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Pull back the white curtains, and you'll discover artwork that made its way onto the annual company calendar, snowshoes used in different parts of the country and a wooden box for letters that travelled back and forth across the Atlantic. It's here that donations made by families of HBC employees are safely held, including items that belonged to chief factor Nathaniel McKenzie, who served the company in the 1880s. Tray after tray of his personal belongings are revealed on this tour, among them an elaborately beaded table runner and a pair of delicate women's gloves made of caribou hide. Courtesy Manitoba Museum Shel Zolkewich Manitoba Archives If your great, great, great-grandfather was an HBC employee and you'd like to see what he looked like, you just might be in luck. In 1994, the company donated all of its historic records to the Archives of Manitoba. Within this extensive collection are photographs, drawings, paintings, cartographic records, minutes from meetings held in 1671, diaries, letters and more than 100 movies. Inside the quiet cubicles, you may just lay eyes on a long-lost relative. p18-23_MadeinMan.indd 23 fur sure bets ■ Manitoba Historical Fur Trade Tour This two-day trip by Heartland International Travel & Tours happens annually in August. Cost: $2,489 per person, based on double occupancy. 204-989-9630; heartlandtravel.ca ■ Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site Open May-September. Behind the Scenes tours run Fridays. Admission: $7.80 for adults; $3.90, youth. At 5925 Hwy. 9, St. Andrews. 204-785-6050; pc.gc.ca/ lhn-nhs/mb/fortgarry/index.aspx ■ Fort Gibraltar Open May-August and February (Festival du Voyageur). Admission: $8 for adults; $5, youth. At 866 St. Joseph St., Winnipeg. 204-237-7692; fortgibraltar.com ■ HBC Gallery at Manitoba Museum Open year-round. Behind the Scenes tours run Wednesdays. Admission: $9 for adults; $7.50, youth. At 190 Rupert Ave., Winnipeg. 204-956-2830; manitobamuseum.ca ■ Archives of Manitoba Find the Hudson's Bay Company Archives Holdings at 130-200 Vaughan St., Winnipeg. Admission: free. 204-945-3971; gov.mb.ca/chc/archives • GOING PL ACES >> w i n t e r 2 0 1 3 23 13-10-16 9:23 AM