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Wozniak family fonds

  • CA GPR 0279
  • Fonds
  • 1890-2015

The fonds consists of a few personal papers belonging to Antoni and Maria Wozniak; the memoirs of Maria (Parachin) Wozniak written in Polish in 1958 and translated by her son, Matthew; Maria’s diary of a trip back to Poland in 1986; letters written home by the six Wozniak children; photographs of the family, the farm, and the community; stories written by Mathew about his life and memories; and a collection of 8 mm film taken by Mathew Wozniak during the 1960s and 70s.

Wozniak (family)

Wales family fonds

  • CA GPR 0281
  • Fonds
  • 1914-2006

The fonds consists of 27 photographs (1915.- 2002) relating to family, horses and logging, and the Glen Leslie Community; a written history of Somme School; Glen Leslie Cemetery records, documents relating to the Grande Prairie Lawn Bowling Club and the Alberta Rural Electrification Association publication, "From Candles to Computers and Beyond".

Wales (family)

Jean and Alex Cameron fonds

  • CA GPR 0284
  • Fonds
  • 1903-2000

The fonds consists of a copy of the wedding photograph of William Scorgie and Violette McEachern in 1918, copies of 27 photographs from Jean (Scorgie) Cameron's family album regarding the lives of the Scorgie and McEachern families in the Hinton Trail area, copies of 8 photographs showing Alex Cameron and his high school classmates in the County Dorm just after World War II, copies of 71 photographs and the historical text from Jean's album on the history of Forbes Presbyterian Church.

Cameron family

Grande Prairie and District Old Timers' Association

  • CA GPR 0287
  • Fonds
  • 1910-2010

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.

Grande Prairie and District Old Timers' Association

Charles Edgar Sutherland fonds

  • CA GPR 0340
  • Fonds
  • 1916-1919

The fonds consists of 2 photographs of C.E. Sutherland, and papers related to his immigration from Verdon, Minnesota, to Grande Prairie in 1919, including the arrangements for shipping household effects, 2 horses, 2 cows, 1 horse and 1 heifer.

Sutherland, Charles Edgar

David Leonard fonds

  • CA GPR 0342
  • Fonds
  • 1933-2006

The fonds consists of 21 photographs of David Leonard's early life and career.

Leonard, David

Art Menzies family fonds

  • CA GPR 0343
  • Fonds
  • 1939-1959

The fonds consists of 37 photographs of the Menzies family, their homes, the Sexsmith School, a hockey team and Sexsmith street scenes.

Menzies, Art

Haina Kirstien family fonds

  • CA GPR 0345
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1910 -1981]

The fonds consists of 35 photographs of the Kirstein family including family historical photos and many of Haina's rodeo days especially driving his pony chariots. An accrual includes 10 pages of family genealogical history and a complete biography of the August Kirstein family written by Myrna (Kirstein) Burton.

Kirstien (family)

Bill and Eva Scott fonds

  • CA GPR 0347
  • Fonds
  • 1937-1995

The fonds consists of a Coal Mines Examiners Certificate and photo belonging to Eva's grandfather, David Whyte, a Mountain Springs School Reunion booklet and photograph, photographs of Eva, as teacher, with her school classes, photographs of Grande Prairie-aerials and buildings, the Highland Games, and music events, and miscellaneous records related to Bill's career with the Herald Tribune

Scott, Eva

Anne Popowich fonds

  • CA GPR 0349
  • Fonds
  • 1938

The fonds consists of an excerpt from Anne's journal, "My Journey to This Rich New Rich Land" which tells the story of her journey with her mother, Suzanne Kapusta, to Canada in order to meet her father, Andy, on a homestead in 1938. Chapter 2 tells about the family's decision to come north to the Flying Shot Lake area where Ann and John farmed and raised their family.

Popowich, Anne

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