Turtle Mountain       Web        Vol. I, Page 1
The creation, habitiation and settlement of a unique area.

Whitewater Lake       Web        Vol. I, Page 2
The creation, habitiation and settlement of a unique area.

Boundary Commission Trail       Web      Vol. I, Page 4
The main highway - west.

John Pritchard       Web       Vol.  I, Page 11
A Normally Competent Fur Trader Loses His Way


Turtle Mountain Reserve (IR60)     Web    Vol. I, Page 18
The Turtle Mountain Reserve  became the smallest reserve in Canada, measuring only one square mile.

The Boiler Trail     Web       Vol. I, Page 19
This trail branched off from the Boundary Commission Trail about a 2.4 kms west of Wakopa and met up with the Trail again at the Old Deloraine Land Titles Office

George Morton's Ventures    Web    Vol. I , Page  20
He persuaded businessmen in Kingston to invest in the Morton Dairy Farm Company and received (via his business connections with John A. MacDonald the right to purchase 72 square miles (184 kms²) of land west of Whitewater Lake.

Turtle Mountain City and Waubeesh   Web  Vol. I, Page 21
John Brondgeest envisioned Waubeesh becoming a thriving settlement, and by 1884, it was indeed a chief commercial centre for the region along with Old Deloraine.

Whietwater Village   Web   Vol. I, Page 22
While other small towns  were dying because they were bypassed by the CPR, Whitewater was settled after the railroad came through, thus given a real chance at success.

Newcomb's Hollow   Web     Vol. I, Page 23
The first Land Titles Office in the Turtle Mountain area was a solitary tent that was set up in August of 1881

Old Deloraine    Web       Vol.  I, Page 24
After the Land Titles Office was established at the edge of Turtle Mountain (by George F. Newcomb), the are1 began bustling with activity.

Moberly       Web        Vol.  I, Page 26
The Lakeside Resort That Never Was

Turtle Mountain Coal Mining      Web        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.


The Metigoshe Métis Community   Web      Vol.  I, Page 31

Mennonite Settlement in Southwest Manitoba     Web       Vol. I , Page  34
Mennonites settle on the Canadian Prairies -  Post 1923


Salter and Henderson Mines     Web     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.

Marsden Schools       Web     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.

McCharles Cabin        Web        Vol. I, Page 39
Around 1941, a small house was built by a Métis family just to the north of Lake Dromore. The cabin, constructed from square-cut local black poplar logs, has weathered the years well and remains as a window into an important time and way of life.

Rise of the Métis Identity       Web    Vol.  II, Page 6

Beginning of the Metigoshe Community       Web   Vol.  II, Page 8
1908 - Present
 
Red River Jig        Web       Vol.  II, Page 9
The steps of the Red River Jig are influenced by the First Nation pow-wow, while at the same time contain the essentials of Scottish and Irish traditional dances

Working for Pay & Trapping           Vol.  II, Page 11 - 13

Harvesting & Hunting          Vol.  II, Page 14 - 20

Traditional Foods, Holidays & Celebrations, Recreation, and the Red River Jig        Vol.  II, Page 21-26
 
Goods and Stores, Transportation, Communication, Healthcare        Vol.  II, Page 27 - 31

Dand Stone Features  /  Web /       Vol. III  Page 16
The purpose behind these mysterious and unique features may never be determined

Lake Metigoshe Recreation      Web      Vol.III , Page 35
The bulk of Lake Metigoshe lies in North Dakota, with only 60 out of 1,580 acres lying in Canada.

Shirley Colquhoun        Web       Vol.  III, Page 36
Samuel Colquhoun was the first person in Canada to take advantage of recreational potential at Lake Metigoshe.

St. Paul's Cemetery and Catholic Church    Web    Vol.  III, Page 39
In the spring of 1917 the Belgian community living on the slopes of Turtle Mountain and their priest, Father P. E. Halde decided to build themselves a church wherein they could pursue their worship of the Catholic faith.

Turtle Mountain Forestry Reserve   Web     Vol.  III, Page 41
In 1895 the Minister of the Interior set aside 75,000 acres as the “Turtle Mountain Timber Reserve.”

Prairie Skills Centre /   Web    Vol. III   , Page  43
The many careers of a small-town stone churh    1896 - Present

Chain Lakes Quaker Church        Web    Vol.  III, Page 46
The area around Chain Lakes was settled by Quakers—also commonly known as “Friends.”

Mining Coal During the Depression     Web      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.

The Mission School     Web   Vol.  V, Page 3
In 1892 the local Endeavor Society obtained some funds and set up a school in a donated cabin on the Turtle Mountain Reserve.


Shutting Down IR#60    Web     Vol. V, Page 4 & 5
In 1889 Indian Agent J.A. Markle, based in Birtle, raised the possibility of relocating H’damani’s band.

The Fish Lake Cemetery        Web       Vol. V, Page 6
Graves are unmarked, but remembered in this small Metis Cemetery near Lake Metogoshe

The Belgian Connection       Web     Vol.  V, Page 21
Ab's claim to fame was as a chronicler of the times through his many articles for the local papers.

Safeway Stores – Changing Small Town Shopping  Vol. 6,  P28
Safeway stores were the first widespread attempt at placing “Chain Stores” in rural communities.

Bidford and the Holiness Movement  Vol. 6,  Page 50
For a place that never really made it onto the map, there was a time when a
lot of things were happening in Bidford

Lunch With Sitting Eagle. Vol. 6,  Page 52
A childhood memory - meeting an interesting local character.