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.
Community Histories
This file, updated to summer of 2015, contains records in the posession of the Municipality of Pembina along with information displayed on the grave markers in the Cemetery.
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A brochure featuring the architectural heritage of Manitou, Manitoba.
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Photos of students in the classroom at Manitou High School ca 1937.
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Normal School Classes in Manitou were held in three buildings over time. This short article includes photos of all three sites.
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This short history of the Manitou Normal Schools was taken from the community history 'Come Into Our Heritage' published in 1997.
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A student's collection of photos to commemorate her year in Norman School in Manitou.
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The program for the 1931 Closing Entertainment in recognition of the graduating class of the Normal School.
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Contains a collection of news articles and posters concerning a hundred years of performances at Manitou's Opera Houses.
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The Manitou Opera House was designed by G F Magee and built by Blackburn Construction of Pilot Mound Manitoba in 1930.
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These blueprints were prepared by a former Manitou carpenter, Gordon Mcgee in preparation for the construction of the Manitou Opera House after the January 1930 fire destroyed the original boilding.
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