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Spirit River Settlement Historical Society fonds
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Spirit River Settlement Historical Society fonds

  • GPR 0486
  • Fonds
  • 1929, 1971, 1973-1989

The fonds consists of records of the Spirit River Settlement Historical Society including executive records and records of their History Book Committee which consist of planning documents, financial records, minutes and correspondence, and original and/or edited copies of submissions to the Spirit River history book Chepi Sepe. The first sections of the Book Committee records include a history of the general region and the Spirit River Settlement area, the coming of settlers and the growth of agriculture, businesses, industries, municipal governments, the history of veterans of WWI and WWII, schools, churches, medical facilities, and cultural and recreational groups. The second main body of the records contains original and/or edited copies of over 630 family histories arranged in alphabetical order by surname.

Spirit River Settlement Historical Society

Chapter 4 - "Changing Courses" Part 1

The sub-series consists of original writings or edited copies of Chapter 4, "Changing Courses" Part 1, for the history book Chepi Sepe. Records relate to histories of municipal governments including the town of Spirit River, early businesses and services and the fire of 1943.

Chapter 5 - "Ripples Widen" Part 2 Sports Stories

The sub-series consists of original writings or edited copies of Chapter 5 "Ripples Widen" Part 2, for the history book Chepi Sepe. Records relate to histories of sports groups including baseball, curling, ladies golf, hockey (Spirit River Rangers), sky diving and flying clubs, Also included is a history of the development of Moonshine Lake as a recreational area.

Collins - Dion

The file consists of original writings and/or edited copies for Chapter 6 of the book Chepi Sepe, recording family histories identified by the following surnames: Collins, Comrie, Cook, Cowlthorp, Cox, Cranshaw, Currie, Cuthbert, Czaban, Daly, Davidson, Davie, Davies, Davis, Debolt, Degiano, Delfs, Denis, Dexter, Didow, Dion.

Dobish - Esselink

The file consists of original writings and/or edited copies for Chapter 6 of the book Chepi Sepe, recording family histories identified by the following surnames: Dobish, Dodge, Dolhan, Dombrowski, Donaldson, Donison, Dop, Dorig, Dorrance, Drzewicki, Dufour, Durkin, Dwernychuk, Edey, Elliott, Ellis, England, English, Erikson, Esplen. Esselink.

Kurys - Lewchuk

The file consists of original writings and/or edited copies for Chapter 6 of the book Chepi Sepe, recording family histories identified by the following surnames: Kurys, Kuryvial, Kuryz, Kushner, Kushneryk, Labrecque, Laing, Lambert, Laughland, Laventure, Law, Lawlor, Lefley, Lehman, Levins, Levy, Lewchuk.

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