Summary information
| Repository: | South Peace Regional Archives |
| Title: | Halvor Normark Fonds |
| Reference code: | 0707 |
| Date: | 1956 (date of creation) |
| Physical description: | 9 photographs, b&w |
| Language: | English |
| Dates of creation, revision and deletion: | Processed June 2024 – JL |
Administrative history / Biographical sketch
Halvor Normark was born in the 1875 in a small community named Bleskestad, located in the township of Suldal which is part of the Rogaland Fylke of Norway. At the age of 16 Halvor left the country and started working on a ship, eventually as the cook. After a few years as a ship’s cook, Halvor eventually left sea life and landed in Montreal in 1895. He then began journeying across North America working different jobs, including for a railroad crew in Colorado and for a dentist in Edmonton for approximately 6 years.
Halvor then settled in the Grande Prairie area near the Wapiti River to build a log cabin and work as a trapper and fur trader, selling to the Hudson’s Bay company post in Edmonton. Living in the South Peace, he made lasting friendships with other trappers and immigrants to the region. Later in life Halvor lived in a small cabin on a property belong to Erik Dalen, a friend, and continued to make new connections with others like Aagot Skjaveland whim whom he shared his personal story and history about the South Peace.
Custodial history
The photographs were taken and preserved by Aagot Skjaveland before donation to the archives.
Scope and content
This fonds contains nine photographs related to Halvor Normark, the majority of them taken by Aagot Skjaveland.
Seven black and white photographs depict Normark’s various homes near the Grande Prairie area, taken in 1956 when he was showing them to Skjaveland. Two of the photographs are copies of Halvor’s original home in Belvestad, Norway, which is also the original home of Skjaveland.
Notes
Accruals
No accruals are expected.
Table of contents
0707.01, Halvor Normark’s Home and Grande Prairie, 1956
0707.02, Bleskestad, Norway, n.d.
Series descriptions
| Series 0707.01: Halvor Normark’s Home and Grande Prairie
Date: 1956 (date of creation) Scope and content: This series holds seven black and white photographs that depict Halvor’s and his friend’s various homes near the Grande Prairie area, taken in 1956 when he was showing them to Aagot. The photos were captured by Aagot. Physical description: 7 photographs, b&w Language of the material: English Publication status: Published |
| Series 0707.02: Bleskestad, Norway
Date: n.d. (date of creation) Scope and content: This series contains two photos that show Halvor’s home in Norway, taken from a distance showing the surrounding countryside. Physical description: 2 photographs, b&w Language of the material: English Publication status: Published |