This short video by Brandon filmmakers Graham Street, Shaun Cameron, and Nate Bower, hosted by Gordon Goldsborough and Morganna Malyon, explores the ghost town of Pope near Hamiota in western Manitoba.
Thank you for this video. My Grandparents ran the store and post office in Pope and my Dad grew up here. We have many great family photos from time in this house.
send them an email full of them! the video isn't the end of the historical preservation project; as a historian myself, finding MORE info and images is the outcome of a presentation that i don't expect but secretly hope for. the more documentation we recieve, the better, more full picture we can see of what life was like during eras of history and for the people whom lived then. hey, channel operators! put your contact email in your bio for cases like this!
When I was about 3 years old my mother and I went to Oakner, the next station east, to meet my sister on the train from Winnipeg. The train was late (some things never change!) and to kill some time, and probably to keep me from getting too antsy, we drove over to Pope and the store, which was owned by Gordon White. I don't remember the details, but as mother told it, Mr. White asked me if I liked licorice. I didn't know, because I didn't know what licorice was! I'd never seen it. Well, Mr. White said, "I never heard of a kid who didn't like licorice!" and gave me a plug (It was sold in plugs as well as cigars and pipes then). I loved then and sixty-odd years later, I love it still. Thank you, Mr. White!
I remember, as a small boy in the 1940's, going to that store with my grandmother in her 1929 Model A Ford a few times when my mother and I came down from Winnipegosis to visit. My father was overseas in the army (World War Two). We came down a couple of times by train (steam) when Mom got lonely for her family. I would have been about 3 or 4 then.
Thank you for your commitment to inform us, remind us, and assist us in preserving, or at least respecting our past... It's so easy to forget without people like you. Your dedication is very much appreciated and respected! THANK YOU!
The elevator was almost exactly opposite the store. It was on the south side of the tracks. There was track for the elevator as well as a siding for train meets. I’m an engineer for cn and pass through here almost daily.
G'day ,most enjoyable, we also of places like this here in Australia, small communities that grew up around the Railway, nice piece of history, thank you!
So interesting. I’m from that area,have heard of Pope but never been there. My mom’s family ran the elevator in Harmsworth for many years. My aunt’Teenie’ was the first woman to operate an elevator in Canada,possibly North America.
Excellent presentation. I enjoy videos about the lost towns in Saskatchewan and Manitoba because, probably, I come from a family of pioneers in Montana, some who came in the 1860s, others as late as 1909.
Without putting yourself in danger, I would love to see more in detail some of the items from these time capsule buildings, decor, lights, books, furniture, etc. I love seeing that stuff!
Thank you for uploading this video-just subscribed. I'd heard of Pope before but didn't know anything about it. Thank you for the information. I wish we had more sites on You Tube dedicated to this history of our wonderful Province of Manitoba. Please keep up the great work! I have read some of the works written by Gordon Goldsborough and found them very impressive.
Weird RU-vid recommendation. Although I moved away from Manitoba to get away from the province and it’s dreary atmosphere, the scenery was peaceful to watch. Relaxing video, great job.
Great reporting of not so long ago History. A shame how modernizations and progress has abandoned so much heritage at the expense of the people that sacrifice so much to settle and build a nation for the rich to take it all away except a small remnants left in museums or libraries. Thanks for sharing history to those that remember.
Did you notice the black plastic pvc 2" pipe coming out of the well,and did you go back and cover it with a steel plate? The black plastic plumbing pipe,came out around 1980,or at least the plastic pvc plumbing pipe did! So that may indicate the last years the well was used,unless a farmer or someone pumps water out of it! A lot of ppl have left the prairies,gone to the big cities like Toronto etc. Thanks for the video!
If you think pope is a ghost town you should make a video about Brussels c.1879-1892 moved because of a similar occurrence as the Salem witch trials. The last house from the original town just got pushed over a few years ago, and they blew the side of a hill up because of some thorn bushes and bones burried underneath. Apparently in the last couple years ago they even dug up the old cemetary that got abandoned in 1906. I wonder why people chose to wait over 110 years to demolish an old cemetary?
Apparently from what I'm now capable of remembering there was a whole herd of livestock put down. Along with the last noose being tied in that cemetary in the early 60's. All the locals know the notoriety of that farm and cemetary.
Hello! Thank you for creating this interesting video. I have been into metal detecting, and was wondering if you have any suggestions for finding the land owners of the property with the old buildings on it. Id like to get permission to metal detect their property.
enjoy the old maps and the old abandon railroads, , CNR ; O Oakner, P Pope, q Quarda. as an example then to Sask. Watrus; Young and Zelma. There are lots of exaples in Western Canada.
I was born n raised in Brandon, MB. What about Nesbitt? About 10 miles West of Wawanesa. Between Wawanesa and Methven (where my mother was born n raised)? 40 years ago it was down to 1 street, and about 5 houses... What's left of it now?
what sort of information can you dig up about Rackham Manitoba? It sounds similar to pope. Had 2 stores, grain elevator, and a good amount of houses. Nothing left but abandoned houses and a few houses. But unlike pope people still live there.
Ghost Town indeed but very interesting history to Pope and it's people. Thank you for sharing this great history. Stay safe everyone worldwide against the Covid-19 virus 😷
This "town" doesn't have a graveyard anymore, it was exumed and relocated. ??? it seems any records of the once sizable town are in provincial archives, hours away. Fees to access. Makes it tough to figure out what I am restoring here due to series of cowboy contractors from early 70s, again in '90s, gets worst in 2010 ish. So what is left of 1935 is pretty much fubar and remorse.
