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The fonds consists of Lynn Holroyd’s research notes on pharmacies in the south Peace Country and Marian Holroyd’s collection of historical photographs from families in the County of Grande Prairie and from Paquin Photographs. The accrual consists of historical photographs, 5 Paquin photographs, a 1962 County Fair Prize List booklet, a booklet "Place Names of Alberta", 1928.

The fonds consists of files created for the production of "Tales, Trails and Gumbo", the history book for the Cotilion, Silver Valley and Fourth Creek districts of the south Peace River Country of Alberta. Files include the history of the society; township maps showing original land owners, old trails and roads, and community buildings; and 416 individual family stories or historical submissions for "Tales, Trails and Gumbo." Many of the stories are hand-written by family members. Also included are anecdotes, poetry, art work, five photographs, and one sound recording. A list of the stories is roughly equivalent to the index of the book.

The fonds consists of Howard McPherson's hand drawn maps of Belloy (1949-1952, Silverwood (1956-1958) and Prestville (1956-1958) and eight photographs of buildings including Belloy School and students.

The fonds consists of the immigration card for Sarah Keyworth when she immigrated to Canada from England in 1913, and 14 photographs of Sarah Keyworth Bradley, her daughter Irene Bradley Stoll, and her grandaughter Joan Stoll White.

The fonds consists of records relating to Jack Connell’s business activities as a blacksmith and farm owner and to his personal life. The contents of the fonds deal primarily with his life and activities after moving to the Grande Prairie area in the 1920s. The records include various account books, receipts, invoices, and statements, legal agreements, census returns, permits, correspondence, and a photograph.

Since the original order had been disrupted, the archivist imposed an order, dividing the records by type into files and then arranging them chronologically within the files. The fonds is arranged in three series: Financial records, Other business records, and Personal records.

The fonds consists of 36 photographs and 5 postcards collected by Jack and Betty Lowe on their trip into the Peace Country in 1929, on Jack's trip to the Peace in 1927, and from the trip of Betty's father (Mr. Zeigler) into the Peace Country in 1913. The photographs are glued into a 6 x 8 in. black album, and some are identified with accompanying notes.

The fonds consists of eleven maps related to the settlement of the area, dating from 1908-1981; ten plans for cemeteries in the County of Grande Prairie; two architectural plans for an expansion of the funeral home on 102 Street; and correspondence and plans for the creation of Wapiti Park ca. 1938.

This fonds contains records collected or created by Jillian Wright for her research about surveyors and early pioneers in the Peace Region.

These records consist of two copies of the booklets written by Jillian and copies of the newspaper articles the booklet was based upon.

The Jim Somerville collection follows his career as a surveyor in the Peace region, and his life as a homesteader. The first series of photographs is from Henry Selby's 1905 survey of the 20th base line west of the fifth meridian. The photographs show the environment of the area east of the Smoky River, the activities of his survey crew, and the life of a surveyor. There are also several photographs of buildings in Grouard and Stopping Places in the area. From 1909 to 1911 Jim Somerville worked as a packer in Walter McFarlane's survey crew. The photographs from this series show the environment of the land which was surveyed and the life of the surveyors at work. The regions which were covered stretch from Edmonton to Fort St. John, B.C. The last series of photographs show Jim's life as a homesteader in southern Alberta and the Peace Country.
An accrual of paper records include a Riley & McCormick cowboy equipment catalogue (1925); 6 small booklets recording activities and purchases (1912-1948), bank account (1926-1944), and a diary (1927); land tax documents(1920-1932),a notice of caveat (1949); gasoline ration coupons (1943), correspondence concerning the Buffalo Lakes Swine Improvement Association and a letter from J.B. Oliver; 4 personal cards, 2 pages of accounts with R.G. Maclean, assorted financial records (1913-1948), and a Buffalo Lakes newspaper article

The fonds consists of 117 photographs, copies of family history records, 2 Social Credit brochures "Keep Alberta in the Lead", a booklet and a newspaper on the history of Catholic Education "The First Fifty Years", one placemat featuring the Edson Trail and one showing the history of St. Joseph's School in pictures, "Facts about the Grande Prairie District in the Famous Peace River Country" booklet (1926)"The Peace River Country" a booklet by the Department of the Interior (1927), invitiation for a float in the Grande Prairie parade (1958), the book "Cold Tracks" signed by the author Clarence Steeves, program for the three plays; The Grand Cham's Diamond, The Blue Willow Plate and The Wizard of Oz (1959), news clippings, program from the Grande Prairie High School Glee Club version of a Star of the Silent Night (1959), commencement program from the Grande Prairie High School (1959), program from the play Arms and the Man from the Grande Prairie High School, memorial program for Roger Repka's funeral (1961) and a $0.61 dollar from the Bank of Trudeaumania (1974).

There is also a taped interview of Leo Auger talking about the Lanctot and Auger families.