Selkirk Settlers: A Rich Collection of Records

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Selkirk Settlers: Artifacts from the Wintering Camp

Dr. Roland Sawatzky tells us about the Wintering Camp collection, artifacts discovered in an archaeological dig where the first work party of Selkirk Settlers wintered near York Factory on the Hudson’s Bay.

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Selkirk Settlers: Mapping the Red River Colony

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Selkirk Settlers: Origins of the Red River Colony

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