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The Settlement Period

1880 - 1913

Documents the origins of the community through to the beginning of the first world war.

Memoirs & Memories

They Left Their Mark - Nettie Kroeker (1898)

Nettie Kroeker's biographical memoir describes the lives of frends and acquaintances. 

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    Turnbull, Thomas - Manitou Memories (1880)

    Thomas Turnbull's short Memoire - Manitou Memories spans the early settlement period., told from the point of view of an early pioneer.

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      Turtle Mountain Corduroy by Alice Selina Hurt (1880)

      A memoirof early settler experience in the Turtle Mountain district of southwestern Manitoba.

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        Wallcraft Joan - True Pioneer Tales (1880)

        A collection of reminiscences from the Archibald School District north west of Manitou, Manitoba.

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          When the School Horse was King - Charyk

          Memoir of one room school house days.

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            Where Once They Toiled by E. R. Brandt

            A visit to the former homelands of the Mennonite community in the Vistula Valley.

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              Whither Thou Goest - Andrew & Ann Gordon (1880)

              A short history of the life and times of Andrew and Ann Gordon, early Methodist ministry in Southern Manitoba.

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