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Mills family fonds
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Also known as the Eva Mills Forsyth fonds.
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13 photographs. - 2 artifacts
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Mr. and Mrs. Oran Mills moved to Athabasca in 1913, where Oran Mills served as the first station agent for the Canadian Northern Railway. While living in Athabasca, their fourth son, Donald, and their only daughter, Eva, were born. Two other sons were named Lawrence and Wellington.
In 1914, Oran Mills was manager of the Northern Transportation Company, Limited at Athabasca Landing. In about 1915 the family moved to a farm near Westlock where they lived until about 1937. Mr. Mills died in a road accident near Perryvale, AB in Sept., 1946. Eva married Bill Forsyth from Pibroch, AB in June, 1940. Later they moved to Mission, BC.
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The fonds consists of photographs taken by members of the Mills family. The fonds consists of photographs of Athabasca, showing the 1913 fire and local buildings, and family photographs, including a photograph of the farm in Westlock. The artifacts are: a sugar bowl, which is the only thing that Mrs. Mills saved from the 1913 fire which destroyed their home, and a Bible which the Mills family presented to Athabasca United Church in honour of their son, Donald MacKenzie, born in Athabasca March 9, 1913.
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Some of the photographs are very faint in colour.
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Donated in 1989 by Eva Mills Forsyth.
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- The material is in English.
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Record No. 89.36 (photos# 6190-6204); 2 artifacts<br><br>
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photos# 6190-6192, of the Athabasca fire of Aug.5, 1913 were taken by L.C.Barton, 1445 Monadnock Blk. Chicago. They were copyrighted in Canada in 1913. Two are sized 20x65 cm and one is sized 20x60 cm. They are framed and hang on the archives wall.
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- Mills (family) (Subject)