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Lowe Farm Centennial - Lowe Farm MB

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PeterNoG

N 49° 21.316 W 097° 34.710

14U E 603229 N 5467922

This Community Commemoration is a Centennial Monument in a park on Highway 23 on the east side of the small community of Lowe Farm, Manitoba.

Waymark Code: WMD13R

Location: Manitoba, Canada

Date Posted: 11/04/2011

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Lowe Farm Centennial 1899 - 1999 Dedicated July 3, 1999 in Remembrance of the Courage, Tenacity and Courage of the Pioneers who toiled to transform the Natural Prairie into rich Farmland of the Lowe Farm District

One of the biggest Centennial projects was the publication of a book, Reflections of Lowe Farm : 1899-1999 which was compiled by The History Book Committee.
A copy of the book, in 7 pdf files is hosted by The Rural Municipality of Morris.
Part 1 - pages 1 to 50
• 1 Title & intro
•15 Founder, John Lowe
•23 Early History
•31 Pioneers
•45 Family Histories - Baker to Bergman
Part 2 - pages 51 to 100
•51 Family Histories (con't) - Bergman to Funk
Part 3 - pages 101 to 150
•101 Family Histories (con't) - Funk to Kroeker
Part 4 - pages 151 to 200
•151 Family Histories (con't) - Kroeker to Weibe
Part 5 - pages 201 to 250
•201 Family Histories (con't) - Weibe to Wiens
•209 Education
• - 216 Students and Enrollment
• - 229 Teachers
•243 Agriculture
• - 249 The Railway
Part 6 - pages 251 to 300
• - 252 Lowe Farm Elevators
•257 Business & Community Life
• - 279 Churches
• - 286 Community Services
Part 7 - pages 301 to 320
• - 301 Community Services (con't)

Subject: Town

Commemoration: 100 years

Date of Founding: 1899

Date of Commemoration: July 3, 1999

Address:
Park Hwy 23 Lowe Farm MB

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