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Star Mound

This glacial moraine hill has been a territorial guide and gathering cite for centuries. A turtle shaped mound can be found on the height of the hill. The Star Mound school roiginally sat below the height of the hill, but was moved to the top when the community decided to create a historic site.

Agricultural Topics

Architectural Styles & Traditions MB

A research paper published by Manitoba Culture, Heritage and Recreation, Historic Resources Branch.

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    Architectural Heritage

    Star Mound

    Star Mound has been a well known gathering site for centuries and was one of the sites consistently mentioned by the early explorers of Manitoba. On the height of the hill is a turtle shaped mound. The Star Mound school originally stood below the height of the hill, but was moved to the height by the community to provide a focus for their heritage site. 

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      Arts & Crafts

      Book Store

      A Story for Every Mile

      This 140 page history of Southern Manitoba by Ed Ledohowski contains many photographs never before seen in publications and features many memoirs from Manitoba's past.

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

      Price $60

      Shipping and Handling $25.

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        Business & Public Affairs

        Star Mound - Alvin Falk

        A history of the community centred around the Aboriginal Heritage Site on Star Mound, Manitoba.

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          Canadian Pacific Railway

          Canada's Railway Heritage - Daryl Adair

          History of railroiads in Canada.

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            Community Histories

            Star Mound

            Star Mound has been a well known gathering site for centuries and was one of the sites consistently mentioned by the early explorers of Manitoba. On the height of the hill is a turtle shaped mound. The Star Mound school originally stood below the height of the hill, but was moved to the height by the community to provide a focus for their heritage site. 

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              Letters

              Tennant, Joseph F. - Letters from a Journey to the Turtle Mountains - 1882

              Letters written by Tennant and published in the Emerson International.

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                Manitoba Histories

                Drawing the Line - Ben Kroeker

                Kroeker's photographic study of the reenactment of the Boundary Commission's journey and the celebration of the NWMP journey west.

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                  Maps

                  Physical & Cultural Geography of the McKenzie District MB (1880)

                  Dennis Windsor's Physical & Cultural History of the McKenzie District  and 2-9W in Southern Manitoba.

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                    Memoirs & Memories

                    Windsor Lynne E - A Memoir (1910)

                    A memoir of life in the McKenzie District of Southern Manitoba.

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                      Museums

                      Star Mound School Museum

                      A collection of photos and stories from the Star Mound School Museum Collection.

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                        Photos & Art Work

                        LAC-MLA - Photos - Manitoba Ferries

                        A collection of photographs researched and digitized by Ed Ledohowski from the collections of Library and Archives Canada, and the Manitoba Legislative Archive.

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                          Veterans' Experience & War Effort

                          Detailed Instructions to Conducting Staff - 1918 Canada

                          Instructions for military behaviour and rules of conduct. 

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                            How it looks today