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James George “Jim” Blanchard
Librarian, historian. Born in Minnedosa and grew up in Brandon, he received a BA in History from Brandon University in 1969, an MA in History from University of Manitoba in 1976 and an MLS from the University of Western Ontario in 1977. He worked as a professional librarian in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, serving as a reference librarian at Winnipeg Public Library, as the Librarian of the Canadian Grain Commission, Director of Public Library Services for the Province of Manitoba, and as Head of Reference Services at Elizabeth Dafoe Library at the University of Manitoba. He was married twice and has three children. Jim has published articles on the history of the grain industry and Manitoba social history and published a history of the Canadian Grain Commission. He edited a collection of early Manitoba Historical Society publications which were published in 2002 as A Thousand Miles of Prairie by the University of Manitoba Press. He served as President of the Manitoba Historical Society (2000-2002). In 2006, his book Winnipeg 1912: Diary of a City won a Margaret McWilliams Award. In 2010, he published Winnipeg’s Great War: A City Comes of Age about the transformative effects of the First World War on the City of Winnipeg. It also won a Margaret McWilliams Award. In 2019, he received a Lieutenant Governor's Award for Historical Preservation and Promotion in recognition of his work in promoting awareness of the history of Winnipeg. His articles for the Manitoba Historical Society:
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