RESEARCH MATERIALS
1. BOUNDARY TRAIL – NWMP TRAIL ASSOCIATION PUBLICATIONS:
- Boundary Commission Trail – Guide to the Historic Sites along the Trail – 1989
- The Church of England in the Pembina Mountain Country – 1990
- 1880 Southern Manitoba and Turtle Mountain – 1991
- 1881 Jottings From A Buckboard – 1992
- The Life & Times of Rev. Andrew Gordon, 1992
- Twas Once a Teeming Highway – 1993
- Drawing The Line, Ben Kroeker Editor – 1994
2. NATURAL HISTORY – 150 M.B.P. to 12,000 B.P.
3. PRE-CONTACT INDIGENOUS PERIOD – 12,000 B.P to 1730.
4. FUR TRADE PERIOD – 1670 to 1870.
- La Vérendrye and his Sons – In Search of the Western Sea – 1730s
- A Rather Colourful Caravan, by Alexander Henry – 1802
- The Wanderings and Sufferings of John Pritchard – 1805
- The Scalping of Marguerite Trottier – 1809
- Peter Rindisbacher – Red River Colonist and noted Artist – 1821-1826
- Rev. John West – A Four Year Residence at the Red River Colony, 1820-24
- Lord Selkirk and the Red River Settlement, 1812-1870
- Paul Kane – Artist in the British North West, 1845-48.
5. GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY EXPEDITIONS – 1857 to 1874.
- British Exploring Expedition, Ft Garry to Ft Ellice via Turtle Mtn, Palliser, 1857
- Canadian Exploing Expedition, Ft Garry to Ft Ellice via Souris River, Hind, 1858
- John Fleming – Canadian Exploring Expedition Sketch Artist, 1857-58
- “The NWMP of Canada” – by J.G. Creighton
- ‘Stampede at Dufferin”, June 20, 1874″ – by G.S. Howard
- “Stamix Otokan” Lieut. Col. James Macleod – by A. Commr. D.O. Forrest
- “The Queen’s Cowboy” – Lieutenant Colonel James Macleod by Kerry Wood
- “Jerry Potts – Legendary Plainsman and N.W.M.P Special Constable” by John P. Turner
- “Lost on the Prarie” – by Henri Julien,for the Canadian Illustrated News, 1874
- “Boundary Commission’s Métis Scouts from St. Andrews, 1873.” – by Lawrence Barkwell
- “The Historic Forth-Ninth, 1871-74”, by John Turner
6. POST-CONTACT INDIGENOUS PERIOD – 1738 to present.
7. PIONEER PERIOD – 1870 to 1890.
8. EXPANSION PERIOD – 1890 to 1914.
9. CONSOLIDATION PERIOD – 1914 to 1945.
10. POST WWII PERIOD – 1945 to 1980.
- 1970 – Manitoba Centennial History – Important Dates to 1970
11. MODERN PERIOD – 1980 to present.
12. The BTNHR Today.
- Parks & Campgrounds
- Museums
- Accommodations
- Food & Meals