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Florence Moran recalls Winnipeg's rough beginnings and family aid
Florence Moran recounts her family's move from Belfast to Manitoba, their fraught early years in Winnipeg, and the help from St Boniface for milk. She describes homesteading life at Bird River, poverty, and community support from the Sisters and Mounties, ending with later moves to Lac du Bonnet.
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Belfast
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg
Magenh
Bonice
Florence
St. Boniface
Mrs. Moran
Fort Garry
Louis Riel
Dr. Schultz
Schultz
Euclid
Main Streets
Transcona
Elmwood
Ture
Riel
Frn
C.P.R
Arthur Moran
Bird River
Lac du
Kenora
Latonia
McArthur Falls
Riverland
Lac du Bonnet