The fonds consists of an excerpt from the book "Adventures on the Columbia River, including the narrative of a residence of six years on the western side of the Rocky Mountains, among various tribes of Indians hitherto unknown: together with A Journey across the American continent" by Ross Cox, 1832; an article by Nick Tanasiuk about homesteading at Rock Island Lake, Alberta; an article from the magazine Encompass, Oct. 1998 "Portage La Biche, the forgotten portage" by Tom Maccagno; a copy of 1915 "An act to incorporate the Athabasca and Fort Vermilion Railway Company"; information on Lac La Biche's 200th Anniversary in 1998; 1913 "An act to incorporate the Athabasca Club"; newspaper articles regarding Athabasca from the Calgary News Telegram, Calgary Albertan, and Edmonton Journal. There are also articles about Alex Stratton, Athabaska Investment Co., 1911; NWMP report mentioning Constable Hubert Thorne; excerpts from "Journal Notre Dame Des Victoires, Lac La Biche".
The fonds consists of a school assignment prepared by Susan in which she tells a personal, story-like history of Athabasca. Included are interviews that she conducted with: Tom Blatt, Agnes LaPorte, John Fesuk, Bert and Grace Carothers, Todd Richards, Raynor Whiteley, Catherine Haub, Pearl McKelvey, and Jake Gislason.
The fonds consists of 21 photographs including Kaspersky's Building Supplies, Athabasca Garage, members of the Kaspersky family, Elfrieda and Steve Schinkinger, Anton and Lydia Schinkinger, George and Bertha Hees and Mrs. Sorosky, Jeff Soroka, Brenda Bulmer, Island Lake Lodge, St. Gabriel's Roman Catholic Church, Athabasca Post Office, Aurora Theatre, Athabasca Public School, Athabasca Municipal Hospital, Edwin Parr Composite High School, Government Liquor Store, and the grain elevators.
The fonds consists of Elizabeth Speers ration coupon book from WWII, the program for the 4th Annual Wall of Fame Dinner of the University of Alberta, Nov.1, 1988. Elizabeth's grandson, Larry Reginald Speers, was an inductee at that event. There is also a 1973 acrylic painting of the Athabasca Brick School by Viola (Silverthorn) Speers, William's wife and a 1977 acrylic painting, a Botticelli copy, by Bessie (Silverthorn) Speers, Roy's wife. Bessie also donated an Athabasca Clay Products serving bowl with lid, a butter paddle and a pipe.
The fonds consists of materials created by the South Athabasca School Division #2768 Reunion in the year 2000. The fonds consists of surveys filled out by reunion participants.
The fonds consists of 3 photographs of the demolition of an Alberta Wheat Pool elevator in Athabasca on Sept. 20, 1994, 45 photographs taken at the Athabasca Royal Canadian Legion Veteran's Recognition Dinner on May 15, 2005 and 5 photographs taken of Millie Hay (Talpash), her doll collection and Adele Voaklander in 2006. In 2009 Sheila took 3 photos of the demolition of the Alberta Wheat Pool Buffalo B-2000 grain elevator in Boyle, AB.
The fonds consists of photographs which include: Daniel Goodwin, Katherine Haub, Walter Haub, Sofia Kawulok, Andrew, Paul, Pearl,and Sam McKelvey, Rudy Polok, Mrs.S.Polok, and the first school bus from north of the Athabasca River in 1944.
The fonds consists of photographs of: Thomas Russell Sr., Janet Burns, May Russell and her husband Dollard McKendrick, Dr. Thomas Russell, Cassie and Jessie Russell, Arda Russell and her brother who were children of William Russell of Chicago, and a childhood photo of Effie, Mary and William Arthur Russell. Photographs of S.G.Stephens, Stephen's children Dora, Gladys and Ethel, and Euphemia Tweddie are from the same studio as a Russell family photograph so are possibly related. Photographs of Dr. Tina Head and three photographs of unidentified people are included but are not numbered.
The fonds consists of an interview of Roy and George Bergeron in 1980, an interview of Roy Bergeron in 2007, 6 photographs of the Bergeron family and the Sash and Door Factory in Athabasca. Topics include Mike Demchuk, Mike's Store, Genereaux family and Dan Com. There is a genealogy of the Bergeron family from 1643 to 1887.
