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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.

Memoirs & Memories

Durham, Margaret - Memories (1920)

One of a series of interviews of Manitou community elders compiled by Bette Mueller.

This one features Margaret Durham.

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    Elder Enns

    Written by F. F. Enns, this is a biography of  a respected spiritual leader in the Mennonite community.

    PMA_2020_046892

      Embracing the Winds of Change - Jean Janick

      A memoir of the Roland, Manitoba district.

      PMA_2022_062566

        Fargey, Isabella - Memories of Other Days - LaRiviere Memoir (1880)

        A short memoir of early 20th century LaRiviere with a collection of period photos.

        PMA_2017_042920

          Gosselin Generations - the Elders (1880)

          A historical memoir of the Gosselins, one of Manitoba's Métis families. The family lived in the Red River district, in the Rock Lake district before disbursing throughout Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

           

          PMA_2021_047289

            Gysl, Marshall - Prairie Chickens Live Longer (1930)

            A memoir about growing up in the Darlingford community.

            PMA_2020_046900

              Horch, Esther - C. N. Hiebert was my Father

              Esther Horch's biography of C. N. Hiebert.

              PMA_2020_046820

                Hughes Family in Western Canada (1880)

                A family history of the Hughes Family as told by the descendants in the New Haven District of Pembina Municipality

                PMA_2016_042423

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