Deborah Brinkman
Maxwell, Ontario

Your website is very user friendly. I plan to visit next year & explore the area. My father's family (Samuel & Mary Jane Cochran) originated in Solsgirth, so if anyone has any genealogy information they'd like to share, it would be greatly appreciated!

November 20, 2007    

Barbara Holdaway
England

I am looking for any reference to my great uncle Frank Wiseman who came from Essex, England to Birtle at the beginning of the 20th Century. He joined the Canadian Militia in August 1918. He farmed there afterwards with his wife Annie. Any info greatly appreciated. Best wishes from England.

Jennifer Lightfoot
Valleyview, AB

I have never visited your town, but it looks beautiful. My mom thinks she may have family still in that area. I just wondering if anybody had any information on any Stadnyk's in the area. Your reply would be awesome

Roy Sallows

Several decades ago, in the early 1950's, a fire destroyed a church in Birtle. Subsequently, the congregation, with support from the surrounding communities, put on an opera to raise money for the new bell. I am looking for any information that anyone on the Fire Department, or, indeed, anyone that you know, might have, including recollections and anecdotes, about the event. My email address is gwnwrite@mts.net, and my phone number is 204-831-0824. Call collect.
Thank you.

Henderson
Brampton, Ontario

WE HAD A GREAT TIME VISITING OUR SON JOE AND HIS WIFE MARIE AND MOST OF ALL OUR GRAND CHILDREN CHYAN AND BRANDON WE HOPE TO VISIT YOUR LOVELY TOWN NEXT YEAR. HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE SOON AL AND KERRY HENDERSON

Geraldine Guenette (Flynn)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

wow all the wonderful memories from seeing all the photo's were great.

Jacki Barteaux
Birtle, Manitoba

WOW! The website looks fantastic and is always right up to date. Great Job!

Roger Ballantyne
Scanterbury, Manitoba

We lived in Birtle for four short years from 1971-1975. I attended the old elementary school and 1984 homecoming before it was torn down. I still have very fond memories of the Birtle Esso Bobcats #42. Looking forward to visiting Birtle with my children.

Terri McCartney
Oak Lake, MB

Family with three young children is looking to rent a home in Birtle beginning August 1st, 2007. Must have garage. We plan to purchase a home in Birtle, so this would be a temporary rental arrangement. You can contact us in Oak Lake, Manitoba at 204.855.3109. Thanks!

Beryl Carmichael (nee Cooley)
Madeira Park BC

We will be visiting on the 30th of July. My family originated in this region and am looking forward to seeing the area for the first time.

Jason Cooley
Ottawa, Ont

A lot of the members of my family hail from the Birtle region. I am looking forward to visiting this summer!

Wayne Ruth
Kippens Newfoundland

I sit on the National Board of Directors of FCM with your mayor, Ron Bell. I decided to visit your website and it is wonderful exciting. Some day I hope to visit your town - it will be my first visit to Manitoba and it looks very interesting.

Joe Berry
Birtle,MB/Spokane,WA

I like working at barrbbelgians

A. Rae
Regina, Sask

All I can say is that I love coming to birtle in the summer. A nice quiet place is always relaxing. Every summer since I was born my mom would always come back and visit her family and we still do.See yea sometime this summer!

Mike Stewart
Brandon, MB

Love the website, Birtle used to be where I went for wedding socials long time ago. This is , by far, the most scenic town in Manitoba. Drive by here once a month and just love the town.

Steve Scales
LaSalle, Quebec

My mother, May Thomas lived in Birtle as a young child (1920's ?) She always spoke fondly of her life there right up to her passing at 80 years old- but sadly, never went back. I hope some day to visit.

Tyler Wilson
Port Coquitlam, BC

Hope everyone is doing well. I had an amazing time in Birtle that summer I got to play baseball there.

Elizabeth Rich
Regina, Sask

Went to high school in Birtle and was turned on to your website by a friend. Loved the pictures.

Charmaine
Leduc, Alberta

Got the word from Tracy MacRae to look at what a wonderful town she lives in and how proud she is to call it home. It really is beautiful and your website is top notch. Take care.

Ron Schroeder
Acton Ontario

It's been 53 years since we moved but! I still tell everyone..(Acton) Birtle is my home town!

Ang Smith
Campbell River, B.C.

Looking for info on Alfred Haines, first wife Eliza Ann Robinson (1855-1889),daughter Ruth (1886-1918) and son Rueben (1888-1919). Eliza and Reuben died in Birtle, but burial is unknown. Can anyone help?   Alfred was in Birtle from 1891-about 1914.

Shaunavonites
Shaunavon, Sask

Just using your web site for inspiration to design our own.  So thought we would see how this works!  Check us out at shaunavon.com

Barb Doole
Estevan, Sask

Originally from Binscarth it was a wonderful tour through your site. Thank you

Gloria Jean
Thunder Bay, formerly Kipling, Ontario

Heading out to a bluegrass festival "Birdtail Valley Pasture Picking" on May long weekend, so decided to check out Birtle (nearby it seems). I may never come back to Ontario after looking at the photo gallery. My kind of quiet town. Hope to see some of you at the event. We're the ones with mandolins and guitars, dobros and autoharps strapped to ourselves!

Shirley Duff
Vancouver, BC

You have a great website! Although our family left Birtle when I was only 14, I still call Birtle my home-town and visit as often as I can. I plan to be there June!

Maria Mihalikova
Slovakia

It`s really nice website. I was looking with Tim Haun.
Hi I was just showing some friends where i grew up. I am playing hockey in Belgium right now. Good luck

INVESTORS GROUP ICE
Brandon, MB

Greetings to town of Birtle!

We are the IG Ice Girls Pee Wee hockey team from Brandon. Good luck on Feb 28!
BIRTLE IS HOCKEYVILLE 2007!
Three Cheers from all of Us!

Lindsay Parker
Salmon River NS

HI Everyone in Birtle! I am Wade Parker's daughter (team leader for Salmon River NS for Hockeyville 2006). I miss the Birtle Team Leaders! It was very exciting to have them down for our NHL game.(Vive Kareoke Memories..LOL) Your video looked great again this year and i wanted to let you know i am pulling for you! Best of luck:)

Heidi Szalai
Beausejour, MB

Our family lived in Birtle for 13 years.
Birtle has many fond memories for us that we will cherish forever!
Miss you all!!

Linda Goodwin
Victoria, BC

Awesome web site. Hope you win Hockeyville this year. I'm originally from Miniota

Diane Bernard
USA

The rolling pictures are awesome! I spent my formative years in Birtle (grades 1-12), and love to travel through Birtle when I can to visit relatives and friends. Thank you for the memories. Sincerely, Diane.

Mike Crerar
(204) 791-1306
Winnipeg, MB

My grandparents were Jean and Howard McDonald, I spent 3 weeks each summer staying with them and taking swimming lessons at the Birtle Pool until I was 12 (about 1993) My uncle Ivan Crerar farmed outside Foxwarren for many years. We still come back to camp at the Birtle Park each year.

January 14, 2007    

Brian Woodman
Penticton, BC

I  have not been there for about 30 years but plan to come next year.

January 8, 2007    

Kelly Lee
Winnipeg, Manitoba

It's been 21 years since we moved but I still tell everyone Birtle is my home town and very proud of it.

I still have family there, but I don't get there as often as I would like to.
Great to see some of the older pictures.

Rosalie Larcombe
Birtle Mb. now Wpg.

I was born in Birtle in 1935 on what is now the Nayler? Farm. My mother is buried in the Birtle Cemetery, as is her father Charles A. Flower. Having only been to Birtle a few times , I can't help but think what a beautiful town it is and has such great potential.
Please keep the town going.........

Grade Two Class from
Peavine, AB

We are Pen Pals with a grade two class in your community. Our class loved your website. What a beautiful selection of photographs in your gallery!

Ken Buck
Abbotsford, BC

I have many great memories of Birtle when our family immigrated from Imperial,Sask. in 1956. I left in Oct. 1961 to join the RCMP. I was back in 1983 and joined in the festivities dance and parade with Lloyd Hickman and other RCMP members. One day I shall be back. Great photo gallery.