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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

Sanders, Aileen - Memories (1920)

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

This one features Aileen Sanders.

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    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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