Register entry 299 - Peter R. Richie
Visited the Bell Farm in July 1892 - Peter Reid Ritchie (c1868-1945), a farmer delegate from Essex, was asked by the government to write a report on his impressions of Manitoba and the North-west. He visited the Bell Farm twice during his 1892 visit. Ritchie returned to Canada in 1894 and again in 1897 residing in Vancouver before leaving for Dawson City. He occasionally returned to England for visits before permanently putting roots down in Los Angeles, California.
SOURCES:
Ritchie's report on Manitoba and the North-west: https://archive.org/stream/manitobanorthwes00ritc#page/26/mode/2up
Peter R Ritchie's photo collection: http://digital.lib.washington.edu/findingaids/view?docId=RitchiePeterRPHColl572.xml
PR Ritchie/Dawson City curling team: https://archive.org/stream/1901curlannual27ontauoft#page/24/mode/2up
Photos: "Winnipeg Tribune:: Sept 24, 1892
Library and Archives Canada: Dawson City Curling Champs
Ritchie Obituary: July 13, 1945 "The Desert Sun"
"Manitoba Free Press": April 11, 1892
RESEARCH BY:
Michelle Cabana, Saskatoon, Sask.