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"Metro (Matt) Prokopchuk"

Metro (Matt) Prokopchuk (June 14, 1913 – April 14, 2012) was a local character who was well-known and loved in the Town of Athabasca. He was a resident of Athabasca Extendicare in his later years and his regular daily rounds walking around Athabasca took him to the Burger Bar (where he had a table) among other places. Shy and gentle, he shoveled snow and raked leaves for a cup of coffee. His route home took him up 53rd Street past Della McLean's Red Roof Gallery. He would stop to smoke a cigarette, sitting on a bench placed half-way up the hill and this is where she came to know him and now remembers him. Della wrote: "A Tribute to Matt. Who is going to clear the snow from the sidewalks and rake the leaves in the fall? Matt has left us, his work finally done. Everyone knew the man who walked for miles in the bush and never got lost, who directed traffic when he pleased, corrected children when they misbehaved, and claimed his table at the Burger Bar. He was a shy and gentle man but take away his snow-clearing rights and he was most annoyed. Matt was our friend, tho few words were ever exchanged and no matter how many offers of a new jacket, he stuck with his faded red New Holland jacket and orange toque. Matt's territory was large and his frequent visits to clear snow at the Burger Bar and 49th Street Grill (formerly Georgio's) were often rewarded with coffee and snacks. When his work was done, he would climb the hill and stop halfway for a smoke. He would sit on the bench,m cross his knees, bend one arm up in the very same pose every day. The bench is empty now, but our community will be full of delightful stories of the man with the orange toque and the faded red jacket for years to come."

McLean, Della

"Frank and Dorothy Appleby"

Watercolour painting of Frank and Dorothy Appleby which was a planning piece for an acrylic painting of the couple that is now hanging in Athabasca University Governing Council Chambers. Frank Appleby was MLA for Athabasca in 1971 and was one of several people including then Mayor Herman Leicht, instrumental in locating Athabasca University in the Town of Athabasca.

McLean, Della

1995 Grande Prairie Canada Winter Games Host Society fonds

  • CA GPR 0603
  • Fonds
  • 1990, 1993-1995

The fonds consists of the planning records for the 1995 Canada Winter Games, held in Grande Prairie in February-March 1995, particularly those the Cultural Division, which planned the "Fire in the Sky" cultural productions.

1995 Grande Prairie Canada Winter Games Host Society

Grande Prairie Guild of Artists fonds

  • CA GPR 0626
  • Fonds
  • 1982-2012

The fonds consists of records relating to the operation and activities of the Grande Prairie Guild of Artists. The records include incorporation documents and bylaws, minutes, agreements, financial statements, ledgers, miscellaneous financial records, membership lists, correspondence, newsletters, show and course information, art inventories, artists’ biographies, promotional material, newspaper clippings, photographs and slides of the Guild and its activities, and a video clip profiling the Guild.

The records have been arranged by the Archivists by content and chronology into the various series and files. Because the records came from so many individual sources, the overall original order of the records had been obscured. The Archivists imposed the order now shown by the records.

The records are divided into six series: Administrative Records, Financial Records, Membership, Communications, Programs and Events, and Associated Organizations.

Grande Prairie Guild of Artists

Eaglesham & District Drama Club fonds

  • CA GPR 0477
  • Fonds
  • 1977-1993

The fonds consists of records relating to the operation of the Eaglesham and District Drama Club from 1981 to 1993. The records include club history, minutes, property lists and insurance, grant applications, financial statements, correspondence, script and planning materials, publicity materials, programs, and photographs and video recordings of club productions.

The records are divided into four series: Executive Records, Financial Records, Correspondence, and Productions.

The records were originally housed in a series of file folders by topic, with some loose records and books. Order has been imposed on the files themselves and some files have been combined and renamed by the Archivist. As far as possible, the original order within the files has been maintained.

Eaglesham & District Drama Club

Peace Country Overture Concert Association (PCOCA) fonds

  • CA GPR 0529
  • Fonds
  • 1975-1986

The fonds consists of executive records, correspondence, grant applications, facility agreements, and individual Overture Concert records.

Peace Country Overture Concert Association (PCOCA)

Brotherhood of Mankind and Calgary Public School Education Centre Building

The item consists of a photograph of the sculptures commonly known as the Family of Man with the Calgary Public School Education Centre Building in the background. photograph was taken of sculptures at 515 Macleod Trail S.E., Calgary;Stamped in black on the verso is "Property of City Clerk, October 1/70, EB, Kindly Return;These sculptures are commonly known as the "Family of Man;The artist for the sculptures was Mario Armengol;Written in pencil on the verso is "Cal. Public School Education Centre;The Calgary Public School Education Centre Building is in the background;This photo appears to have been taken in the spring or summer of 1970

Alaska Music Trail Concerts fonds

  • CA GPR 0530
  • Fonds
  • 1969-1971

The fonds consists of four Alaska Music Trail Concert programs (1970-1971), a letter to the Daily Herald Tribune editor (1970), and a newclipping covering a 1969 performance by Carl Dolmetsch and Joseph Saxby.

Alaska Music Trail Concerts

Panda Camera (1973) Limited fonds

  • CA GPR 0190
  • Fonds
  • 1964-2002

The fonds consists of the photographs and business records of Panda Camera. The photograph portion of the fonds contains 2495 files (32996 images) of portraits, business, and community photographs. The business records portion of the fonds consists of records relating to the carrying out of photographic assignments; reference materials for technique and processing; marketing, promotional and advertising materials; and the organizational records needed to sustain the company: legal and planning documents, annual reports, financial records, and materials related to studio management and personnel.

Panda Camera (1973)

Evy McBryan fonds

  • CA GPR 0595
  • Fonds
  • 1957-1974

The fonds consists of 182 colour slides from 1957 to 1974, during the time Evy was most active with supporting the Arts, and when she lived with her family on a farm just outside Grande Prairie. Some labeled and dated, on the subjects of gardens, people (including Evy's Junior Art Class), scenery, farm, horses, vacations, Jasper, Chinook Ridge, Peace River, Smoky, Pipestone, Stoney Lake, Monkman Pass, Dunvegan, Taylor Flats, and Reflection Lake.

The collection also includes slides of her brother Jack, wife Pearl, and their children Shelley and Ted; slides of their friends Bert & Jean Dalgleish and their farm near Pipestone Creek.

McBryan, Evelyn

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