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A collection of photos from 1890 to 1954 taken and collected by Ida Handford Conner which chronicle their lives in the Hamilton/Snowflake district and at Conner Bridge in Southern Manitoba.

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Padre George A. Harris served the congregation of St Mary's before joining the Armed Forces during the Second World War as a paratrooper.

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David Harris's history of the Miami Railway Station Museum.

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Written by Peter Dyck and  Peter Letkeman, this community history of Haskett Manitoba was published by the Haskett History Committee in 2007.

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A collection of documents and photographs of the Hasselfield and Carter families. Nellie McClung boarded with the Hasselfields in the Hazel district when she came to Manitou to teach in 1890. Nellie and Clara were lifelong friends.

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A commentary outlining the history of the Hasselfield Log House probably prepared for the summer staff at the Archibald Historical Museum.

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This photo of the second Hazel School was taken in June of 1966 in recognition of the school's closure as a result of consolidation.

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Hazel School District's Football team won the Rogers' Cup in 1901. Among the players were Frank and Percy Hasselfield, whom Nellie McClung came to know well since she boarded with their family when she came to teach at Hazel School in 1890.

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A community history of the Hazeldell district.

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A heritage brochure published by the Manitoba HIstoric Resources Branch  promoting the Central Plains of Southern Manitoba.

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