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Peace River district (B.C. and Alta.) File
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History at Silver Sands, 1952-1968

The file consists of reminiscences of life in the Peace River district by Marian Bratt, the operator of the Silver Sands fishing lodge, called "History at Silver Sands, 1952-1968" The file also includes ca. 140 photographs that show construction of lodge, activities at lodge, oil drilling, P. G. E. railway construction, highway construction, snow and winter scenes 1952-1962.

Bratt, Marian

Reports on education by William Plenderleith

The file consists of two reports by William Plenderleith from 1937. The first is titled "An Experiment in the Reorganization and the Administration of a Rural Inspectoral Unit in British Columbia." The second is a typescript copy titled "Report on Education in New Brunswick", with appendices dealing with the Matsqui - Sumas - Abbotsford Administrative Area and the Peace River Plan.

Partial list of Peace River homesteaders, 1912-1929, for Townships 77-80, Ranges 14-16, West of 6th meridian

The file is a print out copy of a partial list of Peace River homesteaders, 1912-1929, for Townships 77-80, Ranges 14-16, West of 6th meridian: Dawson Creek, Rolla and Pouce Coupe. It was prepared by G.R. Clare of Dawson Creek in 1984 using data from the BC Provincial Archives. The list is sorted alphabetically by date of application for entry as a homesteader on land parcel, and by Provincial Archives file number.

Report on trip taken in August, September and October 1923 by John M. Holzworth in Northeastern British Columbia in the interests of the United States Biological Survey on the subject of mountain sheep and caribou distribution

The file consists of a photocopy of a report on trip taken in August, September and October 1923 by John M. Holzworth in Northeastern British Columbia in the interests of the United States Biological Survey on the subject of mountain sheep and caribou distribution.

Two Peace River trips

The file contains photocopied information about two Peace River trips, one from 1911 by John W. Mercer and the second in August-September 1987 by Mercer's daughter "Bobs" Kirkham (Alice Katharine Mercer), granddaughter Tinkey Turner and Mathlene Leiding. J.W. Mercer traveled from Vancouver to Edmonton via Pine Pass and the Athabasca River locating coal and gas claims in 1911. In 1987 his daughter's party travelled from Norwick, Vermont to B.C. to retrace his route.

Muirhead, Cecil Davidson, 1899 - 1976.

Reminiscences entitled "Three weeks or there about in the life of a Northern policeman". Mr. Muirhead was appointed police constable at Finlay Forks in the fall of 1924. This is an account of a winter journey made from Finlay Forks to Fort McLeod then on to Prince George and back to Finlay Forks, ca. December-January, 1924/1925. It includes descriptions of people met, methods of crossing rivers, and police cases.

Presented by Mr. Muirhead's great niece, Charlene Rees, Victoria, 1989.

Muirhead, Cecil Davidson, b. 1899