The DeBolt and District Pioneer Museum focuses on the East Smoky area, which is the area between the Smoky River and Sturgeon Lake. The origins of Museum Society date back to the Hubert Memorial Park Committee, formed in 1969. Tom Hubert left his estate to the DeBolt Country Club, the DeBolt United Church, and the East Smoky Royal Canadian Legion #89, who each had two representatives on the Park Committee (Jean Pushor and Art Boe, Winnie Moore and Sigfred Welander, and John Nielsen and Donald Matlock respectively). They decided to create a museum in the park, starting with the DeBolt United Church manse, which was already located there. Work was done to repair the manse, gather and place artefacts, and beautify the park. The DeBolt & District Pioneer Museum Society was incorporated in September 1975 out of the Park Committee with Winnie Moore as President , Jean Pushor as Secretary-Treasurer, and Fran Moore as Curator.
The aims of the society were to build and maintain a museum and to publish a local history book. The Museum was officially opened in the fall of 1976 and Hubert Memorial Park in August of 1977. Further improvements were made to the park in succeeding years, including the addition of playground equipment. The second aim of publishing a local history book was accomplished in 1978 with the printing of Across the Smoky. In 1979 another historical building was added to the Museum with the donation of the Mehlum barn, which was moved to the park, restored, and officially opened in 1981. The Mehlum ice house was later donated and moved to the park site. The Museum continued to grow, building a shed for additional storage space in 1982 and a second shed in 1985.
Work was started on a second publication, on the Edson Trail, in 1986. A cairn to the Edson Trail Pioneers was erected at the community hall and the Edson to Grande Prairie Trail book published in 1988. A smaller book in honour of the 60th anniversary of the DeBolt Country Club & Agricultural Society was published in 1989.
1989 saw the donation of the Edson Trail teacherage, which was moved to the Park. In 1993, a research project on “Sawmills: Across the Smoky” was begun. The material gathered was published as a small book and later included in the sequel to Across the Smoky, Bridges to the Past. Work on Bridges to the Past also began in 1993, although the book was not completed until 2001. Another building was added to the Museum in 1993 when the East Smoky Legion #89 dissolved. The Legion Hall remains in its original location and is used for meetings and workbees. In 1999, the Crowe House was moved to Hubert Memorial Park and restored as a bachelor residence, general store, and post office. Another house, the Turner House, was moved to the Park and restored, opening to the public in 2005. The following year, DeBolt United Church, across the road from the Park, was also donated to the Museum Society and is now the site of the Museum office, remaining in its original location. In 2006, the Museum was gifted the Bickell Fossil Display and converted part of the first shed to accommodate it as a permanent display.
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South Peace Regional Archives
Title of fonds based on contents.
Accession numbers: 2001.57; 2006.49; 2009.98; 2012.17
The fonds consists of research files, published copies, and correspondence regarding the planning and writing of five publications: "Across the Smoky," "Edson to Grande Prairie Trail," "DeBolt Country Club & Agricultural Society 60th Anniversary Book," "Sawmills Across the Smoky," and "Bridges to the Past." The fonds also includes records gathered by the Museum Society, for use in their publications and for other purposes, including original letters and documents, paper artefacts, maps, and photographs and negatives.
The records were preserved by DeBolt and District Pioneer Museum and transferred to Grande Prairie Regional Archives in several accruals in 2001, 2006, 2009, and 2012.
Accruals expected.
The records were preserved by DeBolt and District Pioneer Museum and transferred to Grande Prairie Regional Archives in 2001. An accrual of historical archival material collected by the Museum was transferred to South Peace Regional Archives in 2006. Records related to the production of "Bridges to the Past" was transferred in 2009. The DeBolt Museum photograph and negative collection was transferred to SPRA in 2012.
There are no restrictions on access.
A finding aid is available at http://southpeacearchives.org/debolt-district-pioneer-museum-society-fonds/
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Across the Smoky is the history of the early settlers “who passed ‘Across the Smoky’ and were brave enough to stay long enough to leave their mark” in the district from Smoky River to Sturgeon Lake, comprising those areas served by the post offices of Goodwin, DeBolt, Crooked Creek, Clarkson Valley and Sturgeon Heights. Accounts include individual and family histories by date of arrival, poetry, post offices, schools, churches, entertainment, roads, floods and rivers, armed forces, and the Smoky River Bridge. Artwork is by Flora Mehlum and Alice Wilde. The book was edited by Winnie and Fran Moore and printed by Friesen Printers in 1978. A second printing was made in 1996.The series consists of correspondence regarding the writing and printing of the book: the original, hand-written, first person accounts of the settlers or their descendents sent in specifically for this publication; accounts of community organizations compiled from research or memory; a series of township plans showing who was living in the district; lists of photographs and captions used in the publication; a codilith of a drawing used as the cover of the book; and a published copy of the book. Included with the original first person accounts is the Memoirs of Bill Sargent. There is also one unidentified photograph of a man playing a violin.
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Edson to Grande Prairie Trail is a well-researched history of the pioneer trail which was opened as a quick route to the Peace Country in 1911. The trail was a project of some urgency because of the attraction the Peace Country had as the “Last Best West.” It was engineered by A.H. McQuarrie, and completed in a few short months in 1911. The book was written for the 75th anniversary of the Edson Trail in 1986, edited by Fran Moore and printed by Friesen Printers in 1988.The series consists of the original manuscript and the research files used to create this publication: copies of diaries and personal stories from people who came in over the Edson Trail; copies of a series of stories written by A.H. McQuarrie from 1954 to 1966; copies of articles from the Edson Leader, the Edmonton Bulletin, and miscellaneous papers and magazines; and a series of maps and township plans of the Trail and families along it. There is also a correspondence file regarding planning, writing, financing and printing; one photograph of Edna Agar’s trip on the trail used in advertising; and a published copy of the book.
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DeBolt Country Club & Agricultural Society was compiled for the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the DeBolt Country Club and Agricultural Society. The DeBolt Country Club was formed as an Agricultural Society in 1929. Its predecessor was the DeBolt/Goodwin Development Club organized in 1925 to put on social events in the area and to be a medium through which prospective settlers could learn something about the area. The DeBolt Country Club served as the social center of the community for sports, social and community events. The book was a joint project between the Ag Society and the DeBolt & District Pioneer Museum, researched from minute books, local newspapers and private collections. It was printed by Friesen Printers in 1989.The series consists of research files regarding the executive records and the activities of the club, the original manuscript put together in 1989, and a published copy of the book.
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“Sawmills Across the Smoky” was researched by Stella Loewen and Fran Moore and written by Joan Bowman. Although it was initially printed as an individual coil-bound booklet, it was published in 2001 as the last chapter in Bridges to the Past.The series consists of research, first draft (including photographs) and final textual draft of the “Sawmills Across the Smoky” chapter in Bridges to the Past. Histories, stories and photographs are included of the following mills: Airth, Bartel, Bickell, Binks, Burroughs, Chapman, Croken, Dana, Dascalo, DeBolt, Jantz/Diemert, Dorscheid, Enns, Gerwatoski, Giesbrecht, Gitzel, Haldin, Halwa, Hystad, Isaac, Isaac/Esau, Jantz, Loewen, Big 6, We 3, Maile, Pete Moon, C. Moon, Newman, Nilsson, Norton, Nowry, Perry, Reimer, Scott, and Smith, with minor notes on other mills in the area. There are also notes on interviews with Gene & Grace Dana, Art & Marion Loewen, and Sam & Mabel Jantz.
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The series consists of the history book committee minutes, original family story submissions, histories of organizations, schools and businesses, correspondence and grant application, planning and organizational documents.
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The series consists of personal documents and photographs belonging or relating to Ernst Gustaf Berg, Ruth Chapman, the Clarkson Family, George and Virginia DeBolt, Elbert and Laurie DeBolt, DeBolt and Bickell Sawmill, DeBolt Farmers Savings and Credit Union, Peter & Konstantine Elaschuck, Katherine Margaret Fehr, Lindsay family., Belle Matlock Swann, Robert Mehlum, Edna Stevenson, Garnet Summers, Jean Wilson, and Ellis Ross Turner.
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The series consists of paper artefacts preserved by the DeBolt and District Pioneer Museum Society. They include calendars from the Grande Prairie Garage Co. Ltd., Joe’s Corner Coffee Shop, and James Drug Store; programs for the DeBolt Stamped, Slave Lake Winter Games, and the opening of Red Willlow Lodge in Valleyview; Canadian Junior Red Cross certificates, and counter sales slips from the Crooked Creek General Store.
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The series consists of a series of 10 Alberta Road Maps from 1958-1983; Game Regulation maps from 1977-1981; and a tourism map showing early trails in Northern Alberta.
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The series consists of 635 historical photographs and 1068 negatives produced from historical photographs gathered from a variety of families and individuals, primarily for use in the various publications produced by the DeBolt and District Pioneer Museum, and 385 negatives of old buildings in the Goodwin, DeBolt, Crooked Creek, and Clarkson Valley/Sturgeon Heights areas.
The series is divided into two sub-series: General Files and Old Building Project.
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The sub-series consists of photographs and negatives produced from photographs. The images were gathered from a variety of families and individuals, primarily for use in the various publications produced by the DeBolt and District Pioneer Museum ( "Across the Smoky", "Bridges to the Past", "Edson to Grande Prairie Trail", and "DeBolt Country Club and Agricultural Society 60th Anniversary Book").
The sub-series is divided into two files: General Files - Negatives and General Files - Photographs to reflect how the images were originally maintained. There is some overlap of images between the two files.
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The file consists of negatives produced from historical photographs gathered from a variety of families and individuals, primarily for use in the various publications produced by the DeBolt and District Pioneer Museum ( "Across the Smoky", "Bridges to the Past", "Edson to Grande Prairie Trail", and "DeBolt Country Club and Agricultural Society 60th Anniversary Book".
The negatives were originally arranged in topically (Family Names, Businesses, Bridges, Children, Churches, Farming, Forests, Home-Building, Museum, Nature, Special Events, Social Affairs, Stampedes, Sports Day, Transportation, Vehicles, Edson Trail, DeBolt Country Club) with each negative numbered individually, and arranged in number order. The original order has been retained by the Archivist and duplicate and strongly similar or unrelated images have been discarded. Many of the images also exist as prints in the "General Files - Photographs" file under different numbers.
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Goldie Bower holding her daughter Elva in front of the Bowers' first home.
Original photograph #: 17
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Clarke family en route from High Prairie to Simonette in March 1936. Left to right: Don, Fay, Eileen, and Olga Clarke, and Hank Williscroft.
Used in "Across the Smoky," p. 244.
Original photograph #: 30
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Tom Hubert playing his accordion in Jasper Park. Tom was a bachelor who left his estate to the community. Consequently, he has a park in DeBolt named after him.
Used in "Across the Smoky", p. 272. See also photograph 116.09.01.02.062.
Original photograph #: 94
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George Fish with snowshoes.
Used in "Across the Smoky," p. 214.
Original photograph #: 62
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Left to right, Ann Miller, Pearl Weber, and Caroline Miller home from a hunt. The women are standing with a moose carcass in front of a log cabin.
Used in "Across the Smoky", p. 241.
Original photograph #: 138
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Jens and Eric Dalen and Annie Glaubitz beside an airplane at Jens' airstrip at Crooked Creek.
Used in "Across the Smoky," p. 179.
Original photograph #: 41
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Bob Frakes holding fish caught at Side Lake.
Used in "Across the Smoky," p. 215.
Original photograph #: 65
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Ray Pellerin with his sons Harvey, Ernest, and James, and Tom Mould.
Used in "Across the Smoky", p. 191.
Original photograph #: 163
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The Pellerin garden covered in snow in August 1935.
Used in "Across the Smoky", p. 191.
Original photograph #: 164
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Left to right, Jack, Carol, Loretta, and Tommy Clegg. Carol and Loretta are Tommy Clegg's daughters.
Used in "Across the Smoky," p. 96.
Original photograph #: 33
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Carl W. Pettersson standing outside a cabin with loaves of bread in his hands.
Used in "Across the Smoky", p. 121.
Original photograph #: 168
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Sven Carlson (left) and John Calliou (right) on horseback at Simonette, herding cattle for George Fraser.
Used in "Across the Smoky," p. 94.
Original photograph #: 23
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Guy Clarke and his children, (left to right) Morton, Don, Fay, Carole, and Eileen, having a picnic beside a wagon.
Used in "Across the Smoky," p. 245.
Original photograph #: 31
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Left to right: Charlotte Bickell, Bob Given, Georgina Given, Wesley Given, George Given, and Lily Given.
Used in "Across the Smoky," p. 102.
Original photograph #: 70
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Frances Goodland feeding their dog.
Used in "Across the Smoky," p. 248.
Original photograph #: 76
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Ridgevalley teachers Lillian Reid and Ruth Rogers.
Used in "Across the Smoky", p. 296.
Original photograph #: 188
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Mr. and Mrs. William Melville Reynolds with dog Brownie in front of their home on Clarkson hill. The sign behind Mr. Reynolds advertises watch, clock, and jewlery repair.
Used in "Across the Smoky", p. 192.
Original photograph #: 184
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A photograph of the Smoky River Bridge opening showing people crossing the bridge for the first time.
Used in "Across the Smoky," p. 353.
Original photograph #: 248
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An exterior view of the Ridgevalley Coop Cheese Factory located in Crooked Creek.
Used in "Across the Smoky", p. 288.
Original photograph #: 263
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Donald Dierker's team and wagon at the Ridgevalley Coop Cheese Factory located in Crooked Creek.
Used in "Across the Smoky", p. 288.
Original photograph #: 264
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Adolph Weiss Sr. ready for the trapline. He is shown holding a pair of snowshoes with dogs bearing packs circling his feet. A barn and outbuildings are visible in the background.
Used in "Across the Smoky", p. 205
Original photograph #: 228
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Left to right: Mildred Anderson and Lorice, Delmar, Harvey, and Earl Weegar dressed in military costumes.
Used in "Across the Smoky", p. 170.
Original photograph #: 225
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(L-R) Dale DeBolt, Winnifred DeBolt, Dorothy DeBolt (alternately Jack DeBolt, Dorothy DeBolt, Margaret Jordan) and postmistress Laura DeBolt outside the DeBolt post office.
Used in "Across the Smoky", p. 27 and 285.
Original photograph #: 266 and 267
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DeBolt's first home and post office, built in 1920 and added to in 1927. This was the home of H. Elbert and Laura DeBolt. The foundation for a new house is visible in the foreground.
Used in "Across the Smoky", p. 289.
Original photograph #: 268
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A view of DeBolt looking west.
Used in "Across the Smoky", p. 290.
Original photograph #: 269
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Left to right: Steve, Bill, Jack, and Don Charney. The building on the right is Grey's store and the first post office at Clarkson Valley.
Used in "Across the Smoky," p. 287.
Original photograph #: 262
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The Smoky River Bridge opening parade crossing the bridge. The photograph was taken from the ground where a large group of spectators has gathered (visible in the foreground).
Used in "Across the Smoky," p. 350.
Original photograph #: 249
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he first piers are up and some of the steel framework installed in this photograph of the construction of the Smoky River Bridge. A car and three men are shown in the foreground.
Used in "Across the Smoky," p. 348.
Original photograph #: 244
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The old ferry and the new bridge over the Smoky River on the day of the Smoky River Bridge opening. The ferry is loaded with people and vehicles and the bridge is lined with spectators. This may be the last ferry crossing the Smoky River.
Used in "Across the Smoky," p. 349.
Original photograph #: 246
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Tom Starkey and Art Boe at an outdoor barber shop, possibly taken while Tom was cooking for a crew of surveyors.
Used in "Across the Smoky", p. 128.
Original photograph #: 199
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People outside the McArthur Store at DeBolt in the winter of 1929. Jake Fehr and Miss Wilson are on horseback, Angus McArthur is standing in front of them, and Rod McArthur is seated on the sleigh behind him. To the left, unidentified customers chat.
Used in "Across the Smoky", p. 289.
Original photograph #: 274
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A First Nations man and his dogsled team outside of McArthur's store in Sturgeon Heights. The McArthurs also had a store in DeBolt.
Used in "Across the Smoky," p. 286.
Original photograph #: 272
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Jean Quickfall on a sleigh being pulled by a dog.
Used in "Across the Smoky", p. 315.
Original photograph #: 305
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Charlie Moore with a tractor and early combine, the first combine in the area. Maurice and Marvin Moore stand nearby.
Used in "Across the Smoky", p. 330.
Original photograph #: 353
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Left to right: F. W. Clegg, a friend, and J. H. Clegg by the Simonette River while looking for land.
Used in "Across the Smoky", p. 95.
Original photograph #: 371
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A group of men wait for the mail on the porch of Rooney's Store and post office at Crooked Creek.
Used in "Across the Smoky", p. 286.
Original photograph #: 281
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An exterior view of the Morrison store in DeBolt with a truck parked outside and a car driving past.
Used in "Across the Smoky", p. 290.
Original photograph #: 279
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Fred Griffiths, Horace, and Ben Sutley with a horse-drawn sleigh loaded with hay.
Used in "Across the Smoky," p. 149.
Original photograph #: 396
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Jim Hughson with his grandchildren Patricia Hughson and Own Moore Putting up ice for summer use.
Used in "Across the Smoky", p. 318.
Original photograph #: 404
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Bernard Lenes and Joe Newman making shingles.
Used in "Across the Smoky", p. 324.
Original photograph #: 407
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Mrs. Irene Taylor and Mrs. Anna Bronson and daughters in a wagon on a berry picking trip.
Used in "Across the Smoky", p. 319.
Original photograph #: 348
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A picnic along the Smoky Flats during blueberry picking time. The photograph shows Reg Crowe and others. A car is visible in the background.
Used in "Across the Smoky", p. 319.
Original photograph #: 347
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Robert Mehlum and Dale DeBolt in a home-made boat on Mehlum Creek.
Used in "Across the Smoky", p. 316.
Original photograph #: 296
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Jean Quickfall transporting a cat in a wheelbarrow.
Used in "Across the Smoky", p. 315.
Original photograph #: 304
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D. D. McArthur and children at the Lake with a load of white fish to sell. The McArthur store (at Sturgeon Heights?) is visible in the background.
Used in "Across the Smoky", p. 18.
Original photograph #: 276
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Workers at the DeBolt-Bickell sawmill: (left to right) Whitey Woods, Carl Pettersson, Tom Moore, and Ellis Turner.
Used in "Across the Smoky," p. 322.
Original photograph #: 430
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(L to R) Ed Mehlum, John Mehlum, Robert Mehlum, Charlie Moore, and Ove Nielsen using Charlie Moore's wood cutting outfit on the Mehlum farm to saw a fuel supply.
Used in "Across the Smoky," p. 320.
Original photograph #: 416
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A parade of students in honour of the Diamond Jubilee of Confederation, July 1, 1927. Shown are students Winnie DeBolt, Robert Mehlum, Howard Voshall, Dorothy DeBolt, Dale DeBolt, and "Tiny" (Harold) Voshall. Their teacher was Stella Becker.
Used in "Across the Smoky," p. 339.
Original photograph #: 599
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The Junior Red Cross parade at the 1930 DeBolt Sports Day/Stampede. Includes (right to left): Anita Peterson, ?, Winnie DeBolt, ?, Dorothy DeBolt, Mary Doerkson?, and others. The tall boy may be Dale DeBolt.
Used in "Across the Smoky," p. 331.
Original photograph #: 630
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A mail train from Edson to Grande Prairie using pack animals. Modeste L'Hirondelle's uncle, John L'Hirondelle was part of this train.
Used in "Across the Smoky," p. 285.
Original photograph #: 644
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Josie Harrington, Donna McArthur, and Ed Lebinski's moose at Sturgeon Heights School.
Used in "Across the Smoky," p. 313.
Original photograph #: 520
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Frank Sanderson, Ed Lebinski, and his moose at the McArthur Store in Sturgeon Heights.
Used in "Across the Smoky," p. 313.
Original photograph #: 519
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Jim Platt on horseback and wagons crossing the Pembina River en route to the Peace River Country.
Used in "Across the Smoky," p. 14.
Original photograph #: 645
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Bill Sargent and Ester Duerksen crossing the Smoky River in a basket suspended from a cable over the river. This method was used when there was still too much ice on the river for the ferry to operate.
Used in "Across the Smoky," p. 342.
Original photograph #: 658
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Several trucks partially fallen through the ice on the Smoky River.
Used in "Across the Smoky," p. 343.
Original photograph #: 661
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People and a vehicle on Matlock's Lake for one of the first hockey games in the area.
Used in "Across the Smoky," p. 334.
Original photograph #: 615
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Parade in honour of the Coronation of King George VI. The photograph shows the royal carriage driven by Elbert DeBolt with the "King", "Queen", and their attendants inside.
Used in "DeBolt Country Club & Agricultural Society 60th Anniversary Book," p. 19 and in "Across the Smoky," p. 340.
Original photograph #: 601
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(L to R) Walter Peterson, Jim Hughson, Tiny Voshall, and Elmer Nystrom attempt to push the mail wagon out of the mud.
Used in "Across the Smoky," p. 345.
Original photograph #: 555B
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Darwin School Students with teacher, Hazel Coogan. Back row, left to right: Mrs. Coogan, Earl Weegar, Bud Sheffield, Harvey Weegar, Jake Doerkson, and the Miller brothers. Second row, left to right: Margarite Brown, Lorice Weegar, Dorothy Brown, Wilbert Brown, Ian Morrison, and Dennis Brown. Third row, left to right: Noreen Coogan, Loraine Gitzel, the Millen sisters, Tony Graves, Gerry Coogan, Delmar Weegar, Jackie Coogan, Doug Groves, Herb Groves, and Donald Gitzel.
Used in "Across the Smoky," p. 299.
Original photograph #: 564
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Edna Stevenson cutting the ribbon at the official opening of the DeBolt and District Pioneer Museum in 1976.
Original photograph #: 482
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An unidentified man behind the counter at the Goodwin Co-op Store.
Original photograph #: 692
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Bill Trottier in the engine compartment of the Trottier Mail Truck on Smoky Hill.
Used in "Across the Smoky," p. 243.
Original photograph #: 681
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James McFarlane drives a wagon through Lake Saskatoon by the Revillon Bros. store.
Original photograph #: 721
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Dinner on the Edson Trail. Left to Right: Hanson, A. H. McQuarrie (engineer), James Cornwall (Peace River MLA), J. D. Robertson, and McEwan (packer).
Used in "Edson to Grande Prairie Trail", p. 67.
Original photograph #: 753
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The "Big 7" Company Ltd., a threshing company, operating at Lake Saskatoon in the Grande Prairie district. Equipment shown includes a threshing machine and a steam engine. Various buildings are visible in the background.
Used in "Edson to Grande Prairie Trail," p. 94.
Original photograph #: 760
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The stage wagon, pulled by four horses, arrives at the Patterson & Son's Store in Grande Prairie.
Original photograph #: 713
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An unidentified man standing outside the Goodwin Co-op building.
Original photograph #: 692
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A view of the main street of Lake Saskatoon showing people on the boardwalk, horses and buggies, and various buildings including the Revillon Freres Trading Company Ltd. and the Royal Hotel.
Used in "Edson to Grande Prairie Trail," p. 96.
Original photograph #: 763
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A view of the main street of Lake Saskatoon showing various buildings with the Lake visible in the background.
Used in "Edson to Grande Prairie Trail," p. 96.
Original photograph #: 764
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The Grande Prairie Post Office and Land Office during a homestead rush in 1926. The photograph shows several men camped on the boardwalk outside the office.
Used in "Edson to Grande Prairie Trail," p. 111.
Original photograph #: 768
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Settlers from the Bull Outfit stopped on the trail to Grande Prairie. Those shown include Mrs. Lossing, Mrs. Drake, Mr. McNaught, Garnet Truax, Clarence Lossing, Mrs. Smith, E. A. Smith, Mr. Gaudin, and R. C. Lossing.
Used in "Edson to Grande Prairie Trail", p. 22.
Original photograph #: 740
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Portrait of Alexander Hugh McQuarrie, engineer on the Edson Trail.
See also photograph 116.09.01.02.103.
Original photograph #: 726
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Buckskin Charlie (Charles Wellington Connor) on the Edson Trail. Charlie is seated on the back of a wagon box with an unidentified man looking on.
See also photograph 116.09.01.02.426.
Original photograph #: 714
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The cornerstone of Grande Prairie's Kathryn Prittie Hospital being laid by Mrs. Agnes Forbes, Dr. Annie Higbee and Nurse Agnes Baird.
Original photograph #: 717
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An exterior view of the Goodwin Store (Co-op) and Post Office.
See also photograph 116.09.01.02.216.
Original photograph #: 692
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Looking down Grande Prairie's main street with various buildings visible on both sides.
Used in "Edson to Grande Prairie Trail," p. 114.
Original photograph #: 780
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A Grande Prairie picnic at the Wapiti River. Left to right: Cecil Sully, Sadie Crerar, Jack Depencier, Elizabeth Dunlop, Anna Patterson, Mamie Moore, Bill Innes, Luella Patterson, Bernard Sully, Jack Oatway, Delmar Pratt, Ed Crerar, and Jim Crerar. Young Garnet Pratt is seated in front and Mrs. William Pratt and Mrs. Ed Crerar are standing in the rear.
Used in "Edson to Grande Prairie Trail," p. 114.
Original photograph #: 779
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A couple on their honeymoon as they travel the Edson-Grande Prairie Trail to their homestead.
Used in "Edson to Grande Prairie Trail," p. 161.
Original photograph #: 809
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Several boys watching the events at the 1933 DeBolt Stampede at the DeBolt sports grounds. Other spectators and cars are visible in the background.
Used in "DeBolt Country Club & Agricultural Society 60th Anniversary Book," p. 23.
Original photograph #: 854
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The last ferry run across the Smoky River on the day of the bridge's opening. A large number of spectators are gathered on both sides of the river. The completed Smoky River Bridge is visible to the right.
Used in "Across the Smoky," p. 349.
Original photograph #: 967
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Nuns and children outside the Catholic Mission at Sturgeon Lake.
Used in "Edson to Grande Prairie Trail," p. 127.
Original photograph #: 788
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Three men and two dogs stand outside the Hudson's Bay Company store at Sturgeon Lake.
Used in "Edson to Grande Prairie Trail," p. 127.
Original photograph #: 787
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The Smoky River Bridge opening parade crosses over and under the bridge. The float in the foreground is a covered wagon with the words "Grande Prairie or Bust" written on the canvas cover. The photograph shows crowds of people lining the parade route.
Used in "Bridges to the Past," p. iii.
Original photograph #: 969
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Left to right, Virginia DeBolt, Gordon Willard, and Pete Whalen and two teams of horses in front of the DeBolts' cabin, the first cabin in DeBolt.
Used in "Across the Smoky," p. 26.
Original photograph #: 981
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The Sargent-Morrison bus parked outside of Morrison's General Store. This was the first bus in the Peace Country.
Original photograph #: 982
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Winnie Moore and Allan McQuarrie at the dedication of the cairn commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the opening of the Edson-Grande Prairie Trail. The dedication took place at the 1986 DeBolt Heritage Day celebration.
Used in "Edson to Grande Prairie Trail," p. 259.
Original photograph #: 841
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The last outfit, a wagon pulled by four horses, to cross the Athabasca River in 1917, which was the last year the government operated a ferry between there and the Baptiste River.
Used in "Edson to Grande Prairie Trail", p. 245.
Original photograph #: 836
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The first car over the Edson Trail, driven by A. M. Bezanson.
Used in "Edson to Grande Prairie Trail," p. 129.
Original photograph #: 793
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The Little Smoky stopping place on the Edson Trail, including a cabin, group of men, and team of horses.
Used in "Edson to Grande Prairie Trail," p. 133.
Original photograph #: 797
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The mail stage, a wagon pulled by two horses, leaving Beaverlodge. Log buildings are visible in the background.
Used in "Edson to Grande Prairie Trail," p. 122.
Original photograph #: 784
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World War I soldier Reg Crowe dressed in a Canadian Army uniform. Used in “Across the Smoky,” p. 346.
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Jean and Fred Griffiths standing beside a building on their homestead with a pair of horses. Used in “Across the Smoky”, p. 148.
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Dave Harrington standing in a wagon box treating seed, with a scarf tied over his face. Used in “Across the Smoky”, p. 326.
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Dave and Willie Harrington with two calves in a snowy yard. A few buildings are visible in the background. Used in “Across the Smoky”, p. 326.
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J. L. Harrington and his daughter Josephine sitting on a bench, perhaps on their homestead at Sturgeon Heights. Used in “Across the Smoky,” p. 29.
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The file consists of a set of photographs primarily collected for use in DeBolt and District Pioneer Museum Society publications including "Across the Smoky", "Bridges to the Past", and the "Edson to Grande Prairie Trail". Additional photographs of the Museum and the Ladies Auxiliary to the East Smoky Legion #89, whose building was donated to the Museum, are also included.
The photographs were originally arranged topically (Persons, Business, Children, Churches, Farming, DeBolt and District Pioneer Museum, Mehlum Collection, Edson Trail, Smoky Bridge, Transportation, Schools, DeBolt Country Club, Social - Special Events) with each photograph numbered individually, but not arranged in number order. The original order has been retained by the Archivist and no images have been discarded. Several of the photographs have also had negatives made of them, which are maintained in the "General Files - Negatives" file under different numbers.
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George and H. Elbert DeBolt with their wives Laura May (nee Bickell) and Virginia stand beside a car. A third, unidentified, man is also present.
Original photograph #: 5