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This community history of the Crystal City, Rodk Lake District is hosted by Manitobia.

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A How-To Manual on farming best-practices distributed in 1947.

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A newsletter for railway telegraph hobbyists.

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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

PMA_2021_053641

A memoir written by someone who grew up in the house.

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Records of the municipal designation of the CPR Log House in Manitou and its historical significance.

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INitially, before Canada Post existed, mail was carried by rail to many communities which later faded away.

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A collection of photos of railway scenes spanning many years and along the CPR line from Manitou to Clearwater.

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Booklet published by Manitoba Culture, Heritage and Recreation, Historic Resources Branch.

Please recognize the attitudes expressed in these bulletins may not reflect current attitudes.

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This scrapbook, collected by William Maurice Cruthers, son of Samuel and Elizabeth Mary Cruthers, begins with his departure for school in Ontario in 1906. Later in the book, articles documenting family events from earlier times are mixed in with current, as if they were included when they came into his posession.

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