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Volume 1 Turtle
Mountain Coal
Mining Web
/ PDF
Vol.
I, Page 27
It was true that there were "Millions of Tons of Coal Near Deloraine" as one headline read, but getting the "black diamonds" out of the ground was something else entirely. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Web Link Salter and Henderson Mines Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 37 The Henderson coal seam was discovered by John Nestibo and his brother while they were in the process of digging a well. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Web Link Video Link Waskada Museum Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 40 The Waskada Museum, however, has made its buildings as much of a feature as the artifacts that fill them. Volume 2 Lyleton
Branch Web
/ PDF
Vol. II, Page 42
Settlers in the area of Waskada and Goodlands in southwestern Manitoba waited in great anticipation for a branch line to be built through their communities. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Places Link Volume 3 The Six
Buildings of the Waskada Museum Web
/ PDF
Vol.
III, Page 32In the spring of
that
year new settlers began arriving from France and by July there were 43
homes and almost 150 people in Grande Clairière.
Purple Hill Church Web / PDF Vol. III, Page 42 In 1898 the Purple Hill Church, located in the Medora area, was opened and dedicated. Waskada Park Web / PDF Vol. III, Page 50 On a walk south of the townsite one day, a vision presented itself to Sankey: a recreational park, surrounded by trees, with space for sports activities and community events. Mining Coal During the Depression Web / PDF Vol. III, Page 55 Beginning in the 1880s and revived again in the 1930s, coal mining contributed to the economy in Deloraine, Goodlands, and surrounding communities. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Web Link Volume 4 In the early 1880’s the main road from Old Deloraine to Brandon was the Heaslip Trail named for Sam Heaslip who established the trail and used it to deliver the mail. 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. 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 Observations
of a War
Bride Web
/ PDF
Vol.
V, Page 12
Vera Booker was one of 48,000 young women who came to Can- ada as a war bride during and after the Second World. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Naming Medora Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 16 Who choses the name of a new town? Napinka at the Crossroads Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 17 In 1890’s there was no north-south line in the district. By connecting at Napinka the CPR made the route to Brandon a little shorter. The decision created a boom in Napinka Places Link Albert Titus – a Napinka Character Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 20 Ab's claim to fame was as a chronicler of the times through his many articles for the local papers. Places 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 Vantage Point Flashbacks (Radio Broadcasts)
Additional Resources Manitoba's Coal Rush (pdf) A Mb. History article by Deloraine historian Bob Caldwell Turtle Mountain Coal (pdf) A book by Doerksen Vantage Points Copyright © Turtle Mountain–Souris Plains Heritage Association. |
