Madeline Haenni-Lozeron Correspondence
- CA GPR 0006-0006.04-0006.04.01-0006-04-01
- Item
- 1902-1979
Part of Pierre Lozeron family fonds
Correspondence from sister Madeline Lozeron in Switzerland to Pierre Lozeron following his immigration to Canada.
Madeline Haenni-Lozeron Correspondence
Part of Pierre Lozeron family fonds
Correspondence from sister Madeline Lozeron in Switzerland to Pierre Lozeron following his immigration to Canada.
Fonds consists of: Topic and family/individual research files on the settlements, homesteads, history, and lifeways of the inhabitants of the British Block Area, including but not limited to Bingville, East Springs, Bray Lake, New Holland, Carlstadt (Alderson), Box Springs, Tilley East area,etc. (some material pertaining to resettled areas such as Buffalo, Medicine Hat, and Redcliff).
Consists of compiled material such as photographs, slides and negatives, interviews, questionnaires, diaries and journals, biographies, family histories, anecdotes, and reminiscences, newspaper clippings, some legal/operational/administrative documents relating to settler's ventures, Ruth Daw's notes, correspondence, and rough drafts, as well as copies of research materials compiled from archives and government sources.
Daw, Ruth
Part of Sargent Family fonds
Copy of an original photograph of Bill and Clara Sargent's log house on the homestead at Harper Creek.
Part of Sargent Family fonds
Copy of an original photograph of Clara Sargent on the tractor pulling a small John Deere combine.
Part of Sargent Family fonds
Copy of an original photograph of Bill Sargent with tractor and combine in one of the fields of their Harper Creek homestead.
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.
Interesting Facts About Grande Prairie
Part of Grande Prairie Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce fonds
Booklet advertising the opportunities of the Peace River Country for the settler, businessman and capitalist.
Arvid Moe at His Homestead near Buffalo Lakes
Part of Andrew Moe family fonds
Arvid Moe with his team of horses. Log home in the background.
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.
Grande Prairie Post Office and Land Office
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.