Saturday, 19 January 2008
Fort Garry Hotel, Winnipeg
Reception: 6:00 p.m., dinner: 7:00 p.m.
The 43rd annual John A. Macdonald Dinner of the Manitoba Historical Society will be held this year on Saturday, 19 January 2008 at the Fort Garry Hotel at 6:00 p.m. Jim Ingebrigtsen will be master of ceremonies and the after dinner address will be given by the Honourable Roland Penner. Roland is the son of a distinguished and politically active North End family who has had a fascinating career, ranging from bookseller to provincial Attorney-General at the time of the Meech Lake accord. He has just published his memoirs, copies of which will be available for sale and autographing at the dinner. There will be a silent auction.
Because of a number of comments that the ticket price was preventing some members from attending this gala event, the MHS Executive this year has decided to reduce the price to $55 per person, roughly the cost of the meal. We hope that members will welcome this significant change, and that the attendance at this year’s dinner will both justify the change and create a positive experience on the night. No gratis wine can be provided at this price, and of course, no charitable tax receipt can be issued for the $55 ticket. Many members are accustomed to making donations to the Society at this time of year, however, and such donations are an important part of the Society’s revenue. All donations above the $55 cost of a ticket will be most gratefully received, and tax receipts will be issued for them, as usual.
Important Note: After the Dinner, why drive home in the cold when you can relax in the splendor of this magnificent hotel? We have arranged a special overnight rate of $139 (double occupancy) which includes a sumptuous room and the hotel’s legendary Sunday brunch. Please call the Fort Garry Hotel (204-942-8251) to reserve your room & brunch. Be sure to ask for the “Sir John A. Macdonald Dinner” rate when calling - they may not find the rate under any other variation of the name.
Three ways to obtain tickets for the 2008 Sir John A. Macdonald Fundraising Dinner1. Send e-mail to the MHS office at info@mhs.mb.ca with your name, telephone number, and ticket order. We will call you back to complete the financial details. 2. Call the MHS office at 204-947-0559 during office hours (Wednesdays and Thursdays, 1:00 to 5:00 PM) and speak to Jacqueline Friesen (MHS Office Manager). 3. Call the MHS office at 204-947-0559 anytime and leave a message. We will call you back to complete the details. |
Roland Penner will be the featured speaker at the
43rd Annual Sir John A. Macdonald Dinner,
to be held on 19 January 2008.
Born in Winnipeg in 1924, Roland Penner became involved after his return from active service during World War II with the communist Labour Progressive Party and later with the New Democratic Party of Manitoba. He practiced law for 15 years and, in 1972, was the first Chairperson of Manitoba’s new legal aid system. In this position, he helped lay the basis for a system that is still considered one of the best in Canada. In 1981, Penner was elected to the Manitoba Legislature and appointed Government House Leader, Chair of the Treasury Board, and Attorney General in the NDP government of Howard Pawley. Penner served as Attorney General, Minister Responsible for Constitutional Affairs and, for a brief period, as Minister of Education. He was Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba, where he still teaches Constitutional Law. Penner was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada in 2000, being cited for his contribution to legal aid and human rights.
A Glowing Dream: A Memoir, published in October 2007 by Winnipeg’s J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing, is a tumultuous history that journeys with the Penner family from Russia where the threat of exile loomed, to Winnipeg’s North End, and leads up to Roland’s expansive political career.
The evening will include a silent auction. Proceeds of this fundraiser, held in the historic Fort Garry Hotel, benefit the work of the Manitoba Historical Society, western Canada’s oldest historical society, founded in 1879. The Society owns and operates Dalnavert Museum, the magnificent 1895 home of Sir Hugh John Macdonald, the only son of Sir John A. Macdonald.
Please contact the MHS office at 204-947-0559 or info@mhs.mb.ca if you would be willing to sponsor the Sir John A. Macdonald Fundraising Dinner. Tax receipts are issued for the value of donated items.
Lot
Description
Donor(s)
1
Matted poster “Summer Suite” by Ivan Eyre
Ivan Eyre
2
Matted poster “White Plain” by Ivan Eyre
Ivan Eyre
3
Busts of Sir John A. Macdonald and John G. Diefenbaker, by sculptor Josef Randa
Bill Neville, Mrs. Randa
4
Two matted antique prints, Upper Fort Garry and Lower Fort Garry, circa 1869
Harry Duckworth
5
Custom-made scarf by Judith Hudson Beattie
Judith Hudson Beattie
6
Autographed copy of Undelivered Letters to Hudson’s Bay Company Men, and eight hours of research at the Hudson's Bay Company Archives, by former HBCA Keeper Judith Hudson Beattie
Judith Hudson Beattie
7
Costume Museum passes, tshirts, hats, two Manitoba Museum passes, two tickets to Theatre Projects Manitoba
Costume Museum of Canada, Manitoba Museum, Theatre Projects Manitoba
8
Two collector plates: Canada 1867-1967, and old legislative building
Carl James
9
Mariaggi Hotel gift certificate, two tickets to Prairie Theatre Exchange, two tickets to Theatre Projects Manitoba
Mariaggi Hotel, Prairie Theatre Exchange, Theatre Projects Manitoba
10
Political history book bundle: A Glowing Dream by Roland Penner, Dancing Backward by Sharon Carstairs and Tim Higgins, A View From the Ledge by Herb Schulz
CBC Radio Manitoba, Heartland Associates
11
Gift basket
Pavilion Gallery
12
Gift basket
Joyce Wawrykow
15
Nature book bundle: Pelicans to Polar Bears, Watching Wildlife in Manitoba by Catherine Senecal, Naturescape Manitoba by Manitoba Naturalists Society, Little Trees, Big Sky by Tim Hauf and Conger Beasley Jr., The Land Where the Sky Begins by Dennis Fast and Barbara Huck, Watchable Wildlife Calendar 2008
Manitoba Conservation
14
Wine basket (2 red, 2 white, 1 ice wine)
Premier Consulting
15
Cologne basket, Edward Carriere Salon gift certificate, Closet Chick Clothing Boutique $25 gift certificate
Emerson Duty-Free, Edward Carriere Salon, Closet Chick Clothing Boutique
16
Parks bundle: Forged iron candle holder by blacksmith at Lower Fort Garry, and mounted poster of Ukkusiksalik National Park
Parks Canada
17
Road warrior bundle: Laptop bag, portfolio, travel mug, Mozart, A Meditation on His Life and Mysterious Death by Stefan Carter
Association of Manitoba Municipalities, Heartland Associates
18
Poster of “Bird’s Eye View of Winnipeg, 1884”, fleece jacket, touque
Burton Lysecki Books, Winnipeg Free Press, CBC Radio Manitoba
19
Gift basket: Art cards, Beaver bow tie, Gabrielle Roy by Andre Vanasse, The New Buffalo, The Struggle for Aboriginal Post-secondary Education in Canada by Blair Stonechild, one-year Kayak subscription, Cats I Have Loved by Pierre Berton, three Kayak issues, one-year Beaver subscription, one Beaver issue, Macdonald by Roy Macskimming
Canada’s National History Society
20
Bust of Pierre E. Trudeau, by sculptor Josef Randa
Mrs. Randa
21
Gift basket: bird feeder, bird seed, Birds of Manitoba book
Fort Whyte Alive
22
Quest For The Bay DVD set, Keepers of the Record: The History of the Hudson's Bay Company Archives by Diedre Simmons
Frantic Films, Hudson's Bay Company Archives (Maureen Dolyniuk)
23
Collectibles bundle: two ceramic hand-painted mugs circa 1960, one small Depression glass plate, three medicine bottles late 1800s
Jennifer Brown
24
Nature bundle: Manitoba maple syrup, art print “Blue Heron” by Heather North
Delta Marsh Field Station (University of Manitoba)
25
Gift basket, stained glass, picture frame
Councilor Jennie Gerbasi, Dennis Butcher, Ross Metcalfe
26
Local history book bundle: Rural Life, Portraits of a Prairie Town, 1946 by James Giffen, Winnipeg 1912 by Jim Blanchard, Influenza 1918, Disease, Death and Struggle in Winnipeg by Esyllt Jones, Musical Ghosts, Manitoba’s Jazz and Dance Bands 1914-1966 by Owen Clark, Emerson history book
University of Manitoba Press, Esyllt Jones, Owen Clark, Wayne Arseny
27
Queen Victoria coronation commemorative broadsheet
Manitoba Historical Society
28
Windbreaker, shirts, hats
Winnipeg Realtors, Ross Metcalfe
29
Wine-lovers bundle: Wine tool kit, wine, wine glasses
Wellington West Holdings, Carl James, Ross Metcalfe
30
Costume Museum of Canada passes, tshirts, hats
Costume Museum
31
Biography book bundle: Alien Heart, The Life and Work of Margaret Laurence by Lyall Powers, Travelling Passions by Gisli Palsson, William Barker VC by Wayne Ralph
University of Manitoba Press, CBC Radio Manitoba
32
Thriller book bundle with wine: Break No Bones by Kathy Reiches, A Rare Interest in Corpses by Ann Granger, Stripped by Brian Freeman, In At The Death by David Wishart
Whodunit Books
33
Souvenir piece of Empire Hotel, three-hour heritage consultation by architect Wins Bridgman
Giles Bugailiskis, Bridgman Collaborative Architecture
34
Eight-inch digital picture frame, CBC touque
Lawton Partners, CBC Radio Manitoba
35
Fireside book bundle with hot chocolate: Dying To Be Thin by Kathryn Lilley, The Fright of the Iguana by Linda Johnston, The Chocolate Jewel Case by Joanna Carl, Tapped Out by Natalie Roberts, Some Like It Hot Buttered by Jeffrey Cohen
Whodunit Books
36
Early Manitoba history book bundle: A Good and Wise Measure, The Search for the Canadian-American Boundary, 1783-1842 by Francis Carroll, Voices From Hudson Bay by Flora Beardy and Robert Coutts, The Road to the Rapids, Nineteenth Century Church and Society at St. Andrew’s Parish, Red River by Robert Coutts, Crossroads of the Continent, A History of the Forks of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers by Barbara Huck
Francis Carroll, Robert Coutts, Heartland Associates
37
Fun and games bundle: NHL Collectors Game Set, Winnipeg On Board game, Notre Dame Cathedral puzzle
Jock Lehr, Toad Hall Toys
38
Closet Chick Clothing Boutique $25 gift certificate, Forks book, calendar, tote bag, Canadian Heritage Rivers calendar
Closet Chick Clothing Boutique, Wayne Arseny
39
Poster of “Bird’s Eye View of Winnipeg, 1884”, Winnipeg panorama poster, circa 1913
Burton Lysecki Books, Giles Bugailiskis
40
Road warrior bundle: Laptop bag, portfolio, travel mug, Saults and Pollard to Pollard Banknote, A Century in Print by Dave Williamson
Association of Manitoba Municipalities, Lawrie Pollard
41
Night out bundle: Mariaggi Hotel gift certificate, Edward Carriere Salon gift certificate
Mariaggi Hotel, Edward Carriere Salon
42
Social history book bundle: Bienfait, The Saskatchewan Miners’ Struggle of ’31 by Stephen Endicott, The Musical Strike by Danny Schur and Rick Chafe, The Canadian Crucible by Frances Russell, Saults and Pollard to Pollard Banknote, A Century in Print by Dave Williamson
CBC Radio Manitoba, Heartland Associates, Lawrie Pollard
43
Art print “The Pigeons” by Sheldon Sveinson
Simon Lucy
44
Two Royal Winnipeg Ballet tickets
Royal Winnipeg Ballet
45
Encyclopedia of Manitoba by Great Plains Publications
Friesen History Books (Ted Miller)
