| Title: | Kathleen Rice fonds |
| Collections: | Archives & Special Collections |
| Description: | Kathleen Rice, a former math teacher, and her brother, Lincoln, decided to stake a homestead near The Pas, Manitoba. Lincoln joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force but Kathleen decided to stay on the homestead alone. After teaching herself about geology and prospecting, she headed to the Herb Lake area north of The Pas. She claimed an island - later called Rice Island - in Weksusko Lake, which turned out to be very rich in copper and nickel. The fonds includes newsclippings about Rice and manuscripts and drawings by Rice about her time in Northern Manitoba. |
| Related Items: | Archives |
| Format: | text |
| Subjects: | Books, Literature, and Language; Northern Studies; Women and Gender Studies |
| Place: | , Manitoba, Canada |
| Map link: | http://maps.google.com/?q= |
| Creator: | Rice, Kathleen |
| Languages: | English |
| Physical Location: | Annex Basement |
| Shelf Location: | Mss 162 (A.03-02) |
| Local Identifier: | Mss 162 (A.03-02) |
| Permalink: | http://hdl.handle.net/10719/rice |
| Copyright: | For copyright information please contact archives@umanitoba.ca |
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Kathleen Rice, a former math teacher, and her brother, Lincoln, decided to stake a homestead near The Pas, Manitoba. Lincoln joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force but Kathleen decided to stay on the homestead alone. After teaching herself about geology and prospecting, she headed to the Herb Lake area north of The Pas. She claimed an island - later called Rice Island - in Weksusko Lake, which turned out to be very rich in copper and nickel. The fonds includes newsclippings about Rice and manuscripts and drawings by Rice about her time in Northern Manitoba.