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Sidney, BC: Gray's Publishing. Good in Good dust jacket. 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. 0888260407 . "Anyox has been nothing for approximately 80 years but suddenly it lives again in the warm, loving memories of a writer who was a boy in the northern British Columbia town where the largest copper smelter in the British empire was located.… Read more about this item

Terrace, BC: Terrace Public Library Association. Good. 1972. First Edition. Paperback. Presents the local history of Terrace, British Columbia. "A record of the early days - a monument to the pioneers, a reminder to the people of today, and an inspiration to generations yet to come." - front flap. 243 pages. Index. Generously… Read more about this item

Codette, Saskatchewan: Newfield School and Districts History Book Committee. Good. 1984. First Edition. Presents the history of Elkhorn School 3660 and area school districts, located north of Tisdale, Saskatchewan. viii, 476 pages. Index. Hundreds of pages of family histories. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Unmarked with average… Read more about this item

Plunkett, Saskatchewan: Plunkett History Committee. Very Good. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 0889252386 . Presents the local history of Plunkett, Saskatchewan, located an hour east-southeast of Saskatoon. "As we delved more deeply into our community's past, we began to realize how much perseverance and courage was required for its development, and how many tribulations and disappointments… Read more about this item

Vanscoy, Saskatchewan: Vanscoy & District History. Very Good. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 0889251576 . "Presents the history of Vanscoy district and surrounding school districts. These are stories from our own memories, paper clippings, records from the archives in Saskatoon, school registers, municipal records, and a few pioneers who are still with us. To our pioneers… Read more about this item

Rockglen, Saskatchewan: The Rockglen 50th Anniversary Committee. Very Good. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 091921374X . Presents the local history of Rockglen, Saskatchewan and district, located just above the U.S. border south of Moose Jaw. "Besides having a permanent record of our past, we hope this book will stimulate interest in our beginnings, so that in understanding… Read more about this item

Winnipeg, Manitoba: Inter-Collegiate Press. Very Good. 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. "These stories and articles about Marwayne, Alberta and surrounding school districts have been voluntarily written to recall the past. Comparatively few homesteaders remain so research has been difficult. We sincerely hope our efforts in compiling this book will bring back memories and preserve these… Read more about this item

Alsask, Saskatchewan: Alsask History Book Committee. Good. 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. 088925379X . Presents the local history of Alsask, Saskatchewan and its surrounding school districts, located on the Saskatchewan-Alberta border west of Kindersley. "This is the 'Palliser Triangle' country, part of an area described by Captain Palliser as 'of no use, and incapable of supporting … Read more about this item

Youngstown, Alberta: Derbytown Book Club. Good. 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. 091921262X . Presents the local history of this Alberta district located about a two hour drive north-northwest of Medicine Hat. 217 pages. Index. Maps. Loaded with family histories. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Gift greetings on… Read more about this item

Neepawa, Manitoba: Eden-Birnie History Book Committee. Good. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 0889255385 . "The objectives of the Eden-Birnie History Committee were to prepare, primarily, a collection of family histories along with brief overviews of community history to celebrate our Centennial. We have tried to preserve the stories of the people who pioneered and built our communities… Read more about this item

Alberta: Hughenden Women's Institute Book Committee. Good. 1967. First Edition. Paperback. Please Note: This is a paperback copy. Presents the local history of this rural Alberta district located half an hour south of Wainwright. "Intended to depict to generations yet to come, a true picture of early days in this district when our pioneer… Read more about this item

Barrhead, Alberta: Barrhead History Book Committee. Good. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 0919213766 . Presents the proud history of this Alberta community located a one and a half hour drive northwest of Edmonton. 499 pages. Index. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Includes over two-hundred pages of family histories. Unmarked with… Read more about this item

Crossfield, Alberta: Crossfield History Committee. Good. 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. 0919213030 . "The pages of this book contain the stories of how some 400 families changed a way of life to adapt to a new land, whether it be hostile or benign. It relates the physical struggle and mental conflict experienced while trying to match ambition… Read more about this item

Burstall, Saskatchewan: Burstall History Book Committee. Very Good. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. "Preserved within the covers of this book are the events and happenings in the history of Burstall and area - from the settling of the earliest homestead in 1908, to the present time. It is hoped that younger generations and others to follow will… Read more about this item

Canada: Spondin And Area History Book Society. Fair. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. "Compiled to preserve the seventy-five years of local history in our area as a tribute to the early pioneers, and as a source of information. 863 glossy pages, including hundreds of pages of wonderful family histories. Index. Generously illustrated with black and white… Read more about this item

Mayerthorpe, Alberta: Mayerthorpe and District History Book Society. Good. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. "Pioneering takes a special kind of courage in order to face isolation and hardships. Our pioneers had that special courage and it is to them that this book is dedicated." - page 4. 613 pages. Index. Includes two hundred pages… Read more about this item

Alberta, Canada: Colchester Women's Institute. Fair. 1980. First Edition. Paperback. Presents the local history of Colchester, a school district eight miles southeast of Edmonton in the municipal district of Strathcona. 348 pages including about 200 pages of family histories. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Unmarked with above-average wear.… Read more about this item

Paradise Hill, Saskatchewan: Whelan History Club. Good. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 0889257655 . Dedicated to "those courageous people who braved so many adversities in hopes of making a better life during trying times; and to those who continue to call this beautiful but hard land their home." viii, 168 pages. Index. Includes over one… Read more about this item

Lougheed, Alberta: Lougheed Women's Institute. Good. 1972. First Edition. 0919212174 . Presents the local history of Lougheed, Alberta and surrounding districts, located a two-hour drive southeast of Edmonton. "It is hoped that all who read the stories in this book will get an insight into the lives of those who struggled through the early years -… Read more about this item

Ardrossan, Alberta: Ardrossan Unifarm. Good. 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. 0919212166 . Presents the local history of the former rural areas of Wye, Baker, Uncas, Garden, Deville, Douglas, Bremmer, Agricola, Ardrossan, Salisbury, Brookville, Ypres Valley, East Clover Bar, North Cooking Lake, and Clover Bar, Alberta, located just east of Edmonton. viii, 712 p. Index. Generously… Read more about this item