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- Textual record
- Graphic material - photograph
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- Source of title proper: Title based on contents of fonds.
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Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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[ca. 1890], [ca. 1969] (Creation)
- Creator
- McDonald, Kenneth
Physical description area
Physical description
0.5 cm of textual records. - 2 photographs
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Kenneth McDonald was born in Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland in 1828 and came to Rupert’s Land as a Hudson’s Bay Company employee ca. 1847. He married Emma Rowland (daughter of William Rowland, an employee of the Hudson’s Bay Company, and Betsey Ballendine) on Feb. 10, 1854. They settled in the Fort Edmonton district in 1860 and he claimed River Lot 20 after the transfer of Rupert’s Land to Canada in 1870. They had seven children, William, Alex, Caroline, Betsy, Flora, Eliza and Catherine.
Kenneth McDonald died on 6 Aug 1906.
Kenneth McDonald’s farm home was moved to Fort Edmonton Park in 1967 and preserved.
Custodial history
It is not known how the Northern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers Association acquired a copy of the land grant document. The photographs and envelope were found in the Kenneth McDonald House during restoration at Fort Edmonton Park.
Scope and content
The fonds consists of a photocopy of land grant to Kenneth McDonald for 160 acres of River Lot 20, Edmonton Settlement, Jan.21, 1886, Homestead No. 34509 and one envelope addressed to Mrs. Duncan McLelland c/o Henareth [Kenneth?] McDonald. The photographs include William McDonald and family, and a photograph postcard of a Blackfoot man with a pony and teepee.
Notes area
Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
This fonds was donated to the City of Edmonton Archives by an unknown donor via the Northern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers Association, likely in the late 1960s and John Day at Fort Edmonton Park in 1975.
Arrangement
The material was arranged according to the filing system of the creator.
The photographs were assigned item numbers with the prefix EA-263.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Location of originals
It is not known where the original land grant document is located.
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Restrictions on access
There are no restrictions on access.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Copyright may apply.
Reproduction restrictions may apply.
Finding aids
See Scope and content above.
Photographs have been described at the item level; some are available on the online database, with the remainder available in the Reference Room.
Associated materials
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
General note
Accession Numbers: unknown, A75-129
General note
Conservation Note: Photographs are degrading
Physical description
Conservation Note: Photographs are degrading
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