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Transcript of audio interview - Father came from Ontario. Raised in Saskatchewan. Took nursing in Ottawa. Worked as a nurse in the Athabasca Hospital. Retired in 1984 (8 pages)

Transcript of audio interview - Came to Clyde, AB by covered wagon. Talked about school years, farm and family life, museum (12 pages)

Transcript of audio interview - Family came to Canada in 1925 from England under the Soldiers' Settlement Board. Dad operated the ferry and cage over the Athabasca River in 1939. Went to West Athabasca and Athabasca Brick Schools. Worked at the…

Transcript of audio interview - Arno shares stories of his father and mother, Hans and Rita Birkigt. Hans was born in Germany, fought in WWI, then immigrated to Canada in 1928. Rita was born in Edmonton and fought in WWII. Hans loved to hunt and ran…

Transcript of audio interview - Raised in Innisfail, Bruce has had a varied career from running a dairy to selling life insurance to becoming a minister. Bruce shares stories of living in Athabasca for 20 years, from being the Athabasca United…

Transcript of audio interview - Immigrated to Canada from the Ukraine in 1930 at 5½ months of age. Had seven siblings. Parents bought 160 acres for $10. Talked about coming to Athabasca, homesteading in the Deep Creek area, clearing land, school…

Transcript of audio interview - On their way to Peace country, Irene’s parents chose Athabasca. Irene grew up in a mixed farming community in Grosmont. Received teaching certificate from University of Alberta. Married Joe Boisvert and had 5 children…

Transcript of audio interview - Grew up in Wabasca. Had 14 siblings. School was taught by nuns. Talked about learning to do beadwork. Mother would sell moccasins and other leather work at Treaty Days. Lived in High Prairie, where she worked at the…

Transcript of audio interview - From the Ukraine to Halifax to Winnipeg and finally to northern Alberta, Jerry’s maternal grandparents homesteaded in the Paxson area, close to where Jerry has lived most of his life. During WWII, his father was in…

Obituary of Herman Ervin Leicht (1page)

Obituary of Edith May Smiley (1 page)

Obituary of Eileen Lillian (Barker) Chamberlain (1 page)

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…

Publication - The United Nurses of Alberta News Bulletin contains articles of interest to nurses both in the areas of labour relations and in nursing Volume 17, No. 4. August 1993 (16 pages)

Program - Alberta Women's Institutes Biennial Convention held on May 27 to May 30, 1957. University of Alberta - Edmonton, AB (4 pages)

Book - Alberta Women's Institute Book of Remembrance Book 2. A unique collection of member life histories (234 pages)

Notes - This document contains correspondence between the Town of Athabasca Landing and Farquharson & Company, the official auditors for the town. The first few pages contain the auditor's report for ten months ending October 31, 1912. This…

Newsletter - Published by Edmonton Working Women. This issue features lesbian teachers. February 1995 (12 pages)

Newsletter - Published by Edmonton Working Women, this issue features lesbian role models, Edmonton, Alberta. November 1995 (16 pages)

Publication - The United Nurses of Alberta News Bulletin contains articles of interest to nurses both in the areas of labour relations and in nursing. Volume 17, No.3. June 1993 (7 pages)

Publication - The United Nurses of Alberta News Bulletin contains articles of interest to nurses both in the areas of labour relations and in nursing Volume 7, No. 7. February, March 1984 (11 pages)

Report - Report of Sixteenth Annual Convention of the Alberta Women's Institutes held on May 20 to May 23, 1930. Palliser Hotel - Calgary, AB (96 pages)

Letter - Letters written by Ruth Gorman to the Calgary Herald, Ted Byfield, Bonnie Vie, Doug Baxter, Irene Messenger, H. Kober, and W. Philips, Calgary, AB (14 pages)