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Built on a site south of the rail line, replacing the former site of Manitoba City.

Agricultural Topics

Johns Family - This Business of Farming (1900)

A collection of documents and photos, spanning a century, which emphasize the process of building and paying for a grain elevator on the family farm in 1908.

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    Architectural Heritage

    AM-Main_339 Main Street_Manitou Post Office - Manitou Main Street (1939)

    One of the Pembina Manitou District's significant buildings.

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      Arts & Crafts

      Audio & Video

      An Interview with Stew Clayton - Part 1 (2012)

      A conversation between Stew Clayton and Al Thorleifson about Stew's musical influences.

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        Book Store

        Nellie McClung Heritage Site - Partnerships with Museums 2020

        This monograph is intended to highlight the museum's 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 2020 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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          Business & Public Affairs

          Manitou Opera House - A History (1880)

          Contains a collection of news articles and posters concerning a hundred years of performances at Manitou's Opera Houses.

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            Canadian Pacific Railway

            AM-Main_1 Main Street_ CPR Bunk House - Manitou Log House Tourism Centre (1880)

            This project focuses on some of the early, heritage buildings in Manitou, their architecture and their history.

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              Cemetery Maps/Lists

              Manitou Cemetery Lots 14 - 26 Map B (1880)

              The Manitou cemetery - also called in early sources the Archibald Cemetery - is situated on a high moraine hill north of Manitou, Manitoba.

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                Community Histories

                Manitou Opera House - A History (1880)

                Contains a collection of news articles and posters concerning a hundred years of performances at Manitou's Opera Houses.

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                  Grave Photos

                  Janzen, Katharina – grave photo (1892)

                  This is a grave photo for Katharina Janzen, 1892-03-02 to 1957-11-19

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                    Journals

                    C. H. Vrooman's 'The Story of Manitou' (1880)

                    A collection of reminiscences of life in the district during the settlement period.

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                      Letters

                      Watcham_Arthur to Lois and Ted Lea _1941-05-21 (1880)

                      Letter sent while in service during WW2

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                      Fond: Lea Family

                        Manitoba 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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                          Maps

                          Pembina Municipality Section/Township/Range Map - North West quadrant (1880)

                          Published in 2000, this map shows all of the rural schools in the Pembina Municipality. 

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                            Memoirs & Memories

                            Manitou Opera House - A History (1880)

                            Contains a collection of news articles and posters concerning a hundred years of performances at Manitou's Opera Houses.

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                              Museums

                              AM-Main_1 Main Street_ CPR Bunk House - Manitou Log House Tourism Centre (1880)

                              This project focuses on some of the early, heritage buildings in Manitou, their architecture and their history.

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                                Nellie McClung Collection

                                Manitou Opera House - A History (1880)

                                Contains a collection of news articles and posters concerning a hundred years of performances at Manitou's Opera Houses.

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                                  Obituaries

                                  Baerg, Jacob – obituary (2015)

                                  This is an obituary for Jacob Baerg, 1920 to 1972-01-29

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                                    Photos & Art Work

                                    Manitou's Main Streets - 1880 to 1920 (1880)

                                    A collection of photographs of the business districts of Manitou during the settlement period.

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                                      Veterans' Experience & War Effort

                                      JONES, Ernest Kingsley - Links to Service Records (1914)

                                      A collection if web links containing records of Jones' WWI experience.

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