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Alec and Marye Howard family fonds

  • CA MED med-655
  • Fonds
  • 1896-1916

The fonds consists of images taken by Geraldine Moodie of the Moodie family, scenes of first nations, ranching and of the RCMP.

Howard, Alec

Alex Oliver collection

  • CA MED med-251
  • Collection
  • [ca. 1887]-1926

The fonds consists of: a booklet entitled "Early History of the Medicine Hat Country" by J.W. Morrow (1923); O.S. share certificates (2) issued to Alexander Oliver for the Medicine Hat Petroleum Co. Ltd. (1926); poem re: Alex Oliver (undated); biography of Chief Crowfoot with attached envelope addressed to Mr. Oliver (undated); images of first nations peoples and artifacts.

Oliver, Alex

Bud Anderson family fonds

  • CA MED med-639
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1880-1909]

The fonds consists of images primarily of first nations, the NWMP in the Cypress Hills during the Riel Rebellion and early views of Maple Creek, Sask.

Anderson, Bud

Earl J. Gillett fonds

  • CA MED med-169
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1948]

The fonds consists of: O.S. handwritten legends (3) entitled "Ever to be Remembered-the First Stampede-1870-Which Gave Birth to the Name of the City of Medicine Hat" by Earl Gillett (also commonly referred to as the "Gillett Legend"), one of many "original" accounts which relates the history of the naming of the City of Medicine Hat ([ca. 1948]).

Gillett, Earl J.

Edward McKay family fonds

  • CA MED med-224
  • Fonds
  • 1884-1886

The fonds consists of: Report re: "Medicine Hat Squatters" a copy of statements of claim for lands surrounding Medicine Hat (early squatters) for F.A. Mountain, W.P. Leacock, H. Pearse, H. Jordan, A. Malott, L.S. Fox, W.B. Butler, C. Flint, J.Y. Terry, G.H. Presswell, G. Anderton, G.F. Pim, J. Madden, H.B. Collier, L.A. Smallwood, F. Slaymaker, M. Sutherland, S. Porter, Count M. DeBosdari, J. Jackson, W. Logan, J. Logan, J. McLean; copied letters, documents and certificates (36 pgs) related to the issue of scrip to Caroline (widow), Alexander (son), Samuel (son), Maria (daughter), Jemima (daughter), Rachel (daughter), Emma (daughter), William Edward (son) and Arthur McKay, all decendants of Edward McKay (see history above); and an image of an early midwife.

McKay, Edward

Esplanade Archives Unknown Donor collection

  • CA MED med-366
  • Collection
  • 1893-1979

The collection consists of: a souvenir postcard album (undated); pamphlet "Alberta's Golden Jubilee" (1956); postcard with five caricatures on the front enclosed in the letters "HENRY" (undated); O.S. blueprint of the Ajax Coal Mine (1961); C.P.R. booklet "General, Train and Interlocking Rules" (1938); booklet "C.P.R. Rules and Regulations" (1893); "Slaon's Handy Hints and Up to Date Cookbook" (1901); magazine article entitled "The World of Women" (1930); booklet "Battle of the Aleutians" (1942-1943); booklet "The Rare Old City of Chester" (undated); magazine article "Start of the Bank of Commerce" (1958); biography of Chief Shot Both Sides (undated); 8 cent coupon from Medicine Hat Coin Club (1968); Cash Meal Tickets from the Redcliff Hotel (undated); milk tickets from the Slesser Dairy (undated); cash quarter purchase from Pingle's Drug Co. (undated); meal ticket from the American Hotel (undated); milk tickets from the Slesser Dairy (undated); programs (3) from "Medicine Hat Centennial Musical" (1967); banquet program from Southern Alberta Pioneer and Old Timers' Association Diamond Jubilee 1883-1943 (1943); program from the Order of Public Worship for the Coronation Service (1937); promotional pamphlet "Medicine Hat Gas City of the West" (ca. 1950); Medicine Hat Telephone Directories (3) (1932, 1939, 1956); Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede Agricultural Prize List (1975); booklets (3) entitled "Original Cooking Recipes" (1924), "How to Cook Vegetables" (1912), and "Home Canning" (1929); Table of Contributions-Unemployment Insurance (undated); biography of Chief Crowfoot, by Albert Hughes (undated); O.S. blueprint of High Pressure Gas System (undated); "My Creed" (1931); transcript of recorded interview with Gabe Leveille (1957); clothing store sale flyer from Eskin and Naimark, Leader, Sask. (1937); Rawleigh's Good Health Guide and Cookbooks (2) (1922, 1927); cumulative record of Judy Gailey (1946-1952); O.S. bound blueprints of Medicine Hat and District (ca. 1915); Seniority List of Telegraphers in Alberta and District (1932); correspondence re: County School Funds (1906); O.S. Cummins Alberta Land Maps (2) #10 and #11; O.S. blueprint of Townships and Sections; biography of Lord Beresford and Lady Flo (1968); O.S. scrapbooks (2) of assorted greeting cards (undated); address book (undated); review entitled "West of Yesterday" (1965); receipt for $80.00 in the name of the Postal Club Association (1918); report and pamphlet entitled "Fort Walsh National Historic Park" (1977); pamphlet entitled "Cypress Hills Massacre (1974); calendar (1917); card from Green Gables Inn (undated); proposal for the Medicine Hat Centennial Centre (1964); O.S. blueprint of the Centennial Museum (1965); signs (2) saying "Notice to Minors" and "Observe The Liquor Act" (undated); programs (2) from the Medicine Hat Operatic Co. for "The Country Girl" (1921); program for the Medicine Hat Amateur Operatic Society for "The Toreador" (1922); order form from the Medicine Hat Baking Co. Ltd. (undated); sight draft notice from the Imperial Bank of Canada, Redcliff Branch (1932); newsletters (10) entitled "The Gergely Gazette" a monthly real estate pamphlet (1978-1979); newspaper supplements (2) of the Medicine Hat News showing photographs (1900); O.S. blank purchase sheets from the Medicine Hat Milling Co. (undated); 50th anniversary brochure of the Redcliff Hotel (1960); booklets (2) entitled "Number of Households at Rural Post Offices and on Rural Routes in the Western Provinces" (1929); agreement for sale of cattle between the Creswell Cattle Co. and Harris Franklin and Co. (1901); O.S. Certificate of Army and Navy Veterans (1918); O.S. Certificate of the Great War Veterans Association (1919); O.S. pictoral history of the N.W.M.P. (1966); O.S. ledger of the C.P.R. (1926-1939); birth registration of Robert Mill Morris (1903); prize list of the Medicine Hat Stampede (1917); modern reproduction of a C.P.R. poster saying "Homeseekers Fares to Western Canada" (undated); postcard of "Milkriver Centennial Cairn" (1965); purchase agreements (3) between Fleming and Turnbull (1911), Fleming and Porter (1911), Rodie and Fleming (1911); sheet music for "Joanne" by Lawrence Bruce (1930), for "It Must Be Love" by George P. Stimson (1939); envelope, note and handwritten dialogue firstly appearing to condemn the Protestant faith from the Roman Catholic perspective; then condemnation of the Roman Catholic Church itself, and ending with a "statement KKK"(author is not known), a Military Training Pamphlet titled "Operations - The Use of Gas in the Field (No. 23 Part V) (1940); St. John's Presbyterian Church Ruby Walker Guild Cookbook (1955), Quota Club Cookbook (1957); blueprints showing subdivisions of Medicine Hat and Ajax Mine (1912-1913, 1939); illustrated map of NWMP RCMP History (undated).

Esplanade Archives

Geraldine Moodie family fonds

  • CA MED med-637
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1895-1915]

The fonds consists of images primarily of various Moodie family members, wildflowers, First Nations, ranching, Banff views and of the NWMP.

Moodie , Geraldine

Glenbow-Alberta Institute fonds

  • CA MED med-606
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1853]-1928

The fonds consists of a large collection of images which portray life in the Western prairies, primarily from the 1880s to 1912. Images include native encampments, both Cree and Blackfoot; early Metis buffalo hunters and settlers; portraits of Crowfoot, Father Lacombe and John Ware; Red River carts; NWMP scouts, patrols, military, and local militia during the Riel Rebellion. Various aspects of early railroad history are depicted which include the Medicine Hat, Lethbridge and Great Falls, Montana areas. There are also views of early pioneer life in the Medicine Hat region (1883), including local views, ranching life, and family portraits.

Glenbow Alberta Institute

Harry Quesnelle family fonds

  • CA MED med-689
  • Fonds
  • 1906-1943

The fonds consists of primarily of images of the Quesnelle family on their ranch, the White Rock Ranch in the Cypress Hills.

Quesnelle, Harry

Hugh A. Dempsey fonds

  • CA MED med-439
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1991] - 1995

The fonds consists of: a research paper titled "Catching the Sunbeams - An Inventory of Canadian Prairie Photographers to 1900" ([ca. 1991]) (M99.15.1); a brief (1 pg) genealogy of the Healy family as it may pertain to the Thyrza Burkitt ethnographic collection at the Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery (M99.15.2)(1995).

Dempsey, Hugh A.

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