This file consists of Volume 2, No. 1 of the Belmont School District No. 23 newsletter, 'The Star.'
This file consists of a handwritten historical and biographical narrative created by Frank Bernard Jamerson regarding his family history and the larger immigration and establishment of Black communities in western Canada, specifically northern Alberta.
A partial transcript of the narrative has been included with the original handwritten document.
The file consists of the licenses for Robertson Hall:
~ Town of Edmonton, License to keep a Public Hall or Opera House (with seating, capacity 400), lots 20 & 21, Block A, River Lot 12, from June 1, 1901 to May 31, 1902, signed June 13, 1901,
~ Town of Edmonton, License to keep a Public Hall or Opera House (with seating, capacity 400), lots 20 & 21, Block A, River Lot 12, from June 1, 1902 to May 31, 1903, signed June 19, 1902,
~ Town of Edmonton, License to keep an Opera House, on 20/21-A-12, from June 10, 1903 to May 31, 1904, signed June 19, 1903,
The file consists of receipts for Robertson Hall for 1899:
~ K.A. McLeod (casings, mouldings), May 30,
~ J.T. Blowey (furniture), May 31, September 12,
~ J.L. Johnson (hardware), May 31,
~ Ross Bros. (trader supplies, hardware, stoves), July 31,
~ Edmonton Electric Lighting & Power, Aug 31, Sep 30, Nov 30,
~ Stovel & Strang (hardware), Nov 1, Dec 30
~ K.W. MacKenzie, Nov 1,
~ F.R. Coit, Nov 7,
~ John C.F. Brown (advocate, notary), Dec 28,
Richard H. Secord's daily journal includes notes on his business transactions in the fur trade, agriculture and store, his social activities including his marriage to Annie York in August 1891, as well as events in the Edmonton community.
Note - some entries written by his wife Annie Secord.
The filelist is a transcript of selected entries from the journal - it is not a complete transcription of the entire journal.
Notes, poems, and dedications to Annie York from various friends and family, includes: L.C. York, L.L. Hill, R. Lawson, Angie York, Nellie Robertson, C.A. Durno, Ida Howe, D. Lawson, Annie, Thos. Sawson, James Short, John York, Joseph McGill, Jessie, G.M. McBride, Mary Bromwell, Kate Kirtcel, Ida McGill.
The journal consists of diary entries made by Annie York Secord between 1 January 1916 and 12 January 1917, describing daily life and events of family, friends, and community.
The journal consists of diary entries made by Annie York Secord between 1 January 1917 and 13 November 1918, describing daily life and events of family, friends, and community.
Note: 1-12 January 1917 copied from 1916 Journal (f. 5).
This painting was used as the frontispiece for Ella May Walker's book of historical fiction "Fortress North" (1947).
Sem títuloRobert Campbell was born in Dumbarton, Scotland in 1883 and moved to Canada in 1906, where he homesteaded near the town of Minden. Campbell began painting in 1916 under the watercolourist Victor W. Burnard, after returning to England during the First World War. After the war he moved to Edmonton, where he worked as a dental technician and continued his artistic endeavors. He was a charter member of the Edmonton Art Club and the Artists Society of Alberta. He was also one of those responsible for founding the Banff School of Fine Arts. Robert Campbell died in 1967.