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Notes - Letters and postcards primarily from Helen and Fred Bentley in Saskatoon, SK, to Thorwald and Mary Petersen in Dike, Iowa; includes the birth announcement of Ann Bentley in June (85 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)

Book - Anne Pringle's handwritten school workbook from a cooking class taken in Chatsworth, Ont. (75 pages)

Notes - A typed speech, 'On Presentation of a Tea Pot', by N. J. Paterson (Alberta). Note on back: A funny letter from my brother George, fifty years ago. An address given to the Sunday School children in 1940 by F. Jameson, Byemoor, AB (3…

Booklet - 'The Story - Book 7' - Biography of Esther Nelson, compiled by her niece, Nancy Vose (161 pages)

Newspaper Articles - The Drumheller Mail listing teacher assignments and teacher retirements (2 pages)

Notes - Letters and postcards primarily from Helen and Fred Bentley in Saskatoon, SK, to Thorwald and Mary Petersen in Dike, Iowa. Mary Petersen visited the Bentleys in February, and wrote to Thorwald while in Saskatoon (101 Pages)

Photograph - Twenty-four children pose at the entrance of Parkdale School, Drumheller, Alberta

Photograph - Eighteen children stand in front of the school building, Crystal Springs, Saskatchewan. One of the boys holds a bat

Notes - Memoirs by Ella Rita Zakariasen focusing on her first teaching assignment at Tremblay School, Crystal Springs, Saskatchewan (12 pages)

Photograph - Four silky ribbons with printed lettering, Byemoor, AB. A white one with 'President', a violet one with '1925-1975 Byemoor Golden Jubilee', a red one with 'Public Schools Auburn N.Y, October 21, 1492 - October…

Notes - Memoirs by Ella Rita Zakariasen focusing on her childhood in Sutherland, SK, her teaching career, her family, and her retirement (9 pages)

Notes - Correspondence between the Bentley household in Edmonton, AB, and the Petersens in Dike, Iowa, and between the Bentleys and Vera Petersen in New York; includes a telegram from Fred Bentley to Vera Petersen announcing Ted's birth in…

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…

Notes - Correspondence amongst the Petersen and Bentley families: Letters from Helen and Fred Bentley in Edmonton, AB, to Thorwald and Mary Petersen in Dike, Iowa, and to Vera Petersen in New York; letters from Estelle (?) in Edmonton, AB, to Mary…

Notes - Letters and postcards exchanged between Petersen family members, primarily from Helen Petersen at University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, to Thorwald, Mary, and Vera Petersen in Dike, Iowa (56 pages)

Notes - Letters and postcards exchanged between Petersen family members, primarily from Helen Petersen at University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, to Thorwald, Mary, and Vera Petersen in Dike, Iowa; includes first mention of Fred Bentley (item…

Transcript of audio interview - Born and raised in Amber Valley and Edmonton, AB. Spent 34 years in the North West Territories. Raising her 6 children, 2 of whom were adopted as infants in the NWT, she devoted herself to volunteering with activities…

Notes - Letters and postcards primarily from Helen Petersen at University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, to Thorwald, Mary, and Vera Petersen in Dike, Iowa. This is also the year of Helen's engagement and marriage to Fred Bentley, and their…

Born and raised in Amber Valley and Edmonton, AB. Spent 34 years in the North West Territories. Raising her 6 children, 2 of whom were adopted as infants in the NWT, she devoted herself to volunteering with activities surrounding family, faith,…

Letter - Addressed to My Great Mother from Shankari Sinka Roy, a child the Club sponsored from India. The letter is written in Indian script and a translation in English is included

Notes - Letters and postcards from Vera Petersen at Columbia University, New York, to Thorwald and Mary Petersen in Dike, Iowa, and to the Bentleys. Helen and Fred Bentley move from Saskatoon, SK, to Edmonton, AB, by September; includes letters and…

Notes - 'Esther's Song' with descriptive entries on friends, associates, and family members (125 pages)

Notes - Letters and postcards exchanged between members of the Petersen family in Iowa, United States. Primarily correspondence between Helen Petersen and her family in Dike, Iowa (87 pages)

Notes - Correspondence primarily from the Fred and Helen Bentley household in Edmonton, AB, to Thorwald and Mary Petersen in Dike, Iowa, and to Vera Petersen in New York; includes letters from Estelle (?) in Edmonton, AB, to Mary Petersen. Estelle…