A Piece of the Broomhill Store       Web  / PDF      Vol.  IV, Page 26
Perhaps when local Postmaster William Kilkenny and his brother John built it in 1908, they were not only optimistic, but also ahead of their time.
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A Tale of Two Mill Fires     Web  / PDF      Vol.  IV, Page 18
The story of milling in Boissevain begins shortly after the town was established as an important commercial centre on the new CPR line. In those days a progressive town needed a mill.

Ash House      Web  / PDF     Vol.  I, Page 9
Ash House was built on the north shore of the Souris as a canoe fort

Dunseith Trail       Web  / PDF      Vol.  I, Page 35
The prohibition of beverage alcohol in the early 1900s paved the way for one of the area's most colourful chapters of thrill and intrigue.

Dreaming Up Dobbyn City    Web  / PDF     Vol.  IV, Page 8
This "Speculative" or "Paper" City" was planned near what wouild become Melita during the Manitoba Boom. Its owner/promoter soon turned to other, more successful, ventures.
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Elva Elevator       Web  / PDF     Vol.  III, Page 44
It was  oldest remaining elevator in Canada!  (1894 - 2019)
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Fort Desjarlais      Web  / PDF     Vol.  I, Page 13
Fort Desjarlais is remembered today as the most prominent and successful of the Souris River trading posts.
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Fort Mr. Grant     Web  / PDF      Vol.  I, Page 12
Fort Mr. Grant was built sometime between 1824 and 1826 on the Souris River near Hartney.

A. E. Hill Store: The Hart-Cam Museum       Web  / PDF      Vol.  IV, Page 29
The 120 year old building that today houses the Hart-Cam Museum spent most of its life serving as a general store. It later became a restaurant, museum . . . and Hollywood film set? Yes indeed – not only once, but twice!

Captain Large and the Empress of Ireland      Web  / PDF       Vol.  II, Page 44
A Homemade Steamboat Plies the Souris River ...1909-1913
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Delivered by Train - Prairie Style     Web  / PDF     Vol.  IV, Page 29
The extension of the CN line from Adelpha on to Deloraine brought service to Mountainside and area.
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George King General Store      Web  / PDF     Vol.  III, Page 49
Built in 1904, it was once also the home of the Boissevain and Morton Library and Archives

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.
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George Morton's Ventures    Web  / PDF     Vol. I , Page  20
He persuaded businessmen in Kingston to invest in the Morton Dairy Farm Company and received (via his business connections with John A. MacDonald the right to purchase 72 square miles (184 kms²) of land west of Whitewater Lake.
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Jim Dandy        Web  / PDF      Vol.  III, Page 38
One of Pierson’s early entrepreneurs
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Lake Max Sawmill      Web  / PDF     Vol.III  , Page 26
In 1880 Mr Bolton established a sawmill on the shore of Lake Max. The next year, entrepreneur George Morton bought the sawmill and used it to produce lumber for nearly every building in the then thriving village of Whitewater.
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Lena House      Web  / PDF     Vol.  I, Page 10
Lena House is one of two fur trading posts which were located on Turtle Mountain, though its exact location has never been determined.

Mandan Trail        Web  / PDF    Vol.  I Page 5
Before – and shortly after – Europeans made contact with aboriginal peoples in the Turtle Mountain area, a First Nations group called the Mandan traded in the region.

Mountainside General Store    Web  / PDF     Vol.III , Page 53
Ben Arde took over the store in 1949 (see Ben Arde: Mountainside Store Operator ) and operated it for 14 years.
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Oil Exploration      Web  / PDF      Vol.  II, Page 46
The present-day oil boom builds upon a history of success in the oil industry

Order it From Eaton's      Web  / PDF     Vol. IV, Page 30
Those first black & white, text-only, catalogues offered mainly clothing but the options soon included everything from books to furniture and farm tools.
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Tena's Boarding House     Web  / PDF     Vol.  IV, Page 24
In today’s world how many people come home from work only to face another round of domestic chores? Not at Tena’s.

The American Fort          Web  / PDF     Vol.  III, Page 42
The American Fur Company’s attempt to lay claim to the furs along the Souris River - about 1810 - 1828

The Edwards Sisters - Business Partners     Web  / PDF     Vol.  IV, Page 31
What did Mr. and Mrs. Edwards think when Alice and Ida, at quite a young age, took the unusual step of moving to a nearby community and going into business?
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The Halfway House      Web  / PDF      Vol.  IV, Page 21
When you discover that your homestead happens to be in the right location, and you don’t mind some company from time to time, why not go into the business?

The Home Bank Scandal Hits Lyleton      Web  / PDF     Vol.  IV, Page 24
 On or about August of 1923, Stan Hill, the Manager of the Lyleton Branch of the Home Bank of Canada received a short telegram, delivered in code. It read; "Cease business, close the door."

The First Phone in Boissevain     Web  / PDF     Vol.  IV, Page 28
In 1904 a local exchange was located in Hilton's Drug Store, but only a few residences were hooked up. Then in 1906 the Bell Telephone Company began installing its own phones in Boissevain homes.

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 Neighbourhood Lime Kiln       Web /  PDF     Vol.  V, Page 25
To prepare for a burn, stones were placed in the kiln leaving an arch at the bottom to hold the fire. The process took three days to re- duce the limestone to powder.

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.
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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.
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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.
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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

Private Banks           Web  / PDF      Vol.  V, Page 30
As towns developed, increased commerce spurred the need for financial services. Those services were at first provided by private banks.
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