The brickyard was located across multiple acres on the shouth shore of the Saskatchewan River, west of where the High Level Bridge is now located.
The fonds consists of documents relating to the history of the Pollard Brickyard and John Walter logging operation in Walterdale. Also included is a photocopy of a notebook with a handwritten account of the history of the Bedard family and recipes compiled by Firmin Bedard. The photographs are of the Pollard brickyard and a family group photograph of the Pollards and Bedards.
File List:
File 1. Documents - Pollard Bros. brick plant and Walterdale area, Edmonton, includes:
- drawing – Layout of Pollard Bros. Brick Plant, Walters Flats, Edmonton, 1914 (2 pages);
- photograph of Pollard Bros. brick plant, pre-1914, with explanatory text (in folio) (EA-113-2);
- summary of Pollard Bros. brick plant and John Walter logging operation, illustrated with small;
- notes re: homes of Muchias (Matthias Collins) and John Walter, Pollard brick yard and original St. Anthony church;
- announcement, programme and poem re: the Walterdale Bunch reunion, July 27, 1968, organized and written by Rosa Pollard;
- letter, from Charles. W. Pollard to Names Advisory Committee, City of Edmonton, recommending use of Pollard name in street and district naming.
File 2. Notebook: Grandfather Firmin Bedard’s family history record. Includes genealogical information of Bedard family (1807-1927), recipes, other notes; in French and English (photocopy).
Pollard FamilyIncluded in the photograph left to right: Jack Pollard, Elva Bedard, Annie Pollard, Edith Pollard, Edna Bedard and a friend.