possible to get 100%.

Poplar Point

Installation Art

Woodworking

Questions?