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Alexander Forbes fonds
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Alexander Forbes fonds

  • CA GPR 0127
  • Fonds
  • 1909-1925

The fonds consists of records of the planning for and the construction of the Presbyterian churches at Glen Leslie and Bezanson and photographs presumably assembled by Mrs. Forbes relating to their journey to the Peace Country and church and community activities, buildings, and people in the Grande Prairie area.

Forbes, Alexander

Photographs

The series consists of thirty-one photographs presumably assembled by Mrs. Agnes Forbes into an album. The photographs document the Forbes' journey to the Peace Country on the Long Trail, building churches and early church societies, the Forbes' Grande Prairie home, and early pioneers, businesses, and buildings in the Grande Prairie area. The album also includes a 1911 newspaper clipping showing Mrs. Forbes pounding the first spike into the corner of McQueen Presbyterian Church. The album has had a few images removed from it at an earlier date.