Summary information
| Repository: | South Peace Regional Archives |
| Title: | Harold Peebles fonds |
| Reference code: | 0142 |
| Date: | 1915-1949 (date of creation) |
| Physical description: | 2 cm textual records
2 postcards |
| Dates of creation, revision and deletion: | Added to new database September 2024 – TD |
Administrative history / Biographical sketch
Harold Peebles was born in Tweed, Ontario in 1899, and came to the Peace country over the Edson Trail with his parents, Mr. & Mrs. George Perry Peebles, in 1912, settling on a farm near Bear Lake.
At age seventeen, Harold served in the Bugler Corps during World War I, and at the end of the war came home with his bride, Emmie David, from Birmingham, England. They settled on a homestead in Heart Valley, where they raised their children: George, Henry, Ruth, and Alton.
During World War II, Harold operated a canteen for the Legion and later operated an unusual taxi/ambulance service using a type of snow plane on skis which worked very well in winter when few roads were ploughed. Their oldest son, George, joined the army in World War II and spent five years overseas; the second son, Henry, joined the air force and was killed in France.
Harold and Emmie moved to Wanham in 1950 where Harold managed the Frontier Lumber Co. until his death in 1960. Emmie then moved to Grande Prairie and operated a rooming house until 1978 when she moved to Swanhaven Nursing Home.
Custodial history
The records were donated to the Grande Prairie Museum in 1985 by Alton Peebles from his father’s estate. In 2002, responsibility for the collection was transferred to the Grande Prairie Regional Archives.
Scope and content
The fonds consists of the following records: a Tally Book (1917), a Pay Book; a ration book; a pupil’s war savings pass book belonging to his son Alton; a letter from his son Henry, from France before he was killed; a farm record and reference guide (1939-40); a Remembrance Day Service program; a Masonic Lodge ballot; licenses and certificates; bills and receipts; insurance policy; postcards; and miscellaneous correspondence. Also included is a membership card and booklet for the Monkman Pass Highway Association, and a Liveryman’s License for his snow plane taxi and ambulance.
Notes
Title notes
- Source of title proper: Title of fonds based on contents.
Physical condition
Mold damage, isolated to the freezer.
Access points
- Textual record (documentary form)
- Graphic material (documentary form)
- Agriculture (subject)
- Military (subject)
- Family and personal life* (subject)
Series descriptions
| Reference code | Title | Dates | Physical description |
| 1969.39.738 | Item – Monkman’s Pass Highway Association Membership Card Edmonton Journal |
1937 – 1938 | 1 membership card; booklet |
| Scope and content:
Monkman’s Pass Highway Association Membership Card and the Monkman Pass Highway Association promoting “The Connecting Link On Coast to Coast Highway Through The Great Peace River Country”. Issued to Harold Peebles, Heart Valley. Includes project sheet No. 3, November 7, 1938 |
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