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A timeline list of important events in the history of Latvia and it's people. Begining with the first Riga Song fesitval in 1873 to the 1940 Year of Terror, as well as the 1941 Nazis Invasion of Latvia, which pushed the Russians out (Latvian…

Daugavas Vanagi was formed in 1945 in Belgium to support displaced Latvian's and their families. Support network for displaced Latvian military personnel scattered across Europe. Daugavas Vanagi (1945) and the Imanata Association (1947) belong…

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 10. No.2. February, March 1986 (8 pages)

Newspaper Article - 'Fashions of Yesteryear'. Edmonton, AB. 1959

Botanist wants lake's special nature saved By ANDREA MAYNARD of The Advocate A plan to raise the level of Buffalo Lake could wipe out rare and en­dangered plants and ani­mals, a retired botanist who lives on the shore said Thursday. Charles…

A detailed description (including locations, dates and Troup No.'s) where Boy Scouts and Girl Guides were present during WWII and Post WWII (including Troup numbers)

Life story of Reverend Henry Becs. Born in Lavia on January 28m 1915, ordained on March 25th, 1943 as a Roman Catholic Priest and deceased on May 3, 1997. Reverend Henry Becs attended the University of Riga where he studied Theology. Henry escped…

Newspaper Article - 'WI Aids Safety' (Farm Safety - Reflector Tape) No date

Buffalo Lake plan faces new review By ADRIENNE TANNER of The Advocate The controversial Buffalo Lake stabilization plan faces yet another environmental review — this time by the federal gov­ernment. Glen Hopky, a habitat biolo­gist at the federal…

Book - Reminiscences written by Frances (Fanny) Makepeace Jameson about her early life in Lacombe, AB. 1895 to 1896 (48 pages) This, the third copy by, Catherine Makepeace (wife of Francis Robert Makepeace) in 2004

Newspaper Article - 'W.I. members reminisce at the Sundre Museum school house' - Sundre Round Up - July 8, 1998

Program - Alberta Women's Institutes Annual Convention held on May 30 to June 2, 1977. Olds College - Olds, AB (6 pages)

Program - This document is a souvenir program from the opening ceremonies of the Athabasca bridge, which occurred on June 9, 1952. The program contains a schedule of the day's events, which began with a parade, and then an inspection of the…

Obituary of Bessie (Silverthorn) Speers (1page)

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 4, No. 3. October 1980 (4 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 21, No. 3. March, April 1997 (7 pages)

Letters and Notes - Letters and postcards written to and from Mufty Mathewson with her family while on vacation. Telegram from her future husband, Bill Mathewson (126 pages)

Notes - Letters and postcards exchanged amongst members of the Petersen family in Iowa, United States, primarily from Helen Petersen to her parents, Thorwald and Mary Petersen (64 pages)

Booklet - Hand written travelogue and diary of Fanny Make-peace Jameson's trip into British Columbia in June and July (44 pages)

Notes - Federal Liberal Party questionnaire with the answers filled in, Alberta (2 pages)

Book - Correspondence published by Ella McClelland's daughter, Rose M. MacLeod. Letters written to McClelland in Chatsworth, Ontario, from her niece Anne Pringle Hemstock, who moved from Chatsworth to Hanna, AB, and then to Calgary, AB (207…