Fonds 634 Greber Family fonds

235 photographs

5 slides

4 negatives

Date: 1901-2015 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consist of personal papers of the Greber family, including eulogies, biographical information, and information about a 1983 family reunion.

Physical description: 0.5 cm of textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Date: 1905-2000 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consist of photographs of the Greber family and friends.

Physical description: 86 photographs

4 negatives

Access points:

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

A reprint of a portrait of Edward Greber probably taken in Canada.

Copy of a studio portrait of Leokadia (Ziebart), Edward Jr., Edward Sr. and Charles Greber.

The Kowalsky and Greber family in Muhlbach/Sibbald, Alberta. L-R Art & Walter Greber, Emil, Sam, Edna, Mary, Ottilia, Alice Kowalsky, Lottie Greber with her brother Alf half cut off.

Image shows a woman standing outside holding a bouquet of flowers. The caption on the back of the photograph reads “Yours Truly, Aug. 11 1921”

Gottlieb Wiesner sitting with a women, possibly his first wife Paulina Schinkel or his second wife Johanna Nonnenacher. The caption on the back of the photograph reads “Ottilia’s parents, Lottie’s grandparents, Gerald’s great-grandparents, Darrel’s great great grandparents”

Violet and Charlotte Hawkesworth standing with their dog Bo Bo.

Image shows three young girls sitting around a table having a tea party.

Art Greber standing with a group of men, Art is holding a violin case and another man is holding a gun.

Helen Savage standing with Art Greber. The caption on the back of the photograph reads “Wow, talk about style”

Art Greber in his overalls smoking a pipe.

Aubrey Hawkesworth standing with his son-in-law Art Greber and his daughter Violet Greber.

A portrait of Edward Greber, son of Edward Greber & Leokadia Ziebart.

Johnny Cook, Lottie Greber, Ann Sass, Alf Greber & Roy Rathgeber in Melville, Saskatchewan May 22, 1938.

Art Greber standing outdoors. The caption on the back of the photograph reads “Kindly send picture back when you answer cause he’s my brother.”

Baby Aubrey Greber tucked under a blanket. The front of the photograph reads “Aubrey” and the back reads “4 months”

The Greber family dressed up and standing outside, Violet with Art who is holding little Aubrey.

Violet Greber sitting outside in the winter with her small children Aubrey and Ellenor. The caption on the back of the photograph reads “Violet, Aubrey, Ellenor.”

Vi standing outside with Aubrey and Art. Behind them is their barn covered in icicles.

Aubrey, Allan and Ellenor standing outside in the grass.

Aubrey standing with Ellenor outside in the snow. They are both dressed for the cold wearing hats, mittens and winter boots.

Allan Greber cuddling a couple of kittens.

Aubrey, Allan holding baby Bill and Ellenor are sitting on a log with a log building behind them.

Violet holding Bill with Ellenor, Reggie Lettington, Allan and Aubrey.

Ellenor holding onto Reggie Lettington with Allan and Aubrey.

Aubrey, Ellenor and Allan Greber in front of a log building.

Art Greber on top of a load of logs on a sleigh driving the team of horses.

Victoria (Armstrong) with her second husband Clyde Settle on a street in Vancouver, B.C.

Walter and Charlotte Greber sitting in their living room.

Allan, Aubrey, Selma Borger, Ellenor and Bill Greber sitting on a wooden walk at the Borger place.

Dessie Hawkesworth, Art Greber, Aubrey Hawkesworth standing with another couple.

Aubrey, Ellenor and Allan standing with Reggie Lettington and Billy.

Selma Borger with her groom on their wedding day.

Image shows Allan Greber (identified on the reverse).

Sitting on the couch in the living room L-R Aubrey, Violet, Charlotte and Dessie Hawkesworth. The caption on the back of the photograph reads “Grandpa, Violet, Charlotte, Grandma.”

Sitting in the living room L-R Aubrey Greber and Lynn, Dessie & Aubrey Hawkesworth and Allan Greber.

Art Greber standing with his mother Ottilia (Wiesner) Kowalsky at the base of a bridge.

The Greber and extended family out on an outing to a bridge. L-R back row Art Greber, Al Tolton, Ottilia (Wiesner) Kowalsky, ?, ?, Dessie Armstrong, Aubrey Greber, Violet Greber. Front row L-R ? Allan Greber, Bill Greber, and Laurie Olson.

____, Aubrey, Gwen Guise, Ellenor Greber standing by a truck. The unknown person is possibly Bobby Guise.

Ellenor and Allan with Bill on his first day of school.

Image shows Allan posing outdoors. The back of the photograph reads “This is ‘my’ boy. How about a neg. of this, hey Vi? He’s a real live Huckleberry Finn!” and is labeled “Allan” in different handwriting.

Double exposure showing two images of Allan Greber holding up fish. The back of the photograph reads “The day Allan got the 15 fish 1955”

Aubrey, Allan and Ellenor Greber standing with their dog.

Art and Violet Greber standing together.

Photograph shows various family members crowded onto a sofa. The back of the photograph reads “Xmas 1958”

The Greber family seated in the living room. L-R Art, Aubrey, Bill, Allan, Ellenor and Violet. The caption on the back of the photograph reads “Grebers Xmas 1958”

Women gathered to celebrate Violet Greber’s 40th birthday. Back row – Dessie Hawkesworth, ?, ? Middle row – Mrs. Burke, Violet Greber with daughter Lynn, Marie DeHeus. Front row – Sophie Gerlinger, Thelma Borger, Iyleen Guise. The caption on the back reads “taken on Violet’s on her birthday June 1960”

Studio portrait of Bill Greber. The caption on the back reads “Bill Greber Sr.”

Wedding portrait of a bride and groom, two bridesmaids, and two groomsmen. The photograph is matted and in a folder.

The studio pictures from the wedding of Aubrey Greber and Faye Bolt on Dec. 20, 1963. #4206

Bill & Allan Greber with their uncle Edward showing off their catch of fish.

Ottilia Kowalsky at the Greber home in Lymburn with Art, Lynn and Violet Greber.

Image shows Allan sitting inside a holiday trailer. The caption on the back of the photograph reads “Al in the trailer.”

Image shows Allan and Art Greber sitting on a sofa with a Christmas tree in the background. The caption on the back of the photograph reads “Allan & Art Greber.”

A Christmas gathering at the Greber home. L-R Art, Edna, Aubrey, Faye, Aubrey Hawkesworth, Ellenor, Violet, Dessie with Lynn and Bryce Robinson. Allan Greber is sitting on floor.

The image shows Charlotte, Aubrey, Dessie, and Violet posing together. Individuals are identified on the back of the photograph.

Allan Greber with his son Allan and his Royal elk horns in their farm yard at Lymburn.

Violet Greber at a log cabin, a grain elevator is visible in the picture. The cabin is possibly an old home of Violet’s.

Luella Kowalsky standing by a log cabin, a grain elevator is visible in the picture.

Al Greber and pilot Larry Moodie sitting on a floater plane at Hook Lake, October 1969.

Aubrey Greber seated at a table with his in-laws Mr. And Mrs. Bolt.

A studio portrait of Ottilia (Wiesner) (Greber) Kowalsky.

Allan Greber sitting in a wash tub with his cousin Lynn they are in their farm yard with clothes hanging on the line behind them.

A group of children gathered for Lynn Greber’s birthday party at the Greber farm in Lymburn.

Image shows Lea Hodgson holding a fish. Lea is identified on the back of the photograph.

Bill, Allan and Aubrey standing and Lynn and Ellenor seated at Allan Greber’s wedding to Sharron Sanford at their Lymburn home March 21, 1987.

Image shows a group of men in a kitchen. They are identified on the back of the photograph as Al Greber, Chum Greber, Clayton Greber, Lea Hodgson, Wilfred Hawkesworth, and Tim Greber.

Image shows Al and Edna Greber posing in front of a flowering tree.

Image shows Aubrey and Hazel Greber.

A poster of the cemetery where Charley Greber is buried. Charlie was the son of Edward Greber and Leokadia Ziebart. There is a small photograph attached to the corner of the poster that is Charley’s headstone. The headstone reads: Charley Greber, PV P I CL 9 Inf 2 Div Minnesota July 2, 1918.

Date: ca.1948-2001 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of records from the Greber farm.

Physical description: 1 cm of textual records

30 photographs

5 slides

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

Allan Greber and a friend sitting on top of the sleigh in the Greber farm yard. The barn with a grass roof is behind them.

The blue team Pansy & ____ Pap, Billy and a load of fertilizer. Billy loved to catch a ride.

A very young Billy Greber milking a cow. This picture was submitted by Violet to The Farm and Ranch Review which was published on May 1, 1950 pg.10. It was captioned “Mrs. Art Greber of Lymburn. Alta., sent us this picture of her fifteen-months-old son, Billy, making an early start with the chores.”

The Greber family standing by the families first tractor. It was purchased with money pooled together from Art Greber’s siblings. L-R Allan, Art, Bill, Al Tolton, Violet, Charlotte and Laurie.

Ottilia Kowlaksy milking a cow on the Greber’s farm in Lymburn.

Art Greber in the farm yard in Lymburn with the sod roof barn behind him.

The Canada geese that the Greber’s tamed are wandering in their farm yard. In one photograph there is part of the old Hythe Hotel that the Greber family had purchased and moved from Hythe to their farm in the 1970’s to live in.

The Greber family standing with Charlotte Tolton at the farm yard in Lymburn. Some granaries and on old tractor with corals are visible. L-R Back – Charlotte Tolton, Edna, Allan. Front row – Allan, Clayton, Tim.

A series of photographs from the auction sale held at the Greber farm March 31, 2001.

Date: 1965-2000 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of photographs from Big Valley Construction. Al Greber started to work in the oilfield almost start from school. He began with driving truck hauling equipment and eventually ran cats and other equipment. In the late 70’s Al started buying equipment of his own to run. He operated out of his farm in Lymburn. The business slowly expanded and with each rise in oil prices saw an increase in equipment and employees. In the 1980’s Al bought a shop in Hythe that eventually included the abandoned neighbouring Saskatoon berry plant building. Through his company, Al also gave back to the community by helping with numerous community projects including working on the Bear Hills Rodeo grounds, the Spring Lake Ski Hill and the new Hythe Legion. By the time of the Big Valley auction sale at All Peace Auctions in Grande Prairie the company had grown quite large with numerous employees.

Physical description: 66 photographs

Access points:

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

A picture of the Chalmers truck with a crawler loaded that Al Greber was driving.

Al with his brother Bill standing beside a Big Valley Construction crawler.

Al Greber with the help from brother Bill, nephew Billie and son Tim is installing the first Big Valley Construction sign at the entry way of the driveway at their Lymburn home.

A series of photographs of the demolition of the old Hythe School.

Date: 1922-1982 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consist of photographs of people and events from the community of Lymburn and Hythe. The records include some photographs collected by Violet Greber when she was working on the community book “Pioneer Round Up”.

Physical description: 48 photographs

Access points:

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

Pupils of the Glass Lake School. This photograph is on the page 273 of the book “Pioneer Round Up” and is identified as the entire Pike family. August 1922.

A couple standing in front of a steam powered threshing machine. This photograph is on page 337 of the book “Pioneer Round Up” but unidentified as to who or where the photo was taken.

A couple sitting in a buggy beside the Hythe Half Way House.

Hanson’s oxen working on building the Lymburn road.

Pete Regier’s House in Lymburn.

Bert Annison and his wife standing by a car. This photograph was used on page 173 of the book “Pioneer Round Up”.

Students in Grades 4, 5 and 6 standing outside at Lambert school with their teacher. Front row L-R: Stanly Steinke, Sarah Peters, Maxine Van Schaick, Bob Steinke, Elaine Van Schaick, Jack Guise, Jake Blum. Second Row: Johnny Bartsch, Mary Dyck, Susan Peters, Margaret Peters, Allan Greber, Wayne Steinke. Back Row: Gladys Omlid, Renate Burke, Helena Peters, Leonard Gladue, Johnny Dyck, Eileen Robertson, David Loewen. This photograph on page 347 in the book “Pioneer Round Up”.

Students in grades 7, 8 and 9 at Lambert school. Front row: Rose Mary Blum, Nancy Gerlinger, Irene Regier, Jack Guise, George Dyck, Justine Bartsch, Tina Peters, Anna Bartsch. Back row; Sam Peters, George Loewen, Ellenor Greber, Gordon Wiebe, Gwen Guise, Helen Theissen, Aubrey Greber, Mary Loewen, Hertha Burke. This photograph is on page 347 of the book “Pioneer Round Up.”

Nancy Gerlinger, Katherine Regier, Rose Marie Blum and Helen Thiessen, with Aubrey Greber standing in the back. They are standing outside of the Lambert school in Lymburn.

Girls and some boys dressed as girls at Lambert school. Aubrey Greber is second from the right.

Students outside in the yard at Lambert school.

The graduating class at Lambert school in Lymburn. L-R Allan Greber, Wayne Steinke, Jack Guise, Mrs. Bolt, Faye Bolt, Helen Prytoluk, and Madelon Tolway.

Members of the book committee for the book Pioneer Round Up that covers the communities of Albright, Demmitt, Goodfare, Hythe, Lymburn and Valhalla. Back row: Jack Gerlinger, Mrs. Horte?, Wilbrod Dupont, Emma Sipe, Lena Larson, Irene Cook Jean McFadgen, Violet Greber and Olive Stickney. Seated in front: Sophie Gerlinger, ?, Allie Jenner, Lorna Horte, Mary Nepstad

A class picture of Hythe students. Back Row L-R Clayton Greber, Derek Homme, Dee Court, Derrick Oakford, ?, Mrs. Christopherson. Middle Row – Tyler Gass, Leah Brandsater, Clint Shail, Ross Hogg, Cathy Robertson. Front Row – Jennifer Pearson, Merlin Juneau, ?, ?, Roger Loewen, Veronica Hanson

Standing inside the Hythe arena holding trophies to hand out are Norm Kjemhus, Al Greber and David Smith.

A series of photographs of different events at the Bear Hills rodeo.

A series of photographs of the Hythe parade taken from across the road of the old Hythe Legion.

A group pictures of Hythe students on a field trip to the provincial building in Edmonton. Back Row – Todd Anderson, Layne Letendre, Clint Shail, Ross Hogg, Leah Brandsater, Teresa Lunam, John Mennell, Sonja Loberg, Sheldon Marton, Wade Ferguson. Middle Row – Colleen Everton, Tammy Mclaren, Veronica Hanson, Derrick Oakford, Roger Stedel, Andrew Tofteland, Ckayton Greber, Dee Court, Marlene Horseman, Jocelyne Rivard. Front row – Robert Morrell, Olga Sawchuk, Brenda Coles, Terri Taylor, Renay Peterson, Roger Loewen, Tony Schuller, Travis Bartsch, Merlin Juneau, Derek Homme, Theresa Curtis, Remona Savard, Mr. Berg.

Students of Hythe Elementary school on the playground posing for their class picture. Back row – Evan Pierson, Bill Greber, Joel Stobo, Wade Goodheart, Derek Homme, Jackie Oakford, ? Middle Row – Clayton Greber, Mr. Morrell, Jody Hodgson, Theresa Curtis, Sandra Horseman, Dee Court. Front row – Teresa Lunam, Sean Mather, Marletta Simard, Randy Dyck, Brenda Webb, Shawn Hagen, Sonja Loberg, Leslie Hotte, Molly Swanson.

Date: 1980-2001 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists photographs of Hythe Hockey teams and events.

Physical description: 5 photographs

Access points:

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

Allan (Chum) Greber about to shoot at the Provincial Bantam “D” Tournament in Hythe that was held March 21-23. This game was Hythe vs. Andrew.

A Hythe minor hockey team inside the Hythe arena. Back row: ? Coaches __ Stobo and Jarvis Shail. Players: Tim Greber, Darin Oakford, Murray Soucy, Danny Robertson, Ross Hogg, Dylan Olson (goalie), Tony Schuller, Marcel Reaume, Jack Oakford, Darren Omlid, Clint Shail.

The Hythe midget hockey team at Hardisty, Alberta provincials. The team is standing on the blue line as well there is a group photograph of players. Back row L-R: John Reaume, Orville Probst, marcel Reaume, Raymond Sebastian, Clint Shail, Roger Loewen, Andrew Tofteland, Ross Hogg, Clayton Greber, Kevin McEachern, Jarvis Shail, Kane Jorgenson. Front row: Murray Soucy, David Lofgren, Derek Homme, Jackie Oakford, Dylan Olson, Tim Greber, Darin Oakford, Tim Probst, Tony Schuller.

The winning Hythe Mustang team photo taken inside the Hythe arena. The Mustangs won the seven game series against the Grande Prairie Athletics to claim the CPHL trophy. Back row L-R: Dean Eastman, Kevin Tillotson, Arnold Dyck, Carey Wallan, Wade Wallan, Simon Wallan, Barry Wallan, Doug Gingles. Middle row: Kelly Mitchel (trainer), Tim Toews, Joe Anderson, Jeff Foster, Simon Jukes, Murray Toews, Clayton Greber, Robert Hill. Front row: Tom Adams, Rick Wallan, Jack Patterson (coach), Travis Benn, Les Wallan (manager), Bob Kalb, Rick Willey