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Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Presents the local history of Manitoba's Parkhill - Cheval district, located just north of Morden about an hour and a half southwest of Winnipeg. "There is no one left of the pioneers of these districts. Many of the second generation are also gone. Therefore if a record is to be made of the beginning of our community, it must be done now while stories of the pioneers are still remembered. It is a wonder that these people, quite literally struggling merely to survive, had the vision and determination to form a school district and build a school. They provided their children and their children's children with an education which many of these pioneers themselves had not had. If this book keeps us from forgetting what we owe to these early settlers it will be worthwhile." - Dedication page. Includes over two-hundred pages of family histories. Chapters include: Physical Features; Landowners; Pioneering; Agriculture, Evolution of Farm Machinery; Local Government; Hydro and Telephone; Schools and Teachers; Reunion 1967; Herold Mennonite Church; Honor Roll; Sports; Boys and Girls Clubs; Organizations; Beef Ring; Ploughing Matches; Industries; Nostalgic Memories. Separate map not included. A sound copy of this informative local history and invaluable genealogical reference. Hackett (2nd Edn) 790. ; 8vo.