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Gerald A. Friesen
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Historian.
Born at Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, son of teachers ? Friesen and Jean Stewart, he lived there to the age of 17 then attended the University of Saskatchewan, from which he received a BA degree. He later received a PhD degree in History from the University of Toronto. From 1970 to 2011, he taught in the History Department at the University of Manitoba and has written extensively on Prairie and Canadian history.
Among his published works are A Guide to the Study of Manitoba Local History (1981), The Canadian Prairies: A History (1984), River Road: Essays on Manitoba and Prairie History (1996), The West: Regional Debate, National Ambition, Global Age (1999), Citizens and Nation: An Essay on History, Communication, and Canada (2000), Immigrants in Prairie Cities: Ethnic Diversity in Twentieth Century Canada (2009), Thinkers and Dreamers: Historical Essays in Honour of Carl Berger (2011), and The Honourable John Norquay: Indigenous Premier, Canadian Statesman (2024).
In recognition of his community service, he received a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012) and was inducted into the Order of Canada (2022).
His articles for the Manitoba Historical Society:
An Interview with Manitoba Historian, William Lewis Morton
Manitoba History, Number 1, 1981An Interview with Fred McGuinness
Manitoba History, Number 2, 1981An Interview with Jock Brown
Manitoba History, Number 3, 1982The Manitoba Historical Society: A Centennial History
Manitoba History, Number 4, 1982Imports and Exports in the Manitoba Economy 1870-1890
Manitoba History, Number 16, Autumn 1988Review Essay: Can You Trust It: “The View From Here” and the WAG Canadian Collection as Historical Documents
Manitoba History, Number 41, Spring/Summer 2001A Premier, a Tin Box, and a Landlady: Ellen Cooke and the Norquay Papers
Manitoba History, Number 77, Winter 2015Dr. Donald Loveridge
Manitoba History, Number 79, Fall 2015The Honourable John Norquay: Indigenous Premier, Canadian Statesman
Prairie History, Number 13, Winter 2024
Voices of the Grain Trade [Gerald Friesen], 28 November 2014, Friends of Grain Elevators.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 24 December 2024
