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Audio - Mrs. Dorothy Chartrand discusses her family history which includes her grandfather, Octave, and his son Pierre setting up the Bellerose Livery Stable in Athabasca in 1898. She talks about her family's short sojourn in Colinton near the…

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…

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…

Audio - Mr. Roy Bergeron and Mr. George Bergeron, sons of Horace Bergeron, owner of the Bergeron Sash and Door Store, discuss their personal history including the arrival of their mother in Athabasca from Jolliette, Quebec by covered wagon. They…

Audio - Mrs. Alice Donahue speaks of her early life in Red Willow, Alberta and her eventual move to Athabasca in 1937 following her marriage. She discusses the curriculum she studied as a child and other early memories. Mrs. Donahue's time in…

Audio - Mr. Joe Logan gives his personal history touching on his family, working life, and interactions with a variety of early Athabasca area residents. Mr. Logan talks about freighting and the Hudson's Bay Store, as well as lumbering and…

Audio - Mrs. Gladys Wright discusses homesteading in Athabasca including living in a tent on the riverbank when her family initially arrived in Athabasca in 1912. She mentions her time as a night operator in the telephone office as well as a lengthy…

Audio - Mr. Alexander Lennie arrived 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 life in Athabasca. Mr. Lennie discusses other settlers,…

Audio - This is a discussion of the involvement of Mr. David H. Bower, Mr. G.J. (Jack) Smith, Mr. Arlo Rooke, Mr. Raymond W. Lewis, Mr. Nick Wyntonyk, and Mr. William Chrusch in World War II . Mr. Smith was the first soldier to land back in…

Audio - (Poor quality at beginning of second cassette for about 10 minutes). Roy recounts the history of his grandfather, Onesime Bergeron, who moved from North Dakota to Washington state to Morinville, AB to Athabasca, AB. Roy's father, Horace…

Audio - Mr. Alex Lennie, Mrs. Barbara Ashacker and Mr. Frank Falconer reminisce about various Athabasca locals including: Bill Ross, the Rennisons, the Gosselins, Al Sharp's Blacksmith Shop, the Lessard's house and the Gullions. Mr. Lennie…

Audio - Mr. D. Torquil MacDonald of Rosewell, New Mexico, talks about his personal history. He tells the story of his father, Dr. MacDonald, rescuing a toddler (Sadie Marcella Gervais) from a fire at a hospital in New Mexico. The child moved with…

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

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…

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 - 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…

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 - 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…

Letter - Mrs. Daisy Gooding shares many anecdotes about the life of a ferryman in Athabasca from 1905 until 1923. Her father, Mr. Christopher Johnston, operated a ferry on the Athabasca River during the 1920 to 1921 season. She tells of her parents…