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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)

Photograph - Kitchen Display, cream/milk separator on left, butter churn on right. Lac la Biche, AB

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 - Picnic at Gladys and Florence Tovell's, near Vermilion, AB. A group of people inside a large shop near tables laden with food

Book - Contains a hand written recipe for cocoa butter. Bread and Pastry etc. (147 pages)

Floyd Wilson with the Christmas dinner

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…

Photograph - Cluster of ripe berries

Christmas dinner. L-R. Bob Frank, Rod Demond, Monte Poindexter

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…

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…

In February of 1996 the Boyle Food Bank was started by Rosalin Nahorny and Gwen Hall in the basement of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. They had lots of volunteers and donations. It has been serving people ever since. Fred Korbutt is now in charge.

Bread-making tools from Latvia. The paddle and the box were used to kneed the rye dough made from a sourdough starter. This box was brought to Canada from Latvia by a Jones woman, likely Olga or Anna.

Elma Trankaris (married name Bruzis), who always had an interest in hospitality and cooking, was a kitchen helper in the Liepzig displaced persons camp. She is seen here serving soup to refugees in the Liepzig area displaced persons camp, Germany.

Bread-making tools from Latvia. The paddle and the box were used by the Jones women to kneed rye dough.

Elma Trankaris (later Bruzis) stirring soup in the displaced persons camp in Germany, ca 1947. The chef is on her left.

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…

Elma Bruzis and Adolf Jagatas enjoy cake at a birthday celebration.

Bread-making tools from Latvia. The paddle and the box were used by the Jones women to kneed rye dough.

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…