Manitou – Business & Public Affairs

A celebration of the centennial of the RCMP.

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Alex Cochrane was a successful businessman in Manitou in the early 1900s.

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A history of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation from 1932 to 1961 when it joined with the Canadian Labour Congress to form the New Democratic Party.

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Beygrau, in later life, worked with Luther Burbank in his gardens. Their friendship led to Beygrau managing the development of Burbank's Gardens after Burbank's death.

Document from the Sonoma County Library.

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Paul Beygrau, artist, engineer, left an impressive legacy in the three years he was in Manitou. His art works on the walls of the Cassin House Hotel impressed guests until its fiery destruction in 1959. 

Details of his work on the Robson House have been photographed by the Sharpe family during renovations on the house. His only remaining work is the drawing he did of the Manitou Curling Club members, drawn in 1894.

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This document outlined the proposed formation of the BTRC.

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Short article on the brickyards in the district.

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One of the first detailed histories of Manitoba written from a European settler's point of view.

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One of the first detailed histories of Manitoba written from a European settler's point of view.

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This certificate was hand drawn by one of the builders of the Storey home north east of Manitou and presented to the new owners by the builders, all of whom signed the document.

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