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Notes - Mrs. Vi Kowalchuk writes of rural electrification following her interview with B. Loiselle, the contractor responsible for building the one hundred miles of power lines in the area over an eleven year period. Mrs. Kowalchuk writes of the…

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…

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…

Notes - This is a detailed collection of events written as a story about the extended Soper family. The author uses her aunt's diary as well as her own excellent memory to detail life in Athabasca from 1910 onwards. Some of the chapters in this…

Notes - This is a transcript of an audio interview (Tape 133) where 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…

Notes - A history of the Ursuline order in Drumheller from 1935 to 2005, AB (2 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 (56 pages)

Notes - A history of the Sisters of the Order St. Benedict in Oyen, AB from 1955 to 2011 (2 pages)

Notes - This is a transcript of an audio interview where Mrs. Cloe Day discusses her early life in the Athabasca area, including her family history and heritage. Mrs. Day discusses receiving her teaching credentials and starting teaching in the area…

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…

Notes - This is a transcript of an audio interview (Tape 113) where Mr. Douglas Hay and Mrs. Millie Hay discuss their personal history, including Mrs. Hay's family history. School life in Colinton and Athabasca is discussed with teachers,…

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…

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)

Booklet - The front cover of the History of St. Anthony's School September 1959-May 1985 accompanied by a letter of thanks from Addy Contenti, Chairman of St. Anthony's School Board, Drumheller, AB, addressed to Mrs. Ella Zakariasen (2…

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

Document - Grade Eight Diploma issued by the Province of Saskatchewan to Ella Rita Croteau

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 - This is a transcript of an audio interview where Mrs. Cloe Day continues her discussion of homesteading and being a teacher and a mother in Athabasca in the 1930s and 1940s. She talks of Sunday School, the Junior Red Cross and other…

Notes - A brief history of Tony Schinkinger's life in Athabasca as well as his time spent in the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve. He moved to Athabasca at the age of four in 1928. His father opened a harness shop in 1927. The harness…

Document - Here is a copy of documents from the Office of the Fire Commissioner in Edmonton, to the Athabasca School District. The documents concern an inspection that was completed in the two room brick school house on May 22, 1944. The report…

Notes - Thomas's life and education are discussed including Tom's interest as a youth in radio and technology which lead to a career in the field. In 1938 he married Helen Leicht. They had two children: Corinne and Wayne. Helen's…

Correspondence - Forms and official correspondence related to Ella Rita Zakariasen's teacher training, career, and retirement (13 pages)

Document - Classroom inspection reports issued by the Inspector of Schools, Department of Education, Province of Alberta, for visits to Ella Rita Croteau Zakariasen's assignments at Blair School, Delia, AB. Georgetown School, between Craigmyle…

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)