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Volume 1 Turtle
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The creation, habitiation and settlement of a unique area. Whitewater Lake Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 2 The creation, habitiation and settlement of a unique area. Boundary Commission Trail Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 4 The main highway - west. John Pritchard Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 11 A Normally Competent Fur Trader Loses His Way Vantage Points Flashbacks Radio Br Turtle Mountain Reserve (IR60) Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 18 The Turtle Mountain Reserve became the smallest reserve in Canada, measuring only one square mile. The Boiler Trail Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 19 This trail branched off from the Boundary Commission Trail about a 2.4 kms west of Wakopa and met up with the Trail again at the Old Deloraine Land Titles Office 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. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Turtle Mountain City and Waubeesh Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 21 John Brondgeest envisioned Waubeesh becoming a thriving settlement, and by 1884, it was indeed a chief commercial centre for the region along with Old Deloraine. Whietwater Village Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 22 While other small towns were dying because they were bypassed by the CPR, Whitewater was settled after the railroad came through, thus given a real chance at success. Newcomb's Hollow Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 23 The first Land Titles Office in the Turtle Mountain area was a solitary tent that was set up in August of 1881 Old Deloraine Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 24 After the Land Titles Office was established at the edge of Turtle Mountain (by George F. Newcomb), the are1 began bustling with activity. Moberly Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 26 The Lakeside Resort That Never Was 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 The Metigoshe Métis Community Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 31 The
first permanent Métis settlers moved to Turtle Mountain in 1908.
Billy's Point Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 32 William (Billy) Gosselin, a descendant of the Red River Métis, moved from North Dakota to homestead in Manitoba. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Ducharme Property Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 33 One homestead on the northern slopes of Turtle Mountain, about 11 kms southwest of Boissevain, is where two Métis brothers settled sometime in the early 1920s. Mennonite Settlement in Southwest Manitoba / Web / PDF Vol. I , Page 34 Mennonites settle on the Canadian Prairies - Post 1923 Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources 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 Marsden Schools Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 38 The school became an important feature to the Métis community and helped local people affirm their heritage in this area by being its only Métis school. It doubled by serving as a community centre and dance hall as well. McCharles Cabin Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 39 Around 1941, a small house was built by a Métis family just to the north of Lake Dromore. The cabin, constructed from square-cut local black poplar logs, has weathered the years well and remains as a window into an important time and way of life. Volume 2 Rise
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Vantage Points Flashbacks Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Beginning of the Metigoshe Community Web / PDF Vol. II, Page 8 1908 - Present Red River Jig Web / PDF Vol. II, Page 9 The steps of the Red River Jig are influenced by the First Nation pow-wow, while at the same time contain the essentials of Scottish and Irish traditional dances Working for Pay & Trapping PDF Vol. II, Page 11 - 13 Harvesting & Hunting PDF Vol. II, Page 14 - 20 Traditional Foods, Holidays & Celebrations, Recreation, and the Red River Jig PDF Vol. II, Page 21-26 Goods and Stores, Transportation, Communication, Healthcare PDF Vol. II, Page 27 - 31 Volume 3
Dand Stone
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The purpose behind these mysterious and unique features may never be determined Lake Metigoshe Recreation Web / PDF Vol.III , Page 35 The bulk of Lake Metigoshe lies in North Dakota, with only 60 out of 1,580 acres lying in Canada. Shirley Colquhoun Web / PDF Vol. III, Page 36 Samuel Colquhoun was the first person in Canada to take advantage of recreational potential at Lake Metigoshe. St. Paul's Cemetery and Catholic Church Web / PDF Vol. III, Page 39 In the spring of 1917 the Belgian community living on the slopes of Turtle Mountain and their priest, Father P. E. Halde decided to build themselves a church wherein they could pursue their worship of the Catholic faith. 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.” Prairie Skills Centre / Web / PDF Vol. III , Page 43 The many careers of a small-town stone churh 1896 - Present 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 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 Sam
Heaslip - The
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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. 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 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. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illu Mary Hathway's Homestead Web / PDF Vol. IV, Page 34 Mary’s brother-in-law, Reverend Davies, drove her to the Land Titles Office where a long lineup stood waiting for opening time. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Sitting
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He and his Grandfather H'damani were among the few who declined a $200 government pay-off to relocate to a reserve near Pipestone. By 1909, only H’damani, his grandson Chaske (later known as Sitting Eagle) and a few others remained. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Br Alton Breault - Adventures of a Radar Repairman Web / PDF Vol. IV, Page 52 It was top secret - he and his companions at the training facility at Yatesbury, England, couldn’t tell even their servicemen buddies what they were working on. The Rescue of the Hathaway Thresher Web / PDF Vol. IV, Page 54 It was the world’s first rotary thresher, a significant departure from the design then in use and a forerunner of the axial flow system used in modern threshers. Volume 5 The Mission
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In 1892 the local Endeavor Society obtained some funds and set up a school in a donated cabin on the Turtle Mountain Reserve. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Document Link Shutting Down IR#60 Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 4 & 5 In 1889 Indian Agent J.A. Markle, based in Birtle, raised the possibility of relocating H’damani’s band. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Document Link The Fish Lake Cemetery Web / P Graves are unmarked, but remembered in this small Metis Cemetery near Lake Metogoshe Places Link 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. Vantage Point Flashbacks
Other Resources Precious Load - Tales of a Turtle Mountain Trapper (Video) The story of Phillip Racine, a fourth generation trapper. who is the great grandson of one of the first Metis settlers in the Lake Metigoshe region of southwestern Manitoba. This documentary celebrated his unique lifestyle and tells the unexpected tale of the most precious load he ever took out of Turtle Mountain bush. View on youTube DVD's available. Contact... vantagepoints@gmail.com Turtle Mountain Mud (Video) In the heart of the Great Depression on the western edge of Turtle Mouuntain near the village of Goodlands two competing coal mines provided employment, cheaper coal and an enduring story. View on youTube DVD's available. Contact... vantagepoints@gmail.com Turtle Mountain Mud / Online Companion 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. |
