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Photograph - A view of the Hallcraft School (District No. 4508) building near Colinton, Alberta. ASTS 3-64-21-W4. The building was later owned by Joy Hayward in Colinton, Alberta from 1980 [ca.1990]

Photograph - A view of the Colinton School building. Colinton, Alberta

Photograph - A view of the Colinton School building. Colinton, Alberta

Photograph - Isreal Shank and his cousin Theodore Miller standing at the front door of the Tawatinaw School building near Colinton, Alberta. ATS SE 34-65-22-W4. Tawatinaw School District No. 2971 changed names with Golden Sunset School District No.…

A view of the Atlanta School building, near Colinton, Alberta. ATS 4-65-21-W4.

Photograph - A view of the Atlanta School building, near Colinton, Alberta. ATS 4-65-21-W4

The Brown family lived and farmed in Meanook alongside the Tawatinaw creek. Farm work was very important, and so too were family and community activities like dancing, playing pool, 4-H and music. With a school teacher mother and bus driver father,…

Photograph - A view of the Colinton School building. Colinton, Alberta

Notes - This is a transcript of an audio interview (Tape 115) where Mr. Douglas Hay and Mrs. Millie Hay discuss their personal history up to the current day. They discuss their children and their children's careers as well as recounting a few…

Notes - Cancelled cheques from Imperial Bank of Canada for the District of Grosmont, Auditor's Financial Statement for Grosmont Division No. 668, Colinton, and Athabasca School Division No. 42 (41 pages)

Photograph - A view of Keyes School (District No. 1882) building near Colinton, Alberta. ATS 20-65-21-W4

Photograph - A view of the Vincent School (District No. 4255) building near Colinton, Alberta. ATS 23-64-22-W4. The school was originally named Golden Sunset School District No. 4255

Photograph - A view of the Tawatinaw School building near Colinton, Alberta. ATS SE 34-65-22-W4. Tawatinaw School District No. 2971 changed names with Golden Sunset School District No. 2473

Photograph - A view of the Colinton School building. Colinton, Alberta

Photograph - A view of the Colinton School building. Colinton, Alberta

Photographs - Students at Colinton School (District No. 3169). Colinton, Alberta. Front row, left: Annie Talpash, Kate Talpash. Back row, fifth from left, Julia Talpash, ninth from left, Sam Talpash

Photograph - A view of the Colinton School (District No. 3169) building. Colinton, Alberta. ATS 15-65-22-W4

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 - 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…

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,…

Audio - Mr. Douglas Hay and Mrs. Millie Hay discuss their personal history, including the arrival of Mr. Hay's family in Colinton in 1905. They discuss freighting, farming, education, businesses and residents of Athabasca and Colinton (2:50:41…

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,…

Biography of Shirley Backstrom

Photograph - Staff members, John Richel and left to right: Ethel Brown (nee Hopps), Josephine Breckenridge (nee Huberdeau) and Fay Trollope

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,…