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The Settlement Period

1880 - 1913

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

Community Histories

Manitou Opera House - A History (1880)

Contains a collection of news articles and posters concerning a hundred years of performances at Manitou's Opera Houses.

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    Manitou Souvenir Postcard Letter - 1913 (1908)

    A booklet of postcards featuring Manitou, Manitoba. It was mailed from one Normalite to another over the Christmas break in 1913.

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      Manitou Telephone Exchange (1903)

      A short history of the telephone exchange in Manitou with reference to the original subscribers. The MTS Archive has also donated a 1908 box telephone to the Nellie McClung Heritage Site.

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        Manitou Tradesmen 1887 (1887)

        Selected pages from a facsimile of a document listing the Tradesmen in Manitoba and the Northwest in 1887.

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          Manitou's CPR Log House (1884)

          This article tells the story of Manitou's CPR Log Cabin, built in 1884 to house the railway workers then building the line west to LaRiviere. Ths article also tells of some of the posple who lived in the Log Cabin aver the past century, and of the Cabin's transition to become the Pembina Manitou  Log Cabin Tourism Centre.

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            Manitou's Gas House (1906)

            Lorne Thompson's report on the Manitou Gas House, which provided lighting to the homes and businesses of the community from 1906 to 1928, contains illustrations and photograph of the machinery used to produce the acetylene gas. The Gas House itself is one of Manitou's heritage buildings.

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              Manitou's Notable People - by Bette Mueller (1880)

              A survey collection of short biographies of some of the many people who have influenced the lives of the people of the Manitou community, researched and compiled by Bette Mueller.

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                Margret Benedictsson - Manitoba Suffragist

                A short biography of one of Manitoba's foremost suffragists.

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                  Massey Harris - Circa 1914 Catalog (1914)

                  Promotional Catalog of Farm Machinery available from Massey Harris

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                    Matte, Charles - Descendants - pt 2

                    A family history associated with the Landry family of the Scratching River community.

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