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Photograph - Athabasca Garage building, Athabasca, Alberta. It was owned by the McLeod brothers, and later by Otis (Slim) Nelson, and was demolished in 1984

Photograph - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce building, Athabasca, Alberta. It was built in 1912 and was demolished in 1980

Photograph - A man (Mr. Geo Watt, Imperial Oil Agent) leaning on the tire of an Imperial Oil truck filled with barrels. Athabasca, Alberta

Photograph - This picture was taken by Athabasca Town Archivist, Marilyn Mol, to include in the Athabasca Walking Tour booklet, Athabasca, Alberta. This building was presumably built in 1912 for the manager of the Hudson's Bay Company store. It…

Notes - A brief history of Mr. Charlie Fix Sr., originally born in Missouri, but spent a number of years as a businessman in Athabasca. Mr. Fix and his wife had eight children. Mr. Fix worked as a debt collector and later ran the Universal Garage (2…

Photograph - MacLeods Store building. Athabasca, Alberta. This building was demolished in 1985 and a new MacLeods Store building built on the same site

Photograph - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce building, Athabasca, Alberta. It was built in 1912 and was demolished in 1980

Photograph - Taylor Block building. Athabasca, Alberta. The building was built in 1913 as the Olivier Block by Dr. Olivier and was later purchased by J.H. Taylor and was turned into a grocery store

Photograph - Imperial Lumber Company building. Athabasca, Alberta

Photograph - A dog team and a loaded sled on Strathcona Street in front of C.A. Parker's store. Athabasca, Alberta

Photograph - Imperial Lumber Company building. Athabasca, Alberta

Notes - This is a transcript of an interview (Tape 64) where Mrs. Viola Overholt discusses all aspects of her life in Athabasca. Farming life, homesteading, social activities, businesses and residents of Athabasca are discussed at length. Topics…

Photograph - Shaw's Meat Market building. Athabasca, Alberta

Notes - Copies of the Aurora Theatre's show times and schedules from various years during the 1960s and 1970s. The pages contain show times as well as descriptions of the shows. Descriptions include the movie title, main actors and actresses,…

Photograph - This picture was taken by Athabasca Town Archivist, Marilyn Mol, to include in the Athabasca Walking Tour booklet, Athabasca, Alberta. This building was built in 1918 by Alberta Government Telephones and was used until 1964. In 1995 it…

Photograph - The customer is Lance Smith with William Kehoe in the rear and his brother waiting on Lance Smith. Billy Kehoe's Gents Furnishing. Athabasca, Alberta

Photograph - Civic Building, Athabasca, Alberta. Was built in 1952

Photograph - Civic Building, Athabasca, Alberta. Was built in 1952

Photograph - MacLeods Store building. Athabasca, Alberta. This building was demolished in 1985 and a new MacLeods Store building built on the same site

Photograph - MacLeods Store building. Athabasca, Alberta. This building was demolished in 1985 and a new MacLeods Store building built on the same site

Photograph - Locker Plant & Meat Market building. Athabasca, Alberta. The building was built in 1946 by Ben F. Shaw and demolished in 1981

Notes - Mr. George Cooke writes of life in Athabasca Landing before the automobile arrived. Businesses, freighting, the fur trade and numerous settlers are mentioned by name (2 pages)

Letter - Mr. Bob Day writes of his visit to Athabasca in 1948. He was using a helicopter to conduct a gravity meter survey in a search for oil. Mr. Day describes the care of the helicopter in the cold weather, the motor court he stayed at and the…

Letter - This letter was written in 1970 by Mr. E. H. Nagle. He recounts his personal history including his father working as a fur trader in Athabasca in 1883. Mr. Nagle describes growing up along the river, the difficulties of early travel,…

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…