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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

The Greatrest Manitobans - The Winnipeg Free Press

Short biographies of Manitobans.

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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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      Thompson, Eileen - Memories (1920)

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

      This one features Eileen Thompson.

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        Trek to Freedom - Susanna Toews

        Susanna Toews memoir of her journey to North America.

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          Turtle Mountain Corduroy by Alice Selina Hurt (1880)

          A memoirof early settler experience in the Turtle Mountain district of southwestern Manitoba.

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            White, Adeline - Memories (1920)

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

            This one features Adeline White.

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              Williams, Margaret - Memories (1920)

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

              This one features Margaret Williams.

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                Windsor Lynne E - A Memoir (1910)

                A memoir of life in the McKenzie District of Southern Manitoba.

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