Fonds 437 J. B. Oliver Funeral Home collection

19 maps

2 architectural drawings

1 technical drawing

Date: 1908-1981 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of maps showing the Flying Shot Lake Settlement, showing the Metis houses around the lake in 1908, surveyed land in Northern Alberta in 1930, the City of Grande Prairie in 1958 and 1977, the Municipal District of Spirit River in 1961 and 1965, the County of Grande Prairie in 1969, and Flying Shot Lake Subdivision in 1981.

Physical description: 8 maps

Access points:

•                Cartographic material (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

1 in. = 10 chains

Scope and content:

Plan of Flying Shot Lake Settlement in Township 71, Range 6, West of the Sixth Meridian in the Province of Alberta, produced by the Department of the Interior and compiled from official surveys by J.B. St. Cyr, DLS, on August 20, 1907. The plan shows lots, location of houses and stables, including the buildings of Harry & Maude Clifford on the west side of the lake.

Map of surveyed land in the Province of Alberta, Canada, created by the Alberta Department of Public Works under the Hon. O.L. McPherson, Minister, and J.D. Robertson, Deputy Minister, in 1930.

1 in. = 400 ft.

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City of Grande Prairie map up to date as of January 10, 1958, covering the area occupied by the City, from 88th to 116th Avenues, and from 92nd to 108th Streets. The map shows the registered plan numbers, the highway commercial land outside of the city boundary to the north, the stock car race track on the west end, and the names of businesses along the railway in the downtown core.

1 in. = 1 mi.

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Map of the M.D. of Spirit River showing creeks and rivers, towns, roads and road allowances, railways and land owners in 1961. A list on the side gives all the owners of river lots (which are too small to fit names on).

2 in. = 1 mi.

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1965 map of the M.D. of Spirit River showing divisional boundaries, separate school district boundary, farmsteads, schools, community centers, churches, cemeteries, and land owners.

7/8 in. = 1 mile

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County of Grande Prairie map showing railroads, roads, schools, hamlets, community halls, municipalities, parks, and land owners as of February 1969.

1 : 2000

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Survey plan for Flying Shot Lake Subdivision, which was the name given to the small area of land between the cemetery and Highway 40 in the County of Grande Prairie. The plan was created by Alberta Power and shows location of power lines.

1” = 100’

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City of Grande Prairie Standard Sheet No. 4 showing sanitary sewers, storm sewers, and watermains in the area around the Grande Prairie Municipal Cemetery.

Date: 1922-1969 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of plans for the following cemeteries in the City and County of Grande Prairie showing blocks and plot numbers: Grande Prairie Municipal Cemetery, Scenic Heights Cemetery, Spring Creek Cemetery, Lake Saskatoon Cemetery, and Teepee Creek Cemetery. There is also a letter from the County of Grande Prairie, dated April 19, 1974, enquiring about cemeteries on the SW 10-71-7-6 and SW 16-71-7-6.

Physical description: 10 maps

Access points:

•                Cartographic material (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

1 in. = 30 ft.

Scope and content:

Three plans for the cemetery at Flying Shot Lake, showing subdivision of south half of cemetery in Lot 7, Flying Shot Lake Settlement, in Township 71, Range 6, West of the 6th Meridian in July 1922. The plan was surveyed by N.H. Bradley, D & ALS, and signed by J.A. Gorman, Town Engineer. Of the three versions of the map, one is a diazo plan which shows blocks 1-7 and blocks 20-26 as current, the second is a linen plan with the same details, and the third is a very warn map showing blocks 1-7, 9, 13, and 15-26 as current. This last plan was coloured at a later date to show which lots were occupied and which sold.

Working sheet for Block 19, the baby plots, in the Flying Shot Lake Cemetery, giving the size of the graves and the number of plots to each block. The plan is hand-drawn on a roll of brown paper, and there are names written on some of the plots. Some of the names are different than the record compiled by the Alberta Genealogical Society from the Grande Prairie cemetery records.

40 ft. = 1 in.

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Survey plan for Scenic Heights Cemetery, located on 2 acres in the southwest corner of SW 1/4 Section 15, Township 73, Range 8, West of the 6th Meridian. The plan shows 72 blocks, and there appear to be 8 plots in a block. The map is not dated, and there are are no names of burials.

1 in. = 40 ft.

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Linen backed survey plan for Glen Leslie Cemetery, located on 4 acres in the southwest corner of SW 1/4 Section 6, Township 72, Range 3, West of the 6th Meridian. The plan shows 65 blocks of different sizes. The map is not dated, and there are are no names of burials.

1 in. = 60 ft

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Linen backed survey plan for Spring Lake Cemetery, located on 5 acres in the southwest corner of Section 16, Township 71, Range 7, West of the 6th Meridian. The plan shows 70 blocks. The map is not dated, and there are are no names of burials.

1 in. = 40 ft.

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Survey Plan for Lake Saskatoon Cemetery, located on 5 acres in the southeast corner of NE 1/4 of Section 34, Township 71, Range 8, West of the 6th Meridian. The plan shows 92 blocks and the drives in between the blocks. The plan is not dated, and there are no names of burials.

1 in. = 40 ft.

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Survey plan for Teepee Creek Cemetery in the NW 1/4 of Section 9, Township 74, Range 3, West of the 6th Meridian, dated August 25, 1932. The plan shows 720 blocks, and there appear to be 8 plots in a block. There are are no names of burials.

1 in. = 20 ft.

Scope and content:

Survey Plan for the City of Grande Prairie Cemetery in Lot 7, Flying Shot Lake, in Township 71, Range 6, West of the 6th Meridian. This plan was redrawn for the Parks & Recreation Dept of the City of Grande Prairie in January 1969, by Parks Superintendent J. Kluyt. It shows the size of adult and child graves and the redesign of Block 39 from child to adult grave plots.

Date: 1975-1982 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of a lot plan for the Oliver Funeral home on 102 Street, and a plan for the expansion of the building ca. 1975.

Physical description: 2 architectural drawings

Access points:

•                Cartographic material (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

1/4 in. = 1 ft.

Scope and content:

Architectural plans for alterations to the show room floor plan at Oliver’s Funeral Home located on 102 Street between 102 and 103 Avenue.

1/8” = 1 ft.

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Landscape Plan for Oliver Funeral Home site on 102nd Street designed by Celia M in August 1982. Plan includes plant key and planting schedule.

Date: 1935-1948 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of a map showing the route for a new road down to the Wapiti in 1938, correspondence between Mr. Oliver and the Provincial Parks Board regarding the creation of Wapiti Park in 1948, a plan for a concrete stove for the campgrounds, and a circular titled General Regulations re: Provincial Parks.

Physical description: 1 cm textual records

1 map

1 technical drawing

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Cartographic material (documentary form)

•                Technical drawing (documentary form)

Publication status:

Published

1 in. = 6 chains

Scope and content:

Plan showing survey of new road in Sections 14, 15, 23, 26, 27, Township 70, Range 6, West of the Sixth Meridian. The plan shows the new road to be constructed down to Wapiti Park (border drawn in red) on the south side of the Wapiti River. Details include the location of the ferry towers on each side of the river.

1.5 in. = 1 ft.

Scope and content:

Generic “Design for Concrete Stove for Camp Grounds” distributed by the Government of the Province of Alberta Department of Public Works. On the back a handwritten note designates it for “Wapiti” Park. The plan is dated May 1935, but would probably have been used at a later date.