OVERVIEW OF BILL HILLMAN'S SITES ON THE WEB
www.hillmanweb.com/bill
Since 1995 I have worked to promote all aspects of
Manitoba and Canadian Cultural Heritage
including the Hillman, Campbell and Choy Family Histories
and have created countless Websites to document and
promote these interests.
This was accomplished in addition to working as a
full-time high school teacher,
university professor, restaurateur, musician and family
man.
The results of these endeavours are best explored
through an exploration of the Hillman-created Webpages at
www.hillmanweb.com
all funded and hosted by myself on the dedicated Hillman
Webserver.
I have collated some of the links to many of these
pursuits on the Webpage at:
www.hillmanweb.com/bill
The contents as shown below may be printed out
but it is recommended that the reader go to my Webpage
so that each link may be clicked on.
Bill Hillman ~ 41 Kensington Crescent ~ Brandon, MB
R7A 6M4 ~ 204.728.4673
EDUCATION
*** Brandon University Lifetime
Achievement Award
WILLIAM G. HILLMAN B.Sc. (Hons), B.Ed., M.Ed.
William Hillman received this Brandon University Senate
Award at the 2013 Convocation:
www.hillmanweb.com/award
This was in recognition of the many decades of service
to the University and his volunteer work for the WestMan community:
Heritage Organizations, Museums, Veterans, Entertainment,
Genealogical research, Seniors, Communities, etc.
*** BU Alumni CLARK Magazine Cover Story
www.hillmanweb.com/book/media/21.html
FAMILY
*** Hillman Family
Stories
www.hillmanweb.com/hillman
*** Hillman ~ Campbell ~ Flett Connection
Family History Notes from Manitoba 2012 back to Scotland
1600s
www.hillmanweb.com/campbell
Bill Hillman's Prairie Saga in Song:
Songs and Lyrics culled from our 12 record albums
www.hillmanweb.com/book/saga.html
*** Sue-On (Choy) Hillman Story
The Success Story of a Chinese immigrant featured on CBC
www.hillmanweb.com/mystory
*** Gold Mountain on the Prairies
Our 2006 Chinese Restaurant Exhibit at the Art Gallery
of SW Manitoba
(Chinese-immigrant Sue-On's family owned Manitoba restaurants
since the 1920s)
www.hillmanweb.com/tam
*** The Choy Family Story: Immigration from China spread
across 4 generations
www.hillmanweb.com/choy
*** Celebrating the Life of Chan Yook Hai (Jade) Choy
(1909 – 2010)
MTS Video Documentary ~ Her Story and Obituary
www.hillmanweb.com/soos/jade.html
MANITOBA
MUSEUMS
Photos, News, History, and Virtual Tours of artifacts
with hundreds of photos
*** Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum
at Brandon's McGill Field Airport
To commemorate the British Commonwealth Air Training
Plan by telling its story, preserving its artifacts,
and paying tribute to the thousands of Air Force personnel,
who gave their lives during WWII.
Bill has an honorary lifetime membership
www.airmuseum.ca
*** XII Manitoba Dragoons Museum in the Historic Brandon
Armoury
A museum dedicated to the SW Manitoba army units who
served their country
www.12mbdragoons.com
*** Brandon Mental Health Centre Museum: Artifacts,
History, Grounds, etc.
"Dedicated to the people affected by mental illness and
those who have chosen to dedicate their working lives to that important
aspect of health."
www.hillmanweb.com/bmhc
THE
50-YEAR HILLMAN INVOLVEMENT IN
THE ENTERTAINMENT COMMUNITY
OF MANITOBA . . . AND BEYOND:
A Self-Published Illustrated Autobiography with Hypertext
Links
*** Bill and Sue-On Hillman: A 50-Year
Musical Odyssey
A huge online book consisting of hundreds of pages and
thousands of photos.
Memories and anecdotes shared from a half century involvement
in the entertainment scene across Manitoba, Canada, USA, UK, and Asia.
www.hillmanweb.com/book
The book is comprised of an Intro/Contents -- the
portal to 8 sections:
1. Gig Notes ~ 2. Album Notes ~ 3. Guitar Tales ~
4. Prairie Saga
5. Roots ~ 6. Photos Collages ~ 7. Media ~ 8. 100
Downloadable Recordings
9. Worldwide Travel Adventures
The core of the memoir is the huge Gig Notes section
featuring thousands of performing anecdotes.
www.hillmanweb.com/book/gigs
*** Personal Photos shared online in Collage Format
(+1000)
www.hillmanweb.com/cards
*** Hillman Bio/Doc Special on CBC Network Television
www.hillmanweb.com/book/media/bio
VETERAN
AND MILITARY TRIBUTES
*** The BCATP RCAF WWII Memorial
Bill served for 4 years on the committee dedicated to
bring this unique +One Million Dollar project to fruition at the Commonwealth
Air Museum.
A permanent 300' granite memorial wall overlooked by
a towering bronze statue to recognize the sacrifice of over 19,000 young
women and men.
www.airmuseum.ca/memorial
*** Wartime Service Stories of Family Members:
3 Uncles who died overseas serving in the RCAF
in Germany, Italy and UK
www.hillmanweb.com/rcaf
*** RCN HMCS Prince Robert and father CPO Jerry Hillman
Tributes
www.hillmanweb.com/rcn
*** Wartime exploits of decorated local veterans including:
~ Mike Spack Memoirs
WW II RCAF Mosquito Pilot
www.hillmanweb.com/mikespack/rcaf.html
~ F/O Gordon McTavish Waddell:
Shot down and rescued by French
underground
www.hillmanweb.com/rcaf/waddell/
~ Don Roy Narrative
RCA and Black Watch Piper
www.hillmanweb.com/donroy
*** CJATC Rivers Base, Manitoba
Memories of one of Canada's most popular RCAF bases --
Now a Ghost Base
www.hillmanweb.com/rivers
*** Navigation Map to the Hillman Military Tributes
www.hillmanweb.com/war
VINTAGE
PHOTOS
*** Manitoba Vintage Photo Archive
::
2,000 images of our pioneers, small towns, cities, agriculture,
transportation, etc.
www.hillmanweb.com/brandon
*** Photo Collages
Vintage photos in poster format
www.hillmanweb.com/brandon/posters
*** Hometown photos through the years
Agriculture, Business, Churches, Disasters, Entertainment,
Fairs, Parades, Houses, Organizations, Schools, Military, Early Travel,
Sports, Railroads,
~ NEWDALE
www.hillmanweb.com/newdale
~ STRATHCLAIR
www.hillmanweb.com/strathclair
*** Vintage 3d Stereoview Cards
Thousands of Historic Canada 3D Stereoview images circa
1900
Cross-Canada, Aboriginal, Military and Beyond
www.hillmanweb.com/3d
Ancient China: History and Culture
www.hillmanweb.com/3d/china3d
Ancient India: History and Culture
www.hillmanweb.com/3dindia
ETHNIC
GROUPS: MINORITIES ~ ABORIGINALS ~ IMMIGRANTS
*** Pukatawagan - Northern First
Nations Community
Reflections of a Travelling BU Professor -- a Wimistikosiw
Visitor
Photos ~ History ~ Culture ~ Education ~ Native Projects
~ A Webzine Series
www.hillmanweb.com/puk
*** Chinese Pavilion at the Manitoba Lt. Gov. Winter
Festival
A celebration of the culture, food and entertainment
of the Chinese Community
Thousands of visitors and photos
Hosted by the Hillmans
www.hillmanweb.com/china
*** Chinese Head Tax Monument Project
Creation and unveiling of the Giant Coin Sculpture at
Brandon Cemetery
Hillmans spearheaded the project and shared the story
and photos.
www.westmanchinese.com/monument
*** Chinese New Year
Leading the promotion and celebration of this annual
cultural event.
www.hillmanweb.com/newyear
*** Scottish Settlers in the Strathclair Area
Strathclair: A Prairie Town with a Past, Present &
Future
By William G. Hillman, B.Sc.(Hons), B.Ed., M.Ed.
for the University textbook:
THE GEOGRAPHY OF MANITOBA: ITS LAND AND ITS PEOPLE
www.hillmanweb.com/strathclair/evolution
(OVERVIEW)
HILLMAN COMPENDIUM OF HERITAGE SITES
*** Intro to Heritage Compendium Chapters 1-4
www.hillmanweb.com/heritage
MISCELLANEOUS
CULTURE AND HERITAGE SITES
*** A Nostalgia Christmas
Our Annual Family Xmas Card: Photos ~ Newsletters ~ Trivia
~ Victorian Cards and Stereoviews ~ Radio Shows ~ Coke Santa Claus
www.hillmanweb.com/xmas
*** Manitoba plant life and gardens
Thanks to Sue-On's green thumb
www.hillmanweb.com/soos/garden
*** Culinary delights both regional and international
. . .
Thousands of dishes which Sue-On has prepared almost
daily over the years:
www.hillmanweb.com/soos/food
*** Drums Alive!
Sue-On's Exercise Program and Workout for Seniors
www.hillmanweb.com/drums
*** Festivals
Coverage of the many community festivals we've been involved
in and Bill has covered are represented on Bill's main Website:
Brandon Folk Festival ~ Cowboy Poetry Gathering ~ Celtic
Festival ~ Neepawa Lily Fest ~ Minnedosa Rock Festival ~
Boggy Creek Call of the Wild Festival ~ Brandon Winter
Festival ~ Oktober Fests ~ The Pas Trappers Festival
Black Powder Festival
www.hillmanweb.com
TRAVELOGUES
- A FEW SAMPLES OF HOW TRAVEL PHOTOS MAY BE PRESENTED
*** Hillman China Adventure 2017
Month-long travels across China including
a visit to Sue-On family home and birthplace in Toisan.
www.hillmanweb.com/china2017
www.hillmanweb.com/china2013
www.hillmanweb.com/china2
*** Asia Adventure 2018: Japan ~ Hong Kong ~ Macau
~ Tawain ~ Korea
Including Sue-On's home in Hong Kong after her mother
had smuggled her out of South China
www.hillmanweb.com/asia2018
*** Hillman Asian Adventure: Malaysia ~ Thailand ~
Singapore
www.hillmanweb.com/asia
*** Hillman SE Asia Indochina Adventure: Thailand ~
Laos ~ Vietnam ~ Cambodia
www.hillmanweb.com/indochina
*** John Tyman: Cultures in Context ~ Arctic ~ New
Guinea ~ Africa ~ Nepal ~ Sahara ~ Bali
A giant project I've created with my former Brandon University
colleague, Professor John Tyman
Thousands of Hi Def photos with notes and many videos
www.johntyman.com
TRIBUTES:
AUTHORS ~ MUSICIANS ~ MEDIA
*** Authors: Edgar Rice Burroughs
~ Jack London ~ Zane Grey ~ Science Fiction Greats
Bill has worked closely with Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
of Tarzana, California for over 20 years.
He has created a giant Website containing over 15,000
archived Webpages devoted to 20th Century author and Science Fiction:
The Master of Fantasy Adventure and the Grandfather
of American Science Fiction
The site is comprised of information on film, novels,
contemporary authors, comics, art, e-texts,
radio shows, articles, fiction, etc. and is constantly
growing from a weekly output of Weekly Webzines. (30 million hits per year)
www.ERBzine.com
*** Music Tributes: Elvis
~ Beatles ~ Johnny
Cash ~ Buddy Holly
~ Everly Brothers ~ Cartoons
~ Festivals ~ Rock
*** Audio/Video: Movies ~ Documentaries ~ Music ~
Old Time Radio Shows ~ Concerts
Bill constanly shares information on his site from his
huge A/V library of 10,000 tapes and discs plus countless books, magazines
and comics.
I'VE
BEEN HIT!
Bill's numerous Websites and the thousands of Webpages
that he has created since 1996
have served as a major international promotion for and
portal to Manitoba heritage, entertainment and attractions.
www.hillmaweb.com
alone receives millions of visits from all over the globe for many years.
. . . see the stats provided by his US host provider:
HILLMANWEB.COM STATISTICS ~ Number of Hits Worldwide:
www.hillmanweb.com/stats
What a Ride: Following The Onward
Advance of Technology
Stereoscopes for stereo images ~ Edison gramophones ~
Typewriters ~ Radios (tube and transistor) ~ TVs ~ 78 rpm players
~ 16" ET turntables ~ 35mm cameras and Polaroids ~ Slide and Film
Projectors ~ Copy Machines (jelly, spirit, gestetner, xerox, scanners)
~ Multi-speed record players ~ Tape Recorders (reel and cassette) ~ VCRs
and cameras ~ Satellite Dish Receivers ~ Stereo and Quad Sound ~ Tele Communications
and Teaching ~ DVD players/recorders ~ Digital Cameras ~ Computers (desk
and laptop) ~ Internet ~ iPhones/iPads ~ WiFi toys ~ Social Media
Compiled by Bill Hillman ~ 41
Kensington Crescent ~ Brandon, MB R7A 6M4 ~ 204.728.4673
www.hillmanweb.com
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