Alberta On Record

Montrose House

CA GPR 0001-1969.39.960.01
Item
1912

Part of Pioneer Museum Society of Grande Prairie and District fonds

Montrose House, log home of Rev. Alexander and Agnes Forbes, with the hospital addition.

First Presbyterian Church Service

CA GPR 0001-1969.39.960.02
Item
1910 c.

Part of Pioneer Museum Society of Grande Prairie and District fonds

(L to R) Rev. D. G. McQueen, Mr William Smith, Rev. Alexander Forbes and Rev. William Simons at the Smith home where the first church services in Grande Prairie were held.

Rev. D.G. McQueen

CA GPR 0001-1969.39.960.03
Item
1910 c.

Part of Pioneer Museum Society of Grande Prairie and District fonds

Rev. D.G. McQueen splitting wood at the William Smith home while Dr. Forbes is looking for Mr. Smith in the fields. The two men were starting a mission field for the Presbyterian Church.

Presbyterian Manse at Grande Prairie

CA GPR 0001-1969.39.960.04
Item
[1912]

Part of Pioneer Museum Society of Grande Prairie and District fonds

Visitors at the Presbyterian Church manse at Grande Prairie: Mrs. Lucy of Spring Lake, Miss Reith, an Edmonton school teacher, and Rev. William Simons.

William Smith Home

CA GPR 0001-1969.39.960.05
Item
1910 c.

Part of Pioneer Museum Society of Grande Prairie and District fonds

The William Smith home, where the first Presbyterian Church services in Grande Prairie were held.

McQueen Presbyterian Church Completed

CA GPR 0001-1969.39.960.07
Item
1911

Part of Pioneer Museum Society of Grande Prairie and District fonds

Rev. A. Forbes, Rev. D.G. McQueen, and Rev. William Simons standing in front of their first church.

Montrose House

CA GPR 0001-1969.39.960.08
Item
1912

Part of Pioneer Museum Society of Grande Prairie and District fonds

Montrose House was built on the Forbes' homestead north west of the townsite of Grande Prairie. It was named for Mrs. Forbes' home town in Scotland and served as the village's first hospital.

The First Hospital, Flying Shot Lake, Alberta

CA GPR 0001-1969.39.960.09
Item
1910

Part of Pioneer Museum Society of Grande Prairie and District fonds

A cabin on the Cliffords' homestead at Flying Shot Lake was Rev. and Mrs. A. Forbes' first home and where patients were first treated. L-R Tom Paul, Agnes Forbes, Maude Clifford.