The Settlement Period era – Community Histories

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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Icelandic Canadian diarist Arni Sveinsson lived in the Frey School District south of Glenboro Manitoba during the settlement period.

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Booklet published by Manitoba Culture, Heritage and Recreation, Historic Resources Branch.

Please recognize the attitudes expressed in these bulletins may not reflect current attitudes.

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Compiled by John Rempel and William Harms, this Atlas of the original Mennonite Villages, Homesteaders and some Burial Plots of the Mennonite West Reserve in Manitoba was published in 1990.

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An analysis of the settlement patterns in the districts associated with the East Mennonite Reserve in Southern Manitoba.

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An atlas of the many Mennonite communities of the West Reserve in Southern Manitoba.

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This is a listing of all Manitoba newspaper which we currently are aware are available online. We will pdate the listing as we become aware of changes.

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Documentary information of the Boundary Trail National Heritage Region.

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Documentary information of the Boundary Trail National Heritage Region.

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Documentary information of the Boundary Trail National Heritage Region.

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