MHM St. Norbert - Winnipeg MB - Manitoba Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Marker Name: St Norbert / Saint-Norbert Agency: The Historic Sites Advisory Board of Manitoba Languages: English, French Location: East of the small visitor centre St Norbert Provincial Heritage Park Turnbull Drive Marker Text: St. Norbert The first inhabitant of this region were former employees of the fur companies who settled here, with their Métis families, between 1822-1825. Their main occupation remained for many years the buffalo hunt and prairie freighting with Red River carts. In 1857 Monsignor Taché established here a parish which he named St. Norbert in honour of Monsignor Norbert Provencher, first bishop of St. Boniface. Louis Riel and Monsignor Ritchot organized the resistance movement of 1869-1870 in this community. Saint-Norbert Les premier inhabitant de cette région furent d'anciens employés des compagnies de fourrures venus s'établir ici avec leurs familles métisses entre 1822 et 1825. Pendant de nombreuses années, ils continuèrent à se consacrer à la chasse aux bisons et au transport de marchandises à travers les prairies en charrettes de la Rivière Rouge. En 1857, Monseigneur Taché fonda ici une paroisse qu'il nomma Saint-Norbert en l'honneur de Monseigneur Norbert Provencher, premier évêque de Saint-Boniface. C'est ici aussi que Louis Riel et Monseigneur Ritchot organisérent le mouvement de la résistance de 1869-1870. Website: [Web Link] Link to HistoricPlaces.ca or mhs.mb.ca: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   9/30/2012 Peter and Gloria visited it