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Arde:
Mountainside Store Operator
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1949 - 1962 Ben Arde was born in Saskatchewan in October of 1926. His parents farmed there until the 1930s. When Ben was eight his father, originally from Wakopa, moved his family back to Manitoba, this time settling south of Mountainside. Places Link Assiniboine (Nakota) Web / PDF Vol. II, Page 47 The Assiniboine were once a Nation that occupied a territory that spanned the prairie provinces (including southwest Manitoba) and parts of the northern United States. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Mr. Barneby's Visit Web / PDF Vol. IV, Page 55 In the summer of 1883 English writer and traveler, William Henry Barneby set out to tour the newly opened lands in western North America. The Berns Boys Come to Tilston Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 23 US immigration to Manitoba was quite common for a while. One particular family left its mark on Tilston. Places Link 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 Norman Breakey - The Inventor from Pierson Web / PDF Vol. IV, Page 49 So, who can we thank for this handy implement which saves time, effort and laundry costs? Well that’s a bit of a sad story. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Places
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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. Jim Dandy Web / PDF Vol. III, Page 38 One of Pierson’s early entrepreneurs. n 1897 he built the town’s first hardware store which he personally owned and operated. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Places Link 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. Places Link 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. Fultonville Web / PDF Vol. IV, Page 36 "Fultonville", as the locals dubbed their venture, started off with three horses, a walking plow, a hoe, some pickaxes and a spade. Billy's Point Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 32 Chinese Settlement in Rural Manitoba Web / PDF Vol. II, Page 50 Over the span of his nearly 100 years he became a sailor, farmer, veterinarian, gold-panner and dedicated community worker Who Was Walter Farwell? Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 41 Perhaps a small town in a new land is the perfect place to start over? Why does Hartney have a street named after a gambler and bigamist? Places Link Fort Mr. Grant Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 12 Cuthbert Grant's HBC Post The Rescue of the Hathaway Thresher Web / PDF Vol. IV, Page 54 J.B. Hathaway invented 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. 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 Sam Heaslip - The "Stage Coach" Mailman Web / PDF Vol. IV, Page 17 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. Pauline Johnson Comes to Town Web / PDF Vol. IV, Page 51 When the first settlers found themselves out on our prairies without access to the educational and cultural amenities of European-style “Civilization”, they quickly set about fixing that. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Jimmy Jock – Minto Cemetery’s First Resident Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 15 Jimmy Jock died in 1901 at the age of 74 and was buried in the then-empty Minto Cemetery. Even today the ravine he settled bears his name, celebrating a man of uncommon character and stamina Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Places Link George King General Store Web / PDF Vol. III, Page 49 Former home of the Boissevain and Morton Library and Archives Building: 1904—Present Captain Large and the Empress of Ireland Web / PDF Vol. II, Page 44 A Homemade Steamboat Plies the Souris River ...1909-1913 Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illu Places Link Web Link Eva McKay: The Dakota Experience / Web / PDF Vol. III Page 22 Retelling History: Elder, healer and activist Eva McKay tells of the gross misinterpretation of history as it describes her people. Mennonite Settlement in Southwest Manitoba Web / PDF Vol. I , Page 34 Mennonites settle on the Canadian Prairies - Post 1923 Vantage Points Flashbacks Places Link Beginning of the Metigoshe Community Web / PDF Vol. II, Page 8 1908 - Present 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 Walpole Murdoch – Pioneer Newsman Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 36 For ten years Murdoch was a familiar figure on Hartney's streets and at community affairs. "Unconventional" might be one way of descibing him. Places Link The Case of the Nazi (?) Farmhand Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 40 Why is there a sketch of Adolph Hitler on a vintage threshing machine near Pierson? John Pritchard Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 11 Pritchard attempted to find his way home by following streams and trying to read the landscape. He lived off whatever he could scavenge and anything he could catch or kill. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Br “Connie” Riddell Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 52 Because he worked for the CPR, and was subject to job trans- fers, he was instrumental in the sporting lives of three communities. 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 Charles Sankey Web / PDF Vol. III, Page 30 Over the span of his nearly 100 years he became a sailor, farmer, veterinarian, gold-panner and dedicated community worker Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broad Places Link Lorna Smith Nature Centre Web / PDF Vol.I, Page 41 The Lorna Smith Nature Centre just southeast of Boissevain was established in 1983 by the Turtle Mountain Conservation District as part of the reservoir project. 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 Mrs. Weightman Comes to Canada Web / PDF Vol. IV, Page 32 Mrs. Weightman, a widow from Berwickshire, in northern England, and her children, arrived at their homestead in the spring of 1882 after a fifty-six day journey from Edinburgh, Scotland. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Walter Thomas - Against All Odds Web / PDF Vol. IV, Page 42 It was in late March 1880. A spell of warm weather had melted much of the snow, when Walter set out for Winnipeg to get more provisions. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Walter Thomas - Kitchen Table Surgery Web / PDF Vol. IV, Page 43 After the operation Thomas had a good meal of stewed wild duck and bannock, and was as good as new – except for the missing arm. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources 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 Cricket Anyone? : The Waubeesh English Settlement Web / PDF Vol. IV, Page 38 There were many attempts in Western Canada for groups from Britain to duplicate the sort of life they were used to in their home country. Nurse Halladay and Boissevain’s First Hospitals Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 31 When the time came to open the doors on this new and much appreciated service, Nurse Halladay was appointed Matron. Sitting Eagle Web / PDF Vol. IV, Page 40 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
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