Search Results: Genealogy from Bruce McLeod

Moose Jaw 100, 1982. Soft cover. Very Good. VERY GOOD 8.5" x 11" softcover. Very nice wraps, no marks, as-new interiors except for previous owner's name on endpaper. 100 year history of Moose Jaw Saskatchewan, with many b&w photos. 80 pages.

FINE 1st printing of this very scarce history of the Crestview School in the R.M. of Swan River Manitoba. This book contains the names and photos of the teachers and students, and the history of the area between 1921 and 1967. 7" x 9", unpaginated, many photos, fold out map.

Altona, MB, Canada: Friesen & Sons, 1969. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. FINE/VG- First Edition, 1st printing. An exceptional copy: crisp, clean, unmarked - in perfect geen boards. Unclipped DJ has a few closed edge tears, light shelfwear. 5.75" by 8.75", 151 pages, many photographs, maps. - History of the Mennonite community in Manitoba from 1924 to 1968, all text in German language. Areas included are: Starbuck, Springstein, Oak Bluff, Pigeon lake, Headingley, Elie, Meadows, Marquette, High Bluff, Westbourne, Foxwarren, Birtle, McAuley, Willen, Manson, Fleming, Kirkella, Elkhorn, Virden, Routledge, Oak Lake, Griswold, Alexander, Rivers, Sperling, Graysville, Gleanlea, Morris, Stuartburn, Gardenton, Steinbach, Niverville, Ste. Anne, Lorette, Prairie Rose, Winnipeg, North Kildonan, Brooklands, Kirkfield Park, Stonewall, Petersfield.

Winnipeg, MB, Canada: Watson & Dwyer, 1988. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. FINE/NEAR-FINE First Edition. Former owner's embossed imprint on the title page. DJ is nearly Fine with light edge wear. 6.25" x 9.25", 250 pages, illustrated, index. Very well written local history of the Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada area.

Fine 1st Ed. Nearly perfect wraps, small owner's stamp on title page, otherwise Fine. 6 x 9, 291 pages, well-illustrated. This book follows the lives of 3 descendants of the Estlin family - from their ancestral roots in France and England to their eventual immigration in 1881 to the Souris River area and Melita, Manitoba, Canada.

University of Manitoba Press for the Manitoba Historical Society, 1981. Soft cover. Fine. Fine. No markings, no wear, no creases, appears unhandled. 6" x 9", 182 pages, historical photos. Published by the U of M Press for the Manitoba Historical Society, this book answers questions regarding sources of information and methods of research, with a particular emphasis on how to access land and settlement records, archives, libraries and information services in Manitoba.

Fine 1st Printing. No wear to blue and gold boards, binding or pages. Crisp, clean and unmarked. No dj. 100 year history of the RM of Macdonald in Manitoba, which includes the communities of Starbuck, Ferndale, Mollard, Brunkild, Sanford, Domain, Osborne, Oak Bluff, La Salle. Of the 12 townships that would later become Macdonald, the land of 7.5 was designated "half-breed reserves" (Metis).

Myrtle-Roland History Book Committee, 1978. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. NEAR-FINE/no DJ, First Edition. Crisp, clean, no markings, a stunning volume with nearly perfect cloth boards. 6" x 9", 551 pages, illustrated with historic photos, maps, charts etc. Very scarce local and regional history of the RM of Roland, Manitoba, Canada - including the settlements of Myrtle, Roland, Kronsgart, Jordon and Graham. Many photos of pioneers, early residents, churches, school classes, hockey teams, etc. Excellent genealogical and biographical research on hundreds of families.

Ontario Genealogical Society, Publication No. 81-7, 1981. Soft cover. Very Good. Very Good softcover. Only a trace of edge wear, a few light marks on covers, previous owner's name on title page. 7" x 8.5", approx. 200 pages, photographs, fold-out map. - Contains history of Merivale, Ontario in the Nepean - Old Ottawa area, complete listings of graves and headstones of Merivale United Church Cemetery, St. John's Anglican Church Cemetery, the Merivale Cemetery, complete genealogical history of Merivale pioneer Arthur S. Hopper (1784 -1872) and descendants, newspaper obituaries and death notices, burial entries pertaining to the Merivale Cemeteries in the registers of All Saints Church of Westboro & the Parish of St. Matthias Mission of Nepean, photographs, inscriptions, nominal index, index to fraternal societies, index to stonecutters, index to place names, fold-out map of Merivale Cemeteries.

Port Perry, Ontario: The Port Perry Star, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good. VERY GOOD/No DJ. Third Edition Hardcover, revised, enlarged and illustrated. First 2 editions were in 1913 and 1934. A very nice copy for your collection. Excellent green cloth boards, square and tight binding, crisp & unmarked interiors. A gift inscription on the front paste-down and a couple of minor marks on fore-edge only. Approx. 6" x 9", 256 pages, frontis illustration, frontis portrait, illustrations in the text, b&w photographs. Fascinating local history of the Port Perry Ontario area.

Pakenham, Ontario: Mississippi Publishers, 1963. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. FINE/VG- First Edition, 1st Printing stated. Pristine book, unmarked, top corners gently bumped otherwise as-new. Unclipped DJ has tiny edge tears and minor edge wear. 5.75" x 8.75", 196 pages, maps, glossy b&w plates.

Winnipeg, MB: Robert A. Steen Memorial Community Centre, 2000. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. FINE 8.5" x 11" softcover, 118 pages. Nearly perfect card covers, pristine interiors. Includes illustrations, maps, bibliography, index. Local history of the communities of Wolseley, West Broadway and Armstrong's Point in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Winnipeg, MB, Canada: Privately Printed, 1970. Soft cover. Very Good. VERY GOOD in card covers, SIGNED by the author on the last page. 8.5" x 11", 67 pages. Some marks on covers, interiors crisp and clean. This author's local history in Winnipeg, after immigrating from Surrey, Great Britain in 1910. Includes personal first-hand reports of WWI and WWII, and the 1919 General Strike in Winnipeg.

Saskatoon, SK, Canada: John Hooper Webb, 1999. 1st Edition . Large Softcover. Fine. FINE First Edition, 1st Printing of this scarce book. A brilliant local history of Grandview, Manitoba (north of Riding Mountain National Park & west of Dauphin). This collectors copy is SIGNED and dated by the author on the title page. 8.5" x 11", 287 pages, about 150 histortic photos.

Peterborough, Ontario: A.D. Newson Co,, 1967. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. FINE/VG- First Edition Hardcover with dust-jacket, A superb copy in nearly new condition. Crisp, sparkling clean, square & solid. Previous owner's name hand-written in half-title page. DJ has short tears and edge wear. 6" by 8.75", 342 pages, map endpapers, many historical b&w photos. History and geneaology of the township of Douro, close to Peterborough, Ontario.

Langruth, Manitoba: Langruth Community, 1950. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. VG Hardcover. Scarce title. Maroon boards with gold lettering. Interiors unmarked and all pages excellent. Pages tanned, minor damp stain at lower edge of first 100 pages. 7" x 10", 227 pages, many historical b&w photos. Includes photos and biographies of veterans of World War 1, World War 2, India, Boer War. Also includes extensive local history of the community of Langruth near the west shore of Lake Manitoba.

La Riviere, Manitoba, Canada: La Riviere Historial Book Society, 1979. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. FINE First Edition of this elaborate & comprehensive history of the La Riviere District along the Pembina River in southern Manitoba, Canada. Contains early history and biographical accounts of pioneers and settlers from the region, including La Riviere, Archibald, Silver Spring, Mountain, and McKenzie. Also includes survey maps, schools, churches, organizations, Roll of Honour, and 182 pages of family stories. Hundreds of vintage photos, photo endpapers, index of names, 9" by 11", 312 pages.

University of Toronto Press, 1991. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. FINE/FINE First Edition, 1st Printing. Appears unhandled and unread, no markings. 6.5" x 9.5", 534 pages, well-illustrated.

Fort Worth, TX: Miran Publishers, 1976. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. VERY GOOD First Edition in blue card covers. 6" x 9", 169 pages, illustrated with photos and maps. Covers have some marks, light foxing on edges and inside, occasional handwritten notes in the margins regarding births, deaths and funerals. This book is signed by the author Roy E. Neufeldt (1918-1983) underneath his frontispiece photo. "This book was written primarily to identify the descendants of my Great-Grandfather, Johann Neufeldt, who was born in Neukirch, a village in the Molotschna Colonies of South Russia, in 1824. He married Katharina Penner in 1848 and they came to America in 1876 and settled in Jackson County, Minnesota. This book also includes some information about the Flaming and Olfert families. These are the family names of the wives of Isaac and Peter Neufeldt. The Flamings, Olferts and the Neufeldts came from the same area in Russia and settled in the same area in Minnesota at about the… Read More

Very Good hardcover, no DJ as issued. Boards have no bumps or wear, front endpaper excised, all pages as-new. 6x9, 297 pages. Includes genealogical family tree fold-out at back of book. The author's 11th book is a family history told by Edna Thornby, a centenarian. Jack Thornby married Edna Mason March 19th, 1898.