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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.

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Boulton Thomas - A Farmer's Notebook 1895-1910

Notes and brief records of farm practices and purchases over a fifteen year period.

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    CPR and the Lost Towns of the Pembina Hills - Partnerships with Museums 2021 (1880)

    This monograph is intended to support the research of the Darlingford School Museum. describing short histories of some of the first communities in the district and their demise at the arrival of the railroad. It was published by the Pembina Manitou Archive and the Boundary Trail National Heritage Region as part of the Partnerships with Museums 2021 project. 

    Financial support was provided by the Government of Manitoba.

    It is for sale from the PMA by contacting pembinamanitouarchive@gmail.com.

    Price $25

    Shipping and Handling $15

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      Drawing the Line - Ben Kroeker

      Kroeker's photographic study of the reenactment of the Boundary Commission's journey and the celebration of the NWMP journey west.

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        From Nelsonville to Dunston

        A series of documents and photographs describing the early southern Manitoba community of Nelsonville.

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          La Riviere Manitou Station on Main Museum - Partnerships with Museums 2021 - La Riviere to Lyleton (1880)

          This monograph is intended to highlight the museum's history, its relationship to the other communities on the line, and pointing out some of the anecdotes from along the line. It was published by the Pembina Manitou Archive and the Boundary Trail National Heritage Region as part of the Partnerships with Museums 2021 project. 

          Financial support was provided by the Government of Manitoba.

          It is for sale from the PMA by contacting pembinamanitouarchive@gmail.com.

          Price $25

          Shipping and Handling $15.

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            Nelsonville Cairn - Unveiling 1958

            A program produced for the dedication ceremony.

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              Post Road Stage Coach and the Johnston Family

              Shirley Snider's memories of her family and her grandfather's role as stage coach driver on the Post Road from Emerson west.

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