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A Story for Every Mile

This 140 page history of Southern Manitoba by Ed Ledohowski contains many photographs never before seen in publications and features many memoirs from Manitoba's past.

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

Price $60

Shipping and Handling $25.

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    Journals

    Arni Sveinsson Diary - Grund District, Manitoba (1880)

    Arni Sveinsson, born in 1851, came to Canada from Iceland in 1876 and eventually settled in the Grund District in Southern Manitoba. Arni was an ardent diarist and letter writer. This selection from his diary was translated by his grandson, Arni Sveinsson Jr.

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      Letters

      Arni Sveinsson Ledger Letters Part 1 (1916)

      A series of letters dated 1916 to 1920 and originally copied into a page numbered ledger, the current images are taken from an photocopy with red lettered editors comments. The letters cover a variety of topics.

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        Memoirs & Memories

        Asmundur Asmundson: Man Without Feet (1880)

        Asmundur, who lived his final years with Siggi and Sena Anderson, lost his feet in a snow storm in Iceland, yet survived to live a productive life in the Baldur District.

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          Community Histories

          Arni Sveinsson Diary - Grund District, Manitoba (1880)

          Arni Sveinsson, born in 1851, came to Canada from Iceland in 1876 and eventually settled in the Grund District in Southern Manitoba. Arni was an ardent diarist and letter writer. This selection from his diary was translated by his grandson, Arni Sveinsson Jr.

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            Newspapers

            Glenboro Gazette - 1892-05-04 (1892)

            An issue of the Glenboro Gazette newspaper.

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              Family Narratives

              Asmundur Asmundson: Man Without Feet (1880)

              Asmundur, who lived his final years with Siggi and Sena Anderson, lost his feet in a snow storm in Iceland, yet survived to live a productive life in the Baldur District.

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