The Settlement Period

This project focuses on some of the early, heritage buildings in Manitou, their architecture and their history.

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The iconic photo of this early Manitoba railway tressel.

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A document from the Canadian Pacific Railway archive collected by Robert Mackidd.

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A document from the Canadian Pacific Railway archive collected by Robert Mackidd.

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A  sollection of short memories and stories.

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This monograph is intended to support the research of the Darlingford School Museum. describing short histories of some of the first communities in the district and their demise at the arrival of the railroad. It was published by the Pembina Manitou Archive and the Boundary Trail National Heritage Region as part of the Partnerships with Museums 2021 project. 

Financial support was provided by the Government of Manitoba.

It is for sale from the PMA by contacting pembinamanitouarchive@gmail.com.

Price $25

Shipping and Handling $15

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A collection of documents related to the lives of Frederick Stowell and Margaret Jane Penny who were married in La Riviere in 1906. Stowell was a CPR Engineer.

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INitially, before Canada Post existed, mail was carried by rail to many communities which later faded away.

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A map of the CPR rail lines across Western Canada.

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A collection of photos of railway scenes spanning many years and along the CPR line from Manitou to Clearwater.

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