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Watson family fonds

  • CA MED 779
  • Fonds
  • [1912-194-?]; predominant [ca. 1920]

Fonds consists of: Attestation papers for John Watson (1912); Discharge Certificate for John Watson (1916); images of CPR employees and D.R.E.S engineering staff (1916?-1967); images of Watson men in Military attire (1916-193-?); Canadian Army drill order sheet and procedures (between 1915-1949?).

Watson (family)

Grace Alice Longson fonds

  • CA GPR 0494
  • Fonds
  • 1919 - 1945

The fonds consists of two diaries, one from 1919-1928 and one from 1936-1937; a letter from Burgess Longson while he was serving in WWII in Germany; 2 telegrams; and a program from an event at Eaton School, likely in Ohio in 1927 where she took the younger children for their schooling. The diaries decribe the weather, trips made for mail, goods, visits, meetings and daily work of keeping children warm, fed, clean and healthy. Wilfred and Lester are reported to be doing most of the outside work including looking after the animals. Summers were busy with field work, gardens, picking berries, cutting and hauling wood for firewood , hauling water and milking cows.

Longson, Grace Alice

Thew Family collection

  • CA GPR 0636
  • Collection
  • [1941-1945]

The collection consists of 17 photographs of Grande Prairie including parades, a rubber drive, Frank Donald's funeral, Alaska Highway machinery, and aircraft.

Thew family

Gordon Douglas Fraser fonds

  • MIL A39
  • Fonds
  • 1944 - 1945

The fonds consists of a scrapbook of news clippings concerning the events of World War II.

Fraser, Gordon Douglas

Charles Wilfred Tovey fonds

  • GLEN glen-2273
  • Fonds
  • 1912-1945

The fonds consists of photographs of his military career and the Tovey family; and army paybook and discharge certificate.

Tovey, Charles Wilfred

Hans-Joachim Junge fonds

  • CA MED 809
  • Fonds
  • 1945-1946

Fonds consist of: Copies of 20 drawings done by H.J. Junge documenting his time at the Fort Williams Camp #73 (1945-1946); 6 photographs of prisoners at the Fort Williams Camp #73 (1945-1946).

Junge, Hans-Joachim

Sidney A. Connolly fonds

  • CA GPR 0046
  • Fonds
  • 1911-[ca. 1950]

The fonds consists of two documents made out to Sidney Connolly from the Department of the Interior: an approval of a patent on NE 10-73-6-W6, dated June 9, 1915, and a grant for Placer Mining on Section 19-75-1-W6th, dated Nov. 23, 1921. The 2006 accrual consists of 3 photographs, a studio portrait of Pete Klassen, 2 postcard/photographs of Grande Prairie, 2 postcards of Alberta scenes, a letter from Pete Klassen, a copy of "Canada West" magazine and a Christmas postcard. Also included are Helen's written memories and a typed story of her life. The 2007 accrual consists of 3 postcards, one sent from Helen to Sidney and one from Mrs. Sexsmith to Helen, and 5 photographs including 2 of Sexsmith town and 2 of the Sexsmith children.

Connolly, Sidney, A.

Ethel Buck fonds

  • CA GPR 0597
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1942-1950]

The fonds consists of 14 photographs of Ethel Foote, her cousin Ray Rappel, Jean Goff and Ray's other friends in England, and Ray's wife Rosina. There is also Ethel's war registration card, and a 16 page letter from Rosina to Ethel in September 1944, written in response to Ethel's first letter to her. At the time, Rosina was already married/engaged to Ray and had applied to come to Canada.

Buck, Ethel

Childs family fonds

  • CA GPR 0524
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1940-1950]

The fonds consists of an album of 251 unidentified photographs of family and friends and activities and outings, including picnics and parties, swimming, horseback riding, shooting, the Bear Creek Bridge, car trips, the Smoky River Bridge opening parade, another parade, the wedding of Adam Sask and Velma Childs, trips possibly to Peace River and Edmonton, and aerials of Beaverlodge. A selection of the photographs are individually described.

Childs Family

Thomas P. Bell fonds

  • CA MED 770
  • Fonds
  • [ca.1930-1950?]

This fonds contains: 1 black and white photograph (1930-1950?); 1 letter and envelope from Mrs. Ruth Foster explaining donation of photograph (April 9,1975).

Bell, Thomas P.

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