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Volume 1 Great
Northern
Railway
Web
/ PDF
Vol.
I, Page 30
Construction of the Great Northern Railway (GNR) began during the winter of 1905 and finished in 1906, covering the 69.5 miles (110 kms) from St. John's (Devil's Lake), North Dakota to Brandon, Manitoba. Web Link Volume 2 Volume 3
Turtle
Mountain Forestry Reserve Web
/ PDF
Vol.
III, Page 41
In 1895 the Minister of the Interior set aside 75,000 acres as the “Turtle Mountain Timber Reserve.” Chain Lakes Quaker Church Web / PDF Vol. III, Page 46 The area around Chain Lakes was settled by Quakers—also commonly known as “Friends.” Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Volume 4
A Disturbance in the
Classroom -
By Edith King Web
/ PDF
Vol.
IV , Page 12
At the blackboard the young teacher determinedly was writing an exercise for the class. From behind her came a sudden but definite flip, flip, flip of an inkwell. Deloraine's Dr. Thornton Web / PDF Vol. IV, Page 22 In Deloraine, in the first part of the twentieth century, if someone mentioned "The Doctor" it could refer to only one person: Dr. Thornton. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Waskada's Blacksmith: Ren Amos Web / PDF Vol. IV, Page 23 Over a span of half a century, Ren operated his blacksmith shop. He had to rebuild it twice. His wife often helped him in the shop and together they lived and worked through countless changes in agricultural methods. The Beef Ring Web / PDF Vol. IV, Page 27 Before freezers were in every home feramers found a way to share fresh beef. What the Rats of Cranmer Knew Web / PDF Vol. IV, Page 50 The collapse of an elevator in Cranmer could have been dangerous, but there was some warning. Vantage Points Flashbacks Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Places Link Volume 5 By
Ships, Trains and
Ox-Carts Web
/ PDF
Vol. V, Page 7
A look at the routes taken from Ontario to Maniotba's Southwest Corner The Belgian Connection Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 21 Ab's claim to fame was as a chronicler of the times through his many articles for the local papers. The Pierson CPR Demonstration Farm Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 24 The Pierson site, one of 13 on the prairies, included a full line of modern buildings, including a two-story four bedroom house. Why Locomotives Had Cow Catchers Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 32 A 1948 derailment in Medora was caused by a sleeping cow on the track. Vantage Points Flashbacks Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources An Elephant Story – By Jerry Drier Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 33 Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Gone to the Dogs Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 38 In 1955 the Broomhill Curling Club received permission to sponsor the All American Field Trails complete with championship stakes. Home Delivery - The Drayman Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 44 In addition to doing the daily deliveries from the station, the draymen did deliveries from merchants to customers. In the days before everyone had a car, many businesses would deliver. The Rural Press - A Survival Story Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 45 A new village might have been considered to have “arrived” when it had a paper. For quite a while some towns had competing papers. The Riverside Canucks of Baseball Fame Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 46 The Riverside Canucks played for over 40 years at Riverside Park, on the banks of the Souris River north of Minto. They are in the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame. Places Link
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