Above: Postcard from the village of Auvernier in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland (SPRA 006.04.01.P02A) Pierre Lozeron was born in 1887, in Auvernier, Canton
There are several excellent online resources to help you plan for emergencies like power outages, floods, train derailments, etc. Websites sponsored by the Federal and
Above: “A Leap Year Proposal” postcard addressed to Miss Carrie Ward, 1909 (SPRA 1969.60.397) While the postcard featured above appears to have been sent as
Image: Golfers at the Grande Prairie [Richmond Hill] Golf course on July 16, 1960. (SPRA 2005.061.05.5) As the grass gets greener, days get longer, and
Image: Three unidentified game farm employees ride on camels while another unidentified man rides a much smaller goat-like animal in front of them, ca. 1908.
Image: Hockey team practicing on one of the outdoor rinks in the Bear Creek Valley, ca. 1950 (SPRA 1969.59.318) The following transcription is from the
Image: Dora’s Ground Observer Certificate (SPRA 006.01.02.01) Dora Koberg arrived in the Peace Country in 1918, with the Thomas family from St. Paul’s, Minnesota. She
Image: Barrel race at the Sturgeon Lake Sports Day at Calais. Donald Williamson is on the front barrel – he eventually won the race. n.d.
Above: O. H. “Rutabaga” Johnson and his rutabagas, ca. 1920 (SPRA 362.02.12.13) Oliver Hiram Johnson was born on August 16, 1856 in Capron County, Illinois
Above: Patients and nurses at a World War I convalescent hospital in 1918 (SPRA 1969.59.331) Following the end of the First World War, numerous ships