Gerald A. Friesen

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Gerald A. Friesen
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Historian.

He is a retired Senior Fellow at St. John’s College, University of Manitoba. He taught in the History Department for forty years 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, 1981

An Interview with Fred McGuinness
Manitoba History, Number 2, 1981

An Interview with Jock Brown
Manitoba History, Number 3, 1982

The Manitoba Historical Society: A Centennial History
Manitoba History, Number 4, 1982

Imports and Exports in the Manitoba Economy 1870-1890
Manitoba History, Number 16, Autumn 1988

Review Essay: Can You Trust It: The View From Here and the WAG Canadian Collection as Historical Documents
Manitoba History, Number 41, Spring/Summer 2001

A Premier, a Tin Box, and a Landlady: Ellen Cooke and the Norquay Papers
Manitoba History, Number 77, Winter 2015

Dr. Donald Loveridge
Manitoba History, Number 79, Fall 2015

The Honourable John Norquay: Indigenous Premier, Canadian Statesman
Prairie History, Number 13, Winter 2024

Page revised: 9 November 2024