Sources
The
material presented in this document is a synthesis of documents readily
available and carefully sourced, along with more anecdotal information
from Local Histories.
1. Neil Otto, Karen Nicholson & Edward Ledohowski: A History of Flour Milling in Manitoba, Historic Resources Branch, May 1992
(Download)
2. Nicholson, Karen: The Lumber Industry in Manitoba. HRB 2000
(Download)
3. Butterfield, David: A History of Brick Manufacturing in Manitoba, 1860 – 1990, 2018
(Download)
4. Storie, Ken, False Starts, Communities and Change in Western Manitoba,
http://www.virtualmanitoba.com/FalseStarts/
5. Newspapers
Searchable online Newspapers are available at the University of Manitoba Digital Collections site. Whenever possible I have sourced items I have displayed in this document.
https://digitalcollections.lib.umanitoba.ca/islandora/object/uofm:manitobia
6. Local History Collection
Most of these volumes are available for searching and for downloads at the University of Manitoba Digital Collections site.
https://digitalcollections.lib.umanitoba.ca/islandora/object/uofm:manitobia
I present them here listed alphabetically by community…
Archibald
Pembina Country – Land of Promise, Miami Museum, Dorine Brown Ed. 1974
Pembina Manitou, 100th Anniversary and Reunion, Pembina Manitou Centennial Committee, 1979
Boissevain-Morton RM
Boissevain History Book Committee. Beckoning Hills Revisited. “Ours is a Goodly Heritage” Morton – Boissevain 1881 – 1981. Altona. Friesen Printing, 1981
Boissevain’s 75th Jubilee Committee. Beckoning Hills.
Cartwright
Memories Along the Badger. A Story of the Village of Cartwright, Manitoba, seventy-five years of our history, 1885-1960.
Clearwater
Prairie Pride Land : Rural Municipality of Louise / Rock Lake Round Table. Pilot Mound : Louise History Book Committee, 1998. Altona, Man. : Friesens Corporation. 792 p. (F/5648/.L69/Pra)
Clearwater, 1876-1885: being some record of the life and times of Clearwater, Clearwater Women's Institute: Pilot Mound Sentinel Print, 1927
Crystal City
Prairie Pride Land : Rural Municipality of Louise / Rock Lake Round Table. Pilot Mound : Louise History Book Committee, 1998. Altona, Man. : Friesens Corporation. 792 p. (F/5648/.L69/Pra)
Crystal City and District
Darlingford
The Darlingford Saga, Darlingford Historical Book Committee, 1972
Pembina Manitou, 100th Anniversary and Reunion, Pembina Manitou Centennial Committee, 1979
Deloraine
Deloraine Scans a Century 1880 - 1980: Deloraine History Book Committee 1980
Glenora:
Come into our Heritage - R.M. of Argyle 1882 - 1982, Argyle Centennial History Book Committee
Gleanings of the Past: Glenora Community Boosters History Book Committee,
Hartney
A Century of Living - Hartney & District 1882 - 1982, Hartney and District Historical Committee
The Mere Living, Hazel McDonald Parkinson, 1957
Holmfield:
By the Old Mill Stream. A History of the Village of Holmfield & District, 1982
Kalieda:
Pembina Manitou, 100th Anniversary and Reunion, Pembina Manitou Centennial Committee, 1979
Klllarney
Then and Now - Stories from Early Days of Killarney and Turtle Mountain, 1882 - 1957
Stories of Pioneer Days at Killarney: Published by the Women's Institute of Killarney. Reprinted in 2007 by the Oak Ridge Women's Institute
Trails and Crossroads To Killarney - The story of pioneer days in Killarney and Turtle Mountain District, 1882 - 1967
Reflections - Turtle Mountain Municipality and Killarney, 1882- 1982.
La Riviere
Pembina Manitou, 100th Anniversary and Reunion, Pembina Manitou Centennial Committee, 1979
Turning Leaves
Lauder: The Rise and Fall of a Prairie Town: A History of Lauder Manitoba and The Surrounding District, Volume # 1. Gordon G. Phillips
Manitoba City
Pembina Manitou, 100th Anniversary and Reunion, Pembina Manitou Centennial Committee, 1979
Melita
Our First Century (Town of Melita and Municipality of Arthur), Melita - Arthur History Committee
LaRiviere
Pembina Manitou, 100th Anniversary and Reunion, Pembina Manitou Centennial Committee, 1979
Lyleton
Harvest of Time, History of the R.M. of Edward, R.M. of Edward History Book Committee, 1983
Davidson, Connie. Gnawing at The Past Lyleton 1869 - 1969. Lyleton Women’s Institute. Leech Printing Ltd., 1969
Mather
"Crocus Country." A history of Mather & surrounding Districts. ?
Manitou
In Rhythm With Our Roots, A History of Manitou & area.
Pembina Manitou, 100th Anniversary and Reunion, Pembina Manitou Centennial Committee, 1979
Medora
Glimpse Through The Years: A History of Medora 1970 - Medora Women's Institute
Bridging Brenda (Vol 1&2), Brenda History Committee, 1990
Melita
Our First Century (Town of Melita and MUnicipality of Arthur), Melita - Arthur History Committee
Morden
125 Stories About Morden, Morden Historical Society, 2006
Mountain City
Pembina Country – Land of Promise, Miami Museum, Dorine Brown Ed. 1974
Napinka
Bridging Brenda (Vol 1&2), Brenda History Committee, 1990
Nelsonville
Pembina Country – Land of Promise, Miami Museum, Dorine Brown Ed. 1974
Pembina Crossing
Pembina Manitou, 100th Anniversary and Reunion, Pembina Manitou Centennial Committee, 1979
Pierson
Harvest of Time, History of the R.M. of Edward, R.M. of Edward History Book Committee, 1983
Pilot Mound:
Prairie Pride Land : Rural Municipality of Louise / Rock Lake Round Table. Pilot Mound : Louise History Book Committee, 1998. Altona, Man. : Friesens Corporation. 792 p. (F/5648/.L69/Pra)
Memories of Pioneer Days at Pilot Mound
Pilot Mound Illustrated – By The Pilot Mound Sentinel
Snowflake:
Chronicles of Our Heritage
Pembina Manitou, 100th Anniversary and Reunion, Pembina Manitou Centennial Committee, 1979
Thornhill:
As Years Go By, Thornhill, Elam – Orangehill, Thornhill Book Committee, 1971
Waskada
Bridging Brenda (Vol 1&2), Brenda History Committee, 1990
1. Neil Otto, Karen Nicholson & Edward Ledohowski: A History of Flour Milling in Manitoba, Historic Resources Branch, May 1992
(Download)
2. Nicholson, Karen: The Lumber Industry in Manitoba. HRB 2000
(Download)
3. Butterfield, David: A History of Brick Manufacturing in Manitoba, 1860 – 1990, 2018
(Download)
4. Storie, Ken, False Starts, Communities and Change in Western Manitoba,
http://www.virtualmanitoba.com/FalseStarts/
5. Newspapers
Searchable online Newspapers are available at the University of Manitoba Digital Collections site. Whenever possible I have sourced items I have displayed in this document.
https://digitalcollections.lib.umanitoba.ca/islandora/object/uofm:manitobia
6. Local History Collection
Most of these volumes are available for searching and for downloads at the University of Manitoba Digital Collections site.
https://digitalcollections.lib.umanitoba.ca/islandora/object/uofm:manitobia
I present them here listed alphabetically by community…
Archibald
Pembina Country – Land of Promise, Miami Museum, Dorine Brown Ed. 1974
Pembina Manitou, 100th Anniversary and Reunion, Pembina Manitou Centennial Committee, 1979
Boissevain-Morton RM
Boissevain History Book Committee. Beckoning Hills Revisited. “Ours is a Goodly Heritage” Morton – Boissevain 1881 – 1981. Altona. Friesen Printing, 1981
Boissevain’s 75th Jubilee Committee. Beckoning Hills.
Cartwright
Memories Along the Badger. A Story of the Village of Cartwright, Manitoba, seventy-five years of our history, 1885-1960.
Clearwater
Prairie Pride Land : Rural Municipality of Louise / Rock Lake Round Table. Pilot Mound : Louise History Book Committee, 1998. Altona, Man. : Friesens Corporation. 792 p. (F/5648/.L69/Pra)
Clearwater, 1876-1885: being some record of the life and times of Clearwater, Clearwater Women's Institute: Pilot Mound Sentinel Print, 1927
Crystal City
Prairie Pride Land : Rural Municipality of Louise / Rock Lake Round Table. Pilot Mound : Louise History Book Committee, 1998. Altona, Man. : Friesens Corporation. 792 p. (F/5648/.L69/Pra)
Crystal City and District
Darlingford
The Darlingford Saga, Darlingford Historical Book Committee, 1972
Pembina Manitou, 100th Anniversary and Reunion, Pembina Manitou Centennial Committee, 1979
Deloraine
Deloraine Scans a Century 1880 - 1980: Deloraine History Book Committee 1980
Glenora:
Come into our Heritage - R.M. of Argyle 1882 - 1982, Argyle Centennial History Book Committee
Gleanings of the Past: Glenora Community Boosters History Book Committee,
Hartney
A Century of Living - Hartney & District 1882 - 1982, Hartney and District Historical Committee
The Mere Living, Hazel McDonald Parkinson, 1957
Holmfield:
By the Old Mill Stream. A History of the Village of Holmfield & District, 1982
Kalieda:
Pembina Manitou, 100th Anniversary and Reunion, Pembina Manitou Centennial Committee, 1979
Klllarney
Then and Now - Stories from Early Days of Killarney and Turtle Mountain, 1882 - 1957
Stories of Pioneer Days at Killarney: Published by the Women's Institute of Killarney. Reprinted in 2007 by the Oak Ridge Women's Institute
Trails and Crossroads To Killarney - The story of pioneer days in Killarney and Turtle Mountain District, 1882 - 1967
Reflections - Turtle Mountain Municipality and Killarney, 1882- 1982.
La Riviere
Pembina Manitou, 100th Anniversary and Reunion, Pembina Manitou Centennial Committee, 1979
Turning Leaves
Lauder: The Rise and Fall of a Prairie Town: A History of Lauder Manitoba and The Surrounding District, Volume # 1. Gordon G. Phillips
Manitoba City
Pembina Manitou, 100th Anniversary and Reunion, Pembina Manitou Centennial Committee, 1979
Melita
Our First Century (Town of Melita and Municipality of Arthur), Melita - Arthur History Committee
LaRiviere
Pembina Manitou, 100th Anniversary and Reunion, Pembina Manitou Centennial Committee, 1979
Lyleton
Harvest of Time, History of the R.M. of Edward, R.M. of Edward History Book Committee, 1983
Davidson, Connie. Gnawing at The Past Lyleton 1869 - 1969. Lyleton Women’s Institute. Leech Printing Ltd., 1969
Mather
"Crocus Country." A history of Mather & surrounding Districts. ?
Manitou
In Rhythm With Our Roots, A History of Manitou & area.
Pembina Manitou, 100th Anniversary and Reunion, Pembina Manitou Centennial Committee, 1979
Medora
Glimpse Through The Years: A History of Medora 1970 - Medora Women's Institute
Bridging Brenda (Vol 1&2), Brenda History Committee, 1990
Melita
Our First Century (Town of Melita and MUnicipality of Arthur), Melita - Arthur History Committee
Morden
125 Stories About Morden, Morden Historical Society, 2006
Mountain City
Pembina Country – Land of Promise, Miami Museum, Dorine Brown Ed. 1974
Napinka
Bridging Brenda (Vol 1&2), Brenda History Committee, 1990
Nelsonville
Pembina Country – Land of Promise, Miami Museum, Dorine Brown Ed. 1974
Pembina Crossing
Pembina Manitou, 100th Anniversary and Reunion, Pembina Manitou Centennial Committee, 1979
Pierson
Harvest of Time, History of the R.M. of Edward, R.M. of Edward History Book Committee, 1983
Pilot Mound:
Prairie Pride Land : Rural Municipality of Louise / Rock Lake Round Table. Pilot Mound : Louise History Book Committee, 1998. Altona, Man. : Friesens Corporation. 792 p. (F/5648/.L69/Pra)
Memories of Pioneer Days at Pilot Mound
Pilot Mound Illustrated – By The Pilot Mound Sentinel
Snowflake:
Chronicles of Our Heritage
Pembina Manitou, 100th Anniversary and Reunion, Pembina Manitou Centennial Committee, 1979
Thornhill:
As Years Go By, Thornhill, Elam – Orangehill, Thornhill Book Committee, 1971
Waskada
Bridging Brenda (Vol 1&2), Brenda History Committee, 1990