Fonds 287 Grande Prairie District Old-Timers’ Association fonds

64 photographs

1 cm artwork

Date: 1928-2004 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of records relating to the administrative activities of the Old Timers’ Association.

Physical description: 12 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1928-2004 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of records relating to the minutes of meetings of the association. The records include a minute book 1928-1953 and loose papers 1953-1991. Included in with the minutes are lists of officers, directors, members and some financial information.

Physical description: 7 cm textual records

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•                Textual record (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Poster created for the 2004 annual banquet containing the names of the presidents and secretary-treasurers of the Old Timers’ Association from its establishment in 1928 until 2004.

Date: 1929-1994 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of records relating to the incorporation of the association and its continuance. The records include two versions of the Constitution and By-Laws (1929 and post-1971), and annual returns for the association from 1980 to 1994 with accompanying documentation including correspondence with the Alberta government, lists of officers, and financial statements.

Physical description: 2 cm textual records

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•                Textual record (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1978-1980 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of records relating to insurance that was purchased by the Association.

Physical description: 0.5 cm textual records

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•                Textual record (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1984-1997 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The sub-series consists of records relating to agreements made by the Old Timers’ Association. The records include Joint Use Agreements between the Grande Prairie County Agricultural Society and the Grande Prairie and District Old Timers’ Association for the Old Timers Cabin in Evergreen Park.

Physical description: 0.5 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1928-2002 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of cheque stubs detailing the expenses of the Old-timers Association from 1928-1986; a record of deposits from 1958-1979; an accounts ledger from 1980-1997; receipts 1982-2004, and financial statements from 1975-2003.

Physical description: 12.5 cm textual records

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•                Textual record (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Date: n.d. (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of correspondence which shows the activities of Old-Timers Association. The regular annual events were the Annual General Meeting in the late winter, the Old-Timers Picnic in July, and sending flowers to funerals of Old-Timers. Much of the material in this series relates to special projects such as collecting stories for “Pioneers of the Peace.”

Physical description: 20 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1928-2010 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of records relating to application for and maintenance of membership in the Old Timers’ Association. The records include membership applications for original members, listing where and when the person was born, their occupation, when they came to the Grande Prairie District and to what location. Many of these applications have biographies or obituaries attached to them. The succeeding generations applications for membership include occupation, place of birth and birthdate, which pioneers they are related to and how, and what trail they arrived on. There are also hand-written membership lists, member’s stories and a Record of Scrolls which were given to approved members in the 1970s.

Surnames of people whose pioneer stories that are in this collection:

A – Andress, Anderson, Alstad, Alms, Alexander, Abernethy, Albright, Allen

B – Binks, Brown, Baker, Blair, Brekken, Bienderra, Beatty, Benson, Balisky, Bezanson, Boyd, Bagnall

C – Carveth, Crerar, Campbell, Callion, Clark, Cleland, Connors, Cooke, Cranston, Card, Cameron, Carrell, Clifford, Clendennan

D – Donohue, Doal, Dixon, Dewar, Dunlop, Davis, Dubry

E – Elliott, Edgar, Edgerton, Ellie

F – Foy, Foster, Fitzpatrick, Friberg, Ferguson, Fowler, Finch, Field, Falk, Forbes

G – Grant, Guertin, Graves, Gunn, Gutherie, Graham, Gudlaugson

H – Hovelebo, Heller, Horte, Hooks, Hardy, Hurley, Henn, Horneland, Hosker, Hoton, Henderson, Holton, Harris

I – Irish, Ireland, Innes

J – Johnson, Johnston

K – Kjareng, Kerr, Knechtel, Kenny, Konschak, Knezevich, Kynaston, Kozina

L – Lampert, Letang, Ludington, Lukey, Leslie, Lacy, Lozeron, Lee, Lazoruk, Lane, Lablond

N – Noyes

M – MacDonald, MacDonell, Macklin, Mair, Marek, Manning McAusland, McDonald, McFarlane, McQuarrie, Melsness, Mercer, Miller, Mills, Moe, Monkman, Moon, Moore, Morgan, Mosenko, Mund, Murchie, Myronyk

O – Oatway, Oliver

P – Patterson, Parks, Paul, Pederson, Peebles, Pellerin, Peschong, Pickering, Podulsky, Pool, Postman, Powell, Pratt

R – Ray, Redmond, Roberts, Robinson, Ross, Rosser, Ronning

S – Sandboe, Sanderson, Saul, Sawyer, Schaik, Schenk, Semak, Sexsmith, Sherk, Somerville, Smith, Spacil, Sproule, Stewart, Stoll, Storm, Stredulinsky, Sutherland, Swanson

T – Talbot, Thompson, Throness, Tissington, Tomshak, Tuffill, Twambly

V – Van Horne, Velve

W – Ward, Warden, Watcher, Watson, Webb, Webber, Wekved, Wellwood, White, Williams, Willianson, Wilson, Wishart

Physical description: 78.5 cm textual records

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•                Textual record (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Date: 1975-2005 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

This series consist of applications of scholarship hopefuls as well as 10 photographs of students.

Physical description: 0.5 cm textual records

10 photographs

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•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Ten photographs of scholarship winners Laura Harrison, Pamelyn Remple, Diana Davidson, Candace Leiren, Tila Peletier, Heather Davidson, Wayne Jackson, Devon Sandboe, Stacey DeShipper, and Susan Jenner.

A list of the Old Timers’ Association scholarship donors and recipients from 1975-2005.

Date: 1919, 1958-2019 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of a 1919 telegram about a murder of John Francis Dougherty at Lake Saskatoon, 1955 list of members at a picnic, 1958 list of people who registered when Grande Prairie became a city, 4 souvenir programs from the dedication of the cairn at the Beaverlodge Experimental Station for William D. Albright 1959, program for banquets 1962-1973 missing 1970, proposals for a memorial at Lake Saskatoon, program from the 1978 Golden Jubilee Celebration of the organization and 9 guest books, tickets from banquet dinners held 1959-1967, 1969 -1971 & 1979, 2 polaroids of Gerald Carveth, and four placemats for banquets in 1997, 2000, and 2001 based on art by Betty McRae.

Physical description: 11.5 cm textual records

4 photographs

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

•                Graphic material (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Poster from the Oldtimers’ Picnic at Saskatoon Island with activities listed as swimming, races, refreshments, Old-Time fiddler & step dancer.

Poster from the Oldtimers’ Picnic Poster at Saskatoon Island.

Placemat of a map of the Edson Trail.

Two photocopies of newspaper articles about the formation of the Oldtimers’, they appear to have been made to be used as placemats.

Three placemats celebrating 50 years of the Oldtimers’ Association. In the center is a poem by Guy Ireland.

Certificate of appreciation for 25 years as secretary of the Old Timers Association for Gerald V Carveth

Two Placemats in “In Appreciation of 25 years dedicated service as secretary” with a drawing of Gerald Carveth.

Two photographs of Gerald Carveth sitting in a chair.

Two photographs of the construction on the Oldtimers’ cabin. One the back is written “building the Oldtimers rest area at the new fair grounds, Summer 1982.”

2019 Placemat, 90th Consecutive Banquet – “Local Sports”

Date: ca. 1973-1980 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of records relating to the production of the “Pioneers of the Peace” book in 1975 through the stages of planning, writing and proofreading, and finances and sales .

The “Correspondence” file includes correspondence with the printer and Alberta Culture, a 1974 Alberta government news release for the Regional History Award, planning documents relating to the photographs and artwork appearing in the book, a 1975 statement of books sold, handwritten financial statement from January 1976, and 1976 invoices from the Order of the Royal Purple for banquet expenses and for the society’s incorporation fee.

The “Planning documents” file includes a document from a History Book Workshop, correspondence soliciting submissions, a handwritten submission for Truman and Hubert Manning, planning notes, notes on sources, lists of names of pioneers arriving in various years, an sample proof page, and a document outlining Suggestions re. Proof Reading.

The “Financial records” files include bank statements, returned cheques, advice to customer forms, and deposit slips for the Old Timers’ Book Fund, and a book sales book.

The “Copy” files include a copy of the book with proofreading marks.

Physical description: 15 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Date: [ca. 1984] (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of art work done by Euphemia McNaught and Betty McRae. Four of the drawings are done by Euphemia with the drawing only around outside edge and center remaining empty. These drawings have a western theme with horses, oxen, wagons and cabins. The drawings by Betty McRae include 2 pencil drawings, 1 copy of the Old Timers Cabin in 1984, and 1 copy of a drawing of deer overlooking mountains and a cabin.

Physical description: 7 pp. artwork

Access points:

•                Graphic material (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

Pencil drawing of Old Timers Cabin by Betty McRae

Pencil drawing of the Old Timers Cabin by Betty McRae

Ink drawing of the Old Timers Cabin by Betty McRae

Ink drawing of two deer in a mountain scene by Betty McRae

Date: [ca. 1910-1918, 1960] (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of an album with copies of photographs from the collection William D. Albright. The pictures depict early pioneer life in the Beaverlodge and surrounding area. There are photos of early travel, farming, social gatherings among the pioneering families. There are also typed descriptions of the photographs done by the photographer.

Physical description: 52 photographs

Access points:

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

Location of originals:

All photographs in this series, other than 0287.09.52, are copies. Some originals exist in other SPRA fonds. Some originals are held by the Glenbow Archives: https://glenbow.ucalgary.ca/. Details are included at item level descriptions.

Conditions governing use:

Contact the Glenbow Archives for permission to reproduce photographs for which they hold originals.

Publication status:

Published

Hand threshing photograph taken at Beaverlodge Experimental Station. Used to take out stock of pure seed.

The old town of Beaverlodge from the southwest showing left to right: Anglican church, one of I.E. Gaudin’s warehouses, Mr. Gaudin’s combined store and home, Beaverlodge school. E.A. Smith’s restaurant and R.C. Lossing’s script house, where the first post office was kept.

Threshing at Stoney Point in the spring of 1911, oxen on sweep power. First threshing outfit in the Beaverlodge District. Separator belonged to a company of 25. Sweep owner belonged to O. H. Johnson. O. Johnson on thresher, Sam Sargent on power outfit and Clarence O. Pool on right.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. (Billy) Pierce, of Beaverlodge, and Daisy. Mr. Pierce came to Beaverlodge in 1909.

The first school in Beaverlodge erected June 1911.

“Charlie”. One of the oxen with which E.A. Smith had his strenuous trail trip in the winter of 1910-11. The old ox was never the same again but served well for years after and was finally bought by the author William Albright in 1913. used a year on the farm and then slaughtered for beef. Mr. Smith holding him. Even after all those years he was difficult to fell.

Leaving Edmonton Feb. 14, 1911 are O. Pool hauling grain separator, Bob Steel’s team and behind him Bert Elcome. In the background is the Royal Temperance Hotel.

A Northern Prairie Schooner. Settlers on their way to Pouce Coupe via Edson in the winter of 1913-14. Photographed at Beaverlodge.

Mr. Gaudin’s first store in Beaverlodge, N.E. 36-71-9/W6th. D’arcy Gaudin in foreground.

Home of the late Rede Stone, one of the three first permanent white settlers in the Beaverlodge neighbourhood. Mr. Stone squatted and afterwards homesteaded along the Beaverlodge River, about two miles west by southwest of the new town of Beaverlodge, in which he lived. He retired just prior to his death in the State of Washington, where he had gone repeatedly for eczema treatment at Soap Lake.

A man with 2 horses, two building, piles of logs and some fence.

A Field Day at Beaverlodge (May 24th) in the early years. A line of people with a farm seen in the distance.

Hudson’s Bay Co. trading post west of Saskatoon Lake.

Clarence F. Lossing starting out for Edson in the winter of 1913-1914. Freight racks loaded with baled hay, sacks of chop and grub stake. Some of the feed would be cached at convenient stopping places enroute awaiting the return trip.

The Beaverlodge Industrial Company Ltd.’s threshing outfit at Rede Stone’s. Purchased 1914 and freighted in over the Edson Trail.

Charles McNaught on a hill on the Edson Trail. Mr. Finnegan driving snatch team of horses.

Some of the Gladu band of range horses which R.C. Lossing was looking after on a share basis winter of 1913-14. Some had never seen the inside of a stable. Mr. Lossing’s stable in background.

Claimed to be the first car at Beaverlodge. Raymond (Boody) Sprague can be seen at the corner of building and Jim Bauman over the top of the steering wheel.

The first bridge built across the Beaverlodge. Built by donation work just before a new bridge was erected by the Department of Public Works.

Early view of the site of what became the Beaverlodge Sub-Station.

Home of the late Rede Stone, one of the three first permanent white settlers in the Beaverlodge neighbourhood.

Beaverlodge Station’s shelter belt in the early days.

A photo of two men’s heads on top of small bodies captioned “ How the Carrell boys (Ralph and Harry) are supposed to have come into the Peace River country from the State of Washington.”

Mrs. W.D. Albright with her father R.C. Lossing and daughter Eileen, arrived at Beaverlodge, October 26, 1913, after a month’s journey from London, Ontario.

A ferry and the edge of the water at Grouard, the west end of Lesser Slave Lake, in October 1913. The railroad was then expected to pass through Grouard and the author has resisted in Edmonton a temptation to invest in a lot of two at $300.00 each.

Leaving Bear Head stopping place on the Grouard – Peace River Trail. October 1913. Mrs. W.D. Albright and H.C. Lossing on democrat.

Mrs. Albright with her father and baby Eileen on the Grouard Trail, October 1913. A very muddy road had been covered with snow in mid-October, then froze into a crust which sometimes bore the horses and sometimes did not. This was not one of the worst places for in those days it was not safe to stop for picture taking.

Grist mill on Camp Creek the Beaverlodge Industrial Co. Ltd. Built in 1915. In 1919 this was sold. George Flint using the upper story as a residence in Beaverlodge.

Four oxen going out to plow at Sam French’s waterhole, October, 1913.

Moving the portable steam engine of the Beaverlodge Industrial Co. Ltd. Freighted in from Edson in 1914, this engine was used for threshing, gristing, and sawing wood. It is still in use in 1929. (with oxen).

Hay camp on the “race course” afterwards the author’s homestead, about 1914. E. A. Smith beside the tent, horses and oxen ties at the rack manger.

Negotiating a mud hole on the Grouard Trail, October 1913.

His majesty’s mail stuck in the mud leaving Lebeucen’s stopping place on the Grouard Trail, October, 1913.

Stopping place on the old Grouard-Peace River Trail showing spruce forest.

Mud fireplace at Lebeucen’s stopping place where the Albrights waited three days for Mrs. Albright’s father to return from Grouard. Note roll-up laid out ready for retiring.

Interior of Lebeucen’s stopping place on the Grouard – Peace River Trail, where Mr. and Mrs. Albright waited three days in mid October, 1913, for Mrs. Albright’s father to return from Grouard, whence he was taking a passenger (A. Truax).

Cow at Lebeucen’s stopping place whose milk was purchased for the baby. October 1913.

Golden Eagle with a spread of 6’9” shot by the photographer north of the Peace. It hovered repeatedly over the democrat as though thinking of plucking Eileen Albright from her mother’s arms. Finally when it was within twenty of thirty feet from the ground the photographer shot it from his seat on the luggage in the rear end of the democrat, bringing it down with a broken wing.

From front to back of sleigh Don Cranston, Mrs. Ruth Carrell, Effie Flint, Mrs. Don Cranston, J.O. Johnson, Mrs. Harry Carrell (Annie), Mr. Arnold Johnson. Winter of 1910-1911.

Going to a meeting with oxen on a democrat. L-R Mrs. Mary Smith, Mrs. Mary Lossing, Elias A. Smith, Mrs. Eva Albright, William Albright.

The way twenty-thousand dollars worth of merchandise was freighted in for Irving E. Gaudin of Beaverlodge, 260 miles over the Edson Trail 1913-1914. Albert Miller just arrived at the warehouse.

The Misses Ruth Johnson, Anna Johnson, Effie Flint and Irene Walton.

Snow storn at the first of May buried the Experimental garden plot, label stakes of which portrude, but snow went away without frost, ielding ideal moisture conditions, and a bumper crop was harvested. Buildings left to right are: house of Robert C. Lossing (Postmaster), restaurant of Elias A. Smith and store of Irving E. Gaudin. Mr. Albright was working Mr. Lossing’s land on shares at that time.

Stringing the telegraph wire past Beaverlodge in 1915.

Shingling the roof of Robert C. Lossing’s log house in the spring or early summer of 1915.

2 teams of ladies having a tug of war in a field with a group of men looking on.

Four ladies playing basketball.

Quincey Lewis in a crop probably of winter wheat, on N.W. 36-17-10. 1915.

Purebred Yorkshire sow purchased by author from Robert C. Lossing and fattened summer of 1914, on soaked oats and barley. Dressed weight 539 pounds. 13 inches solid lean and fat on top of shoulder.

Early view of Grande Prairie.

Irving E. Gaudin’s departmental store erected in Clairmont, 1916.

L-R Mrs. Jennie (Twombly) Goodwin, Mrs. Rotchie (Twombly) McRae, Harry Tuffill, Mrs. C.O. Pool, John O. Johnson, James Somerville, Gordon Sherk, Mrs. Alice (Sutherland) Lozeron, Mrs. Lulu (Sherk) Allen, Marley Sherk and Mrs. Elsie (Monkman) Boyd.