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Photograph - Students from Edwin Parr School touring and conducting research in the Alice B. Donahue Archives. Athabasca, Alberta

Photograph - A view of the Rocky Island School (District No. 4536) building, Alberta. ATS NE 28-64-11-W4

Photograph - A view of the Spruce Park School (District No. 4618) building near Richmond Park, Alberta. ATS SE 18-69-21-W4

Photograph - A view of the Dionne School (District No. 4813) building, Alberta. ATS 1-65-15-W4

Photograph - Three Ursuline Sisters standing near a table, holding plates of food, Calgary, Alberta. Pictured in the photograph are: Sisters Bernadette Maxfield, Rita Harrigan and Anne Denomy

Photograph - Teacher Miss Jean Young and her students at Athabasca Public School, Athabasca, Alberta

Photograph - Staff members, likely from Rochester School. Rochester, Alberta

Photograph - A view of the Larkspur School (District No. 433) building, Alberta. ATS SW 5-63-25-W4

Photograph - A view of the George Lake School (District No. 3820) building near Athabasca, Alberta. ATS 31-64-23-W4

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 Irene School (District No. 3405) building, Alberta. ATS 7-65-12-W4

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

Photograph - Students in front of school building, Alberta

Booklet - 'The Ursuliness- Fifty Years In The Dinosaur Valley - Women Sent Forth' - Sr. Marguerite Neville. A history of the Ursuline order in Drumheller from 1935 to 1962, AB (30 pages)

Photograph - Students from Edwin Parr School touring and conducting research in the Alice B. Donahue Archives. Athabasca, Alberta

Transcript of audio interview - Born in India. Received BA and Diploma in Social Work. Talks about growing up, going to school, church, music. Learned to play violin at 6 years of age. Father owned a coffee estate. Sister joined a convent. Talks…

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…

Photograph - Possibly located in Meanook, Alberta

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…

Audio - Mr. Joe Martynuk was born on January 16th, 1898 in Czechoslovakia. He came to Athabasca at the age of twenty-eight in 1926. He bought a farm and his family joined him. Mr. Martynuk talks of early farm life, animal care and crops. He mentions…

Audio - Mr. Roy Bergeron and Mr. George Bergeron, sons of Horace Bergeron, owner of the Bergeron Sash and Door Store, discuss their personal history including the arrival of their mother in Athabasca from Jolliette, Quebec by covered wagon. They…

Audio - 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 child and other early memories. Mrs. Donahue's time in…

Audio - Mrs. Cloe Day discusses her life as a teacher including how difficult it was to teach home economics and shop class with no equipment and materials. She talks about games she played and how it was sometimes difficult to obtain food during…

Audio - Mr. Alexander Lennie arrived in Athabasca in 1930 with his wife and seven children to homestead on Soldier Settlement Land. He talks about clearing the land, and starting his farming life in Athabasca. Mr. Lennie discusses other settlers,…