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Portage La Prairie

Portage La Prairie is one of Manitoba's major centres, situated along the Assiniboine River. It is the site of the Fort La Reine National Heritage Site.

Memoirs & Memories

Portage Mutual Insurance Co. - A Century of Service - 1884-1984

A commemorative history of the company.

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    Sanderson, John - The First Homesteader - 1872

    John Sanderson homesteaded near Portage la Prairie. His was the first homestead registered. 

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      Southern Manitoba and the Turtle Mountain Country by Rev L. O. Armstrong

      Rev. L. O. Armstrong's diary of his journey from Emerson to the Turtle Mountains.

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        Tennant, J. F. - A Tour Through the Turtle Mountain District - 1880

        Tennant's diaries of his journey from Emerson to the Turtle Mountain district of Manitoba.

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          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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            Tennant, Joseph F. - Rough Times 1870-1920

            Tennant's autobiographical memoir of his time in Southern Manitoba.

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