The Manitoba Agricultural Museum's released a new book detailing the events of last year's Harvesting Hope event in Manitoba.

"Almost immediately following Harvesting Hope on July 31, 2016, when we set a new Guinness World Record we had visitors and volunteers alike asking if there were pictures available," says Elliot Sims, co-chair of the Harvesting Hope Committee. "Rather than one-off answer all of these questions we felt it was important to record all those facts and figures, and pictures, into one spot to be an authoritative source for all Harvesting Hope information."

Over the last number of months, Sims says they've been compiling pictures from profession and amateur photographers, that were both on the ground and in the air that day. He says they've also provided a bunch of information about the sponsors, visitors, volunteers, and most importantly the machines that made the world record happen.

Some of the action from Harvesting Hope last summer. (file photo)

"We've put it all into one book so people can have that information right at their fingertips when telling relatives about the day they experienced," says Sims. "We started working on the event in January 2014. At that point we had set the bar at 65 threshing machines to create the world record, and we'd were happy with that, but in the end it turned out to be 148 threshing machines, 760 volunteers from seven Canadian Provinces and eight US States, and over 8000 visitors on the ground that day to experience the historic event first hand. We didn't think it would grow to be such a big event in Manitoba history, but we're proud we did it, especially for those in other countries who seek the support of the Canadian Food Grains Bank."

"The proceeds will help out far more than just the museum," adds Sims. "The book was published by the Harvesting Hope Committee, which is a joint effort between the Manitoba Agricultural Museum and the Canadian Food Grains Bank. So all the proceeds raised by the book will be split 50/50 between the Ag Museum and the Canadian Food Grains Bank. It's continuing the tradition of partnership we've created and we're happy to continue that."

The book is available at the museum office. You can pick it up in person or call the office and have it shipped to you.