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Title proper
Yee Family fonds
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- Textual record
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- Source of title proper: Title is based on the contents of the fonds.
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Physical description
5 cm textual and graphic material.
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Name of creator
Biographical history
In 1910, Ching Mou Yee emigrated from Taishan, China to Millet, Alberta. Ching owned and operated two restaurants in Millet, which were destroyed by fire. Ching later opened “Ching Yee’s Café” (built in 1915, renamed Wellington Café in 1927 by Sim and Hee Yee). In 1920, Ching Yee brought over six family members from China on the S.S. “Mont Eagle”. His wife was Mee Lang. His sons were Sim Yee and Hee Yee. Hee Yee’s son, Hong Yee (1911-1926) married Dorothy Wagner, one of Millet’s Pioneer Women. In 1945, Hee Yee and his son Hong demolished the Wellington Café and built the Rainbow Grill, which was bought by Hong’s nephew, Kai-Fun and his wife Vivien Yee in 1977, and the name was changed to the Skylark Café. The Skylark Café burned down in 1996.
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Custodial history
Records donated by Yee family in 2011.
Scope and content
Records include 2 photographs of the Yee Family and Skylark café, tax, insurance, and assessment slips, and several letters addressed to the Yee Restaurants.
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Language of material
- English
Script of material
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No restrictions.
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File list is available at the archives.
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Further accruals are not expected.
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Name access points
- Yee, Ching Mou (Subject)