This wooden building at Ladywood in the Rural Municipality of Brokenhead, designed by Roy Millbrant of Beausejour, was constructed between 1929 and 1931 with the assistance of Steve Chipilski of Ladywood for owners Henry Gabel (1899-1975) and Mary Sternat Gabel (1909-1990). They operated it as a general store until closure in 1975.
A provincially-designated historic site, the building was later used as a community museum. South-facing verandahs on the first and second floors were removed sometime between 2019 and 2023.
Gabel’s General Store at Ladywood (May 1960) by John H. Warkentin
Source: John Warkentin Fonds, 2009-029/001, ASC15545, York University
The former Gabel’s General Store at Ladywood (September 2013)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
The former Gabel’s General Store at Ladywood (February 2017)
Source: George Penner
The former Gabel’s General Store at Ladywood (June 2019)
Source: Rose Kuzina
The former Gabel’s General Store at Ladywood (June 2019)
Source: Rose Kuzina
Interior of the former Gabel’s General Store at Ladywood (September 2013)
Source: George Penner
The former Gabel’s General Store at Ladywood (May 2024)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.18009, W96.49724
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Provincially Designated Historic Sites
Marriage registration [Henry Gabel, Mary Stewart], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Gabel’s General Store (Atelier-Ladywood Museum), SW 18-14-8E, Ladywood, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
We thank George Penner, Rose Kuzina, Debby Hlady, and Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 3 August 2024
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