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Manitoba City

The original town site, abandoned when the rail line was moved to the south. Most of the buildings originally built in Manitoba City were moved to the Manitou site by 1884-5.

Community Histories

Canada 1812 - 1871 The Formative Years

This booklet, originally published by Imperial Oil, provides an understanding of the culture of Southern Ontario in the 19th Century. Many of the original settlers of the Pembina Manitou District came from Southern Ontario in the 1880's.

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    CPR and the Lost Towns of the Pembina Hills - Partnerships with Museums 2021 (1880)

    This monograph is intended to support the research of the Darlingford School Museum. describing short histories of some of the first communities in the district and their demise at the arrival of the railroad. It was published by the Pembina Manitou Archive and the Boundary Trail National Heritage Region as part of the Partnerships with Museums 2021 project. 

    Financial support was provided by the Government of Manitoba.

    It is for sale from the PMA by contacting pembinamanitouarchive@gmail.com.

    Price $25

    Shipping and Handling $15

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      In Rhythm with our Roots (1880)

      This community history of Manitou and District is hosted by Manitobia.

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        La Riviere Manitou Station on Main Museum - Partnerships with Museums 2021 - La Riviere to Lyleton (1880)

        This monograph is intended to highlight the museum's history, its relationship to the other communities on the line, and pointing out some of the anecdotes from along the line. It was published by the Pembina Manitou Archive and the Boundary Trail National Heritage Region as part of the Partnerships with Museums 2021 project. 

        Financial support was provided by the Government of Manitoba.

        It is for sale from the PMA by contacting pembinamanitouarchive@gmail.com.

        Price $25

        Shipping and Handling $15.

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          La Riviere Manitou Station on Main Museum - Partnerships with Museums 2021 - Rugby to La Riviere (1880)

          This monograph is intended to highlight the museum's history, its relationship to the other communities on the line, and pointing out some of the anecdotes from along the line. It was published by the Pembina Manitou Archive and the Boundary Trail National Heritage Region as part of the Partnerships with Museums 2021 project. 

          Financial support was provided by the Government of Manitoba.

          It is for sale from the PMA by contacting pembinamanitouarchive@gmail.com.

          Price $25

          Shipping and Handling $15.

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            Manitoba City & Harman House - Ken Harman's Letters (1885)

            Ken Harman's reminiscences of life in Manitoba City, written to the White family.

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              Manitoba City - Evolution of a Town - Partnerships with Museums 2021 (1880)

              This monograph is intended to highlight the Pembina Manitou Archive's physical collection, pointing out some of its more unique components. It was published by the Pembina Manitou Archive and the Boundary Trail National Heritage Region as part of the Partnerships with Museums 2021 project. 

              Financial support was provided by the Government of Manitoba.

              It is for sale from the PMA by contacting pembinamanitouarchive@gmail.com.

              Price $25

              Shipping and Handling $15.

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                Manitoba City - Photos (1880)

                A collection of photos taken in Manitoba City - just north of the current site of Manitou - ca 1880.

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                  Manitoba City's First School Teacher (1880)

                  A short biorgraphy of Leonard Wilson, Manitobacity's first school teacher.

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                    Manitou (Archibald) Cemetery Files 2015 (1883)

                    This file, updated to summer of 2015, contains records in the posession of the Municipality of Pembina along with information displayed on the grave markers in the Cemetery.

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