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Oliver H. Johnson fonds

  • CA GPR 0548
  • Fonds
  • 1908-1909

The fonds consists of the 1908-1909 homestead diary of Oliver H. Johnson. It provides a daily record of his activities as he broke land, built a house, barn, and other structures, interacted with his neighbours, including the Stones, Sinclairs, Fergusons, Bredins, Hardins, Smiths, Germaine, Arnold, Allie Brick, Mead & Grant, members of the Beaver First Nation, and others, and travelled back to Edmonton to join his family. The last few pages of the diary list recipes, drugs, groceries, dry goods, hardware, and accounts, some of which may date from his time as a storekeeper.

Johnson, Oliver H.

Hines--Sutherland Family fonds

  • CA GPR 0679
  • Fonds
  • ca. 1908-1910

This fonds contains one photo album created by the Hines family during their time living and working on a British game farm prior to their immigration to Canada.

Hines-Sutherland Family

Bagnall Family fonds

  • CA GPR 0625
  • Fonds
  • 1912

The fonds consists of two pages of biography written by the Loggie sisters when they interviewed Dr. Lucy Bagnall in 1955; and a copy of the diary kept by Lucy on a daily basis from May 19 to December 15, 1912. It gives an account of their journey north from Calgary to Grande Prairie, and the first months of their life in the Grande Prairie district. Much of the diary is about building the house; everyday activities such as cooking, washing, and getting food; breaking land, threshing, and haying; church services, with topics and attendees; books that Lucy is reading; and visiting with the neighbours. Dr. Bagnall mentions names such as Appleton, Cranston, Braybrook, Lister, Roberts, Canon Smith, Sharpe, Anderson, McLevin, Trimming, Campbell, Lyster, Parker, Higbee, Meade and Grant, Van Schaick, Moxhay, Forbes, Bredin, Powell, Bousfield, South, Perraton, Matheson, Carter, Ray, Patterson, McAusland, Johnson, Blake, Norley, Hunskor, Hendry, Ryley, Ferguson, and Kennedy.

Bagnall family

Frontier Signal fonds

  • CA GPR 0617
  • Fonds
  • 1914-1916

The fonds consists of 86 issues of the Frontier Signal from the first issue on September 28, 1914 to the last issue on August 10, 1916.

The content consists of local and general news, telegraphic war news, editorials and opinion pieces, farm and animal information, and advertisements from local businesses.

This fonds contains most issues of the Frontier Signal, excluding the following issues:
1914- Oct. 22, Nov. 5, Dec. 24
1915- Oct. 14, Oct. 21
1916- Feb. 3, July 6, July 13

Frontier Signal

Grande Prairie School District #2357 fonds

  • CA GPR 0521
  • Fonds
  • 1911-1916

The fonds consists of the original carbon copies of the minutes of Grande Prairie School District 2357 from January 29, 1911 to July 28, 1916. The minutes include motions, decisions, discussions, financial accounts, and election results.

Grande Prairie School District #2357

Stanley William Bird fonds

  • CA GPR 0594
  • Fonds
  • 1918

The fonds consists of a photograph of Stanley William Bird, and two letters which he wrote to his sister and father in 1918. The letters describe what was happening in the local area, and what he was doing. He mentions the 1918 murders, attending Sports day, and going hunting.

Bird, Stanley William

Spirit River Echo fonds

  • CA GPR 0616
  • Fonds
  • 1920-1921

The fonds consists of eight issues of the Spirit River Echo, from September 3, 1920 to April 25, 1921. The newspaper is 13 x 19 in. and 8 pages in length. The content consists of community announcements, news, and advertisements; world events; and items of general interest such as health, humour, and agriculture. On the back page is a serial story. Many issues from Sept 3, 1920 to April 25, 1921 are not in the fonds, including:
1920- Sept. 10, Sept. 17, Oct. 8, Oct. 22, Oct. 29, November, Dec. 3, Dec. 10, Dec. 24, Dec. 31
1921- January and February

Spirit River Echo

Edith Mair fonds

  • CA GPR 0555
  • Fonds
  • 1912-[ca.1922]

The fonds consists of twelve photographs of the Grande Prairie area from 1912 to ca. 1922, including fairs, sports, street scenes, and early pioneers. The images appear to have been removed from an album.

Mair, Edith

Alexander Forbes fonds

  • CA GPR 0127
  • Fonds
  • 1909-1925

The fonds consists of records of the planning for and the construction of the Presbyterian churches at Glen Leslie and Bezanson and photographs presumably assembled by Mrs. Forbes relating to their journey to the Peace Country and church and community activities, buildings, and people in the Grande Prairie area.

Forbes, Alexander

Walter Roberts fonds

  • CA GPR 0557
  • Fonds
  • 1917-[ca.1925]

The fonds consists of twenty-six photographs of the Grande Prairie area from 1917 to [ca. 1925], including picnics at the Wapiti and Haszards', boxing, and early pioneers. The images are contained in an album labelled Walter Roberts Photos.

Roberts, Walter

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