Archives News and Upcoming Events

Monkman Pass Highway Association Display

Visit the visual storage area of the Grande Prairie Museum gallery to see a new SPRA display on the Monkman Pass Highway Association.

Or check out the virtual exhibit under our Photoessays link.

The display tells the fascinating story of volunteer labour in action during the late 1930s!

Latest Issue: "Telling Our Stories" Newsletter

"Telling Our Stories" is a quarterly newsletter distributed to our members and supporters. The newsletter is available online or become a member and receive it in the mail!

Earlier issues of the newletter are also available online.

Cold Storage Project Completed!

Thanks to a grant from the National Archival Development Program, we have purchased a freezer and placed our negatives, including the Panda Camera collection, in cold storage. If you're interested, please drop by the Archives to view our freezer and learn more about the project.

The National Archival Development Program (NADP), is administered by Library and Archives Canada and delivered by the Canadian Council of Archives (CCA).

Find Photographs
of the South Peace River Country on Alberta InSight

Find Documents about the South Peace River Country on Alberta InWord

Find Descriptions of SPRA's holdings on the ANA Database

Link to Archives Information Sheets and Family Research Guides

Additional Online Resources

Links to the Records of our Municipal and Museum Partners

• City of Grande Prairie
• County of Grande Prairie
• Municipal District of Greenview
• Municipal District of Spirit River
• DeBolt & District Pioneer Museum
• Kleskun Hills Museum
• Museum Society of Grande Prairie & District
• Sexsmith & District Museum Society
• South Peace Centennial Museum
• Spirit River Settlement Museum
• Grande Prairie Public Library

Now Available: Directory of Veterans

Now Available: Newspaper Index

The first installment in a project transcribe the Isabel Campbell newspaper index card catalogue has been completed!

You can now search an online table to find newspaper articles (1913-1961) about local organizations. Many thanks to the Archives volunteers who were involved in this project.