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Archival description
City of Red Deer Archives Fonds Land, settlement and immigration*
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Mace family fonds

  • RED MG 10
  • Fonds
  • [1885-1920], predominant [1890-1910]

Fonds consists of photographs dealing with family members in London, England, Cape Town, South Africa, Montreal, Quebec, and Vermilion, Alberta

Mace (family)

Hoskin, Fieldhouse family fonds

  • RED MG 15
  • Fonds
  • 1850-[ca. 1905]

Fonds consists of a letter from William Fieldhouse to his fiancee, Mary Farnell (1850), a letter from Thomas Farnell and his mother to William and Mary Fieldhouse (1852), a letter from Mary Hannah Hoskin to Elizabeth Hoskin (ca. 1899), 3 elevation drawings of the Thomas Hoskin farmstead for Elizabeth Hoskin by Thomas Arthur Hoskin (ca. 1905)

Hoskin (family)

Jim Brandon fonds

  • RED MG 2
  • Fonds
  • 1973-1978

Fonds consists of correspondence in response to a form letter (1973) about Red Deer life, correspondence concerning lamps and personal matters (1973, 1978), and 1 photograph of an early form of snow mobile

Brandon, Jim

Stewart family fonds

  • RED MG 204
  • Fonds
  • [1900]-1984

The fonds consists of newspaper clippings, photographs, family histories, church histories, local histories, and correspondence.

Stewart (family)

Agnes Richards fonds

  • RED MG 229, MG 230, MG 271
  • Fonds
  • 1915-1992

The fonds consists of Agnes Richards's personal correspondence (ca. 1952-ca. 1962), drafts of historical articles and books, correspondence and collected news clippings, programs, newsletters, etc., relating to pioneer families, Red Deer, Horn Hill, Sylvan Lake, Blackfalds, Lacombe, the Clearview Women's Institute, Alta Rebekah Lodge, Gaetz Memorial United Church, Horn Hill United Church, and Horn Hill School

Richards, Agnes E.

Maki family fonds

  • RED MG 237
  • Fonds
  • 1886-1969

The fonds includes the Maki family's immigration, baptismal, and homestead documents. Includes Gust's First World War service records, and a wartime letter to Mary

Maki, Erik (family)

Trimble family fonds

  • RED MG 252
  • Fonds
  • 1903-[ca. 1991]

The fonds includes a souvenir card from Clearview School (1903), photo album of the Trimble family reunion (1911), typescript souvenir of the Trimble family reunion (1932), album of photographs produced to promote Willard Trimble's sign business (ca. 1936-ca. 1949), photocopy of Willard's flight training record (originally created 1939-1951), genealogical information, and a scrapbook. The fonds also includes 22 negatives (aerial photographs) and 8 paintings created by Willard Trimble.

Trimble, Andrew Hill

Jack Gregson fonds

  • RED MG 30
  • Fonds
  • [1910]-1999

Fonds consists of copies of family photographs taken by John Douglas "Jack" Gregson and his father Arthur Douglas Gregson (ca. 1900-1920), correspondence with the Red Deer and District Archives (1989-1999), and 3 versions of John Gregson's memoirs of his early life (1989, 199-). RECORDS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING PERSONS ARE ALSO IN THIS FONDS: the Anderson family, John Bennett, Fred Bradbury, the Brewster family (of Banff), Barbara Burns, Geoffrey Burns, Margaret Burns, Marjorie Burns, Mr. Cummings (engineer with the Canadian Northern Railway), Percy Gregson, Dr. Hicks, the McConnell family, Mrs. Page (of Red Deer, Alberta), Fred Stephens, J. W. Turner (of Edmonton, Alberta), Mr. Whitehouse (a local accountant);Fonds is composed of the following series:;I. Photographs;II. Correspondence;III. Memoirs.

Gregson, Jack Douglas

Bert Fors fonds

  • RED MG 308
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1909-ca. 1929]

The fonds consists of photographic images of Swedish settlers in the Burnt Lake, Sylvan Lake, New Hill and Centerville districts west of Red Deer, Alberta. Many of the images show families at work, at home, and at community events. Included are images of the Piper brickyard.

Fors, Bert

Eversole family fonds

  • RED MG 32
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1865]-1950, predominant 1902-1945

Fonds consists of Eversole family correspondence (1909-1950), contracts (1904), published material (1902-1909), and photographs (ca. 1865-ca. 1950). RECORDS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING PERSONS ARE ALSO IN THIS FONDS: Mike Anderson; Miss E. "Cissy" Black; E. G. Clayton; G. K. Colbourne; Shirley Davey; Mr. Dillon; Mrs. George H. Dodson; Frank Dodson Eversole; I. Eversole; James Eversole; Ted Fiddler; Basil H. Fry; Reverend Charles. E. M. Fry; Reverend Doctor T. C. Fry; Ben Greene; R. E. Gurney; Edward Hawley; Mr. Jackson; Miss Kader; Mr. Love; Mrs. McKinnon; Edward Michener; Eva Oliver; Lionel Page; Mrs. Page; the Patterson brothers; George R. Pearkes; Edward Pearkes; Alfred Pointer; Sophia Robinson; Emma Root; George F. Root; Glenn Speirs; Jean Speirs; Neil Speirs; Verne Speirs; Mr. Walde; Mrs. White. Fonds is composed of the following series:;I. Correspondence;11. Contracts and licenses;III. Published materials;IV. Photographs

Eversole (family)

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