From The Vault Friday
From the Vault Friday: 32nd County Fair
Image: SPRA 998.22.4.74 Todays “From the Vault Friday” features a program from the 32nd Annual County Fair, from the Grande Prairie Loggers Sports Association fonds
Image: SPRA 998.22.4.74 Todays “From the Vault Friday” features a program from the 32nd Annual County Fair, from the Grande Prairie Loggers Sports Association fonds
Today’s “From the Vault Friday” comes from the Bezanson Stampede Committee Fonds (Fonds 369). It is estimated that the Bezanson Stampede had its first
The January 26, 1934 issue of the Grande Prairie Herald included several pages of notes from the rural communities of the South Peace region. Whoever
Flipping through past issues of Grande Prairie newspapers, you can see the importance of community celebrations. There are announcements for and descriptions of any number
Amazon, Etsy, and a host of other online marketplaces have given a different meaning to the concept of “shopping at home.” On weekends such as
We all take for granted the ready availability of quality produce throughout the year, though we still look forward to the arrival of fresh Okanagan
The opening of Bird’s new store in 1941 seemed to be a pretty big occasion. There had been a special edition of the Herald Tribune
This very well written letter was sent to the newspaper, along with a bundle of squirrel skins for the Editor to sell to pay for
The newspaper called it a “unique condition in civic finances” and claimed that “probably” no other municipality in Western Canada was in such a position.
When a large bear took over his cabin, Jim Fells of Bezanson retreated to the attic, where he was trapped until the next day. His