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Sadie Thompson collection

  • ABL 983-349
  • Collection
  • [ca. 1927-1984]

The collection consists of scrapbooks containing records and clippings related primarily to native people and events in Alert Bay (including records relating to St. Michael's Indian Residential School) and on Vancouver Island and to missionary activities throughout B.C.

Anglican Church of Canada. Athabasca Archives Collection

  • CA ATH ath-1873
  • Collection
  • Copied 1985, 1987 and 2000 (originally created 1876-1976)

The collection consists of records of the Anglican Church pertaining to the Athabasca area including synod reports, 1876-1928; historical notes and articles on local churches; correspondence and papers of Bishop Richard Young, correspondence of Bishop Sovereign, minutes of the All Saints Women's Auxiliary 1911-1942 and other local Anglican organizations; and a copy of Marian (Gill) Little's Anglican Church history"The Glorious Company". Names mentioned include Bishop William Day Reeve, Magnus Brown, Jim Cornwall, Leslie Wood, Fred H.Killick, Rev.William Grove White, Rev.Robert Little, Bishop Richard Young, Bishop Sovereign, Rev. A.C.Garrioch, Rev.George Holmes, Rev. Moxhay, Count Alfred Von Hammerstein, Gertrude (Reeve) Bannerman, and Eva Hasell of the Sunday School Caravan Mission. There is also a chapter from the book "A Heroine of the North: memoirs of Charlotte Selina Bompas."

Anglican Church of Canada. Athabasca Archives Collection

Richard Baker collection

  • CA ATH ath-2128
  • Collection
  • [1910]-[191-?s]

The fonds consists of 22 post cards, from an original group of 25, in the series : Mid Snow and Ice printed in France by The Oblates of Mary Immaculate. There are two other photographs of early Athabasca. The photo subject headings are : Athabasca River rapid, Bishop Breynat, Brother Girard, Canadian Northern Railway depot in Athabasca, Colin Fraser, Chesterfield Inlet, Cree woman, dog team, Monseignor Grouard, first airplane in north, Fort Providence, Fort Resolution, Great Bear Lake, Great Slave Lake, igloo, Inuit, kayak, and MacKenzie River ice breakup.

Baker, Richard

Tom Maccagno collection

  • CA ATH ath-2206
  • Collection
  • 1832-1998

The fonds consists of an excerpt from the book "Adventures on the Columbia River, including the narrative of a residence of six years on the western side of the Rocky Mountains, among various tribes of Indians hitherto unknown: together with A Journey across the American continent" by Ross Cox, 1832; an article by Nick Tanasiuk about homesteading at Rock Island Lake, Alberta; an article from the magazine Encompass, Oct. 1998 "Portage La Biche, the forgotten portage" by Tom Maccagno; a copy of 1915 "An act to incorporate the Athabasca and Fort Vermilion Railway Company"; information on Lac La Biche's 200th Anniversary in 1998; 1913 "An act to incorporate the Athabasca Club"; newspaper articles regarding Athabasca from the Calgary News Telegram, Calgary Albertan, and Edmonton Journal. There are also articles about Alex Stratton, Athabaska Investment Co., 1911; NWMP report mentioning Constable Hubert Thorne; excerpts from "Journal Notre Dame Des Victoires, Lac La Biche".

Maccagno, Tom

Alberta Genealogical Society collection

  • CA ATH ath-2207
  • Collection
  • 1989, 1994

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.

Alberta Genealogical Society

Claresholm Photographs Collection

  • CA CLARE clare-1427
  • Collection
  • [ca. 1880s - 1990s]

Collection consists of views of the Town of Claresholm, local residents and activities, agriculture, schools, churches, the Flight Training School, and many other topics.

Claresholm Photographs

Edson Archives Sisters of Service collection

  • CA EDSON edson-8
  • Collection
  • 1958-2006

Collection consists of items pertaining to the Sisters of Service in Edson. Items include booklets on their history, an address by Sr. Margaret Guest to the Edson Optomist Club and various items pertaining to the 50th Anniversary of the Sisters at St. John's Hospital in Edson.

Nuns - Sisters of Service

Gleichen United Church Women collection

  • CA GLEN glen-1037
  • Collection
  • Copied 1968 (originally created 1895-1955)

The collection consists of photographs of personalities, buildings and agriculture in Gleichen and area. Also consists of historical articles written by Rev. R.F. Brown about the Old Sun School, the Anglican Church and education.

Gleichen United Church Women

Southern Alberta Hutterian Brethren collection

  • CA GLEN glen-1255
  • Collection
  • 1527-1971, predominant 1527-1825, 1924-1971

The collection consists of Stand Off colony records: recording of church service (1963) and singing (1971); photographs (1940s-1964); recorded interview with Jacob Walter on early history of colony (1971); sketches of early buildings; ethnological study, recorded observations and films by Dr. Karl Peter on colony life; microfilm of early religious writings (ca. 1550s-1560s), chronicle of Hutterian history (1527-1665, 1947-1960), and legal agreements with government authorities (1782-ca. 1960) (predominantly in German); articles of association for Stand Off colony (1924-1956); and genealogy of Jacob Walter family (in German). Also consists of records from a number of southern Alberta colonies, especially Red Willow: German songbooks (1800s-1955, and some microfilmed from 1696-1825); medical book (1612, in German); microfilm of religious writings (1696-1875); recorded songs and interviews; and photographs (1961-1964). Includes microfilm of correspondence between Russian Hutterite colonies (1800s).

Hutterian Brethren

Bodil Jensen Oral History Project collection

  • CA GLEN glen-1324
  • Collection
  • 1969-1973

The collection consists of recorded interviews with pioneers of the County of Mountain View. The following individuals were interviewed: Mrs. Frank Bracken, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Buckley, George Epp, Mrs. C. Fessenden, Albert Gaitez, Mr. Grisdale, Ed Miller, Magdalene Moore, Martin Overgaard, Annie Pawson, Mrs. Fred Pekse, Mr. and Mrs. B.B. Reid, Mrs. E. Reid, Marion Reid, Jappie Rogers, Fay Stone, and Glen Warren. Includes Jensen's research papers about Olds and the County of Mountain View. Also includes historical data about the Evangelical United Brethren Church, which was active in the Didsbury area.

Jensen, Bodil

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