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Notes - This is a transcript of an audio interview where Mrs. Cloe Day continues her discussion of homesteading and being a teacher and a mother in Athabasca in the 1930s and 1940s. She talks of Sunday School, the Junior Red Cross and other…

Booklet - Though titled a Brief History by Anne B. Cook, this is a complete and extensive history of St. Alban's Church with a less detailed mention about the Women's Auxiliary of South Athabasca. Details such as who donated the money and…

Brochure - A musical produced by Athabasca Concert Party, directed by Nancy Appleby. A musical in three acts; 'Sonia The Girl From Russia', this brochure explains about the musical and gives best wishes from local businesses (4 pages)

Notes - This is a transcript of an audio interview (Tape 1) with Mr. Joe Martynek. He speaks of his early life in Czechoslovakia and his decision to come to Canada following World War I. Many early homesteaders and farms in the Athabasca area are…

Notes - This is a brief history of the Alexander Lennie family. Alexander's father, William Lennie, was born on July 19, 1870 at Fort Edmonton. He married Dinah Sophia Anderson on July 21, 1896. The Lennie family moved to Beaver Hill Lake, and…

Notes - Freda Wood provides a brief history of her family, the Hauzenberqers, who immigrated to Alberta from Switzerland in 1912. Her father, Edward Hauzenberqer was born in Switzerland on April 22, 1883. Her mother, Frieda, was born on June 19,…

Letters - Various documents pertaining to The Athabasca and District Board of Trade from September 1943 through October 1944 are collected here, including documents from/to the Athabasca Post-War Reconstruction Committee, with a formal request for a…

Notes - Mr. Oscar Swenson's grandson has chronicled his grandfather's life from his birth (Stettler, AB) and childhood (Athabasca Landing, AB) to his work, married, and retired life in Minnesota. Mr. Swenson shares many anecdotes including…

Document - Certificate of Incorporation of the South Athabasca Entertainment Society together with registered copy of application and by-laws (signed by founding members), from The Government of the Province of Alberta, Department of the Provincial…

Notes - Ms. Emma Miller discusses her family's travels and early life in Athabasca. She talks of her parent's first jobs (working at Mr. Ike Gagnon's mill) and of living on rabbits and beans in the winter as ""money for meat…

Documents - Various documents associated with the Athabasca Curling Club are contained in this archive. A program from the 2nd Annual Athabasca Curling Club Bonspiel, which lists prizes and donators, is the first document. Also included are: a…

Notes - This set of documents contains the personal history of Mr. Gullik and Mrs. Christina Swenson, a copy of their marriage certificate, and a copy of their US Census data from 1920 listing their ages, birthplaces and that of their children. The…

Booklet - St. Andrew's Anglican Church History 1912-2006. Colinton, Alberta. From 1912 to 1914, the Athabasca/Boyle area saw a large growth in church construction. St. Andrew's Colinton was one of the six churches in the area that were…

Program - This is the program from the Centennial production of "The Athabasca Story", by John Havard. The play was first commissioned on September 4, 1961 for the Athabasca Jubilee Celebration. A brief synopsis of the play is given in the…

Notes - This collection of documents all relate to the creation of the Winding Trail School District in the Municipal District of Grosmont in 1931. Included are: a pencil sketch of the proposed site, funding requisition forms, poll books, public…

Poster - This is a poster/hand bill for a concert and dance that was held at the Athabasca Hall on October 22. No year is included on the document. The concert includes a performance by The Home Band, as well as the singing of "O Canada",…

Document - This document contains the by-laws for The Athabasca Live Arts Society, as adopted and accepted on May 3, 1977. Included in the by-laws are the purpose of the group, as well as the membership requirements of the group. Also contained in…

Notes - This is a transcript of an audio interview (Tape 114) where Mr. Douglas Hay and Mrs. Millie Hay discuss their personal history, including their wedding, social activities, sports and entertainment. Farming, including the hiring of help in…

Notes - Tape #29. This is a summary of an interview where Mr. Tom Gorman discusses farming life and its hardships from 1919 on. He discusses individuals who lost their entire crops and what to do if you ran out of feed for your horses (a two-week…

Pamphlet - Created by The Athabasca Board of Trade on July 1, 1912, to promote the town of Athabasca (no longer known as Athabasca Landing). The pamphlet begins by discussing the great agriculture industry surrounding Athabasca. Claims are made…

Certificate - Third place certificate in jumping - awarded to Kurt Schinkinger in the first annual Athabasca Ski Club Jumping and Racing Championships, held on March 3 and 4, 1945 (2 pages)

Booklet - United Grain Growers was built in 1917-1918 in Athabasca as a grain delivery point. In order to build an elevator, early organizational work was done by share-holders of Alberta Farmers' Co-operative Elevator Company. In 1917, Alberta…

Notes - In this document, written in 1994, Eileen Hendy gives a brief history of the Athabasca Chamber of Commerce; which was formed as The Athabasca Landing Board of Trade on October 18, 1908. In 1930 The Board of Trade became affiliated with the…

Notes - Tony Schinkinger recalls his memories of the places he used to swim when he was a child growing up around Athabasca. He recalls going out to the Tawatinaw Creek (which was actually Tawatinaw River), about three miles south of Athabasca on…

Document - The Colinton Agricultural Society's Prize List and Program for the Seventeenth Annual Exhibition, which was held at Colinton on August 13-14, 1929. The program contains advertisements for the various sponsors of the prizes, prize…