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Brochure - Advertising the Boxing Championships '48 Wrestling, sponsored by the Athabasca Branch of the Canadian Legion. There are many advertisements from local businesses along with the names of wrestlers, boxers, and local volunteers (18…

Notes - This is a transcript of an audio interview where Mr. Alexander Lennie talks of arriving in Athabasca in 1930 with his wife and seven children to homestead on Soldier Settlement Land. He talks about clearing the land, and starting his farming…

Transcript of audio interview - Born and raised in Amber Valley and Edmonton, AB. Spent 34 years in the North West Territories. Raising her 6 children, 2 of whom were adopted as infants in the NWT, she devoted herself to volunteering with activities…

Notes - This account gives a brief history of the arrival of African American immigrants to the Athabasca area, namely Amber Valley- an area twenty miles east of Athabasca. Katie Melton was four years old when her family left North Carolina around…

Notes - The author relates several short stories about his neighbours including Alex McDonell, homesteading and life around Meanook and Athabasca (1 page)

Documents - Letters from Athabasca District #839 School Boards listing expenses and/or requesting funding from the Town of Athabasca for the 1926, 1927 and 1944 school years. Expenditures, including teacher/secretary/caretaker salaries, utilities,…

Booklet - 1954 Telephone Book for Athabasca (2 pages)

Notes - This is a transcript of an audio interview (Tape 136 and 18) with Mr. Al Cramer. Mr. Cramer is one-hundred-and-three-years old in this interview. Mr. Cramer answers as many of the questions about his personal history as he is able. He talks…

Notes - This is a transcript of an audio interview (Tape 2) with Mr. Joe Martynek. He discusses his life in Athabasca in the 1930s and 40s. He talks of difficulties with the weather, farming, and his wife's health. Many details of daily life in…

Notes - Mr. William Flack's family arrived in Athabasca Landing around 1887. Mr. Flack writes about life in Athabasca and the district around 1911. He talks of businesses, families, and occupations. Mr. Flack also mentions several amusing…

Notes - This is a transcript of an interview (Tape 31) where Mrs. Elizabeth Byrtus tells her personal history starting with the arrival in Athabasca of Mike Byrtus via Austria and the United States in 1912. She discusses raising a family and early…

Notes - This is an account of German immigrant, Hans Birkigt, who arrived in Athabasca in 1928. He became a fur trapper during the winters. One particularly eventful winter was spent up north without an axe. Mr. Birkigt had chartered a plane and…

Newspaper Article - Articles pertaining to Athabasca Telephone Artifacts presented to the Athabasca Municipal Library. Letters and Agent's Agreements containing information on invitation for the presentation of the historical display case,…

Notes - This is a transcript of an audio interview (Tape 3) with Mr. Joe Martynek. Mr. Martynek discusses life in the Athabasca area in the 1940s including working in a lumber camp and buying his first car. He talks of parcels of land bought and…

Notes - The life of Patrick William Leslie Clark is discussed in this brief biography. P.W.L. Clark was born in Scotland, immigrated to Canada and moved to Athabasca in 1916. He was a lawyer and was active in many groups including: the Eastern Star…

Notes - This is a transcript of an audio interview where Mrs. Cloe Day discusses homesteading near Jackfish Lake. Mrs. Day talks about her daily life and recounts many anecdotes about the residents of Calling Lake, Athabasca, Richmond Park, etc. She…

Brochure - Advertising the 1951 Provincial Interscholastic Track and Field Championships, sponsored by Athabasca and District Board of Trade and Athabasca Sub-Local A.T.A. Sanctioned by the Alberta Branches of the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada…

Letter - Mrs. George Brown writes of her life as a war bride coming to Athabasca following World War I. She speaks of assisting Dr. Meyer with nursing duties and her many domestic chores. Mrs. Brown recounts the time a "poorly dressed "…

Notes - This is a transcript of an interview (Tape 63) where Mrs. Viola Overholt discusses her early life in Athabasca (1912). Farming life, homesteading, social activities, businesses and residents of Athabasca are discussed at length. Topics…

Notes - The first document is a copy of an article written in the Official American Airmail Catalogue, Fifth Edition, Volume 4 Page 1681. The article discusses the first commercial airmail flight from Edmonton to Athabasca, which occurred on…

Notes - This is a transcript of an interview where Mr. Joe Irwin discusses his personal history and his interests and knowledge of bush pilots, Northern Alberta fisheries, mining and flying. He discusses what life was like growing up in the…

Program - The programme for the 1927 Diamond Jubilee of Confederation held in Athabasca. Listed are the lyrics to "O Canada" and "The Maple Leaf." There is also a recitation of "Land of Our Birth", as well as "The…

Document - This is the Charter created for the Athabasca and District Public Library (copy and original files). It contains the by-laws, (including the purpose: to establish and operate a public library for the use of residents of Athabasca and…

Notes - Meeting minutes of the Athabasca and District Centennial Committee, from meetings held September 26, 1966 - October 1967. Contained in the minutes are the members who were present at the meetings, plans for the centennial celebrations -…