Series PR0003.004SF.0007 - Localities, Missions and Parishes series

0.7 m of textual records
1,682 photographs
542 negatives
1 glass negative

This series relates largely to the administration and life of parishes, missions and other localities in Alberta that were within the Vice-Province of Grouard, including the Peace River, Grouard and Slave Lake regions. The records in this series vary according to each mission and parish, but includes codices historici which are daily journals written by the Oblates about the parishes and missions and its surrounding communities, as well as images of local activities, including community sports and activities, landscapes, lakes, churches, missions, buildings, individuals, and groups.

The series also includes textual and photographic records related to various Indian Residential Schools and their surrounding communities, such as Grouard, Assumption, Joussard and Sturgeon Lake / Calais.

The records pertain to the following locations: Atikameg, AB, Athabasca, AB, Assumption, AB, Big Prairie, AB, Breynat, AB, Calais, AB, Cape Parry, NWT, Chard, AB, Conklin, AB, Crooked Creek, AB, Desmarais, AB, Donnelly, AB, Eaglesham, AB, Falher, AB, Faust, AB, Fort Dunvegan, AB, Girouxville, AB, Grouard, AB, Gunnar Mine, AB, High Prairie, AB, Hobbema [Maskwacis], AB, Jean Côté, AB, Joussard, AB, Kinuso, AB, Lesser Slave Lake, AB, Marie Reine, AB, Marten River, AB, McLennan, AB, Meander River, AB, Paddle Prairie, AB, Peace River, AB, Peavine Prairie, AB, Prairie Echo, AB, Shaw’s Point, AB, Slave Lake, AB, Spirit River, AB, Steen River, AB, Sturgeon Lake, AB, Tangent, AB, Wabasca, AB, and Wanham, AB.