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The Settlement Period

1880 - 1913

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

Memoirs & Memories

Beygrau Paul T - Manitou Works of Art - 1896-1905 (1894)

Paul Beygrau, artist, engineer, left an impressive legacy in the three years he was in Manitou. His art works on the walls of the Cassin House Hotel impressed guests until its fiery destruction in 1959. 

Details of his work on the Robson House have been photographed by the Sharpe family during renovations on the house. His only remaining work is the drawing he did of the Manitou Curling Club members, drawn in 1894.

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    Beygrau Paul T -in Berkeley California - The Inspired Madness of the Plaster Palace (1920)

    This tour through the house Beygrau designed, built and decorated in Berkeley, Californis gives a sense of the style of his art works.

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      Bolton, Ferris - Memoirs

      A copy of an early memori written by Ferris Bolton regarding his life and times in the Darlingford District.

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        Buchanan Collection - Photos of Early Generations (1880)

        A collection of photos of the Buchanan and Windsor clan from their first decades in the McKenzie District.

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          Buchanan Collection - Recollections (1880)

          An anonymous series of recollections about early days in the district.

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            Buchanan Collection - This Business of Farming - Part 1 (1890)

            A collection of documents concerning the Buchanan farming operation from the 1890s to the 1920s.

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              Buchannan, Frank J - McKenzie District Recollections (1880)

              Recollections of Frank J Buchannan who arrived in the McKenzie District of Southern Manitoba as a child in the 1880s.

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                Bulger - Lac Etchemin Quebec

                A collection of documents associated with Captain Andrew H. Bulger, first Governor of the Red River Colony, and his descendants.

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                  Bulger - Random Papers

                  A collection of documents associated with Captain Andrew H. Bulger, first Governor of the Red River Colony, and his descendants.

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                    Bulger Alfred E - Papers of the Selkirk Settlement

                    A collection of documents associated with Captain Andrew H. Bulger, first Governor of the Red River Colony, and his descendants.

                    Watson Fond

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