Hudson’s Bay Company records give public chance to ‘reconnect’ with ancestors – APTN News
May 05, 2025
Dyana Lavallee stares at a copy of a photograph on display to the public at the Hudson’s Bay Company Archives in Winnipeg.
The Métis woman quickly recognizes it as the same one her grandmother had years ago.
“This is my family,” she said referring to the figures in the picture. “I’m actually shaking a bit.”
It’s not the first time Lavallee has visited the archives, but it is the first time she’s seen that photo among the thousands of historical documents that are housed at the Archives of Manitoba.
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