Story Index

Melgund - Almost a Village
Melita Robbery
Mennonite Settlement in Southwest Manitoba
(Post 1923) Mennonite refugees escaping Russia found a life on the Manitoban prairies.
Métis Bison Hunts
(1820s – 1870s) The Metis Bison Hunts were more than an economic necessity; they were a lifestyle.
Métis Intermediaries
Métis Wintering Communities
(1840s – 1870s) In order to harvest the bison in the wintertime, the Metis established wintering communities on the prairies from which they hunted and processed bison meat and furs.
Moberly
(1882 - 1920) The townsite of Moberly on the shore of Whitewater Lake was promoted as a resort town, but nothing was every built.
Moncur Gallery - People of the Plains
Mountainside General Store
Mr. Barneby's Visit
Mr. Bryan's Whistle Stop
Mr. Logan Comes to Lauder
As often happened, settlers came first... then the town followed
Mrs. Hathaway's Homestead
Mrs. Weightman Comes to Canada
Mullett Site
Murder and Mutiny Aboard the Cutty Sark
Murder for a Homestead
Charlie Daw and Jacob Smith met an unfortunate end at the hands of greed
Naming Medora
The story of each small town has both typical and unique elements.
Napinka at the Crossroads
A CPR decision created a boom in Napinka and it lasted quite a while.
Napinka School - Built to Last
Newcomb's Hollow: Old Deloraine Land Titles Office
(1880 – 1893) During its thirteen years of operation, the Old Deloraine Land Titles Office settled 1,200,000 acres of prairie land.
Numbered Treaties in Manitoba
Nurse Halladay and Boissevain’s First Hospital
Oil Exploration
Old Deloraine
(1882 - 1886) Old Deloraine was established just north of the Land Titles Office, but moved when the railway came through the area.