This Winnipeg-based company was founded in 1878 by James Henderson. It published directories of major cities in western Canada, including Brandon (Manitoba), Calgary (Alberta), Edmonton (Alberta), Fort William and Portt Arthur (Ontario; now Thunder Bay), Lethbridge (Alberta), Medicine Hat (Alberta), Moose Jaw (Saskatchewan), North Battleford (Saskatchewan), Portage la Prairie (Manitoba), Prince Albert (Saskatchewan), Regina (Saskatchewan), Saskatoon (Saskatchewan), Swift Current (Saskatchewan), Winnipeg (Manitoba), and Yorkton (Saskatchewan), until 2000.
Period
President
?-1918
James Henderson (1846-1919)
1918-1957
James Selby Henderson (1878-1957)
1957-?
David W. Evans (?-1995)
Period
Vice-President
?-?
Robert Black “Bert” Henderson (1882-1951)
c1957
David W. Evans (?-1995)
Period
Office Location (Winnipeg)
1878-1898
Post office box
1899-1902
398 Main Street (Dundee Block)
1902-1906
416 Main Street (Room 420, McIntyre Block)
1906-1955
279-281 Garry Street (Henderson Directories Building)
1955-1969
419 McMillan Avenue
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Henderson Directories Building / Army Navy and Air Force Veterans Building (279-281 Garry Street, Winnipeg)
Obituary [David W. Evans], Winnipeg Free Press, 18 February 1995, page 51.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 27 March 2024
