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Vantage Points articles are presented with links (Web) to the story on the Vantage Points Website and as print-ready PDF files. For a Radio Broadcast based on the story select the "Vantage Points Flashback" link. For more info about locations follow the "Places Link". To visit a related website follow the "Web Link" (There may be more than 1). To download a related Document click the "Document Link". Volume 1 Turtle
Mountain Coal
Mining Web
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Vol.
I, Page 27
It was true that there were "Millions of Tons of Coal Near Deloraine" as one headline read, but getting the "black diamonds" out of the ground was something else entirely. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Web Link Grande Clairière Convent Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 29 The beginning of the Grande Clairière Convent was marked in 1898 when Father J. Gaire, the parish priest from Grande Clairière, was visiting the family of one of his parishioners in France. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Places Link Salter and Henderson Mines Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 37 The Henderson coal seam was discovered by John Nestibo and his brother while they were in the process of digging a well. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Web Link Video Link Marsden Schools Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 38 The school became an important feature to the Métis community and helped local people affirm their heritage in this area by being its only Métis school. It doubled by serving as a community centre and dance hall as well. Volume 2 Captain
Large and the Empress of Ireland
Web
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Vol.
II, Page 44
A Homemade Steamboat Plies the Souris River ...1909-1913 Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illu Places Link Web Link Lyleton Shelterbelts Web / PDF Vol. II , Page 45 The first of many shelterbelts to be planted in the region was completed in 1936. It consisted of 2,300 trees which were planted in a row measuring half a mile on C. E. Fennell’s farm. Oil
Exploration Web
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Vol.
II, Page 46
The present-day oil boom builds upon a history of success in the oil industry Volume 3
Jim
Dandy Web
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Vol.
III, Page 38
Volume 4One of Pierson’s early entrepreneurs Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Ben Arde: Mountainside Store Operator Web / PDF Vol. III, Page 53 1949 - 1962 Ben Arde was born in Saskatchewan in October of 1926. His parents farmed there until the 1930s. When Ben was eight his father, originally from Wakopa, moved his family back to Manitoba, this time settling south of Mountainside. Places Link Mining Coal During the Depression Web / PDF Vol. III, Page 55 Beginning in the 1880s and revived again in the 1930s, coal mining contributed to the economy in Deloraine, Goodlands, and surrounding communities. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Web Link From Trails to Rails Web / PDF Vol. IV , Page 19 Whole villages like Deloraine, Waubeesh and Wassawa were moved to new locations when the rail line passed them by. The Beef Ring Web / PDF Vol. IV, Page 27 Before freezers were in every home feramers found a way to share fresh beef. A Piece of the Broomhill Store Web / PDF Vol. IV, Page 27 Perhaps when local Postmaster William Kilkenny and his brother John built it in 1908, they were not only optimistic, but also ahead of their time. Places Link The First Phone in Boissevain Web / PDF Vol. IV, Page 28 In 1904 a local exchange was located in Hilton's Drug Store, but only a few residences were hooked up. Then in 1906 the Bell Telephone Company began installing its own phones in Boissevain homes. Order it From Eaton's Web / PDF Vol. IV, Page 30 Those first black & white, text-only, catalogues offered mainly clothing but the options soon included everything from books to furniture and farm tools. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illu The Edwards Sisters - Business Partners Web / PDF Vol. IV, Page 31 What did Mr. and Mrs. Edwards think when Alice and Ida, at quite a young age, took the unusual step of moving to a nearby community and going into business? Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Prairie Fire! Web / PDF Vol. IV, Page 44 It was a landscape shaped by the prairie fire, and the fires served their ecological purpose. Norman Breakey - The Inventor from Pierson Web / PDF Vol. IV, Page 49 So, who can we thank for this handy implement which saves time, effort and laundry costs? Well that’s a bit of a sad story. Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Places Link Alton Breault - Adventures of a Radar Repairman Web / PDF Vol. IV, Page 52 It was top secret - he and his companions at the training facility at Yatesbury, England, couldn’t tell even their servicemen buddies what they were working on. The Rescue of the Hathaway Thresher Web / PDF Vol. IV, Page 54 It was the world’s first rotary thresher, a significant departure from the design then in use and a forerunner of the axial flow system used in modern threshers. Volume 5 By Ships, Trains and
Ox-Carts Web
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Vol. V, Page 7
A look at the routes taken from Ontario to Maniotba's Southwest Corner A Railway Builder’s Challenge— Crossing the River Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 9 The wooden trestles were used to cross steep ravines, and later filled with earth Places Link The Three Bridges at Riverside Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 10 This well-used crossing of the Souris River has seen a few changes. Places Link The Harvest Excursion – Definitely not a Vacation Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 11 Harvesting is a time-sensitive operation, and labor intensive as well. When the time came to get that good crop off the field there were simply not enough men around to do the job. The Belgian Connection Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 21 Ab's claim to fame was as a chronicler of the times through his many articles for the local papers. The Pierson CPR Demonstration Farm Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 24 The Pierson site, one of 13 on the prairies, included a full line of modern buildings, including a two-story four bedroom house. Snow Plane to the Rescue! Web / P Simply put, a snowplane was a sleigh with a body on it and a propeller on the back end of a motor. Like the horse and sleigh before it, it didn’t need roads. Built to Last - Concrete Block Buildings Web / P For a few years in the early 20th century, many buildings in southern Manitoba were built with locally cast concrete blocks. The Local Egg Grading Station Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 28 The Melita Creamery had 6 full-time egg handlers, who worked almost day and night during the peak season. Podcast Link Private Banks Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 30 As towns developed, increased commerce spurred the need for financial services. Those services were at first provided by private banks. Places Link Why Locomotives Had Cow Catchers Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 32 A 1948 derailment in Medora was caused by a sleeping cow on the track. Vantage Points Flashbacks Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources An Elephant Story – By Jerry Drier Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 33 Vantage Points Flashbacks: Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Gone to the Dogs Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 38 In 1955 the Broomhill Curling Club received permission to sponsor the All American Field Trails complete with championship stakes. The Small Town Photo Studio Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 43 Once settlers got established they went looking for less essential amenities, like family portraits. Every town used to a have a photographer or two. Home Delivery - The Drayman Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 44 In addition to doing the daily deliveries from the station, the draymen did deliveries from merchants to customers. In the days before everyone had a car, many businesses would deliver. The Rural Press - A Survival Story Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 45 A new village might have been considered to have “arrived” when it had a paper. For quite a while some towns had competing papers. The Latest Thing – The Telephone Web / PDF Vol. V, Page 49 The whole system was run by people and depended upon the skill and the personality of the operator.
Pioneer Industry Project 1000 Words - Pioneer Photographers in the Southwest Corner Manitoba's Coal Rush (pdf) A Mb. History article by Deloraine historian Bob Caldwell Turtle Mountain Coal (pdf) A book by Doerksen Captain Large & the Empress of Ireland (pdf) A Coulter blacksmith buit a prairie steamship Vantage Points Copyright © Turtle Mountain–Souris Plains Heritage Association. |
