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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

The Canoe - Roberts & Shackleton

A detailed history of the various forms this water craft has taken, and a description of their makers.

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    The Former Manitou Gas Company Plant (1906)

    Manitou was served by an acetylene gas plant from 1906 to 1926. The gas plant building still stands in north west Manitou. Lorne Thompson researched this architecural artefact as part of a Heritage Manitoba project.

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      The High Mountain - An Altamont History - Beula Swain (1880)

      A short history of the Altamont district in South Central Manitoba.

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        The Little Immigrants - Thomas Bagnell

        A history of the experiences of orphans who were sent to the Canadian prairies.

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          The Mennonites - A Pictorial History of their Lives in Canada

          Andreas Schroeder tells the story of Mennonite settlement in Canada through photographs.

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            The Metis of Willow Bunch

            Written by Ron Rivard and Catherine Littlejohn, this book tells the story of the Métis families who started out in the Red River district, then moved west to Rock Lake and eventually to Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan.

             

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              They Left Their Mark - Nettie Kroeker (1898)

              Nettie Kroeker's biographical memoir describes the lives of frends and acquaintances. 

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                This is Morden and District - 1962

                A short community history of Morden, Manitoba.

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                  This Old Tractor - Michael Dregni, Editor (1900)

                  A history of heritage tractors.

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