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Photograph - People working inside the poultry room at Athabasca Creameries, Athabasca, Alberta

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…

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…

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…

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…

Photograph - A storage room inside Athabasca Creameries, Athabasca, Alberta

Photograph - A plane used for crop dusting. Edmonton, Alberta

Photograph - Staff at Athabasca Creameries, Athabasca, Alberta. Left to right, Cliff Donahue, Russell Thorne, Don King, Lottie Bryan, Clara King, Jean Crawford, Tom McLean

Photograph - Athabasca Creamery in Athabasca, Alberta was built ca. 1945 and was demolished in October, 1983

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…

Photograph - Poultry at Athabasca Creameries, Athabasca, Alberta

Photograph - A man working inside the poultry room at Athabasca Creameries, Athabasca, Alberta

Program - This document is the Athabasca and District Agricultural Association's Prize List for their 1914 Exhibition. The program contains the rules and regulations for entering the exhibition, including specific rules for entries, livestock,…

Photograph - Storage rooms inside Athabasca Creameries, Athabasca, Alberta

Photograph - A view of the Athabasca Creamery building, Athabasca, Alberta

Photograph - Athabasca Creamery in Athabasca, Alberta was built ca. 1945 and was demolished in October 1983

Photograph - Women working in the egg grading room at Athabasca Creamery, Athabasca, Alberta. Left to right: Lottie Bryan and Margaret Styles

Photograph - Staff at the Athabasca Creameries Ltd. Front row, left to right: Walter Styles, Ken Gullion, unknown, Larry Gullion, unknown. Second row, left to right, unknown, Fanny James, Mrs. Thorne, unknown, unknown. Cliff Donahue is at back

Photograph - Women on a float in a parade, Athabasca, Alberta. Banner reads: Valley Brand Butter

Photograph - Chickens hanging in the poultry room at Athabasca Creamery, Athabasca, Alberta. Sid Tann is on the right

Photograph - Staff at Athabasca Creameries, Athabasca, Alberta. Left to right, Cliff Donahue, Russell Thorne, Don King, Lottie Bryan, Clara King, Jean Crawford, T. McLean

Audio - Mr. Todd Richards covers a wide range of topics while looking at photos taken in the early part of the twentieth century in the Athabasca area. Mr. Richards discusses panning for gold in the river as well as the names of those who lived…

Audio - Mrs. Jettie Willey, Mrs. Roseanna Shank, Rev. B.A. Rathbone and Hugo Carlson discuss many firsts to happen in the Athabasca area including: Mr. Dean , the first school teacher in Athabasca, MacLeod's Creamery had the first electricity…

Photograph - Equipment inside Athabasca Creameries, Athabasca, Alberta

Photograph - Athabasca Creameries building, Athabasca, Alberta. The company opened in 1926 with Angus McLeod and John van Dyke as owners. The building was rebuilt in 1946 and demolished in October, 1983