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The fonds consists of 39 photographs, 1 letter and biographical information on Charles and Arther Buck, two brothers who homesteaded in the Lake Saskatoon area. Photographs were donated as a digital file on a CD.

The fonds consists of a reel of 16 mm silent film taken in the Eaglesham area and on the Lassiter Project.

The fonds consists of personal papers and photographs from both Eddie Schadeck and Margaret Stevens, mostly from their service in World War II before they were married; photographs of a group of recruits in front of the Quartermasters Stores and the Barracks at Grande Prairie; a collection of army literature, photographs, and postcards about the liberation of Paris and Holland; papers and photographs pertaining to their farm at Wembley after they returned to Alberta.

The fonds consists of one Provisional Teaching Certificate for Lake Saskatoon School District No. 2518, for July 1-Dec. 31, 1913; one $50 receipt from Dominion Lands for payment on Imporvements on SW20-71-6-W6, dated Jan. 8, 1913; one $10 homestead fee receipt from Dominion Lands dated April 7, 1913 for SE19-71-6-W6; one $25 receipt from the Department of the Interior, dated Dec. 8, 1917 for NW25-71-7-W6; and a 1926 Tax Notice from the Municipal District of Bear Lake No. 740 for the SE 25-71-7-6.

The fonds consists of a photocopy of Ella Patterson's handwritten diary and another typed copy. There are daily entries from February 13 to April 23, 1911, describing the trip with her husband, John Orlando, to Grande Prairie over the trail from Edmonton, to Athabaska Landing, across Lesser Slave Lake to Grouard, then down to Sturgeon Lake, across the Simonette River to Bezanson and finally to the Grande Prairie. She mentions the conditons of the trail, the many stopping places and other travellers they met. Also included is a photocopy of Eliza and Alphaeus Patterson's family and a genealogy chart.

The fonds consists of nine photographs of Ewen MacDonell and the store-post office at Rio Grande which he owned and operated from 1920 to 1936. There are also photographs of the Rio Grande School the bridge over the Red Willow River.

The fonds consists of personal records and photographs; legal papers and financial records from the Falk’s homestead including his original homestead application; and papers and correspondence regarding Forrest’s tour of duty in France during World War I and his resulting injury.

The fonds consists of personal records from 1917-1950, including 32 photographs; financial and tax records from 1922-1964; crop records from 1923-1968; and correspondence from 1925-1963.

The fonds consists of executive records such as constitution and by-laws, legal agreements and insurance records; membership lists and applications for original and succeeding members in the Old Timers' Association; financial records beginning with the first cheque issued by the organization; correspondence and activity files; material related to special events; and files for the creation of "Pioneers of the Peace", a book they published in 1976. There are also some copies of placemats used at the Old-Timers' Banquets, two over-sized posters, one listing the executive members over the years and one listing the scholarship donors and recipients; and a photograph album (ca. 1910-1915) containing photographs from the collection of W.D. Albright.

The fonds consists of photographs of the Gummer home and farm and early pioneering prints of people, places and events around Buffalo Lake. One photograph of Ed Gummer doing the Sunday laundry while traveling the Long Trail is included.