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First Presbyterian Church building committee
First Presbyterian Church (Regina, Saskatchewan) building committee. Members include from L-R: M. E. Gardiner, R.D. Murchy, Walter Matin, T.A. Naismith, J. N. Bayne, P. McAra, W. H. Duncan.
Records created, accumulated and used by Paul F. Groome (1896-1992) of Regina, Saskatchewan as follows: minutes of Rae Street Methodist Church, Regina, Saskatchewan, July 10, 1907 to February 20, 1912; minutes of Sixth Avenue United Church, Regina, April 6, 1936 to October 1, 1951; "minutes of the Young Men's Christian Association of Regina, Saskatchewan covering the period from 1890 to 1959" by Paul F. Groome and related source materials; Institute of Power Engineers decal; Western Canada Firemens' Association convention badge, 1908; and photographs relating mainly to Regina, Saskatchewan and its pioneers (including Harry Hourie, William Wallace Gibson, Zachary M. Hamilton, George Barr and Mrs. George Barr); electric power plants; and the activities and facilities of the YMCA, including its camps, swimming pool; Rae Street Methodist Church; Sixth Avenue United Church; St. John's United Church; Regina Boat Club regattas on Wascana Lake. Groome was employed as an engineer at the Regina Municipal Power Plant from 1929 to 1961.
Groome, Paul F., 1896-1992
Part of Photographs (Private) Collection
(1): Unidentified men standing on raised platform at the laying of the cornerstone for the new City Hall in Regina, 1906. Peter McAra Jr., Mayor of Regina, possibly in photograph.
(2): Peter McAra Jr. and family outside of house at Broad Street and 13th Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan.
(3): Head and shoulders portrait of Peter McAra Sr. [1915 or before].
(4)-(8): Images taken during the visit of the Prince of Wales to Regina, Saskatchewan on October 4, 1919. Includes images of the Prince of Wales inspecting the nurses, giving a royal salute at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building, and passing under the Arch en route to the Saskatchewan Legislative Building. Images taken by Kilroe, Regina.
(9): Portrait of two children identified as Auntie Bell and Uncle Fred. Photographer: Rossie, Regina.
(10): Portrait of Edna McAra. [1902 or after].
(11): Group of fifteen men, including Peter McAra Jr., and one woman standing next to a tent during the sod turning for the Regina waterworks.
(12): Portrait of unidentified woman in wedding dress holding a large bouquet of flowers. Photographer: W.L. West, Regina.
(13): Head and shoulders portrait of Edna McAra, daughter of Peter McAra Jr.. Photographer: Johnson Bros., Regina, Saskatchewan. [1902 or after].
(14): Exterior, side view of house at 2013 Victoria Avenue, Regina. The house was built around 1885 by Mr. Justice Richardson.
(15): Mr. and Mrs. Wallace, possibly the parents of Amanda Jane (Wallace) McAra, outside of a two-storey house in Moosomin, Saskatchewan.
Papers concerning the Banking Inquiry Commission, 1932-1935; letter of introduction to agencies of the Canada North-West Land Co., 1883; documents of appointment as Justice of the Peace for the North-West Territories, 1883; certificate of recommendation for homestead patent, 1886; letter appointing him caretaker of Regina Court House, 1865; Knox Church Sunday School diploma awarded to Rachel McAra, 1892.
McAra, Peter (Jr.) : SE 16-22-21-W2
This File part consists of federal Department of the Interior records related to homestead applications, land grants (letters patent), and/or land use enquiries that are associated with the person or organization (e.g. grantee, patentee) and the land location specified in the title of the record description.
Canada. Dept. of the Interior
McAra, Peter (Jr.) : SE 16-22-21-W2
This file part consists of federal Department of the Interior records related to homestead applications, land grants (letters patent), and/or land use enquiries that are associated with the person or organization (e.g. grantee, patentee) and (where identified) the land location specified in the title of the record description.
Canada. Dept. of the Interior
Peter McAra Jr. with Regina City Council; McAra family portrait
Part of Photographs (Private) Collection
Images of Peter McAra Jr. former Mayor of Regina, Saskatchewan. Includes: (1) Peter McAra Jr. as Mayor of Regina (centre), with other members of the 1906 City Council. Photo by Rossie's Studio, Regina; (2) portrait of Peter McAra Jr., his wife, Amanda (Wallace) McAra and their four children, ca. 1900. Photo by Lang's Studio, Regina.
Provincial Archivist correspondence to Peter McAra re: Tibbetts extradition case photograph
Letter from William Trant, Provincial Archivist, Saskatchewan Legislative Library, Regina, to Peter McAra, Supreme Court, Regina, regarding a photograph of the parties involved in the Tibbetts extradition case.
Mayor, City Clerk, and City Council: Peter Jr. McAra, James Balfour, J. Kelso Hunter, R.H. Williams, Peter Cooper, A.D. Wright, Neil McInnis.