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[ca. 1914], 1958 (Creation)
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- Ramsay's Flowers Ltd.
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0.5 cm of textual records. - 6 photographs
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Ramsay’s Flowers Ltd. is a successor to the company formed by Walter Ramsay. Walter Ramsay was born near London, Ontario, in 1870. He came to Alberta in 1899 and was principal of McKay Avenue School and then Queen's Avenue School.
In 1905 he left the teaching profession and founded the florist firm of Walter Ramsay Ltd, which operated a large array of greenhouses near the General Hospital in Edmonton AB. He was a pioneer in this field and his business grew to become one of the largest in Canada. Walter Ramsay died in 1958.
Ramsay’s Flowers Ltd. was operated by Walter’s son, Donald McRae Ramsay (1904-1974).
Custodial history
Rene Hobbins was a florist in Edmonton.
Scope and content
This fonds consists of a copy of Canadian Florist, Aug. 16, 1958, containing an article on Walter Ramsay, “Alberta pioneer florist”, by Rene Hobbins, p. 8. The fonds also includes photographs of the Ramsay home and greenhouses, Walter Ramsay, and Ramsay's Flowers florists.
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The fonds was donated to the City of Edmonton Archives by Ramsay's Flowers Ltd. in 1975 and Rene Hobbins in 1976.
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The photograph was assigned the prefix EA-262 and EA-269.
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- English
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Accession numbers: A75-120, A76-13
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