Historian helps bring Starbuck’s story to life

Starbuck, Manitoba, is finally getting the history book it has long deserved, and Manitoba historian Gordon Goldsborough is helping make it happen.

Goldsborough, who has written five books on Manitoba’s past, is lending his writing skills to a local committee determined to preserve the stories of the community and its people.

A family connection to Starbuck

Goldsborough’s ties to Starbuck run deep, and he says this project has been years in the making.

“Well, you know, my family has farmed near Starbuck for generations, and my dad was interested in history too. I kept saying to him, 'Dad, somebody should put together a history book for Starbuck', because unlike a lot of other communities around Manitoba, Starbuck has never really had a comprehensive history book,” he says.

He recalls