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St. Mary’s/St. Alban’s Anglican Church and cemetery. 
Country Crossroads, Other

Visit rural Manitoba’s historic churches

Buildings and cemeteries hold much historical information and some are designated heritage sites

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Manitoba has many historic rural churches. Some no longer operate as churches, while others hold services only occasionally, but the buildings and accompanying cemeteries are often well maintained. Country churches, those not in towns or villages, are particularly interesting. One such church is St. Mary’s/St. Alban’s Anglican Church, situated southwest of the village of Kaleida
Storyteller Ed Stozek is passionate about local history.
Country Crossroads, Other

Area historian provides look at settlers of Olha region

‘Stalwart peasant’ is focus of Ed Stozek’s new documentary

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Ed Stozek’s latest documentary, “The Time That Once Was,” delves into past generations residing in the Olha area. So it was fitting that the Dauphin man with local roots shared the story of the documentary at the Olha Hall in October. Those in attendance learned that the film was inspired by a quote from a
This photo is one of several in the Manitoba Agricultural Museum collection taken of the CPR yard in Brandon.
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Brandon CPR yard a snapshot of history

Close examination of this photo reveals much of early life in the Wheat City


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In the photo collection of the Manitoba Agricultural Museum there are several photos of the CPR’s Brandon rail yards taken around 1912. The photo of the Brandon yard you see here appears to have been taken off the First Street Bridge looking to the west. On the left side of the photo, the first building
The Peter and Duncan Henderson threshing outfit in the field, near Boissevain.
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The Peter and Duncan Henderson outfit

These early Boissevain-area settlers were noted threshermen of their day

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While the image you see above is not of the best quality, it is worthy of an article, as it was taken sometime around 1890 and shows a Cornell portable steam engine powering a “Wide Awake” separator. The outfit belonged to Duncan and Peter Henderson who were early settlers in the Boissevain area. Peter Henderson
The wheat-like cereal emmer was one of the earliest crops to show evidence of human influence.
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Early intervention

Humans appear to have influenced crop plants far earlier 
than previously understood

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It turns out the roots for farming run deeper than previously thought — about 10,000 years deeper to be precise. New research from the U.K.’s University of Warwick has shown ancient hunter-gatherers began to systemically affect the evolution of crops as far back as 30,000 years ago. Professor Robin Allaby has discovered that human crop
Cameron Dodds stands outside his 100-year-old barn south of Kenton, Man.
Country Crossroads

Dodds family marks centennial of unique barn, history of farm

It’s been 100 years since Arthur Drummond built a banked barn on his yard site northwest of Brandon. Now, the latest generation of the family, Cameron and Bea Dodds, are marking its centennial

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History is far from buried on the Dodds farm near Kenton, Man. In fact, it’s a point of pride for current owners, Cameron and Bea Dodds. Their 117-year-old brick farmhouse sits nestled in between old-growth trees and long-established gardens, providing a backdrop for the memorial cairn beside the lane, added to commemorate the farm’s over-135-year
This 51,500-bushel grain elevator in Ethelbert, once located on the CNR Cowan Subdivision, was built by the Manitoba Pool Elevators in 1967. A 110,000-bushel crib annex was built beside it in 1975. The railway stopped using the line in October 1998 and, after protracted negotiations with the community broke down, in 2000 the line was sold to a Brandon firm and the tracks were removed. Agricore closed its elevator and, two years later, it was sold to a group of five local farmers. The facility is still used for private grain storage.
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PHOTOS: This Old Elevator: August 2017

The Manitoba Historical Society wants to gather information about all the grain elevators in Manitoba

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In the 1950s, there were over 700 grain elevators in Manitoba. Today, there are fewer than 200. You can help to preserve the legacy of these disappearing “Prairie sentinels.” The Manitoba Historical Society (MHS) is gathering information about all elevators that ever stood in Manitoba, regardless of their present status. Collaborating with the Manitoba Co-operator it is
Today the former Fairchild Building is now a residential building featuring loft apartments.
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John Deere during the pioneer days in Manitoba

Deere’s Prairie distribution was performed by a local company in the early years of the wheat boom

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The John Deere Company’s involvement with Man­itoba agriculture began with an initial shipment of plows and other cultivation tools to Winnipeg in April of 1878. However, it is suspected that previous to 1878, homesteaders in Manitoba had bought implements in the U.S., including John Deere implements and brought the equipment to Canada. At the time
Small self-propelled combines, like this Massey Harris being driven in a parade at the Manitoba Agricultural Museum, began to appear shortly after the end of the Second World War.
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Manitoba’s golden years for agriculture

Canada 150: The two decades following the Second World War saw massive changes to Manitoba farms, and the following years those changes continued unabated

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The Second World War ushered in an era of challenge, change and growth for the Manitoba agriculture sector. One development of the war years was the construction of a vegetable oil-crushing plant, Co-operative Vegetable Oils Ltd., in Altona, Manitoba in 1943. This plant was the beginning of the crush industry in Western Canada. The war

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