Fonds paa-7947 - Edith Peacock fonds

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Edith Peacock fonds

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PAA paa-7947

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2 postcards

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Edith Peacock was born January 22, 1878. She was originally from Hamilton, Ontario. In 1903, she traveled to Calgary, Alberta as part of an excursion arranged for young women by the Methodist Church in Hamilton; while in Calgary, she met Norman Young. Edith married Norman on January 1, 1907 in Calgary, Alberta. After their marriage, they moved to High River, Alberta where Norman was a partner in the Hislop, Kelly and Young Company General Store. They moved to Ensign, Alberta in 1917. Edith and Norman had four children: Ruth, Don, Leone and Jean.

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Ruth Young, the daughter of Edith Peacock, deposited the records in the Provincial Archives of Alberta in 1977.

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The fonds consists of two postcards to Edith Peacock entitled "Greetings from Edmonton," which have numerous small photographic images arranged to spell out the word "Edmonton."

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  • The material is in English.

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Access Conditions: None. Use Conditions: Permission for use required. Subject to the Copyright Act.

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Also see the Young, Peacock family fonds at the Glenbow Archives in Calgary, Alberta.

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Information for the biographical sketch is taken from "An Edwardian Bride in Western Canada," in <em>Glenbow</em> (Winter 1994), from <em>Wheat Country: A History of Vulcan and District</em>, which is available in the Provincial Archives of Alberta Reference Library, 971.234 V976, from the 1901 Census of Canada and from the records.<br><br>Record No. Fonds consists of the following accessions: PR1977.0301<br><br>

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