Fred McGuinness is popularly known for his work as the prairie essayist for CBC Radio’s Morningside with Peter Gzowski, a position he held for 17 years. Many of McGuinness’ Morningside essays were autobiographical in nature. He often reported about life on Christmas Tree Farm, a section of land where he and his wife, Christine, built their dream home in the late 1970s. The couple planted a Christmas tree farm on the property and Christine maintained an extensive kitchen garden, while Fred tended honey bees. Life on the farm made its way into radiobroadcasts, Neighborly News columns, and the book "Letters from Section 17: A Collection of Morningside Essays" (Winnipeg: Great Plains Publishing, 1999).
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a view of the road along the McGuinness property, Christmas Tree Farm, Section 17.
View is northwest from approximatley the corner of 18th Street and Louise Avenue. Photograph shows a Brandon University sign post listing the faculties and schools on campus. In the background is Flora Cowan Hall, the Dining Hall, Darrach Hall and the H-Huts.
The making of the empire : the story of our colonies, from the earliest times to 1895 with additional chapter bringing the record down to December 1897
