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Nelsonville

Established in 1877, around Adam Nelson's grist mill on Silver Creek, Nelsonville flurished until bypassed by the railroad. The Nelsonville Manitoba Mountaineer was published from 1880 to 1885.

Community Histories

Canada 1812 - 1871 The Formative Years

This booklet, originally published by Imperial Oil, provides an understanding of the culture of Southern Ontario in the 19th Century. Many of the original settlers of the Pembina Manitou District came from Southern Ontario in the 1880's.

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    Manitoba Histories

    Canada 1812 - 1871 The Formative Years

    This booklet, originally published by Imperial Oil, provides an understanding of the culture of Southern Ontario in the 19th Century. Many of the original settlers of the Pembina Manitou District came from Southern Ontario in the 1880's.

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      Newspapers

      Manitoba Mountaineer - 1879-10-01 (1879)

      An issue of the Nelsonville Manitoba Mountaineer newspaper.

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        Memoirs & Memories

        Memoir of Dr Matthew Young - Ch 4 The Eden of Manitoba (1880)

        A historical reconstruction by Felix Kuehn.

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          Maps

          Pembina Municipality Section/Township/Range Map 2000 (1880)

          Published in 2000, this map shows all of the rural schools in the Pembina Municipality.

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