Seven Oaks House Museum & Ross House Museum
  • Seven Oaks House Museum
    • Visiting Information
    • Events
    • School Programs
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    • Virtual Tour Guide >
      • Entryway
      • Dining Room
      • Summer Kitchen
      • Hall and Stairway
      • Primary Bedroom
      • Colin's Room
      • Marak's Bedroom
      • Children's Room
      • Parlour
      • General Store
    • History >
      • The Inkster Family >
        • John & Mary Inkster
        • Inkster Children
        • Nahovway & Colin
        • Harriet Inkster & McGowan Park
        • George Thomas Inkster
      • Seven Oaks House >
        • Changing Times (1890s-1940s)
        • New Beginnings (1940s-1960s)
    • Archives >
      • Seven Oaks Album
      • Redwood Album
      • George Thomas Inkster Album
      • Wright Album
      • Miscellaneous Photos
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    • About us
  • Ross House Museum
    • Visiting Information
    • History >
      • The Ross Family >
        • Alexander Ross
        • Salis Timentwa (Sarah Ross)
        • William Ross
        • Jemima McKenzie Ross
        • James Ross
        • William Coldwell
        • Henrietta Ross
      • History of Ross House Museum
      • Research >
        • The Boiling Point of North Point Douglas
        • Winnipeg 1884: Finding the Past in Our Present
      • Artifact Gallery
    • Volunteer
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  • Learning
    • Self-Guided Tours
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    • Heritage Database
    • Contemporary Artists

The Ross Family

Learn more about one of Winnipeg's founding families
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Jemima McKenzie Ross Coldwell
The Métis matriarch of Ross House
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William Ross
The first postmaster of the Red River Settlement
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Alexander Ross
Scottish fur trader and writer
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Salis ("Sarah") Timentwa Ross
The Syilx matriarch of the Ross family
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William Coldwell
Founder of the Nor’Wester and second husband to Jemima Ross
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James Ross
Journalist, lawyer, and member of Louis Riel's provisional government
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Henrietta Ross Black
Wife of Presbyterian minister John Black
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Seven Oaks House Museum & Ross House Museum sit on Treaty One land: The traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg and Ininíwak, the land of the Dakota and the homeland of the Red River Métis.

Contact us:

Tracey Turner - Curator / Manager

Seven Oaks House Museum

204-339-7429
50 Mac Street, Winnipeg, MB

​Ross House Museum

204-942-5396
140 Meade Street North, Winnipeg, MB

Operated with support from

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  • Seven Oaks House Museum
    • Visiting Information
    • Events
    • School Programs
    • Rentals
    • Virtual Tour Guide >
      • Entryway
      • Dining Room
      • Summer Kitchen
      • Hall and Stairway
      • Primary Bedroom
      • Colin's Room
      • Marak's Bedroom
      • Children's Room
      • Parlour
      • General Store
    • History >
      • The Inkster Family >
        • John & Mary Inkster
        • Inkster Children
        • Nahovway & Colin
        • Harriet Inkster & McGowan Park
        • George Thomas Inkster
      • Seven Oaks House >
        • Changing Times (1890s-1940s)
        • New Beginnings (1940s-1960s)
    • Archives >
      • Seven Oaks Album
      • Redwood Album
      • George Thomas Inkster Album
      • Wright Album
      • Miscellaneous Photos
    • Volunteer
    • Donate
    • About us
  • Ross House Museum
    • Visiting Information
    • History >
      • The Ross Family >
        • Alexander Ross
        • Salis Timentwa (Sarah Ross)
        • William Ross
        • Jemima McKenzie Ross
        • James Ross
        • William Coldwell
        • Henrietta Ross
      • History of Ross House Museum
      • Research >
        • The Boiling Point of North Point Douglas
        • Winnipeg 1884: Finding the Past in Our Present
      • Artifact Gallery
    • Volunteer
    • About us
  • Learning
    • Self-Guided Tours
    • Video Tours
  • Gathering
    • Heritage Database
    • Contemporary Artists