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The Dirty Thirties

1930 - 1939

This was a time of poverty, of making do with what you had. Farms were less than productive and motorized vehicles were reconstructed to be pulled by horses - Bennett buggies.

Agricultural Topics

Buchanan Collection - This Business of Farming - Part 2 (1925)

A collection of documents concerning the Buchanan farming operation from the 1920s to the 1940s.

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    Architectural Heritage

    AM-Main_339 Main Street_Manitou Post Office - Manitou Main Street (1939)

    One of the Pembina Manitou District's significant buildings.

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      Arts & Crafts

      Audio & Video

      1: The Pembina Manitou Archive: A Community-Based Educational Resource (2012)

      This essay describes the purpose and the initial development of the Pembina Manitou Archive.

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        Book Store

        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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          Business & Public Affairs

          Manitou Opera House - A History (1880)

          Contains a collection of news articles and posters concerning a hundred years of performances at Manitou's Opera Houses.

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            Canadian Pacific Railway

            Manitou's CPR Log House (1884)

            This article tells the story of Manitou's CPR Log Cabin, built in 1884 to house the railway workers then building the line west to LaRiviere. Ths article also tells of some of the posple who lived in the Log Cabin aver the past century, and of the Cabin's transition to become the Pembina Manitou  Log Cabin Tourism Centre.

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              Cemetery Maps/Lists

              1: The Pembina Manitou Archive: A Community-Based Educational Resource (2012)

              This essay describes the purpose and the initial development of the Pembina Manitou Archive.

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                Community Histories

                Manitou Opera House - A History (1880)

                Contains a collection of news articles and posters concerning a hundred years of performances at Manitou's Opera Houses.

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                  Journals

                  C. H. Vrooman's 'The Story of Manitou' (1880)

                  A collection of reminiscences of life in the district during the settlement period.

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                    Letters

                    1: The Pembina Manitou Archive: A Community-Based Educational Resource (2012)

                    This essay describes the purpose and the initial development of the Pembina Manitou Archive.

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                      Manitoba Histories

                      Manitoba's Diamond Jubilee - 1930 Commemorative Booklet (1880)

                      A commemorative booklet which features photos of legislative officials over the past 60 years, comments on provincial development, and photos of regional interest.

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                        Maps

                        1: The Pembina Manitou Archive: A Community-Based Educational Resource (2012)

                        This essay describes the purpose and the initial development of the Pembina Manitou Archive.

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                          Memoirs & Memories

                          Manitou Opera House - A History (1880)

                          Contains a collection of news articles and posters concerning a hundred years of performances at Manitou's Opera Houses.

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                            Museums

                            Manitou's CPR Log House (1884)

                            This article tells the story of Manitou's CPR Log Cabin, built in 1884 to house the railway workers then building the line west to LaRiviere. Ths article also tells of some of the posple who lived in the Log Cabin aver the past century, and of the Cabin's transition to become the Pembina Manitou  Log Cabin Tourism Centre.

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                              Nellie McClung Collection

                              Manitou Opera House - A History (1880)

                              Contains a collection of news articles and posters concerning a hundred years of performances at Manitou's Opera Houses.

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                                Obituaries

                                1: The Pembina Manitou Archive: A Community-Based Educational Resource (2012)

                                This essay describes the purpose and the initial development of the Pembina Manitou Archive.

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                                  Photos & Art Work

                                  1: The Pembina Manitou Archive: A Community-Based Educational Resource (2012)

                                  This essay describes the purpose and the initial development of the Pembina Manitou Archive.

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                                    Veterans' Experience & War Effort

                                    1: The Pembina Manitou Archive: A Community-Based Educational Resource (2012)

                                    This essay describes the purpose and the initial development of the Pembina Manitou Archive.

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