1914-2006. — 1 cm of textual records. — 32 photographs.
Biographical Sketch
In 1863 Alfred Ross Wales was born to a farm family in Omagh, Ontario. He married Alice Vanalstine and they had six children: Ross (b. 1888) and five sisters: Eva, Alice, Mae, Agnes, and Myrtle. By Christmas, 1912, Ross was in Edmonton and had met and married Annie Moon. He and Pete MacPhee made a trip to the Peace country where Ross had filed on S.E. 35-71-4 W6. and in 1912 he decided the family should move there. He and many members of the Moon family travelled over the Edson Trail to the Glen Leslie area.
Alfred Wales, Ross’ father came to the area in 1913, filed on a homestead, built a house and sent for his wife and daughters. Ross and Anna had their first child, Alfred, born in a tent in September, 1913. Charles Wales was born Dec 18, 1914. He attended Somme School (which was also the Glen Leslie Church). He farmed with his father Ross and brothers Alfred aand Jack. In 1938 he married Jeanett Andersen. Charlie and Jeanett had five girls: Marilyn, Joan, Joyce, Sharon, and Debbra.
Jeanett passed away in 1965 and a few years later Charlie married Alta and moved to Grande Prairie, built a new home and sold his farm to Alfred and his sons.
Custodial History
The records were deposited in South Peace Regional Archives by Charlie Wales in the years between 2003 to 2008.
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of 27 photographs (1915.- 2002) relating to family, horses and logging, and the Glen Leslie Community; a written history of Somme School; Glen Leslie Cemetery records, documents relating to the Grande Prairie Lawn Bowling Club and the Alberta Rural Electrification Association publication, “From Candles to Computers and Beyond”.
Notes
Table of Contents
| Series 281.01 | Photographs |
| Series 281.02 | Glen Leslie Community |
| Series 281.03 | Lawn Bowling Club |
| Series 281.04 | Rural Electrification Association |
| Series 281.01 | Photographs. — 1920 c. – 2002. — 23 photographs.The series consists of 18 photographs of the Ross Wales homestead and family, logging with horses, Somme School, the Chales Wales family and a portrait of Marilyn Wales as City Queen, 1958. Included are photographs relating to a tribute to Sam Steele (an ancestor of the Wales family) and one of Charlie and Peter Goertzen. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Series 281.02 | Glen Leslie Community. — 1914-2006. — 9 photographs.The community of Glen Leslie organized in 1914 to build a church on the ten acres on the southwest corner of Sec 6 -72-3 W6. The Glen Leslie Presbyterian Church was built in 1915 and this became the site of the cemetery as well. From 1918-1928 the church also housed Somme School. Miss Marion Morrison was the first teacher at Somme School, followed by Miss Keyho, , Miss Ethel Turner, and Dorothy Morrison.The series consists of a history of Somme School, a photo of Somme School students and some of its early teachers, the Glen Leslie Ball Team, and the Glen Leslie Cemetery records. Also included is a certificate of recognition from the Alberta Federation of Rural Electrification Associations Ltd. presented to Charles Wales for his work with the Grande Prairie East REA for 35 years (1949-1984). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Series 281.03 | Lawn Bowling Club. — 1995.The series consists of a draft of a license agreement between the City of Grande Prairie and the Grande Prairie Lawn Bowling Club and a copy of the Commonwealth Lawn Bowling Club rules of the game. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Series 281.04 | Rural Electrification Association. — 1997. The series consists of a booklet, “From Candles to Computers and Beyond”, produced by the Alberta Federation of REA’s to celebrate their 50 years of farm power. | |||||||||||||||||||||