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Baldur

Named after the Viking god of beauty, this community is the home of the Baldur Gazette.

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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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    Veterans' Experience & War Effort

    Airman's Poem - Baldur - 1945

    An anonymous poem written by a returning airman in honour of the Baldur community.

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      Agricultural Topics

      Architectural Styles & Traditions MB

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

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        Journals

        Arni Sveinsson Diary - Grund District, Manitoba (1880)

        Arni Sveinsson, born in 1851, came to Canada from Iceland in 1876 and eventually settled in the Grund District in Southern Manitoba. Arni was an ardent diarist and letter writer. This selection from his diary was translated by his grandson, Arni Sveinsson Jr.

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          Letters

          Arni Sveinsson Ledger Letters Part 1 (1916)

          A series of letters dated 1916 to 1920 and originally copied into a page numbered ledger, the current images are taken from an photocopy with red lettered editors comments. The letters cover a variety of topics.

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            Memoirs & Memories

            Asmundur Asmundson: Man Without Feet (1880)

            Asmundur, who lived his final years with Siggi and Sena Anderson, lost his feet in a snow storm in Iceland, yet survived to live a productive life in the Baldur District.

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              Newspapers

              Baldur Gazette - 1898-06-30 (1898)

              An issue of the Baldur Gazette newspaper.

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                Community Histories

                Arni Sveinsson Diary - Grund District, Manitoba (1880)

                Arni Sveinsson, born in 1851, came to Canada from Iceland in 1876 and eventually settled in the Grund District in Southern Manitoba. Arni was an ardent diarist and letter writer. This selection from his diary was translated by his grandson, Arni Sveinsson Jr.

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                  Photos & Art Work

                  Images of Baldur and Area (1901)

                  A series of images of Baldur and area, taken between 1901 and 1906, from the S. E. McKee Archive at Brandon University, as selected by Ken Storie.

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                    Nellie McClung Collection

                    McClung Nellie L - Nellie Mooney and Mr Schultz - Storie

                    A news article describing Nellie Mcclung's memories of Frank Shultz.

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                      Arts & Crafts

                      Family Narratives

                      Asmundur Asmundson: Man Without Feet (1880)

                      Asmundur, who lived his final years with Siggi and Sena Anderson, lost his feet in a snow storm in Iceland, yet survived to live a productive life in the Baldur District.

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                        Recipe Collections

                        Thora's Recipes the Older Version (1960)

                        Thora Johannesson/Thorleifson/Gunnlaugson created this first version of her Icelandic Canadian Recipes in the early 1980s.

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