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West St. Paul Centennial Committee, Published 1989. Hardcover, iii, 156 pp.; 29 cm; first printing stated; illustrated with black-and-white photographs, reproductions of historical documents, maps, and drawings throughout; map endpapers.
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In Very Good condition, no dust jacket. Maroon cloth covered boards with pictorial illustration and lettering in white to the front board and spine (a horse cart, river boat, and walking figure). Mild shelf wear with light bumping to corners and edges. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. The definitive local history of the Rural Municipality of West St. Paul, Manitoba, published for the municipality's centennial. Compiled by the West St. Paul Centennial Committee with contributions from local residents and drawing on Provincial Archives, the West St. Paul Municipality records, the Seven Oaks School Division, the Winnipeg Public Library, and the Centennial Committee's own files. Richly illustrated with archival black-and-white photographs, family portraits, reproductions of municipal documents, ledger pages, tax notices, and maps covering the community's families, churches, schools, industry, and civic life from 1880 through the late 1980s. Contents: The Municipality; Churches; Schools and Institutions; Travel; Industry; Community Development; Those Who Served Their Country; Disasters; Recreation; The Changing Scene.