Soldier Spotlight: Peter Dick

Image: Big Horn School, ca. 1950 (SPRA 0063.02.015.1) Peter Dick arrived in Canada from Russia in fall of 1926 with his mother and step-father (Kathler), brother, Cornilious, and sister, Sarah. Continue Reading →

Hollywood Hunts: The American Sportsman visits the South Peace

Image: Reproduction from Jerry Stojan’s slide collection: Roddy Moberly (left) and Horst Buchholz (right) display the antlers from Buchlolz’s moose. (SPRA 2018.040.23) Jerry Stojan emigrated from Czechoslovakia with his parents Continue Reading →

Soldier Spotlight: Private John “Chip” Kerr

Image: Newspaper clipping about Chip’s Victoria Cross in the 1 November 1916 Grande Prairie Herald Regimental Number: 101465 Rank: Private Branch: 49th Battalion Chip was born in Fox River, Nova Continue Reading →

Soldier Spotlight: Albert Dewinter

Image: Street view of Spirit River, showing several businesses, including H. H. McLeod Hardware, A. W. Davies Meat Market, W. Wade Real Estate, Insurance and Notary Public, and Spirit Hardware. Continue Reading →

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