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Photograph - A log cabin covered in snow. Athabasca, Alberta

Video - Stella describing what she recalls about her trip from Poland to Canada at the age of 6

Transcript of audio interview - Moved to Peace River. Learned to blacksmith, worked on railroad. Married Alice. Moved to Sawdy area in 1960. Talked about clearing land, milking cows, training and selling horses. Worked in logging camps, drove grader…

Notes - The article; 'Northern Frontier' gives "true" details of a journey along the Athabasca River before World War I. This story gives many details of what river travel was like during these times- the hardships faced,…

Cynthia Jones, descendent of one of the first Latvian settlers to Alberta, showed her glorious begonias of Lakeshore Gardens on the historic Jones family homestead in Lake Isle. The Jones family have lived on the Lake Isle property since its…

Ruins on the Jones farm. Lake Isle, Alberta.

Aerial photo of the Jones' farm in Lake Isle, Alberta. 1990.

>Cynthia Jones, owner of the historic Jones' family farm on Lake Isle, and proprietor of Lakeshore Gardens Nursery and Greenhouse.

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

Transcript of audio interview - Has 3 children: Bob, Lyle, and Mark. Talks about her husband’s family, her dad, Archie Ryan, her mother, Doreen, homesteading in Bald Hill area, growing up, school years, family. Her husband George talks about farming…

Cynthia Jones shows an old bird's nest in an antique bowl that was left among the ruins of original farm buildings. Lake Isle, Alberta.

Antique tools hung on the side of an aging farm building on the historic Jones' family farm in Lake Isle, Alberta.

1928 correspondence addressed to John Jones from the Dominion Lands Administration regarding his request to purchase, in addition to his homestead, one of the islands in Lake Isle, Alberta.

Book - Written by members of the Candora Society introducing women who have been part of the society and describing what the society does for the community, Edmonton, Alberta (56 pages)

Video - Community of Amber Valley celebrating their 100th Birthday. July 3, 4 & 5 2009. This includes some photos of the early settlers, the area as is today, the cemetery, the community hall, breakfast with the Premier of Alberta (Ed Stelmach)…

Transcript of audio interview - Raised in a small log home on a homestead west of Baptiste Lake, Larry reflects on early memories and challenges of rural farm life. After becoming a teacher, marrying and working around Edmonton, he returned to teach…

Video - Moved to Peace River. Learned to blacksmith, worked on railroad. Married Alice. Moved to Sawdy area in 1960. Talked about clearing land, milking cows, training and selling horses. Worked in logging camps, drove grader for the county. Kept…

Audio - Father came from Yavoriv, Gnojniece, Poland, which is now Hlynets, Ukraine. Talked about life on the homestead, school years, and clearing land

Transcript of audio interview - Father's family were immigrants from Italy. Homesteaded in Perryvale. He worked on railroad, in the mines, and farmed. Father was MLA for Athabasca. Mother's family moved from USA to Canada, and also…

Audio - Steve's dad came from the Ukraine to Canada in 1914 and his mother, in 1929. Mother assisted midwives. The family had 4 boys. Married Helen in 1960. Talked about life on the homestead, school years. Went to University of Alberta for…

Moved to Peace River. Learned to blacksmith, worked on railroad. Married Alice. Moved to Sawdy area in 1960. Talked about clearing land, milking cows, training and selling horses. Worked in logging camps, drove grader for the county. Kept farming…

Audio - Has 3 children: Bob, Lyle, and Mark. Talks about her husband’s family, her dad, Archie Ryan, her mother, Doreen, homesteading in Bald Hill area, growing up, school years, family. Her husband George talks about farming, working off the farm

Photograph - A view of people, horses and cabins. Alberta

Audio - Raised in a small log home on a homestead west of Baptiste Lake, Larry reflects on early memories and challenges of rural farm life. After becoming a teacher, marrying and working around Edmonton, he returned to teach in Athabasca and lives…