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The fonds consists of a brief history of Richard Secord, one photograph and a hat owned by his son, Richard York Secord.

The fonds consists of photographs about the following subjects: Athabasca baseball team (1948), Athabasca buildings and street scenes, the cable cage and ferry, Preece's store-The Marketeria, Edwin Parr High School, the curling rink and outdoor skating rink on 51st Street, the Greyhound Bus Depot, Daigneau's Feed and Livery Stable, Athabasca and District Municipal Hospital, aerial views of Athabasca (1950), Athabasca Jubilee Celebrations (1961), Baptiste Lake, Island Lake Dance Hall, aerial view of Lac La Biche (1952), Sandy Lake School (1957), Ellefson's Sawmill at Calling Lake, The Dominoes band, harvest scenes, Athabasca ski jump hill, Fairhaven baseball team (1948), Fowler's and Hale's H. Ross sawmills, and 2 calendars of Bob's photographs (1999, 2000) published by his daughter, Deb Preece Weber. People in the calendar photos include: Tom, John and Jerry Gorman, Harvey Rogers, Alex and Stan Byrtus, Jack Rhodes, Alex and Rudolph Kavulok, and Bob Richards, Mr. Talpash, George Weldon, Dr. Maurice Brand,Charles Fix Sr., Charlie Mah Chung, Ben Shaw, Rick Noel, Frank Falconer Jr., Waldemar Masciuch, Bob Berrea, Jake Bulmer, Jimmy Mutch, Kich McCallum, Arnold Gillis, Anton Aloisio, John Stychin, Ron Garton, Vince Preece, and bus driver Muldoon, Russell Thorne, Clifford Donahue, Steve Schinkinger, John Pacholok, Nestor Richel, Richard Hall, Tommy McLean, Mr. Smith, Dave Hunter, Harold Mann, Stan Richards, Buster Overacker, Abe Funk, Frank Prokopchuk, Pete and Vic L'Hirondelle, Joe Potvin Sr., Oscar Sundby, Nap Gullion, Vern Smallwood, Les Lang, Philip, Romeo and Charlie Potvin, Mickey Munson, Fred (Blackie) Paquette,George Tomlinson, Norman Ray, Bob Willie, Wayne Kremer, David Hyde, Earl Elkow, Jerry Bortnick, Willie Jacobs, Nurse Jahnke, Dr. Edwin Wright, and Fred Gingerich. The artifact is a small brown leatherette address book stamped The Marketeria, V.F.Preece.

The fonds consists of a photocopy of the first edition of the Edmonton Bulletin Dec.6, 1880; Napoleon Huberdeau's Canadian National Railways Operating Rules dated July 1, 1929; a photocopy of Albert Gyte's 1934 land tax receipt; and a 1964 photograh of Josephine's Grade 2 class. The artifacts are:3 house keys, a school strap, 3 silk mantles for a kerosene lamp, 2 packages of Reckitt's bag blue dye, and embroidery scissors that came from Norway with Johanna Skare, Olga Huberdeau's mother.

The fonds consists of information on: John Berg, Mr. Biault, Donald Booth, Floyd Calvert, Herb Calvert, Mark Ferguson, Russell Fodchuk, Steve Fodchuk, Gosselin family, Gullion family, Kinikinik Post Office, Kostiw family, Russell Kostyk, Lac La Biche Trail, Lessard's house, Mr. MacDonald, Overacker family, Rennison family, Amber Ross, Bill Ross; Frank, George,Matt and Tim Sauer; Jimmy Service, Al Sharp's blacksmith shop, Charles Shoubridge, Sgt. Herbert Thorne, Dr. Andrew Turnbull, Scott Willey, homesteading, income, machinery, roads-East Hill, and Athabasca. The textual records consist of genealogical information on the Lennie and Anderson families of Fort Edmonton. Mentioned are school districts MacKenzie School No.234 and Summer School No.1668.

The fonds consists of an interview in which the following information is mentioned: Magnus Cromarty Brown, Captain Edward Benjamin Haight (1862- ), John MacLeod, Clementine Mercredi, Captain James William Mills (1859-1933), Georges Shank, John Shott, Captain Van Dusen, Charles Joseph Rayner Whiteley (1889-1978), a boiler pulled by horses, ferry, freighting, Grand Rapids railway, houses on the river flats, and tracking.

The fonds consists of the diary of Constance Jukes Sanders kept from August 27, 1910 to April 6, 1911. There is both a hand written and a typed copy of the diary. Mentioned in the diary are the Bannerman family, Captain Charles Barber, Ruth Barber, Mrs. Blackwell, Captain Bowker, Mr. Box, Sofie Brazeau, Osburne Brown, James Cornwall, Mr. Cote, Mrs. Cull, Egge's Stopping House, Mrs. Falkner, Mr. Farrell, Mr. Fraser, Mrs. Gauthier, Mrs. Greer, Mr. Harvey, Mr. Hautin, Holmes girls, Mr. Jackson, Setty Johnstone, Mrs. Keith, Miss Lang, Mr. Liss, Mrs. McDonnell, Judge McGuire, Ethel McKernan, Irene McKinley, Mrs. McKinnan, Mathilda McLeod, Mr. Martingale, Mrs. Mills, Dr. Milne, Cecil Milne's wedding to Ted Herbert, Miss Osler, Patry's Stopping House, Mr. Pearson, Mrs. Pollett, Mrs. Rennison, Archdeacon and Mrs. Robins, Anne Robinson, Mr. Royds, Mrs. Sawle and Bonny, Mr. Selby, Sgt. Shurer, Mr. Smith, Mr. Stanton, Miss Waghorn, Mr. and Mrs. Walker, Mr. Waugh, Rev. Mr. White, Rayner Whiteley, Rev. Mr. Winch, Mrs. James Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Wood, Lewis Wood, and Nell Young. Activities described include church attendance, a boating trip, dances, tennis, cards, house work, horseback riding,and a trip to England to visit Jukes relatives.

The fonds consists of a narrative of Oscar's experience on northern lakes and rivers on a variety of boats as told in October, 1987; and a recording from 1988 about his life in Athabasca. Names and events include: Captain Alexander, Athabasca Citizen's Band, Benny Ayer, Slim Baines, Bear River, Joe Bird, boxing, Tuffy Brazeau, brick making, Mr. Calhoon, Joseph A. Daigneau, Slim Davis, Forest Day,1890-1955, William Ryley Day,1864-1950, Dominion Experimental Farm, Fisher Family, Mr. Ford, Burt Furlong, Tiny Gifford, Dr. Gilchrist, Grand Union Hotel, Edward Benjamin Haight (Capt.), 1862- , Dick Haus, George Hees, Abe Hingley, Charlie Horricks, Doug Johnson, Johnston's Bakery, Gilbert LaBine, LaBine's Mine, Lanson Hubbard Co., George Seymour (Sim) Lewis,1896-1955, Nellie McClung, Stan McMullin, Bill Malcolm, James William Mills(Capt.), 1859-1933, Nye Brothers, Captain Nyler, Colonel Reed, Todd (Oliver) Richards,1892-1984, Warren Richards,1877-1968, Katy Ryan, Shank's house, Captain Smelly, William (Billy) Forrester Smith's Stopping House, South Athabasca, Spanish Influenza, 1918, Jack Stark, SS Athabasca River, SS D.A.Thomas, SS Distributor, SS Liard River, SS Slave River, Angus Sutherland, threshing, Underwood Family, Vilsmeyer Family, Auld Willey,?-1917, Lot Scott Willey,?-1960, Hal Winkler,and Tommy Woodman.

The fonds consists of the names of those interred in the following cemeteries: Boyle, Cash Creek, Amber Valley, St. Bruno Catholic, Bethel Full Gospel, Ferguson District, Ruthinian Greek Catholic, Blue Jay & Charron Community, St. Alphonsus Catholic, Spruce Valley United, St. Michael Ukrainian Greek Orthodox, Holy Trinity Catholic, St. Resurrection Ruthinian Greek Orthodox, St. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Greek Orthodox, Donatville Catholic, Mother of Perpetual Help, Holy Ghost Ukrainian Greek Catholic, Grassland, St. Phillipe Catholic, Green Pine Ukrainian Greek Orthodox, and Twin Spruce Ruthinian Greek Catholic.

The fonds consists of a book "Bowtell Tales...to 1976."There are 5 photographs including a class from Bowtell School, and Velma, Jean and Jimmie in 1936 in Moose Jaw. There are two photographs of Guy Mack and the 1949-50 Rochester Rockets boys baseball team, a 1950-51 certificate for the Rochester Boxing Club, 1950-1954 business licenses for Mack's Coffee Bar, and a ledger book dates 1948-1955. 20 photos of Lee Mack and Edward Risdale, Ed's brother Kenny and Dorothy Risdale and their four children, the LeGrand Store, CNR section house, Searle elevator and other Rochester, Alberta buildings; 18094-95, 18278-18297. There are CNR waybills for furniture shipped in 1959, 1959 and Edward Risdale's 1968 Alberta Social Credit League membership cards. The funeral home record for Guy Mack is also included.

The fonds consists of receipts for business transactions conducted by Eugene Sale and a settlement of the estate of his mother, Theodorine. There is also a Farmer's Pocket Ledger compliments of Athabaska Feed Co. 1930-1932 that was used for keeping household accounts.