| Map No. 8 Legend by G. Lalor NOTES ON OLD RIEL LAND STRIP Copies to St. Boniface Museum and to Mr. Ralph Baker, City of Winnipeg Planning Department Ralph: This rough sketch with accompanying notes is based on a series of informal discussions held with members of the Riel, Lavallee and Fontaine families during the summers of 1971, 1972 and 1973. Scale�1/2 inch to the chain -----(broken line) represents property line. (hand drawn symbol of a tree) represents tree Point A on sketch: Marks the old homesite of Alexandre, the youngest son of Louis Riel VI and his wife, Julie Lagimodiere. This was a frame building constructed in 1881. Here, Julie (nee Lagimodiere) Riel spent the last years of her life. B. water pump belonging to A. C. This tree is said to have been one of a row which marked the southern extremity of Alexandre Riel�s property. D. Home of Denise Witt who is the great grand-daughter of Alexandre. E. This two story frame dwelling was built by Alexandre Riel for his son Wilfred. It is now occupied by Laurence Fontaine who is Wilfred�s grandson. F. Marks the homesite of Louis Lavallee and his wife Octavie who was the fourth daughter of Louis Riel VI. This house was a frame dwelling built in 1904. G. Home of Jean Fontaine and his wife who is a descendent of Louis Lavallee and Octavie Riel. H. Outbuildings belonging to F. I. Is the location of an ancient dwelling the origin of which remains a mystery. Built of squared logs, �The Old House�, as it was always called, is known to have sheltered several generations of the Riel family and, in its time, was many things including a grocery store. Following the 1950 flood, it was moved to point J. (559 St. Anne�s Rd.) where it served as a garage until 1970 when it was demolished and burned. At the time of its demise, The Old House was certainly over one hundred years of age; it might have been the one built by Louis Riel VI. K. Known to four generations of the Riel family as �The Mill Pond.� -2- Riel-ctd. L. and M. Two shallow longitudinal depressions stretching Easterly for several yards are all that remain of two canals which in 1860 extended from the Seine River to the Navin Marsh---a distance of not less than four miles. These canals were dug by Riel and Lagimodiere to provide extra water with which to power their grist mill. N. It is said to be the location of �Terre Blanche� where people came to dig a special kind of white clay which, mixed with straw, was used for �chinking� their log buildings. |