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The Dirty Thirties

1930 - 1939

This was a time of poverty, of making do with what you had. Farms were less than productive and motorized vehicles were reconstructed to be pulled by horses - Bennett buggies.

Community Histories

McKenzie Photos - Buchanan, Cousins, Vodden (1880)

This collection of photos focuses on cummunity life with emhasis on the McKenzie district Church and School. It also includes photos of the McKenzie Cemetery.

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    McKenzie School District Account Book 1883 - 1948 (1883)

    Hand written minutes and accounts describing the business of running a rural school.

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      McKenzie School Minute Book - 1933-1962 (1933)

      Record of the management of the McKenzie School District.

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        McKenzie School Minute Book 1882-1932 (1882)

        A record of the governance of a rural school, McKenzie School, through its minutes and selected documents.

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          McLean, Charles D - Kaleida Memories (1880)

          Written in 1967, ths is a short memoir describing his life in the Kaleida district.

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            Memories of Dry River by May Graham (1880)

            A short history of the Dry River District north of Rock Lake in Southern Manitoba.

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              Men Against the Desert - James H Gray

              A history of the prairies during the 1930s.

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                Mennonite Settlement in Manitoba - English

                Booklet published by Manitoba Culture, Heritage and Recreation, Historic Resources Branch.

                Please recognize the attitudes expressed in these bulletins may not reflect current attitudes.

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                  Mennonite Settlements of Southern Manitoba (1880)

                  A survey history of the development of the Mennonite settlements in the East and West Mennonite Reserves in Southern Manitoba, written by John H Warkentin.

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                    Metis - Julia Harrison

                    A history of the Metis people of Red River.

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