Summary information
| Repository: | South Peace Regional Archives |
| Title: | Frank Paige fonds |
| Reference code: | 0261 |
| Date: | ca. 1910-1968 (date of creation) |
| Physical description: | 5.5 cm textual records
32 photographs |
| Dates of creation, revision and deletion: | Processed by Karen Burgess September 2006 Added to new database November 2025 – TD |
Administrative history / Biographical sketch
Frank Paige was born in Lachine, Quebec, in 1890. He was one of six children.
Frank originally homesteaded the SE 17-55-3-W5 in the eastern part of central Alberta near Heinsburg in 1911 or 1912. In 1922, Frank bought the quarter of land (SW 1-74-6-W6) north of Sexsmith from John MacDonald.
On a cold day in February of 1965, a passerby noticed there was no smoke coming from Frank’s chimney and went in to investigate. Frank was found partially frozen, having run short on wood, and was taken to the Grande Prairie Hospital. He lost some of his fingers and had to have two prosthetic legs. He then lived in the Alberta Hotel in Edmonton for some time.
Frank died in Edmonton on October 13, 1978 and was buried in the Emerson Trail Cemetery.
Custodial history
Before he died, Frank entrusted these records to John Braseth. John and his wife Lynn then donated them to the South Peace Regional Archives in April 2005.
Scope and content
The fonds consists of personal records from 1917-1950, including 32 photographs; financial and tax records from 1922-1964; crop records from 1923-1968; and correspondence from 1925-1963.
Notes
Title notes
- Source of title proper: Title of fonds based on contents.
Access points
- Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)
- Textual record (documentary form)
- Settlement and Immigration (subject)
- Agriculture (subject)
Table of contents
0261.01, Personal Records, ca. 1910-1958
0261.02, Financial and Tax Records, 1922-1964
0261.03, Crop Records, 1923-1968
0261.04, Correspondence, 1925-1963
Series descriptions
| Series 0261.01: Personal Records
Date: ca. 1910-1958 (date of creation) Scope and content: The series consists of 32 photographs, a Canada Registration Board certificate, 1918, a time book, a diary, two booklets listing transactions, a small coiled booklet, a telegram announcing his mother’s death in 1952, and two letters from a friend, Vern Ophus. Physical description: 1.5 cm textual records 32 photographs Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) • Graphic material – photograph (documentary form) Publication status: Published |
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| File / item list | |||
| Reference code | Title | Dates | Physical description |
| 0261.01.01 | Item – Frank Paige | ca. 1955 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 6 in. |
| Scope and content:
Copy of a photograph showing Frank Paige seated in front of a garden and farm buildings. |
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| 0261.01.02 | Item – Frank Paige | ca. 1910 | 1 postcard : b&w ; 3.5 x 5 in. |
| Scope and content:
Portrait of Frank Paige on the front of a postcard. |
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| 0261.01.03 | Item – Beatrice (Paige ) Williams and her Children | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 3 in. |
| Scope and content:
Beatrice Paige, Frank’s sister, with children Marcel, Sandra, Linda, Ruth, Barbara, and Robert. |
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| 0261.01.04 | Item – Paige Family Gravestone | ca. 1952 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.5 x 3 in. |
| Scope and content:
Gravestone for Edward Paige, Joanna Bayle Paige, and Beatrice Paige Williams. |
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| 0261.01.05-32 | Item – Miscellaneous Photographs | 1920-1958 | 28 photographs : b&w |
| Scope and content:
Unidentified photographs featuring railroad construction, road construction, family, and friends. |
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| Series 0261.02: Financial and Tax Records
Date: 1922-1964 (date of creation) Scope and content: The series consists of tax notices and assessments,1930-1957; 3 bank books, 1922-1935; handwritten records of payments made and records of cheques written, 1929-1932; a receipt from Joe Tracie covering rent for 1923-1925; T4 slips,1942 and 1946; a list of purchases on account from the Peace River Meat Co.; a bill of sale from Alex Novlesky; and miscellaneous receipts and bills. Physical description: 1 cm textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) Publication status: Published |
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| Series 0261.03: Crop Records
Date: 1923-1968 (date of creation) Scope and content: The series consists of producer certificates, final payment receipts, and correspondence from the Canadian Wheat Board; a booklet recording grain payments; a 1953-54 permit book; a purchase agreement from the Pocock Grain company; and miscellaneous handwritten notes. Physical description: 1 cm textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) Publication status: Published |
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| Series 0261.04: Correspondence
Date: 1925-1963 (date of creation) Scope and content: The series consists of letters regarding money Frank owed or copies of letters Frank wrote about money that was owed to him; and many copies of letters directed to the County of Grande Prairie concerning weed control, tax arrears, and tenant issues. Physical description: 2 cm textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) Publication status: Published |
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