Heritage Explorer

Story Index

The Edwards Sisters - Business Partners
The First Phone in Boissevain
The Halfway House
The Hartney Air Training Field
Hartney was part of the war effort in a big way
The Harvest Excursion
Special trains brought men to help with the prairie harvest. Quite a few of them stayed and put down roots
The Home Bank Scandal Hits Lyleton
The Inventor From Pierson
The Latest Thing – The Telephone
The Local Egg Grading Station
The Metigoshe Métis Community
The Metis have been permanently settling on Turtle Mountain for over a hundred years.
The Mision School
The Christian Endeavor Society operated a school for a short time on IR60 in the 1890’s
The Mission School
The Christian Endeavor Society operated a school on IR #60 in the 1890’s.
The Neighbourhood Lime Kiln
Locally made lime was the glue that held many of those early stone buildings together.
The Orange Lodge in the Southwest Corner
The Photo Studio
Before photography became a do-it-yourself thing most towns had a photo studio. The record they left behind is invaluable.
The Pierson CPR Demonstration Farm
One of 13 established on the prairies.
The Red River Cart
The Red River Cart was built to meet the specific demands of the fur trade. The Metis also used it during bison hunts.
The Rescue of the Hathaway Thresher
The Riverside Canucks of Baseball Fame
The Rural Press – A Survival Story
The Souris Plains in 1491
A new look at North American History.
The Souris River
The Souris River Fur Trade
The Fur Trade on the Souris River flourished because of the proximity of grassland favoured by grazing bison. Pemmican made from these magestic beasts supported the rest of the fur trade.
The Stagecoach Mailman
The Three Bridges at Riverside
The search for the “best” crossing at Riverside spanned many decades