Story Index – Turtle Mountain-Souris Plains Heritage Association

The Two Desfords: A pioneer settlement is reborn as a railway village.
Too Many Schools?: Tracing the history of changes in our education system.
Train Time: The centre of activity in those early days.
Turtle Mountain: Turtle Mountain is a raised and forested area of land that was recognised by the bison, First Nations, Metis, explorers, traders and settlers as a unique and beautiful place.
Turtle Mountain City and Wabeesh: (1881 – 1887) Waubeesh grew out of Turtle Mountain City and was looking towards a bright an busy future until the railroad bypassed the town by two kms.
Turtle Mountain Coal Mining: (1883 – 1908 and 1931 – 1943) A series of coal mines opened and closed on the slopes of Turtle Mountain, at times providing an economic boost when the area needed it most.
Turtle Mountain Forest Reserve
Turtle Mountain Reserve (IR60): (1877 – 1913) The smallest Reserve in Canada was located on the western edge of Turtle Mountain. It was occupied by Dakota Chief H'Damani and his family.
Verona School: (1885—1958) Verona School served as a schoolhouse and early community centre.
Walpole Murdock – Pioneer Newsman: Murdock was a character and a fine example of a newspaper man.
Walter Zeiler – Rum-Runner: Walter Zeiler smuggled alcohol across the Canada-United States border during the alcohol prohibition of the 1920s and 30s.
Waskada Museum: (1967 - Present) The Waskada Museum presents an impresseive array of pioneer artifacts that sprawl over 1,100 square metres and five buildings.
Waskada Park
Waskada's Blacksmith - The Ren Amos Story
What's In a Name?
What’s On In Melita This Week?
What The Rats of Cranmer Knew
Whitewater: Whitewater Lake was an important natural feature to yesterdays earliest people and provides a safe haven for today's birds and wildlife.
Whitewater Village: (1886 – 1960s) Whitewater Village flourished on the shore of Whitewater Lake for over 75 years.
Who Was Walter Farwell?: Perhaps a small town in a new land is the perfect place to start over?
Who Where the First Farmers on the Plains?: In Southwestern Manitoba, sites such as the Snyder II Site south of Melita offer rare evidence of pre-contact agriculture.
Why Locomotives had Cow Catchers….: Train mishaps were common, and occasionally, uncommon.
Yellow Quill Trail: The Yellow Quill Trail began as a trade route used by First Nations but served as a convenient avenue of travel for fur traders and pioneering Europeans as well.