These represent a broad range of aspects including social, cultural, economic and historical topics. A special Regina bibliography serves as a guide to the many Regina sources. Immigration and Settlement People from many lands have come to settle the Canadian prairies. The collection contains titles on immigration, settlement, and pioneer life. These include border crossing records, early directories from territorial days, census records and community histories.
Specialized works describe immigration policy, early settlement concerns and a host of other issues.
Agriculture Prairie agriculture and agricultural economics are a significant part of the Prairie History Room. Such diverse topics as dryland farming methods, horse and cattle brands, grain handling, farmers' movements and agricultural co-operation are represented. The Fur Trade Canada's past has been indelibly marked by the fur trade era. The fur trade and the related explorations are the subjects of a great number of books in the Prairie History Room collection. You will find fur traders' journals and travel accounts, books describing trading posts and fur trade forts, biographical sketches and many other works.