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Convent built for the Grey Nuns
1845-1851
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Interior wood construction of the Convent at St. Boniface.
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St. Boniface-where Josette's story begins. Carts at lower Ft. Garry, similar to those called Red River Carts
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| 494 Tache Ave., St. Boniface (204) 237-4500
In the oldest building in the City of Winnipeg, erected for the Grey Nuns in 1846, also the largest oak log building in North America and also the first institutional building in Western Canada. The museum’s displays interpret Metis, French-Canadian, and Missionary life on the prairies. The museum is open year-round and has special programs during the January Festival du Voyageur.
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