Manitou – Business & Public Affairs

This reminiscence, concerning one of Manitou's early mayors, arose from  an accidental meeting with his grandson.

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Legal documents concerning the sales of these lands.

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Brochure published in 1918 by the Province of Ontario Organization of Resources Committee to encourage farmers to produce more food for the troops in Europe.

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A short history booklet celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the St Andrew's United Church in Manitou, Manitoba written by the 1965 Explorer Group.

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A survey of the historical significance of the St Lukes's Pembina Crossing Anglican Church building.

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A short history of the Anglican community at Pembina Crossing published by the Boundary Commission NWMP Trail Association in 1990.

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A survey of the historical significance of the St Mary's Anglican Church building.

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A summary of the historical significance of the St Andrew's United Church building.

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The Cassin Family owned two hotels. The first was the Stewart House Hotel which was built in Manitoba City and moved to Manitou in 1884. The second, the Cassin House Hotel, which they built after the first one burned.
The collection includes many photos of Manitou people and events.

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Manitou was served by an acetylene gas plant from 1906 to 1926. The gas plant building still stands in north west Manitou. Lorne Thompson researched this architecural artefact as part of a Heritage Manitoba project.

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