The Settlement Period

Star Mound has been a well known gathering site for centuries and was one of the sites consistently mentioned by the early explorers of Manitoba. On the height of the hill is a turtle shaped mound. The Star Mound school originally stood below the height of the hill, but was moved to the height by the community to provide a focus for their heritage site. 

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A history of the Star Mound district in Southern Manitoba found in "Echoes of the Past".

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The Life and Times of Robert J. C. Stead, a 1967 Centennial Souvenir booklet.

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This popular book tells the story of the names of many small towns and cities in Manitoba.

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A promotional brochure published by the Manitoba Historic Resources Branch promoting the heritage architecture of Stonewall, MB. 

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Gudrun Jonsdottir Storm was one of the few women in the settlement period to be granted a homestead. She and her family lived in the Grund district of Southern Manitoba.

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Gudrun Jonsdottir Storm was one of the few women who were granted Homesteads in Manitoba. These documents include some of the reports on her homestead application collected by the Homestead office.

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A hand drawn certificate presented by Ulyott and McGee to the Story family after the construction of their fiarm house.

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A postcard photo of Swan Lake Manitoba ca 1900.

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An early postcard showing Swan Lake MB.

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