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In 1946, Eric Hodgson held a meeting of representatives of different community organizations to discuss establishing a library in Athabasca. A committee was struck and met in June 1946 to nominate a library board. The library was known as the Athabasca and District Public Library from 1946 to 1966, the Athabasca Municipal Library from 1966 to 1980, and the Athabasca Municipal Library and Archives from 1980 until it adopted its current name in 1988. The library was located in the Town Hall, the Community Centre, and the former Provincial Building until it moved to the Brick School Complex in 1979. The archival program began as early as 1957 when the library stored historic documents until a historical society could be formed. In 1979 a separate room was designated, and volunteers organized and solicited material for a history book published in 1986. The first part-time archivist was hired in 1988.

Alice Broughton was born November 2, 1912, on a farm near Donalda, Alberta. After attending local schools in the Donalda area, Miss Broughton entered Camrose Lutheran College. After graduating from the Lutheran College, Miss Broughton entered Camrose Normal School, graduating with a teacher's certificate in 1933. Upon graduation, Miss Broughton taught in several rural schools in northern Alberta before coming to teach grade 1 at Wetaskiwin's Alexandra School from 1948- 1954. In 1954, Alexandra School was demolished and Miss Broughton taught grade 1 at the new Queen Elizabeth School until 1962. In 1962, Miss Broughton moved to Parkdale School in Wetaskiwin where she taught grade 1 and was principal of the school. In 1969, Miss Broughton retired from teaching but continued on at Parkdale as the elementary school coordinator until her retirement in 1976.

Alice G. Fulmer, 1896-1989, was a resident and amateur local historian at Banff, Alberta, Canada.

Alice Gee left her home in England on August 23, 1899, and settled on Freshford Farm, in Strathcona, North-West Territories. Nothing else is known of her at this time.

Alice Gertrude Bannerman (Reeve), daughter of Bishop William Day Reeve, grew up in Athabasca Landing. In 1909, she married Russell Bannerman (1880 -- 1936). The Bannermans homesteaded at the Northwest of Section 31, Township 65, Range 22, West of the 4th Meridian (31-65-22-W4). They had two children: Kathleen and Patricia. Russell owned the Colinton General Store, but after the Bannermans sold the store in 1921, they moved back to their farm.

Alice Telford Murdoch, 1908-1997 , was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and in 1911 moved with her family to Cranbrook, British Columbia. During First World War the family returned to Scotland where she began training as a dancer. The family later moved to Calgary, Alberta and Alice entered the Jean Gauld School of Dancing, eventually becoming assistant director. In 1927 she opened her own school, which after a number of moves was established at 14 Avenue and 4 Street SW. In 1928 she took extra training in New York, USA, and later studied in many other American and European cities. She taught in numerous southern Alberta communities and opened a branch school in Lethbridge under Lola Strand. Her Calgary school performed annual revues at the Grand Theatre until 1949, and for several years her choreographed dances were performed prior to the feature at the Capitol Theatre. During the Second World War she choreographed one of five "concert parties" that toured Alberta military camps. For over 40 years she choreographed the President's Ball for the Rotary Club of Calgary. She married William Adams, ?-1978, and they had three children, Ryan, Sharon (LaRiviere) and Vicki Adams (Willis), 1950- . Alice and Bill operated Adams Electric in Banff for many years. In 1949 Alice turned her school over to her sister, Jean Murdoch Simpson. For further information see "Alice Murdoch Adams" in Building a Province : 60 Albeta Lives / Brian Brennan. -- Calgary : 2000, p. 109-111.