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Location: Gladstone Museum, 49-6th Street, Gladstone
Emplacement : Gladstone Museum, 49, 6e rue, Gladstone
Coordinates · Coordonnées: 50.230460, -98.953870
Source: Province of Manitoba, Historic Resources Branch – Manitoba Heritage Council Commemorative Plaques · Coordinates: Manitoba Historical Society (mhs.mb.ca)
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William Lewis Morton (1908-1980)

Born near Gladstone on land homesteaded by his father’s parents, W.L. Morton became one of Canada’s most distinguished writers of history. He graduated from the University of Manitoba in 1932, and became a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford. He was Professor of History at the University of Manitoba for over 25 years, and served as the first provost of University College from 1963 to 1966. Later at Trent University he became Master of Champlain College, Vanier Professor of History and Chancellor.

Always working to know the past as a living presence, Morton encouraged Manitobans to see how their common inheritance shaped the life of their province. “Where so much was unchanged in ceaseless change,” he wrote, “the environment and the past, geography and history, were constant and tireless artisans of Manitoban life.”

He believed that the historian’s duty was not simply to acquire facts but to create and share an imaginative vision of the nation in which we live. Morton’s contributions to Canada were recognized in 1969 when he was invested as an officer in the Order of Canada.

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William Lewis Morton (1908–1980)

Né près de Gladstone, dans le homestead de ses parents, William Morton est l’un des historiens les plus distingué du Canada. Il termine ses études à l’Université du Manitoba en 1932, puis obtient une bourse de la fondation Cecil Rhodes à Oxford. Il enseigne l’histoire à l’Université du Manitoba pendant plus de 25 ans et devient le premier doyen de l’University College de 1963 à 1966. Il est ensuite Master of Champlain College à l’Université Trent, professeur titulaire de la chaire d’histoire Vanier et chancelier.

Projetant la connaissance du passé dans le présent, Morton enseigne aux Manitobains comment le patrimoine commun façonne la vie de la province. « Malgré les transformations continuelles, beaucoup de choses n’ont pas changé, » écrit-il, « l’environnement et le passé, la géographie et l’histoire étant les artisans constants et infatigables de la vie…. »

Il estime que l’historien ne doit pas seulement recueillir des faits mais aussi créer et communiquer une vision de la nation dans laquelle nous vivons. En 1969, Morton reçoit la croix d’officier de l’Ordre du Canada pour récompenser son ouvre dédiée à notre pays.