Manitoba Legislative Library
Prairie People and Perspectives
Under the Legislative Library Act, Manitoba publishers are asked to send one copy of every item published in Manitoba to the Library on legal deposit. Since 1919, the Library has built a heritage collection which reflects the histories, aspirations, and artistic expressions of Manitoba's diverse communities.
Prairie people and perspectives is a selection of recent titles from the Manitoba Legislative Library's rich collection of Manitoba and prairie publications. Titles are organized into several categories: Biographies, Description and travel, General history and History of institutions and organizations.
Not all recently acquired titles are included on this page. To find additional items, search the Library's Information Portal using the following subject keywords with the term MANITOBA: BIOGRAPHY, HISTORY, LOCAL HISTORY, TRAVEL. For fictional works from Manitoba publishers, use subject keywords such as FICTION or POETRY with the term MANITOBA in your search strategy.
Every stone a story : Manitoba's buried history / Charles Brawn and Dale Brawn. Winnipeg : Great Plains Publications, 2008. 152 p. (F 5610 Bra)
Lord Selkirk : a life / J.M. Bumsted. Winnipeg : University of Manitoba Press, 2008. xvii, 517 p. (CT 1 Selkirk, Lord Bum)
Secure and uncertain : a father's story / Raymond F. Currie. [Winnipeg : Anderson House], 2008. xvi, 315 p. (CT 1 Currie, Raymond Cur)
Nellie McClung / by Charlotte Gray ; with an introduction by John Ralston Saul. Toronto : Penguin Group, 2008. xiii, 204 p. (CT 1 McClung, Nellie Gra)
A lady's life on a farm in Manitoba / Mrs. Cecil Hall. [Whitefish, MT.] : Kessinger Publishing, [2008]. 78 p. (F 1060 Hal)
What do you do if you don't die? : the Steven Fletcher story / by Linda McIntosh. Winnipeg : Heartland Associates Inc., 2008. 287 p. : ill. (CT 1 Fletcher, Steven McI)
The rooming houses of Furby Street / by Mike Maunder with David Burley. Winnipeg : Institute of Urban Studies, University of Winnipeg, 2008. 50 p. (HN 107 Mau)
Meet Manitoba children's authors / M.D. Meyer. [Norway House, Man.] : Goldrock Press, 2008. 79 p. (PS 8131 .M2 Mey)
The greatest Manitobans : they made a better province and a better world / edited by Shane Minkin ... [et. al.] Winnipeg : The Winnipeg Free Press, 2008. vi, 210 p. (FC 3355 Gre)
Black pioneers of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba : 1908-2008 : a preliminary study / [by] Joseph Nnadi.[Saint Boniface, Man.] : Joseph Nnadi, 2008. 58, 60 p. F 5031 .B5 Nna
Saint-Norbert : fête 150 ans. Winnipeg : La Liberté, 2008. (F 5649 .S266 Sai O.S.)
My Zayde : and other memories of growing-up Jewish / Ricki Segal. Regina : DriverWorks Ink, 2008. 104 p. (FC 3396.26 Seg)
Nahoway : a distant voice / Donna G. Sutherland. Petersfield, Man. : White Buffalo Books, 2008. x, 336 p. (E. 99 .C88 Nah)
My parents : memoirs of New World Icelanders / edited by Birna Bjarnadóttir and Finnbogi Gudmundsson. Winnipeg : University of Manitoba Press, 2007. xvi, 124 p. (CT 2 Gudmundsson Bja)
Clack family centennial : 100 years in Blanshard municipality 1907-2007 : family memories / as told by Tim Clack. Maple Bay, B.C. : C and W Publishing, 2007. 100 p. (CT 2 Cla)
Fifty years with weeds : memoirs of a scientist / Dr. George Friesen. Winnipeg : Margeo Publications, 2007. 175 p. (CT 1 Friesen, George Fri)
I am Hutterite / Mary-Ann Kirkby. Prince George, SK. : Polka Dot Press, 2007. ix, 203 p. (CT 1 Kirkby Mary-Ann Kir)
The Ledochowski family album 1903-2003 : Gregory & Anna Ledochowski and their
descendants : a Polish immigrant family's legacy in North America / by Edward Michael Ledohowski. [Winnipeg] : Edward Michael Ledohowski, 2007. 373 p. : ill. (CT 2 Ledochowski Led)
Lettres des tranchées : correspondance de guerre de Lucien, Eugène et Aimé Kern,trois
frères manitobains : soldats de l'armée française durant la Première Guerre mondiale / lettres choisies et presentées par Claude de Moissac. Saint-Boniface, Man. : Les Éditions du Blé, 2007. 238 p. (CT 2 Kern Ker)
A glowing dream : a memoir / by Roland Penner. Winnipeg : J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing, 2007. 305 p. (CT 1 Penner, Roland Pen)
Gabrielle Roy : Manitoba countryscapes / Joanne Therrien. Winnipeg : Vidacom Inc., 2007. [45] p. aussi disponible en français (CT 1 Roy, Gabrielle The)
Waltzing through the century : the life and times of Ruth Doern-Winkler / written by Diane Wiebe; edited by Sarah Yates. Winnipeg : Gemma B. Publishing, [2007]. 123 p. (CT 1 Doern-Winkler, Ruth Wie)
Interesting people - in my life ... / Jack Countryman. [Winnipeg, Man. : J. Countryman, 2006]. 111 p. (CT 1 Countryman, J. Cou)
David Toews was here, 1870-1947 / by Helmut Harder. Winnipeg : CMU Publications, 2006. xi, 346 p. (CT 1 Toews, David Har)
A great restlessness : the life and politics of Dorise Nielsen / Faith Johnston. Winnipeg : University of Manitoba Press, 2006. 361 p. (CT 1 Nielsen,D. Joh)
A sentimental journey : a memoir / by Karl Olafson. [Winnipeg : Karl Olafson], 2006. 230 p. (CT 1 Olafson, Karl Ola)
The force of vocation : the literary career of Adele Wiseman / Ruth Panofsky.
Winnipeg : University of Manitoba Press, 2006. xvii, 204 p. (CT 1 Wiseman,A. Pan)
The Winnipeg connection : writing lives at mid-century / edited by Birk Sproxton. Winnipeg : Prairie Fire Press, Inc., 2006. 367 p. : ill. (PS 8133 .W55 Win)
Speaking to the future : additional memoirs of the Elders of Pukatawagan/ translated by Robert J. Castel; compiled, edited and with a Cree-English glossary by David Westfall. Brandon : Brandon University. Northern Teacher Education Program, 2006. x, 266 p. (E 99 .C88 Spe)
St. Boniface / Joanne Therrien. Winnipeg : Vidacom Inc., 2008. 44 p. (F 5649 .S226 The)
Come, walk with me / John Kitchen. [St. John's, Newfoundland] : John Kitchen, 2007. 148 p. (GV 199.6 Kit)
Hiking the heartland : explore Manitoba on foot / by the Prairie Pathfinders. Winnipeg : Prairie Pathfinders Inc., 2007. 176 p. (GV 199.44 .M3 Hik)
Supernatural Winnipeg : a guide to a ghostly vacation / Cara Hill. Winnipeg : Cara Hill : 2007. 195 p. (BF 1472 .M3 Hil)
St. Malo : nature's beauty = Saint Malo : la beauté de la nature / Joanne Therrien. Winnipeg : Vidacom Inc., 2007. [40] p. (F 5648 .S26 The)
A daytripper's guide to Manitoba : exploring Canada's undiscovered province / Bartley Kives.Winnipeg : Great Plains Publications, 2006. 234 p. (F 5601.3 Kiv)
Manitoba, naturally : scenic secrets of Manitoba / Bill Stilwell. Neepawa, Man. : William Street Publishing, 2006. 96 p. (F 5601.3 Sti)
Politics in Manitoba : parties, leaders, and voters / Christopher Adams. Winnipeg : University of Manitoba Press, c2008. xii, 233 p. (JL 299 .A45 Ada)
Living on Furby : narratives of home, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1880-2005 / David G. Burley and Mike Maunder. Winnipeg : Institute of Urban Studies, University of Winnipeg, 2008. ix, 155 p. (HN 107 Bur)
Mennonite women in Canada : a history / Marlene Epp. Winnipeg : University of Manitoba Press, 2008. (BX 8128 .W64 Epp)
With one voice : a history of municipal governance in Manitoba / Gordon Goldsborough for the Association of Manitoba Municipalities. Portage la Prairie, Man. : The Association of Manitoba Municipalities, 2008. vii, 151 p. (JS 1721 .M3 Gol)
Picturing Manitoba : legacies of the Winnipeg Tribune / Russ Gourluck. Winnipeg : Great Plains Publications, 2008. 269 p. (FC 3361 Gou)
Manitoba book of everything : everything you wanted to know about Manitoba and were going to ask anyway / Christine Hanlon, Barbara Edie and Doreen Pendgracs. Lunenburg, Nova Scotia : MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc., 2008. 208 p. (FC 3361.6 Han)
The old way North : following Oberholtzer-Magee expedition / David F. Pelly. St. Paul, MN. : Borealis Books, 2008. xvi, 197 p. (FC 3367.3 Pel)
The romance of Manitoba settlements / Colin A. Thomson. Calgary : Detselig Enterprises Ltd., 2008. 200 p. (F 5601 Tho)
Haywood history 1907-2007 : Haywood, Manitoba. Haywood, Man. : Haywood History Committee, 2007. vi, 344 p. (F 5649 .H399 Hay)
It's about time : community histories : Popular Point, St. Marks. Poplar Point, Man. : Popular Point/St. Marks History Committee, 2007. xi, 804 p. (F 5649 .P67 Its)
The people of the Big Plain : a history of the R.M. of North Cypress and the town of Carberry -- its families, its organizations, its people and progress : compiled for their 125th anniversary in 2007. Carberry, Man. : Carberry -North Cypress 125 History Book Committee, 2007. 669 p. (F 5648 .C36 Peo)
The encyclopedia of Manitoba / Ingeborg Boyens, managing editor. Winnipeg : Great Plains Publications, 2007. xviii, 814 p. (F 5603 Enc)
Traditional narratives of the Rock Cree Indians / Robert A. Brightman. Regina : University of Regina, Canadian Plains Research Center, 2007. x, 185 p. (E 99 .C88 Bri)
Musical ghosts : Manitoba's jazz and dance bands 1914-1966 / Owen Clark. [Winnipeg] : Clark Productions Ltd., 2007. 252 p. (ML 3509 .C3 Cla)
Haskett centennial history / Peter Dyck and Peter Letkeman.[Haskett, Man. : Haskett History Committee, 2007]. 240 p. (F 5649 .H375 Dyc)
Building communities : the changing face of Manitoba mennonities / by John J. Friesen. Winnipeg : CMU Press, 2007. xiii, 230 p. (F 5602 .M4 Fri)
Baillot & Le Gras de Saint-Germain 1601-2007 / compiled by Renee-Marie (Perchotte) Godard and Odile (Perchotte) Thibert. [St. Claude, Man. : Renee-Marie (Perchotte) Godard and Odile (Perchotte) Thibert], 2007. vi, 106 p. (CT 2 Le Gras God)
Influenza 1918 : disease, death, and struggle in Winnipeg / Esyllt W. Jones. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2007. ix, 248 p. (RC 150.55 .C32 Jon)
Manitoba permit teachers of World War II / compiled by Louisa Loeb. Winnipeg : Hyperion Press Limited, 2007. 88 p. (LA 418 .M3 Loe)
The North End / photographs by John Paskievich; introduction by Stephen Osborne. Winnipeg : University of Manitoba Press, 2007. xvi, 160 p. (F 5649 .W55 Pas)
The sawmill boys, P.O.W.'s and conscientious objectors : stories from the Parkland / Edward S. Stozek.[Brandon : Edward S. Stozek, 2007]. 108 p. (F 5648 .R53 Sto)
The hermetic code : unlocking one of Manitoba's greatest secrets / Carolin Vesely and Buzz Currie. Winnipeg : Winnipeg Free Press, 2007. (NA 4415 .C22 .W55 Ves O.S.)
Imagined homes : Soviet German immigrants in two cities / Hans Werner. Winnipeg : University of Manitoba Press, 2007. xi, 297 p. (F 5602 .G3 Wer)
125 stories about Morden. [Morden, Man. : Morden Historical Society], 2006. 125 p. (F 5649 .M67 125)
Mill Creek memoirs. [Portage la Prairie, Man.] : Mill Creek Memoirs Book Committee, 2006. 397 p. (F 5648 .P67 Mil)
The people of Souris and Glenwood : from the earliest beginnings to the present. Souris, Man. : Souris and District Heritage Club Inc., 2006. ii, 782 p (F 5648 .S67 Peo)
Ski tracks : 100 years of skiing in Manitoba.Winnipeg. Ski Manitoba Historical Publication Society Inc., 2006. 195 p. (GV 854.8 .M3 Ski)
The story of Bethania : founded by The Mennonite Benevolent Society. Winnipeg : The Mennonite Benevolent Society, 2006. xiii, 237 p. (RA 998 .C3 Sto)
Strength in solidarity : the Brandon & District Labour Council at 50 / Errol
Black with Brian Campbell. Brandon, Man. : Brandon & District Labour Council, 2006. 295 p. (HD 6529 .M3 Bla)
Vista tales ... from Islay School District No. 733 in Vista, Manitoba : alumni & community events / compiled and edited by Gerald R. Brown. Winnipeg : Islay (Vista) School No. 733 Reunion Committee, 2006. [200] p. (F 5649 .V58 Bro)
Gruenfeld (now Kleefeld) : 1874-1910 : first mennonite village in Western Canada / Henry Fast. [Steinbach, Man.] : Henry Fast, 2006. iv, 370 p. (F 5649 .K55 Fas)
When Canada called : Manitoba Mennonites and World War II / Ronald Friesen. Steinbach, Man. : Ronald Friesen, 2006. xiii, 353 p. (F 5602 .M4 Fri)
The Municipality of Macdonald : a brief history / Len Goldsborough. [s.l. : Len Goldsborough, 2006]. 16 p. (F 5648 .M33 Gol)
"I will fear no evil" : Ojibwa-Missionary encounters along the Berens River, 1875-1940 / by Susan Elaine Gray. Calgary : University of Calgary Press, 2006. xxxii, 214 p. (E 99 . C6 Gra)
Winnipeg modern : architecture, 1945-1975 / edited by Serena Keshavjee. Winnipeg : University of Manitoba Press, 2006. 286 p. (NA 747 .W5 Win)
Diaspora in the countryside : two mennonite communities and mid-twentieth-century rural disjuncture / Royden Loewen. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2006. xv, 331 p. (FC 3400 .M45 Loe)
Trails to rails : the history of railroading in Minnedosa / by Robert M.(Bob) Mummery. Minnedosa, Man. : Minnedosa Heritage Inc., 2006. 128 p. (F 5649 .M57 Mum)
Insuring the devil's wagon : automobile insurance and industry-government relations in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, 1929-1971 / by Heather E. Nelson. [Hamilton, Ont. : McMaster University], 2006. vii, 192 p. (HG 9970 Nel)
Beckoning hills : dawn of the new millennium : Boissevain - Morton 1981-2006 / [edited by C.W. (Bill) Ransom. Boissevain : Beckoning Hills History Book Committee, 2006. viii, 688 p. (F 5648 .T87 Bec 2006)
Dusty trails to divided highways : a history of intercity bus lines in Manitoba / Alex Regiec, Dennis R. Cavanagh and David Anthony Wyatt. Winnipeg : Rest Stop Press, 2006. 66 p. (HE 5611 Reg)
Dugald train disaster, memories from 1947 / compiled by The Springfield Women's Institute. Dugald, MB. : Springfield Women's Institute, 2006. 31 p. (F 5649 .D84 Dug)
The story behind Manitoba names : how cities, towns, villages, and whistle stops got their names / Ted Stone. Calgary : Red Deer Press, 2006. 264 p. (F 5601 Sto)
Mennonites, politics, and peoplehood : Europe - Russia - Canada, 1525- 1980 / James Urry. Winnipeg : University of Manitoba Press, 2006. xv, 400 p. (BX 8115 Urr)
Living between worlds : a history of Winkler / by Hans Werner. Winkler, MB. : Winkler Heritage Society, 2006. vi, 226 p. (F 5649 .W54 Wer)
History of institutions and organizations
Bridging the years, 1976-1994 / [compiled by the Women's Institutes of Arrow Riverand Miniota]. [Miniota, Man.] : Miniota Women's Institute, 2008. iii, 470 p. (F 5649 .A77 Bri)
Kings of the diamond / by Robert T. Diamond ; [foreword by Sam Katz]. [Calgary : Robert T. Diamond], 2008. ix, 280 p. (GV 863.15 .M3 Dia)
(Re)visiting the collection : selections of Manitoba art from the University of Winnipeg /
Jennifer Gibson, Patricia E. Bovey and Sarah McKinnon. [Winnipeg : University of Winnipeg, 2008]. 55 p. (N 6546 .M3 Uni)
Central United Church : 1882-2007 celebrating 125 years. [Brandon, Man. : The Anniversary Committee, 2007]. 59 p. (F 5649 .B73 Cen)
Visions, values and vitality : the story behind the WCBA. Winnipeg : Anvil Crafts, 2007. 44 p. (F 5606.5 .W43 Vis)
Tuning the forks : a celebration of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra / Don Anderson. [Winnipeg : Don Anderson, 2007]. 268 p. (ML 28 .W776 And)
MTC 50 : Manitoba Theatre Centre : 50 years / text by Roger Currie and Rory Runnells. Winnipeg : Studio Publications Inc., 2007. 127 p. (PN 2305 .M3 Mtc)
Times of their lives : milestones, memories and mischief : the 100th anniversary of the
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Manitoba / Dawn F.G. Harris, editor. Winnipeg : The Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Manitoba, 2007. viii, 232 p. (S 539 .C3 .M37 Tim)
Our treasure house : a history of the library of the Grand Lodge of Manitoba / Brian Rountree. Winnipeg : The Grand Lodge of Manitoba A.F. & A.M., 2007. 52 p. (Z 675 .A2 Rou)
The Winnipeg Jets : a celebration of professional hockey in Winnipeg / text by Scott Taylor; introduction by John Ferguson; foreword by Thomas Steen. Winnipeg : Studio Publications Inc., 2007. 224 p. (GV 848 .W55 Tay)
Long shot : how the Winnipeg Falcons won the first olympic hockey gold. / Eric Zweig. Toronto : James Lorimer & Company Ltd., 2007. 112 p. (GV 848 .W55 Zwe)
100 anniversary 1906-2006 / Polish Gymnastic Association. Winnipeg : Polish Gymnastic Association SOKÓ{0141}, 2006. 23 p. (F 5602 .P6 Pol)
CKSB : la radio du petit-Canada : un émission radiographique/ Bernard Bocquel. Saint-Boniface, Man. : Éditions du blé, 2006. 270 p. (HE 8699 .C2 Boc)
Celebrating the years of discovery 1956-61. Thompson, MB. : [Inco Public and Government Affairs, 2006]. 35 p. (HD 9539 Cel)
The Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba 1870-1950 : a biographical history / Dale Brawn. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2006. xii, 508 p. (KE 396 .M3 Bra)
St. John's College : faith and education in Western Canada / Jack M. Bumsted. Winnipeg : University of Manitoba Press, 2006. xi, 210 p. (LE 3 .S3 Bum)
Battling for a better Manitoba : a history of the provincial Liberal Party / by Jon Gerrard ; with Gary Girard. Winnipeg : Heartland Associates, Inc., 2006. 208 p. (JL 299 .A53 Ger)
Jackrabbits in the outfield : a journey inside the Winnipeg Goldeyes and the Northern League
of Professional Baseball / by John Hindle. Winnipeg : John Hindle, 2006. x, 278 p. (GV 863.15 .M3 Hin)
St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church : celebrating 100 years : together for tomorrow /
[editor-in-chief, Athanasius McVay ; research and text, June Dutka]. Winnipeg : St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, 2006. 348 p. (F 5649 .W55 StNi)
A tribute to steadfast service : St. John's Anglican Church at 100 / by Rev. Brian Rountree. [Winnipeg : Brian Rountree, 2006]. 27, 12 p. (F 5649 .L33 Rou)
North End Winnipeg's Lord Selkirk Park housing development : history, comparative context, prospects / by Jim Silver. Winnipeg : Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (Manitoba Region), 2006. 72 p. (HD 7288.78 .C2 .W5 Sil)
Home run : the history of the Winnipeg Goldeyes and CanWest Global Park / by Scott Taylor and Dr. Kris Row. Winnipeg : Studio Publications Inc., 2006. 144 p. (GV 863.15 .M3 Tay)
Last updated February 2009
