| Series 007.01 | Organizational history series. -- 1988 - 2002. -- 3 cm of textual records.Spirit of the Peace is an informal liason between the museums in the Peace Country. It was established after the Alberta Museums Association convention held in Grande Prairie in 1989, at which many of the smaller museums in the Peace had assisted with special projects and displays. It was felt that a continued relationship between the museums would benefit all, so in December 1989 Fran Moore (DeBolt), Alice Fortier (Grande Prairie) and Kirsten Classen (Peace River) met with other museums to plan and organize joint projects. They agreed to meet quarterly, at a different museum each time, and to send out a newsletter after each meeting to any museum in the Peace Country wishing to be a member of the group. A logo was developed and used for a pin as well as a perpetual calendar to advertise the museums.
It soon became apparent that the best way to bring the museums together was to travel to all the museums and historic sites and get to know the people. From 1990 to 1993, the association organized tours and information trips all over the Peace Country, most often historical information sessions for large groups, but also as a public relations exercise by Fran Moore and Alice Fortier.
Projects which the group accomplished together included Peace Country tours, a joint brochure, seven highway signs at entry points to the Peace Country, and a passport program. In 1994, funded by Museums Alberta through one of their member museums, they began to work together for larger goals: Advancing Museum Standards, a regional research project called A Sense of the Peace, a promotional video called Discover the Spirit of the Peace, and a 100th Anniversary display for Treaty 8.
Museums all across the Alberta and British Columbia Peace Country are encouraged to joint the network for a nominal annual fee to cover the cost of printing the newsletter and other incidentals. Meetings are held quarterly at different museums, followed by lunch and a tour of the host museum. It is a time to meet other volunteers and museum personnel, find out what each museum is doing and work on common problems.The series consists of correspondence with the museums regarding the 1989 conference and the organization of the Spirit of the Peace, the perpetual calendar and log designed for the 1989 conference, membership lists, articles and speeches prepared for Museums Alberta newsletters, magazines and conferences. |
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| Series 007.02 | Financial records series. -- 1992-2002. -- 1 cm of textual records.The series consists of two notebooks detailing revenue (memberships, subscriptions, project fees, donations and miscellaneous) and expenses (newsletters, projects, miscellaneous) from 1992-2002. Prior to 1992, expenses were covered by various members in turn. |
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| Series 007.03 | Promotions series. -- 1989 - 2002. -- 3 cm of textual records.The series consists of materials produced to promote the Spirit of the Peace: logo, brochures, highway signs, legislature display, passport program, advertising in tourism and historical magazines, and articles written for the Peace Country Farmer in 1996-1997. |
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| Series 007.04 | Projects series. -- 1990-1999. -- 10 cm of textual records, 500 photographs, 8 sound recordings, 1 video recordings.The series consists of correspondence and grant applications and reports on Spirit of the Peace Projects: brochures, tours, highway signage, training, publications, displays and promotions. There are also photographs and literature from the various museums and events on tours, a Peace Country bibliography, the manuscript of A Sense of the Peace, the master video of Discover the Spirit of the Peace, 10 negatives of the text of Treaty 8; 8 audiotapes containing oral histories of first nations people regarding Treaty 8. |
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Peace Country Museum Tours, 1990-1991
500 photograph; colour; 4 x 6
Photographs taken during a tour of the museums of the Peace Country in 1990-1991.
Location: 0007.001-500
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Fredrick Cummings, 1999
sound recording
Location: 007.04.1
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Caron Riley, 1999
sound recording
Location: 007.04.2
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Marcia Houle, 1999
sound recording
Location: 007.04.3
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Elizabeth Calliou, 1999
sound recording
Location: 007.04.4
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Josephine Mercredi, 1999
sound recording
Location: 007.04.5
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Fred Marcel, 1999
sound recording
Location: 007.04.6
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Victoria Calliou, 1999
sound recording
Location: 007.04.7
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John Testawits, 1999
sound recording
Location: 007.04.8
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| Series 007.05 | Correspondence series. -- 1988 - 2001. -- 8 cm of textual records.The series consists of correspondence between Fran Moore, coordinator of the Spirit of the Peace, and the museum members; and correspondence from heritage individuals and organizations, including Museums Alberta, regarding projects. |
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| Series 007.06 | Newsletter series. -- 1989 - 2002. -- 8 cm of textual records.Series consists of originals or copies of quarterly newsletters written and compiled by Fran Moore, with submissions from participating museums. |
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