New fonds that soon will be finding their way onto our on-line finding aid and are now available to come in and search are:
1) Bay Tree Community Club
2) Bay Tree Community Hall
3) Many Creeks Cemetery Company
4) Lake Saskatoon Community Club
5) Saskatoon Lake Agricultural Society
6) Buffalo Lakes Community Society
7) Many Springs (Buffalo Lakes) Ladies Club
8) Buffalo Lakes New Horizon Group
9) Buffalo Lakes Curling Association
10) Kleskun Lake Community Association
11) Kleskun Lake Ladies Club
What a wonderful view into a community by processing these records. I found out what they did for entertainment; dances, bazaars, quilting, card parties, Halloween gatherings. It was also quite apparent how giving and generous our pioneers were by organizing hot drinks for school children, giving a silver spoon to the first baby born to a family, wedding suppers, funeral lunches, gifts for families who had lost their homes to a fire to name a few. Money raised at the events hosted by these clubs would always be gifted out to the needy in the community, whereby a donation to the Cancer Society, Red Cross, Johanna’s Maternity Home in Sexsmith, or any organization in need. The Community Societies were a way for the people to socialize and do so much more, they were the catalyst for community life.
For more information on these fonds or any other at the archives send us an email at spra@telus.net or call 780-830-5105.