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Websites
Two
Borders Heritage
Sourisford:
The History of a River Crossing
Shelterbelts:
And The Histoiry of Sustainable Agriculture on the Prairies
TM&SP
"Our History" Articles
The Half-Way House
Butterfield
Sourisford
Elva
Pierson
Lyleton
Broomhill
& Tilston
Vantage
Points Articles
Bison Rubbing Stone
Web
/ PDF
Vol.
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 . .
Brockinton
Site
Web / PDF
Vol.
II Page 33
The
Brockinton
archaeological site is located along the Souris 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.
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.
Captain
Large and the Empress of Ireland
Web
/ PDF
Vol.
II, Page 44
In 1908
“Captain” Hunt Johnston Rolston Large, a blacksmith from Coulter,
Manitoba, got it into his head that he would build a steamship.
Copley Church
Web
/ PDF
Vol.
II, Page 40
1890 - 1913
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.
Elva Elevator
Web
/ PDF
Vol.
III, Page 44
The
oldest remaining
elevator in Canada!
Eunola School
Web
/ PDF
Vol.
II, Page 41
The doors
of this
rural schoolhouse have not
remained
entirely closed with the end of classes.
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.
The Lyleton Branch
Web
/ PDF
Vol.
II, Page 42
The
fight to build and keep a rural railway line.
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.
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."
Pierson
Web
/ PDF
Vol.II
, Page 39
The
Rise of a Town Planted Beside the Railway.
1891 - Present
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.
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.
Sourisford
Linear Burial Mounds
Web
/ PDF
Vol.
2, Page 40
Artifacts
from
these thousand year-old burial mounds
indicate the trade relations that existed upon the plains before
convenient modes of transportation.
Archives
& Museums
Melita: Antler River
Historical Society Museum : 204 522 3103 / 3438
Old Photos
Two Borders Heritage Photos
A
Sourisford Heritage Tour
The
Boundary Commission Trail
Historic Maps
Two
Borders Map Collection
Buildings and Historic Places
Special
Places in Two Borders
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