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 Volume 1
Boundary Commission Trail
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The main highway - west. Yellow Quill Trail Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 6 The main highway - to the southwest corner. Short Stories: Old Wakopa, Sourisford, Lang's Crossing & the Souris Linear Burial Mounds PDF Vol. I, Page 42 Short Stories: The Empress of Ireland, Brockinton Site , Verona School PDF Vol. I, Page 43 Volume 2 Brockinton
Site Web
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II Page 33
The Brockinton archaeological site is located along the Souris River valley wall south of Melita. This site was occupied by three different cultures over the last 1600 years. These occupations left behind rare and archaeologically invaluable finds. During this site's earliest occupation, it was used as a bison pound. Places Link Web Link Sourisford Linear Burial Mounds Web / PDF Vol. 2, Page 36 Artifacts from these thousand year-old burial mounds indicate the trade relations that existed upon the plains before convenient modes of transportation. Web Link Manchester to Melita / Web / PDF Vol. II, Page 37 The most successful of the Sourisford communities Melita Robbery Web / PDF Vol. II, Page 38 A Midnight Crime Hits Southwest Manitoba . . . September 1923 Pierson Web / PDF Vol.II , Page 39 The Rise of a Town Planted Beside the Railway 1891 - Present Copley Church Web / PDF Vol. II, Page 40 In
the extreme
southwest corner of the province of Manitoba there sits the ruins of a
small church. The first church of
any denomination to be built west of the Souris
River.
Eunola School / Web / PDF Vol. II, Page 41 The doors of this rural schoolhouse have not remained entirely closed with the end of classes 1896 - 1962 Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources 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 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 Lyleton Shelterbelts Web / PDF Vol. II , Page 45 The first of many shelterbelts to be planted in the region was completed in 1936. It consisted of 2,300 trees which were planted in a row measuring half a mile on C. E. Fennell’s farm. Oil
Exploration Web
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II, Page 46
The present-day oil boom builds upon a history of success in the oil industry. Volume 3
Bison Rubbing Stone Web
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III Page 9
In an era where herds of bison are but a memory, the bison rubbing stones remind us of a time well passed . . . Vantage Points Flashbacks Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Snyder II Site Web / PDF Vol. III Page 15 The Snyder II Archaeological site is on the bank of the Gainsborough Creek just half a kilometer west of its junction with the Souris River. T Old Melita Trail / Web / PDF Vol. I , Page 25 It is likely that the trail was first created by the surveyors who travelled the area between 1879 and 1880, marking out the land into townships (blocks of 36 square miles). Elva Elevator Web / PDF Vol. III, Page 44 It was oldest remaining elevator in Canada! (1894 - 2019) Places Link Volume 4 Dreaming
Up Dobbyn City Web
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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. Places Link 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. The Home Bank Scandal Hits Lyleton Web / PDF Vol. IV, Page 25 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." A Piece of the Broomhill Store Web / PDF Vol. IV, Page 27 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. Places Link 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. Sitting
Eagle Web
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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 Walter Thomas - Against All Odds Web / PDF Vol. IV, Page 42 t 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 He learned later that it was fortunate that muzzle was close to the arm and the flame from it burned the flesh and arteries so that very little blood escaped. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Places Link 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 Link Volume 5 Who
Were the First
Farmers on the
Plains? Web
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Ongoing archealogical research south of Melita is providing additional information about pre-contact agricultural activitiy in our region Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Web Link Main Street in Bede Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 18 Welcome to Bede. Not so much a ghost town, but rather another community that didn’t quite become a village. The Diana Icelandic Cemetery Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 22 lcelandic settlers originally come to the New Iceland settlement at Gimli beginning in 1876. Some later moved on to the Grund area between Baldur and Glenboro, and when homesteads were becoming harder to find, a few moved west to the area between Sinclair and Tilston. 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 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. The Local Egg Grading Station Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 28 The Melita Creamery had 6 full-time egg handlers, who worked almost day and night during the peak season. Podcast Link An Elephant Story – By Jerry Drier Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 33 Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources The Hartney Air Training Field Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 34 The Relief Field 1 for No. 17 Service Flying Training Schoolbased at RCAF Station Souris had a large hangar and personnel of eighty men and twenty-five officers. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast Intro Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Crime and Punishment in Hartney Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 35 Hartney’s first (and only?) murder mystery. 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. Prisoners of War – Harvest Help Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 39 The prisoner farmhands were lightly guarded and often permitted to go shopping or attend church. An unknown number stayed after release and became Canadians. 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? Train Time Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 48 For many years Train Time was the occasion of the day in small town Manitoba. “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. What's on in Melita This Week? Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 53 The Melita Opera House was one of several venues offering a wide variety of touring entertainers. Web Link Vantage Point Flashbacks (Radio Broadcasts)
Additional Resources Shelterbelts: Sustainable Agriculture on the Prairies Sourisford: The History of a River Crossing Vantage Points Copyright © Turtle Mountain–Souris Plains Heritage Association. |
