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Government Relations

The series consists of the minutes and related materials of committees created to fulfill the functions of the County, in this case, the Board of Education and the Northern Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties.

Muriel Collins

The series consists of Muriel's personal papers and photographs, her sorority Beta Sigma Phi records, records of her involvement as Grande Prairie City Councillor especially the Civic/Cultural Center Committee, and her song and speech writings.

Davis family

John Davis, of Clerkenwell, London arrived in Canada when it was still Rupert’s Land in 1801, to work for the Hudson’s Bay Company. After working at two other posts, he arrived at Henley House in 1812. After two years at Henley, he went on to Osnaburgh and Martin Falls, where he became the chief factor in 1821. He married a woman identified only as Nancy/Anne. Their children were Elizabeth, born [1812]; Mathilda Anne, born 1814; Anne (Nancy), born June 30, 1816; William, born [1820]; Catherine, born [1822] and George, born Apr 23, 1824. In 1820, John Davis prepared a will, from which it is clear that he was concerned about the welfare of his wife and children: “Codicil to my will made in the summer of the year eighteen hundred and twenty and which Will is in possession of my wife Nancy I now will desire and do appoint Thomas Vincent Esquire Chief Factor to the Hudson’s Bay Company a joint executor to my last Will jointly with my brother William and my sister Nancy Davis. I am induced to add this codicil to my Will on reflecting on the uncertainty of life and the situation I leave my dear wife and the children I leave with her in particular my mind will then be relieved from a load of anxiety as my highly esteemed friend is one to whom I can look up with confidence…” In 1822, John went to England for a furlough, taking with him his two children, Matilda and Elizabeth, to be educated in England. After returning to Canada he was the Chief Factor at two other posts before he drowned in Hannah Bay on a journey from Moose Factory to Mistassini. According to the probate papers on his will, the date was . John and Nancy’s oldest daughter, Elizabeth died in 1834 at the age of 12. Matilda Ann returned from England and in 1840 established a school for Metis girls called Oakfield in St. Andrews Parish, north of Winnipeg. She died in 1859, but the school continued and is now a provincial heritage site. Anne (Nancy) married Nicol Finlayson, another HBC Factor and had two children. Catherine married John Hodgson the third, a grandson of John Hodgson and his Indigenous wife. George Davis married Catherine Yorkstone and had seven children, including William, whose papers are in this collection, and Harriet, whose descendants appear to have preserved these documents.

The series consists of documents and photographs originating with the Davis family. They include two copies of an 1820 Last Will and Testament for John Davis with probate attachments dated 1850 and 1856; a 1902 Agreement for Sale of land and a 1916 lease by William Herbert Davis from St. Andrews, Manitoba; and a printed brochure for the Municipality of St. Andrews Manitoba.

Edson to Grande Prairie Trail

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.

"Sawmills Across the Smoky"

“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.

Bridges to the Past

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.

Executive Records

The series consists of executive documents such as Terms of Reference; minutes of executive meetings; annual reports containing minutes, committee reports; annual financial statements; planning documents regarding the development and re-development of downtown Grande Prairie.

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