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Lynn Holroyd obtained a degree in Pharmacy from the University of Alberta in 1955; Marian (Hudz) Holroyd achieved the same in 1956. In 1958 they set up Holroyd Drugs Ltd. in the Donald Hotel in Grande Prairie. Here they operated until 1966, when they built new premises at 9923-100 Avenue, next door to the Donald. Holroyd Drugs was run at this location by the Holroyds for 31 years, until the business was sold in 1989.
At the 9923-100 Avenue location, Marian Holroyd began to create a window display of historical photographs each year for the County Parade and Fair days. Area residents offered family and personal photographs to add to the collection over the years, and Marian built up a sizable collection of photographs covering the early history of the south Peace Country. As well, she obtained photographs of notable events in the City of Grande Prairie from Paquin Photographs, which operated next door to them.

Custodial History

Collection was donated by Lynn and Marian Holroyd to Grande Prairie Regional Archives in 2000.

Scope and Content

The fonds consists of Lynn Holroyd’s research notes on pharmacies in the south Peace Country and Marian Holroyd’s collection of historical photographs from families in the County of Grande Prairie and from Paquin Photographs.

Series 024.01	Lynn Holroyd Research Papers
Series 024.02	Holroyd Drugs Photograph Collection

Series 024.01

Lynn Holroyd Research Papers. -- 1990. -- 5 cm of textual records.

The series consists of computer generated notes based on the Herald-Tribune records in Isabel Campbell’s collection at the Grande Prairie Public Library. The notes cover the activities of pharmacies in the south Peace, as reported in the Herald-Tribune from 1913-1949. They were gathered by Mr. Holroyd for the publication of "The History of Pharmacy in Alberta," produced by the Alberta Pharmaceutical Association. Notes include pharmacy histories for Sexsmith, Lake Saskatoon, McLennan, Poplar Hill, Clairmont, Spirit River, Wembley, Falher, Beaverlodge, Rolla, Hythe and Grande Prairie.

SubSeries 024.01.01

Main Street at Lake Saskatoon. -- 1916.

Main street of Lake Saskatoon on September 6, 1916. Lake Saskatoon Blacksmith Shop and Bob Abbott's Pool Room was owned by Bob Abbott. The building on the end of the street on the right hand side was Diamond P. Peace River Trading & Land. Tilden's restaurant is not shown. The building on the left hand side with a veranda is the other restaurant. The next building with a veranda is Dr. McDonald's and drugstore. He came in 1914 and married Luella Patterson. They later divorced; she is now Mrs. Walter Roberts. Crofton Cody was the manager of the first Bank of Commerce. He came in 1911.

Ox Team and Sleigh Leaving Edson for Grande Prairie, 1911
1 photograph; b & w; 8 X 10
Three people, oxen and a loaded sleigh are waiting to leave Edson to travel to Grande Prairie. L. to R.: E. Davidson; Doctor R. Saw; Harvey A. Switzer - April 1911. A snow covered building, a dog and some animals are visible in the background.
Location: 0024.01.01.01

Stopping Place at the Tony River on the Edson Trail, 1910s c.
1 photograph; b & w; 8 X 10
The stopping place is a log cabin, two smaller sod roofed buildings and another small building. Two flags are flown from the main cabin. A fence encloses the area along the Tony River on the Edson Trail.
Location: 0024.01.01.02

Opening of Dominion Lands Office, Grande Prairie, 1911
1 photograph; b & w; 8 X 10
The opening of the Dominion Lands Office in Grande Prairie, Alberta, attracts a crowd - c. 1910. One man is lying on the ground.
Location: 0024.01.01.03

Settlers Camped on Grande Prairie Trail, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 8 X 10
A woman is standing beside a group of settlers seated on the ground at their bull outfit camp. A stove and loaded wagons are visible in their camp on the Grande Prairie Trail. L-R in group: Mrs. Lossing; Mrs. Drake; Mr. McNaught; Clarence Lossing; Mrs. Smith; E. A. Smith; Mr. Gaudin; Garnet Truax; R. C. Lossing.
Location: 0024.01.01.04

Settler's Wagon Upset on Grande Prairie Trail, 1909
1 photograph; b & w; 8 X 10
This was known as the "Bull outfit" as oxen were used. The upset wagon on the Grande Prairie Trail was owned by R. C. Lossing. Includes: J. M. (Mac) Miller; George Flint; Elias Smith; William Crabbe.
Location: 0024.01.01.05

View of Grande Prairie, 1916
1 photograph; b & w; 8 X 10
"Where rail and trail meet"...Grande Prairie was the end of steel at this time. The Wishart House is to the right of the rail tracks.
Location: 0024.01.01.06

Moving Thomson's Hardware Store, Grande Prairie, 1916
1 photograph; b & w; 6 X 10
Teams of horses moving Thomson's store, Grande Prairie, Alberta, April 1916. The Selkirk Trading Co. seen behind the hardware store was built in 1913 and later occupied by Ludbrook's and Al's News.
Location: 0024.01.01.07

Laying Cornerstone of the Kathryn Prittie Hospital, Grande Prairie, 1914
1 photograph; b & w; 8 X 10
A group of men, women and children are gathered to watch the laying the cornerstone of the first hospital in Grande Prairie - The Kathryn Prittie Hospital. At left in long white dress is Ms. A. D. Wishart; to the right of cornerstone Mrs. Forbes; Doctor Higbee; Miss Baird. - c. 1914
Location: 0024.01.01.08

Settlers on the Edson-Grande Prairie Trail, n.d.
1 photograph; b & w; 8 X 10
Horses are used to transport wagons loaded with household effects on the Edson - Grande Prairie Trail. A man, woman and child are standing amid horses and their two covered wagons.
Location: 0024.01.01.09

Main street at Grande Prairie, 1916
1 photograph; b & w; 8 X 10
A view of both sides of Main Street, Grande Prairie, 1916. Two hotels, a meat market, drug store, laundry facility and other businesses are identifiable by their signs.
Location: 0024.01.01.10

Mail Stage Leaving Grande Prairie for Sturgeon Lake, 1924
1 photograph; b & w; 8 X 10
Winter scene of a boxed-in sleigh and four horse team leaving Grande Prairie. The driver, D. Phelps, who is not shown made trip once or twice weekly. weekly from Grande Prairie to Sturgeon Lake. The main street of Grande Prairie is decorated for carnival. View is from a point just east of the Clairmont Road and Richmond Avenue intersection.
Location: 0024.01.01.11

Field of Wheat in Lake Saskatoon District, 1916
1 photograph; b & w; 8 X 10
Field of wheat in Lake Saskatoon district, Alberta - 1916. Lake Saskatoon is visible in the background.
Location: 0024.01.01.12

Main Street at Lake Saskatoon, 1916
1 photograph; b & w; 8 X 10
Main street of Lake Saskatoon on September 6, 1916. Lake Saskatoon Blacksmith Shop and Bob Abbott's Pool Room was owned by Bob Abbott. The building on the end of the street on the right hand side was Diamond P. Peace River Trading & Land. Tilden's restaurant is not shown. The building on the left hand side with a veranda is the other restaurant. The next building with a veranda is Dr. McDonald's and drugstore. He came in 1914 and married Luella Patterson. They later divorced; she is now Mrs. Walter Roberts. Crofton Cody was the manager of the first Bank of Commerce. He came in 1911.
Location: 0024.01.01.13

The Canadian Bank of Commerce, Lake Saskatoon, 1916
1 photograph; b & w; 8 X 10
The Lake Saskatoon Bank of Commerce, September 6, 1916. A poster with drawings of horses is posted on the front of the bank. A man is walking on the left with a building behind him.
Location: 0024.01.01.14

Threshing Outfit in Grande Prairie District, 1917
1 photograph; b & w; 8 X 10
Threshing outfit in Grande Prairie District, Alberta, 1917. A tractor, threshing machine, wagon of bundled grain and sacks of grain are in the middle of a field. The pile of straw is larger than the machine.
Location: 0024.01.01.15

Man and Dog on Edson-Grande Prairie Trail, 1913
1 photograph; b & w; 8 X 10
Man with backpack and dog wearing a pack are traveling on the snowy Edson - Grande Prairie Trail.
Location: 0024.01.01.16

Severson's Stopping place, Grande Prairie-Edson Trail, 1913
1 photograph; b & w; 8 X 10
Severson's stopping place at 70 miles on Grande Prairie - Edson Trail, 1913. Three men are standing in the snow near three log buildings, some bales of hay, a wagon and equipment.
Location: 0024.01.01.17

Settlers Going In On The Edson-Grande Prairie Trail, 1913
1 photograph; b & w; 8 X 10
Settler families going in on Grande Prairie - Edson trail, Alberta, 1913. Four men, three women and two children in winter clothing stand in front of two horses pulling a caboose. One man has his arm around the head of a cow.
Location: 0024.01.01.18

Mail Sleigh Leaving Sturgeon Lake for Grande Prairie, 1913
1 photograph; b & w; 8 X 10
Three men sitting with furs on a mail sleigh are being pulled by two horses. They are leaving Sturgeon Lake for Grande Prairie, Alberta, 1913. There is a "Lost" poster on the front of the Hudson's Bay Company building behind the sleigh. Three men stand on the wooden boardwalk.
Location: 0024.01.01.19

Mail Sleighs On The Edson-Grande Prairie Trail, 1913
1 photograph; b & w; 8 X 10
Relaying His Majesty's mail by Mail sleighs on Grande Prairie trail, Alberta, 1913. Four teams of horses and sleighs take a break on the trail. Furs and sacks are visible on the sleighs. Grass and dirt show through the snow.
Location: 0024.01.01.20

Scottie's Stopping Place On The Edson-Grande Prairie Trail, 1913
1 photograph; b & w; 8 X 10
Scottie's stopping place on Edson - Grande Prairie trail, Alberta, 1913. Four men lean on the large log building near a wet stone. Another log building, two barrels and small barns with hay bales on top are in the right hand side of the photograph.
Location: 0024.01.01.21

Grande Prairie, 1914
1 photograph; b & w; 8 X 10
The city of Grande Prairie, Alberta, March, 1914. A wooden building with a false front is being built. This building, a hotel and pool room are in the foreground. The dirt of the street is visible through the snow. Approximately thirteen buildings make up the background.
Location: 0024.01.01.22

Grande Prairie, 1916
1 photograph; b & w; 8 X 10
A bird's eye view of Main Street Grande Prairie, Alberta, September 6, 1916. The Empire Hotel, Selkirk Trading Company, Kirby's Photos, a barber shop with pole, an autolivery, hotel (Cochline?), confectionery and real estate office are identifiable.
Location: 0024.01.01.23

SubSeries 024.01.01

Ox Team and Sleigh Leaving Edson for Grande Prairie. -- 1911.

Three people, oxen and a loaded sleigh are waiting to leave Edson to travel to Grande Prairie. L. to R.: E. Davidson; Doctor R. Saw; Harvey A. Switzer - April 1911. A snow covered building, a dog and some animals are visible in the background.

SubSeries 024.01.01

Grande Prairie. -- 1916.

A bird's eye view of Main Street Grande Prairie, Alberta, September 6, 1916. The Empire Hotel, Selkirk Trading Company, Kirby's Photos, a barber shop with pole, an autolivery, hotel (Cochline?), confectionery and real estate office are identifiable.

SubSeries 024.01.01

Grande Prairie. -- 1914.

The city of Grande Prairie, Alberta, March, 1914. A wooden building with a false front is being built. This building, a hotel and pool room are in the foreground. The dirt of the street is visible through the snow. Approximately thirteen buildings make up the background.

SubSeries 024.01.01

Scottie's Stopping Place On The Edson-Grande Prairie Trail. -- 1913.

Scottie's stopping place on Edson - Grande Prairie trail, Alberta, 1913. Four men lean on the large log building near a wet stone. Another log building, two barrels and small barns with hay bales on top are in the right hand side of the photograph.

SubSeries 024.01.01

Mail Sleighs On The Edson-Grande Prairie Trail. -- 1913.

Relaying His Majesty's mail by Mail sleighs on Grande Prairie trail, Alberta, 1913. Four teams of horses and sleighs take a break on the trail. Furs and sacks are visible on the sleighs. Grass and dirt show through the snow.

SubSeries 024.01.01

Mail Sleigh Leaving Sturgeon Lake for Grande Prairie. -- 1913.

Three men sitting with furs on a mail sleigh are being pulled by two horses. They are leaving Sturgeon Lake for Grande Prairie, Alberta, 1913. There is a "Lost" poster on the front of the Hudson's Bay Company building behind the sleigh. Three men stand on the wooden boardwalk.

SubSeries 024.01.01

Settlers Going In On The Edson-Grande Prairie Trail. -- 1913.

Settler families going in on Grande Prairie - Edson trail, Alberta, 1913. Four men, three women and two children in winter clothing stand in front of two horses pulling a caboose. One man has his arm around the head of a cow.

SubSeries 024.01.01

Severson's Stopping place, Grande Prairie-Edson Trail. -- 1913.

Severson's stopping place at 70 miles on Grande Prairie - Edson Trail, 1913. Three men are standing in the snow near three log buildings, some bales of hay, a wagon and equipment.

SubSeries 024.01.01

Man and Dog on Edson-Grande Prairie Trail. -- 1913.

Man with backpack and dog wearing a pack are traveling on the snowy Edson - Grande Prairie Trail.

SubSeries 024.01.01

The Canadian Bank of Commerce, Lake Saskatoon. -- 1916.

The Lake Saskatoon Bank of Commerce, September 6, 1916. A poster with drawings of horses is posted on the front of the bank. A man is walking on the left with a building behind him.

SubSeries 024.01.01

Moving Thomson's Hardware Store, Grande Prairie. -- 1916.

Teams of horses moving Thomson's store, Grande Prairie, Alberta, April 1916. The Selkirk Trading Co. seen behind the hardware store was built in 1913 and later occupied by Ludbrook's and Al's News.

SubSeries 024.01.01

Stopping Place at the Tony River on the Edson Trail. -- 1910s c..

The stopping place is a log cabin, two smaller sod roofed buildings and another small building. Two flags are flown from the main cabin. A fence encloses the area along the Tony River on the Edson Trail.

Stopping Place at the Tony River on the Edson Trail, 1910s c.

South Peace Regional Archives
Finding Aids

Holroyd Drugs Photograph collection

Holroyd Drugs Photograph collection. -- 1908 - 1970, 1990. -- 0.5 cm of textual records, 202 photographs.

Agency History

Custodial History

Scope and Content

Table of Contents

South Peace Regional ArchivesFinding Aids

Holroyd Drugs Photograph collection

Holroyd Drugs Photograph collection. -- 1908 - 1970, 1990. -- 0.5 cm of textual records, 202 photographs.

Agency History

Custodial History

Scope and Content

Table of Contents

South Peace Regional Archives
Finding Aids