1880 - 1913
Documents the origins of the community through to the beginning of the first world war.

A text book used during the settlement period at the Manitoba Agricultural College.
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An article describing the original log customs house still standing in Emerson, Manitoba.
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A history of the church community.
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Settlement period ext book materials used by the Manitoba Agricultural Collegs.
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A discussion of the role of Metis Scouts who worked with the British-American Boundary Commission as it surveyed the 49th parallel.
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This real estate bulletin, published by agent W. H. Sharpe, highlights issues of interest to prospective farmers at the turn of the century.
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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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A series of documents concerning the Farmer's Protest Movement on the prairies from 1870 to 1915.
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This collection of Lea Family photographs indicates how farming practices, and especially machinery, has changed over the past hundred years.
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