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Historic graveyard at the Batoche battlefield in northern Saskatchewan is the final resting place for some prairie pioneers who took part in the Riel (...)
Historic graveyard at the Batoche battlefield in northern Saskatchewan is the final resting place for some prairie pioneers who took part in the Riel (...)

Historic graveyard at the Batoche battlefield in northern Saskatchewan is the final resting place for some prairie pioneers who took part in the Riel (...)

Date6/20/1973
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  • Historic graveyard at the Batoche battlefield in northern Saskatchewan is the final resting place for some prairie pioneers who took part in the Riel (...)
  • Historic graveyard at the Batoche battlefield in northern Saskatchewan is the final resting place for some prairie pioneers who took part in the Riel Rebellion of 1885. Riel was captured here after the defeat of his Metis army. His commander-in-chief; Gabriel Dumont; escaped; later returned and is buried here.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Historic graveyard at the Batoche battlefield in northern Saskatchewan is the final resting place for some prairie pioneers who took part in the Riel Rebellion of 1885. Riel was captured here after the defeat of his Metis army. His commander-in-chief; Gabriel Dumont; escaped; later returned and is buried here.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0004319F
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      We beg to intimate to you the decease of John George Howard, Esquire, of Colborne Lodge, High Park, Toronto, which took place this day, and to convey to you his desire that [the York Pioneers] be present at his funeral
      We beg to intimate to you the decease of John George Howard, Esquire, of Colborne Lodge, High Park, Toronto, which took place this day, and to convey to you his desire that [the York Pioneers] be present at his funeral
      Howard, John George, 1803-1890
      1890
      Memorial marking mass grave of massacred Metis at Batoche, Saskatchewan
      Memorial marking mass grave of massacred Metis at Batoche, Saskatchewan
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      6/20/1973
      Poster pioneers: Daniel Stroud (pictured) and his partner Leonard Dutton took a risk on a Queen's St
      Poster pioneers: Daniel Stroud (pictured) and his partner Leonard Dutton took a risk on a Queen's St
      Beaty, Keith
      9/24/1979
      Resting place: Bodies of some of the 1,513 people who lost their lives in the Titanic disaster lie in this Halifax cemetery
      Resting place: Bodies of some of the 1,513 people who lost their lives in the Titanic disaster lie in this Halifax cemetery
      Griffin, Doug
      4/30/1974
      At cemetery: Mourners from Holy Blossom Cemetery in Scarborough flank the hearse that carried the casket of the late Chief Justice Bora Laskin to its final resting place yesterday
      At cemetery: Mourners from Holy Blossom Cemetery in Scarborough flank the hearse that carried the casket of the late Chief Justice Bora Laskin to its final resting place yesterday
      Darrell, Dick
      3/28/1984
      History of Leeds and Grenville Ontario, : from 1749 to 1879, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers
      History of Leeds and Grenville Ontario, : from 1749 to 1879, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers
      Leavitt, Thad. W. H. (Thaddeus William Henry), 1844?-1909
      1879
      Last of the eight caskets is being carried to the waiting trucks which took the victims of the mine fire to their last resting place following the ser(...)
      Last of the eight caskets is being carried to the waiting trucks which took the victims of the mine fire to their last resting place following the ser(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      6/30/1947
      Pioneer Ingenulty: Ann McRuvie shows Black Creek Pioneer Village visitor Mandy Vallee, 2, how pioneers made pomander balls - oranges spiked with cloves - as air fresheners
      Pioneer Ingenulty: Ann McRuvie shows Black Creek Pioneer Village visitor Mandy Vallee, 2, how pioneers made pomander balls - oranges spiked with cloves - as air fresheners
      Stawicki, Andrew
      12/1/1985
      Maggie Siggins: Author finds Saskatchewan rich with Prairie Gothic tales, where often is heard a discouraging word
      Maggie Siggins: Author finds Saskatchewan rich with Prairie Gothic tales, where often is heard a discouraging word
      Beaty, Keith
      11/19/1991
      Lionel Lester (left) last night was presented the Pioneer of the Year award by Don Watts, president of the Canadian Motion Picture Pioneers
      Lionel Lester (left) last night was presented the Pioneer of the Year award by Don Watts, president of the Canadian Motion Picture Pioneers
      Darrell, Dick
      11/1/1976
      A visit to Black Creek Pioneer Village offers families a chance to see how pioneers celebrated Christmas
      A visit to Black Creek Pioneer Village offers families a chance to see how pioneers celebrated Christmas
      Bull, Ron
      12/28/1975
      Fire-fighters carried to last resting place, In (1) is shown a small portion of the thousands of citizens who lined the streets yesterday to pay their(...)
      Fire-fighters carried to last resting place, In (1) is shown a small portion of the thousands of citizens who lined the streets yesterday to pay their(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      7/27/1934