Manitoba Day Award for Jim Blanchard's Winnipeg's Great War

In early May, Jim Blanchard’s Winnipeg’s Great War: A City Comes of Age was one of nine recipients of the Manitoba Day Award, presented by the Association of Manitoba Archives.

The award recognizes users of archives who have completed an original work of excellence which contributes to the understanding and celebration of Manitoba history.

The fourth annual awards were presented at a ceremony at the City of Winnipeg Archives on William Ave.

Winnipeg’s Great War: A City Comes of Age also received the 2010 Margaret McWilliams Popular History Award.