Biography

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71 Delafield Road

Autobiography of John Mansbridge of British Columbia. Designed and printed by Universal Printing and Bindery Ltd., North Vancouver, British Columbia. Includes information on the Mansbridge family's life in England prior to their settlement in Saskatchewan; on Gilbert Mansbridge, the author's father, an Anglican minister who taught school and conducted services on the Key Indian Reserve and George Gordon Indian Reserve; and on St. Andrew's Church, Key Indian Reserve.

A Dream Above A Dreamer

Item is a history of an immigrant pioneer family by Bertha Catherine Dyer (born Branislawa Haniszewska). Some family members settled at Buchanan, Saskatchewan.

Dyer, Bertha Catherine

A Memoir

Item component is an article by F.A.D. Bourke that appears in volume 35, issue 2 of Saskatchewan History beginning on page 55.

Bourke, F. A. D.

Abercrombie, J. H., Mr. : Pioneer health questionnaire

File consists of the response of Mr. J. H. Abercrombie, with the assistance of Sidney Stewart May, to the Saskatchewan Archives' questionnaire pertaining to pioneer health. Archives staff recorded that the respondent indicated on the questionnaire that they or their family came to Saskatchewan and/or the Canadian prairies in 1903.

Questionnaire number 8 on health was organized into sections on: services of a doctor (e.g. distance; competency; visitation; charges and payment); hospital services (e.g. distance; organization; visitiation; births); home remedies (e.g. associated illnesses and treatments; sources; treatment of serious accidents; aids for the handicapped); public health problems (e.g. vaccinations; epidemics); dental services (e.g. distance; visitation; treatments and services); and general (e.g. prevention; steps taken by the community for improvements).

Abercrombie, J. H.

Abercrombie, J. H., Mr. : Pioneer schools questionnaire

File consists of the response by/about Mr. J. H. Abercrombie to the Saskatchewan Archives' questionnaire pertaining to pioneer schools. Archives staff recorded that the respondent indicated on the questionnaire that they or their family came to Saskatchewan and/or the Canadian prairies in 1908.

Questionnaire number 3 on schools was organized into sections on: personal experiences of early school activity; building and equipment; organization and administration; school attendance; classroom activities; school health conditions; school grounds, games and entertainment; district social life; general.

Abercrombie, J. H.

Aberdeen

  • (S)YF 334
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  • 1982

Aberdeen. Published by the Aberdeen Historical Society. A history of Aberdeen and surrounding area. Includes brief histories of Aberdeen Rural Municipality No. 373; Aberdeen School District No. 1610; Bainesville School District No. 214; Bergheim School District No. 2819; Hessledale School District No. 3557; Kilmeny School District No. 2769; Lily [Lilly] School District No. 2841; Lilly North School District; Old Trail School District No. 1596; The Pretoria School District No. 2462; River Park School District No. 843; Strawberry Valley School District No. 2332; and New Steinbach School District No. 1298.

Admiral: Prairie to Wheatfields

  • (S)YF 504
  • Item
  • 1978

Admiral: Prairie to Wheatfields. Published by the Admiral History Book Club. Includes brief histories and family histories for: Andersonville School District No. 2901; Frenchville; Beauchamp School District No. 4141; Blairville School District No. 281; Boule Creek School District No. 3314; Clifford School District No. 3364; Congress School District No. 3236; Epinard School District No. 4696; Esmond School District No. 2940; Horse Creek School District No. 4079; Levi School District No. 4661; Pelletier Hill School District No. 3850; Sherman School District No. 3279; Stone Farm School District No. 2899; Vallee St. Clair School District No. 3184; Wheatville School District No. 4547; and Wise Creek School District No. 753.

Aitken, John A. : Pioneer farming experiences questionnaire

File consists of the response by/about John A. Aitken to the Saskatchewan Archives' questionnaire pertaining to pioneer farming experiences. Archives staff recorded that the respondent indicated on the questionnaire that they or their family came to Saskatchewan and/or the Canadian prairies in 1906.

Questionnaire number 6 on farming experiences included questions on: dates, locations, and acquisition details of land; financing; machinery; crops, livestock and other commodities; co-operative societies; hazards and difficulties (e.g. pests, weather); harvesting and secondary production activities; exhibitions and fairs; gardening; and interactions with North West Mounted Police.

Aitken, John A.

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