Fonds 039 Bert & Miriam Tieman fonds

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Summary information

Repository: South Peace Regional Archives
Title: Bert and Miriam Tieman fonds
Reference code: 0039
Date: 1939-1985 (date of creation)
Physical description: 6.5 cm of textual records

146 photographs

624 postcards

35 sketches

9 video recordings

Language: English
Dates of creation, revision and deletion: Exported from AoR and added to new database Jan. 2022 – SF
Descriptions updated and fully transferred to new database Oct. 2023 – TD
Note: This fonds has been identified as having Indigenous related content. Researchers may encounter language that is outdated and offensive. To learn more about Indigenous records at the South Peace Regional Archives please see our guide.

Administrative history / Biographical sketch

Bernard John Tieman was born in Delfts, Holland in 1898. At the age of 21 he immigrated to High River, Alberta. The year was 1920, and the trip was made by ship. On board he met Miriam Hutchinson, who had been born in England in 1898, and was also immigrating to Canada. The couple were married in Calgary in 1926.

In 1927, the Tiemans came to the Peace Country. They filed on NE 31-74-7, north of Buffalo Lake and farmed there until 1946, when they moved to Grande Prairie. Miriam Tieman was a long-time member of the Alberta Women’s Institute and became involved with the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire soon after her arrival in Buffalo Lake. In Grande Prairie, she assisted the first teacher at the Peace School of Hope when it opened in 1955. Bert worked as a carpenter.

The Tiemans were very active in the community. They attended Christ Church Anglican, where Bert handcrafted the pews, the tables and the bishop’s chair in the old church. They served as volunteers for the Peace School of Hope, where Bert taught woodworking and served on the board, while Miriam’s group of the Women’s Institute sewed all the curtains and quilts. Barrydale House, the dorm for handicapped children which opened in 1960, was named after Barry Ferguson and Dale McQuaig, two handicapped boys from outside of Grande Prairie who had lived with the Tiemans for a number of years. Swan Industries, a woodworking shop for the handicapped, which Bert also supported, opened in 1973. Bert and Miriam were also involved with the Drama Festival, Bert as actor and stage manager and Miriam in the cast or designing and sewing costumes. Later, Bert served as president of the Museum Board for some years. It was due to his persistence that Tieman Road was opened as an access to the museum.

In 1952, Bert was elected to the Town Council, a position he maintained for 11 years. He was a councilman when Grande Prairie became a city in 1958. Bert’s many interests included woodworking crafts, theatre and art. He was also an amateur paleontologist, with a self-taught knowledge of fossils. His greatest discovery was a fossilized pike fish which, after examination by University of Alberta professor Dr. Mark Wilson, was given the name, ‘Esox tiemani’.

Bert and Miriam’s only child died as an infant. Miriam passed away in Nov. 21, 1979. Bert passed away on September 20, 1984. Because they had no family in Canada, the Tieman estate was willed to the Grande Prairie Museum.

Custodial history

Records were bequeathed to the Grande Prairie Museum along with the entirety of the Tieman estate. Grande Prairie Regional Archives assumed responsibility for the archival portion in 2000. An accrual of paper records in 2011 was donated by William H. Rollans, Edmonton, executor for Mr. Tieman’s estate.

Scope and content

The fonds consists of some personal papers of Bert and Miriam Tieman; a folder of unframed pencil sketches and paintings; a large photograph and postcard collection, including personal photographs of the Tiemans and their homes; films of their life and activities; and documents relating to their hobbies and their volunteer work with the South Peace Operatic Society, the Grande Prairie & District Association of the Mentally Handicapped, the Town of Grande Prairie when Bert was Alderman, and the Grande Prairie Museum. Also included is a handwritten “Handbook for Wireless Telegraph Operators” c. 1920. An accrual includes birth certificates for Bert and Miriam, a marriage certificate and records of Bert’s including a typing certificate (1914), a military draft certificate (1917), a Lay Minister’s License (1981), City of Grande Prairie Alderman card, a news clipping showing Bert donating his personal art collection to the Prairie Art Gallery, a thank you letter for service on the Grande Prairie Health Unit Board, a page of Bert Tieman Woodworking letterhead and a memorial card.

Notes

Title notes

  • Source of title proper: Title based on the contents of the fonds.

Restrictions on access

A portion of this fonds is restricted due to privacy concerns. Please speak to the archivist for more information.

Related material

Some original documents are housed in the memorial to Bert & Miriam in the main museum. Many artefacts from Bert’s fossil collection, his artwork, and the Tieman estate are in the Grande Prairie Museum collection.

Accruals

No accruals expected.

Access points

  • Textual record (documentary form)
  • Graphic material (documentary form)
  • Moving images (documentary form)
  • Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)
  • Art (subject)
  • Communications* (subject)
  • Family and personal life* (subject)
  • Netherlands (place)
  • England (place)

Table of contents

0039.01, Personal Papers, Photographs, & Film, 1895-1985

0039.02, Personal Hobbies, 1915-1985

0039.03, Grande Prairie Association for the Mentally Handicapped, 1956-1974

0039.04, Grande Prairie Museum, 1957-1985

Series descriptions

Series 0039.01: Personal Papers, Photographs, & Film

Date: 1895-1985 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of records relating to Bert & Miriam’s personal lives, including a 1911 certificate for first communion for Bert in Delft, Holland; the 1946 building permit for their Grande Prairie home and its final appraisal in 1985; memorial documents; miscellaneous bills and receipts; news clippings; travel documents and diary; photographs which cover the period of the Tieman’s lives in Canada; and 10 reels of 8mm and Super 8mm film. The photographs show family and friends, travel, Peace School of Hope, Christ Church Anglican, Grande Prairie Museum, and Theatre Productions. The films document various aspects of the Tiemans’ life including their 50th wedding anniversary, travel, local parades and events, local museums, house demolition, and Marilyn Turner’s wedding. An accrual includes birth certificates for Bert and Miriam, a marriage certificate, and records of Bert’s including a typing certificate (1914), a military draft certificate (1917), a Lay Minister’s License (1981), City of Grande Prairie Alderman card, a news clipping showing Bert donating his personal art collection to the Prairie Art Gallery, a thank you letter for service on the Grande Prairie Health Unit Board, a page of Bert Tieman Woodworking letterhead and a memorial card.

Physical description: 0.5 cm textual records

246 photographs

3 negatives

9 video recordings

Access points:

•                Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)

•                Textual record (documentary form)

•                Moving images (documentary form)

•                Graphic material (documentary form)

Arrangement:

Photographs are listed by order in which they were accessioned into the Grande Prairie Museum in 1985, not by activity or category.

File / item list
Reference code Title Dates Physical description
0039.01.001 Item – Tieman Road  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

Pans and Fred Tieman standing by Richmond Avenue in Grande Prairie.

0039.01.002 Item – “G.P.’s First City Fathers” 1982 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

A plaque commemorating the opening of the city hall in Grande Prairie in 1962.

0039.01.003 Item – Grande Prairie Pioneer Museum  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

Photograph shows historic buildings next to Bear Creek. The caption on the back of the photograph reads “Antique cluster huddled snugly together.”

0039.01.004 Item – Grande Prairie Regional College  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

Northeast view of Grande Prairie Regional College. The caption on the back of the photograph reads “Curious curvy thinktank.”

0039.01.005 Item – Bear Creek Dam  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

The caption on the back of the photograph reads “Grande Prairie’s Pit-falls.”

0039.01.006 Item – “Fishy Business”  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

A fossil of a prehistoric fish with a smaller fish in its stomach.

0039.01.007 Item – Farm Tractor  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

Fred Tieman by farm tractor. The back of the photo reads: “Signature hunting by tenacious fan.”

0039.01.008 Item – Bridge  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

The back of the photograph reads: “It still is, where Bill is, you’ll see Phyllis.”

0039.01.009 Item – Picnicking  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 5 x 7 in.
Scope and content:

The back of the photograph reads: “Terrific to pick Nick joining the picnic, near the Simmonette, where our feet got wet.”

0039.01.010 Item – Peace River Bridge  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

The caption on the back of the photograph reads “No bridge over troubled water.”

0039.01.011 Item – Peace River Bridge  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

The bridge over the Peace River. The back of the photograph reads: “Even like this picture myself.”

0039.01.012 Item – St. Charles Mission at Dunvegan  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

The St. Charles Mission at Dunvegan. The back of the photograph reads: “Outdoor poker O.K.?”

0039.01.013 Item – St. Charles Mission Altarpiece  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

The altarpiece in the St. Charles Mission. The back of the photograph reads: “Whitsun Light seems to reflect from altarpiece.”

0039.01.014 Item – “Beautiful Believer’s Building”  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

Building at the St. Charles Mission at Dunvegan.

0039.01.015 Item – St. Charles Mission Plaque  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

Plaque at the St. Charles Mission.

0039.01.016 Item – St. Charles Mission at Dunvegan  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

St. Charles Mission viewed from the Peace River at Dunvegan. The back of the photograph reads: “Worthwhile waterscape of White man’s wigwam.”

0039.01.017 Item – “Mackey’s Corner”  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 5 x 7 in.
Scope and content:

Outdoor get together with friends.

0039.01.018 Item – “Camp Lloyd’s Scenery”  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 5 x 7 in.
Scope and content:

Various outbuildings and farm equipment in a field.

0039.01.019 Item – Log Cabin  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

The back of the photograph reads: “Olley country residence.”

0039.01.020 Item – Log Barn  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

The back of the photograph reads: “picturesque homestead remnant.”

0039.01.021 Item – Cooking Hotdogs  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 5 x 7 in.
Scope and content:

The back of the photo reads: “McDonald’s H.Q. memo: Top heavy branch operation due to excessive supervision over dog heating personnel.”

0039.01.022 Item – Tieman and Friend  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 5 x 7 in.
Scope and content:

The back of the photo reads: “Bilateral agricultural top at Camp Lloyd.”

0039.01.023 Item – “Rusty Rusticity”  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 5 x 7 in.
Scope and content:

Tieman with farm machinery.

0039.01.024 Item – Tieman and Tractor  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 5 x 7 in.
Scope and content:

The back of the photograph reads: “Hell, trailer’s got a flat.”

0039.01.025 Item – Farm Machinery  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 5 x 7 in.
Scope and content:

The back of the photo reads: “Feels allright, not much tread left though.”

0039.01.026 Item – “Lunchbreak West of Chetwind”  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 5 x 7 in.
Scope and content:

Tieman standing at the doorway of the trailer.

0039.01.027 Item – “Mysterious Rocky Status”  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

Road sign reads “Mt. LeMoray” on a Northern B.C. highway.

0039.01.028 Item – “Pine River Country”  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

A river and some mountains.

0039.01.029 Item – “Pine River Country”  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

A river and some mountains.

0039.01.031 Item – “Favourite Overnight Stop of the Tieman Family”  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 5 x 7 in.
Scope and content:

The Tiemans sitting outside of a log cabin.

0039.01.032 Item – “Doggone Dogged Doggie”  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 5 x 7 in.
Scope and content:

The Tiemans and dog in the log cabin doorway.

0039.01.033 Item – “The Rake’s Lake”  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

View from the lake’s dock looking out on the mountains.

0039.01.034 Item – Pans, Bert, Case and Dog 1982 1 photograph : colour ; 5 x 7 in.
Scope and content:

The caption on the back of the photograph reads “First Dog and Pans”

0039.01.035 Item – Bert and Case  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 5 x 7 in.
Scope and content:

The caption on the back of the photograph reads, “Then Bert and Case”

0039.01.036 Item – Log Cabin  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 5 x 7 in.
Scope and content:

The caption on the back of the photograph reads, “All vanished suddenly into space”

0039.01.037 Item – Log Cabin  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

The back of the photograph reads: “Slept like a log in this cabin.”

0039.01.038 Item – The End of the Fortnight  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

The Tieman house. The back of the photograph reads: “Trashcan placed along the curbside, it’s Thursday end of fortnight.”

0039.01.039 Item – Sunset  1982 1 photograph : colour ; 5 x 7 in.
Scope and content:

Sunset from the air.

0039.01.040 Item – Banks of a River  ca. 1980 1 photograph : colour ; 3.5 x 3.5 in.
Scope and content:

Banks of a river.

0039.01.041 Item – Balloons  ca. 1980 1 photograph : colour ; 3.5 x 3.5 in.
Scope and content:

Hot air balloons preparing to lift off at Grande Prairie’s Muskoseepi Park.

0039.01.042-046 Item – Tieman Collection  ca. 1980 5 photographs : colour ; 4 x 4 in.
Scope and content:

Photographs of the Tieman house, garden, and pet cats.

0039.01.047 Item – Monument  ca. 1980 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 4 in.
Scope and content:

Image shows a stone cairn.

0039.01.048 Item – Pans and Fred Tieman  ca. 1980 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 4 in.
Scope and content:

Pans and Fred Tieman by a monument.

0039.01.049 Item – Pans and Fred Tieman  ca. 1980 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 4 in.
Scope and content:

The Tiemans at a visitor’s centre.

0039.01.050 Item – Community Map  ca. 1980 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 4 in.
Scope and content:

Community map.

0039.01.051 Item – Anglican Church  ca. 1980 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 4 in.
Scope and content:

Anglican Church of Canada in Grande Prairie.

0039.01.052 Item – Aerial View of a City  ca. 1980 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 4 in.
Scope and content:

A city viewed from the air.

0039.01.053 Item – River  ca. 1980 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 4 in.
Scope and content:

Image shows an unidentified river.

0039.01.054-062 Item – Bert & Miriam Tieman Photographs  1939-1985 10 photographs : colour ; 4 x 4 in.
Scope and content:

Subject matter in these images includes the Tiemans’ home, their pet cats, flowers, and the old firehall.

0039.01.063 Item – Bert Tieman Memorial Photograph  ca. 1980 1 photograph : colour ; 8 x 10 in.
Scope and content:

Photograph of Bert Tieman used at his funeral and on the memorial card. The note on the back says, “Bert John Marie Tieman born Delfts Holland Oct 18th, 1898, died Sept 20th 1984.”

1985.02.102.002-046 Item – Unidentified Personal Photographs  n.d 45 photographs : b&w ; various sizes
Scope and content:

Collection of unidentified photographs of family and friends.

1985.02.102.047 Item – The Student Prince  [1970] 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7
Scope and content:

Bert Tieman as a member of the cast in ‘The Student Prince’.

1985.02.102.048-101 Item – Tieman Photograph collection  n.d. 53 photographs
Scope and content:

Unidentified photographs from the Bert and Miriam Tieman fonds accessioned by the Grande Prairie Museum in 1985 after the Tieman estate was donated to the museum.

1985.02.102.100 Item – Little Theatre Production [1970] 1 photograph : colour ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Bert Tieman in a little theatre production in Grande Prairie.

1985.02.216 A-LL Item – Tieman Photograph collection  n.d. 34 photographs
Scope and content:

Unidentified photographs and postcards from the Bert and Miriam Tieman fonds accessioned by the Grande Prairie Museum in 1985 after the Tieman estate was donated to the museum.

1985.02.217.001-122 Item – Tieman Photograph collection  [1970] 122 photographs
Scope and content:

Unidentified photographs from the Bert and Miriam Tieman fonds accessioned by the Grande Prairie Museum in 1985 after the Tieman estate was donated to the museum.

1985.02.217.012 Item – [Two People Posing with Totem Pole]  [197-] 1 photograph : colour ; 3.5 x 3.5 in.
Scope and content:

Image shows two people posing beside a totem pole with mountains in the background. The back of the photo says “Jasper & [Juli?].”

1985.02.217.054 Item – [Friendship Centre Float]  1970 1 photograph : colour ; 3 x 3 in.
Scope and content:

Image shows a Grande Prairie Friendship Centre parade float. The float has a tipi on it and people wearing regalia. The caption on the back of the photograph says “Parade 1970”.

1985.02.217.082 Item – [Two Children Looking at Model Wagon]  [197-] 1 photograph : colour ; 5 x 3.5 in.
Scope and content:

Image shows two children dressed in Indigenous style costume, staring at a model wagon. Behind them appears to be a tipi. The back of the photograph says “Tos and I finished the car you send him. Here you see the Indians before here “wig-wam” looking to the strange car of the white peoples!”

1985.02.217.087 Item – [Blackfeet Cree Battle History Sign]  1977 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 4 in.
Scope and content:

Image shows a woman standing beside a Province of Alberta historical sign that says “Blackfeet Cree Battle” The sign then has text telling about a battle in 1870 between the two groups. Back of photo says “Lethbridge ‘77”

1985.02.217.101 Item – [Man Beside Totem Pole] 1977 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 in.
Scope and content:

Image shows a man, likely Bert Tieman, standing next to a totem pole in an undisclosed location.

1985.02.220 Item – On a Walk Near Timmins 1974 1 photograph : colour ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Unidentified couple with two young children. Note on the back says, “September 1974, On a walk near Timmins, Ontario”.

1985.02.221 Item – Grande Prairie Town Council  1953 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.5 x 6.5 in.
Scope and content:

The members of the 1953 Town Council at City Hall: Bert Tieman, George Didow, Art Whitlock, R. Norton, G. Repka, Jack MacKay and Bob Millar.

1985.02.221 A-Z Item – Tieman Photograph collection  n.d. 26 photographs
Scope and content:

Unidentified photographs from the Bert and Miriam Tieman fonds accessioned by the Grande Prairie Museum in 1985 after the Tieman estate was donated to the museum.

1985.02.221I Item – Homesteading in Buffalo Lakes  1930 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Miriam Tieman with a team of horses (Dolly and Dan) on the Tieman farm at Buffalo Lake in 1930.

1985.02.222 A-Z Item – Tieman Photograph collection  n.d. 26 photographs
Scope and content:

Unidentified photographs from the Bert and Miriam Tieman fonds accessioned by the Grande Prairie Museum in 1985 after the Tieman estate was donated to the museum.

1985.02.222L Item – [Totem Poles]  1977 1 photograph : colour ; 2 x 4 in.
Scope and content:

Image shows several totem poles in the wilderness. The side of a school bus and several people are visible in the lower left. Image was taken at an unknown location.

1985.02.223 Item – Opening of Swan Industries  ca. 1970 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7 in.
Scope and content:

Mayor Elmer Borstad cutting the ribbon for the opening of Swan Industries. He is assisted by Councilor Bert Tieman and director, Mrs. Liggett.

1985.02.223 C-Z Item – Tieman Photograph collection  n.d. 24 photographs1 negative
Scope and content:

Unidentified photographs from the Bert and Miriam Tieman fonds accessioned by the Grande Prairie Museum in 1985 after the Tieman estate was donated to the museum.

1985.02.223R Item – Totem Pole Jasper  [197-] 1 photograph : b&w ; 2 x 4 in.
Scope and content:

Image shows a totem pole surrounded by a short fence in Jasper. The title is taken from the back of the photograph.

1985.02.223S Item – Snowshoeing  [1930] 1 photograph : b&w ; 2 x 3 in.
Scope and content:

Miriam Tieman snowshoeing at the Tieman farm at Buffalo Lakes.

1985.02.223U Item – Hauling Firewood  [1930] 1 photograph : b&w ; 2 x 3 in.
1 negative
Scope and content:

Bert Tieman with a load of firewood on the Tieman farm at Buffalo Lakes.

1985.02.224 A-Z Item – Tieman Photograph collection  n.d. 26 photographs
Scope and content:

Unidentified photographs from the Bert and Miriam Tieman fonds accessioned by the Grande Prairie Museum in 1985 after the Tieman estate was donated to the museum.

1985.02.224V Item – Uncle Bert Art Lesson  August 1979 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

Image shows Bert Tieman watching three children drawing. The children appear to be Indigenous. The title is taken from the back of the photograph.

1985.02.224W Item – Uncle Bert and Robert  August 1979 1 photograph : colour ; 4 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

Image shows Bert Tieman working on what appears to be a woodworking project in a workshop with a child. The title is taken from the back of the photograph.

1985.02.225 A-Z Item – Tieman Photograph collection  n.d. 26 photographs
Scope and content:

Unidentified photographs from the Bert and Miriam Tieman fonds accessioned by the Grande Prairie Museum in 1985 after the Tieman estate was donated to the museum.

1985.02.225K Item – Family Outside Christ Church Anglican  1948 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Family group in front of Christ Church Anglican in Grande Prairie.

1985.02.226E Item – Christ Church Anglican  [1970] 1 photograph : colour ; 5 x 7 in.
Scope and content:

Interior of Christ Church Anglican, Grande Prairie.

1985.02.226 F-I Item – Paleontological Finds  [1970] 4 photographs
Scope and content:

Four photographs of dinosaur and other bones found in-situ.

1985.02.238 Item – The Flying Dutchman  [1970] 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7 in.
Scope and content:

Bert Tieman, the Flying Dutchman, in an automobile race.

1985.02.242A Item – 1961 Herald Tribune  February 24, 1961 2 pages
Scope and content:

Pages 5 and 6 of February 24, 1961 issue in mylar. One page contains individual photos of the Grande Prairie Athletics Hockey Team members.

1985.03.020A Item – Harvest Time  ca. 1920 1 glass negative : b&w ; 2.5 x 3.5 in.
Scope and content:

An unidentified farmer harvests oats with a binder.

1985.03.020B Item – Farm Family  ca. 1920 1 glass negative : b&w ; 2.5 x 3.5 in.
Scope and content:

An unidentified family in front of their home.

1985.03.020C Item – Oat Crop  ca. 1920 1 glass negative : b&w ; 2.5 x 3. 5 in.
Scope and content:

An unidentified farmer with his oat crop.

1985.03.080 Item – Grande Prairie, Alberta  1932 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 18 in.
Scope and content:

A view of Grande Prairie looking northwest from 97 Avenue and 101 Street.

Note:

A copy (first part) of original framed photo numbered 999.76.11.

1985.03.081 Item – Grande Prairie, Alberta

 

1932 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 18 in.
1 negative
Scope and content:

A view of Grande Prairie, looking northeast from 97th avenue and 101 Street.

Note:

A copy (second part) of framed photo was numbered 999.76.11.

1985.03.082A Item – [Parade, Displays, Hoop Dancing, and Travel]  1973 1 film reel (ca. 13:20 minutes ; 200 feet) : acetate, reversal, colour ; Super 8 mm
Scope and content:

The film shows a campsite, Dunvegan Bridge, a Grande Prairie parade, a rock exhibition in Edmonton, the Monte Lake Rock Shop, displays at the Provincial Museum of Alberta, a wedding, picnics, Indigenous hoop dancing, a hayride, Skihist Provincial Park, Overlander, various scenery, a cat with a kitten, and snow blowing. The original description and title called Indigenous hoop dancing “native dancing.”

A digitized copy is available here.

1985.03.082B Item – Tieman’s 50th Wedding Anniversary  1976 1 film reel (ca. 10 minutes ; 150 feet) : acetate, reversal, colour ; Super 8 mm
Scope and content:

The film shows the 1976 celebration of the Bert and Miriam Tieman’s 50th wedding anniversary including the decorations, dinner, guests, cutting the cake, and a gift table.

A digitized copy is available here.

1985.03.082C Item – Travel, Peace River, Dunvegan, and Pipestone  ca. 1967 1 film reel (ca. 12:25 minutes ; 150 feet) : acetate, reversal, colour ; 8 mm
Scope and content:

The film shows travels outside of the Peace Country to Summerland and Jasper, a trip to Peace River, a meeting at Dunvegan, and a picnic at Pipestone Creek.

1985.03.082E Item – Parades, Picnics, Children, and Travel  [ca. 1970-1971] 1 film reel (ca. 13:20 minutes ; 200 feet) : acetate, reversal, colour ; Super 8 mm
Scope and content:

The film shows two Grande Prairie parades, various picnics including one with the Piverts and Carneys, and children building a snowman, travel outside the Peace Country to Jasper, Well’s Grey Park, Vernon, Penticton, and Al Oeming’s wildlife farm.

A digitized copy is available here.

1985.03.082F Item – Wedding, Parade, Christmas, and Travel  [ca. 1969] 1 film reel (ca. 13:20 minutes ; 200 feet) : acetate, reversal, colour ; Super 8 mm
Scope and content:

The film shows Marilyn Turner’s wedding, the Peace River bridge, a picnic, the Alberta Resources Railway Parade in July 1969, Christmas celebrations, and travels outside the Peace Country to Athabasca, Fort McMurray, Jasper, Hudson’s Hope, Dawson Creek, Montreal, and Edmonton.

A digitized copy is available here.

1985.03.082G Item – Parade, Teepee Creek Stampede, and Travel  [ca. 1970-1972] 1 film reel (ca. 13:20 minutes ; 200 feet) : acetate, reversal, colour ; Super 8 mm
Scope and content:

The film shows the Grande Prairie Co-op, the Teepee Creek Stampede, a Grande Prairie parade, and travel outside the Peace Country to Summerland, the Okanagen, the Yellowhead, and the Kootenay.

A digitized copy is available here.

1985.03.082H Item – Beaverlodge Museum, Grande Prairie Museum, and Travel  [ca. 1974] 1 film reel (ca. 13:20 minutes ; 200 feet) : acetate, reversal, colour ; Super 8 mm
Scope and content:

The film shows the Beaverlodge Museum (South Peace Centennial Museum), Grande Prairie Museum, and travels outside the Peace Country to Helmcken Falls, Dawson Falls, Vernon, Hornby Island, and Hell’s Gate.

A digitized copy is available here.

1985.03.082I Item – Wedding, Outdoor Activities, and Kleskun Hill  [ca. 1965] 1 film reel (ca. 3:45 minutes ; 50 feet) : acetate, reversal, colour ; 8 mm
Scope and content:

The film shows a wedding, kids playing at Kinsmen Park playground in Edmonton, a man standing by a sign, a group playing ball, and a Kleskun Hills picnic including a fossil hunt.

A digitized copy is available here.

1985.03.082J Item – House Demolition and Horse Racing  [ca. 1972] 1 film reel (ca. 3:45 minutes ; 50 feet) : acetate, reversal, colour ; 8 mm
Scope and content:

The film shows birds at a feeder in winter, the duplex on 107 Avenue being demolished, harness racing and judging at the fairgrounds, and flowers.

A digitized copy is available here.

1985.03.135 Item – Miriam Tieman  [1925] 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

Portrait of Miriam Tieman about the time of her marriage.

1985.03.136 Item – Bert Tieman  [1925] 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 6 in.
Scope and content:

Portrait of Bert Tieman about the time of his marriage.

1985.03.137 Item – Bert & Miriam Tieman  [1925] 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Scope and content:

Bert and Miriam Tieman celebrating their anniversary.

1985.63.5c Item – Unidentified woman and child  n.d. 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7 in.
Scope and content:

Unidentified woman and child sitting in a rocking chair in a snowy field.

1994.17.01 Item – Bert Tieman with Barry Ferguson  [1970] 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 3 in.
1 negative
Scope and content:

Bert Tieman at home with foster child Barry Ferguson.

1994.17.02 Item – Miriam Tieman in Her Home  [1980] 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 3 in.
1 negative
Scope and content:

Miriam Tieman in the living room of the Tieman’s Grande Prairie home.

1994.17.03 Item – Bert and Miriam Tieman at Buffalo Lakes  [1930] 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
1 negative
Scope and content:

Bert and Miriam Tieman unloading bundles into the thresher on the Buffalo Lakes farm.

1994.17.04 Item – Miriam Tieman at Buffalo Lakes  [1930] 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
1 negative
Scope and content:

Miriam Tieman with bundles of grain on the farm at Buffalo Lakes.

1994.17.05 Item – Miriam Tieman at Buffalo Lakes  [1930] 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Bert Tieman with his antique car and a “Just Married” sign on the back.

1994.17.06 Item – Buffalo Lakes General Store  ca. 1950 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

People outside of the Buffalo Lakes General Store in Buffalo Lakes, Alberta.

1994.17.11 Item – Bert Tieman, Grande Prairie Town Councilor  [1970] 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
1 negative
Scope and content:

Portrait of Bert Tieman, Grande Prairie Town Councilor.

1994.17.16 Item – Miriam Tieman  [1930] 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
Scope and content:

Miriam Tieman in the bedroom of her farm home at Buffalo Lakes.

1994.17.18A Item – Bert Tieman  [1930] 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
1 negative
Scope and content:

Bert Tieman standing beside a car.

1994.17.18B Item – Miriam Tieman  [1930] 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in.
1 negative
Scope and content:

Miriam Tieman standing beside a car.

Series 0039.02: Personal Hobbies

Date: 1915-1985 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of records relating to Bert & Miriam’s hobbies and travel photographs. There are 35 pencil and charcoal drawings as well as a large collection of postcards, mostly not dated, which would have been collected by the Tiemans on various holidays or sent to them by friends on holiday. The series also includes paleontology records, woodworking patterns, artwork, and programmes for plays and musicals presented by the South Peace Operatic Society, the Grande Prairie Players, and the Drama Festival of the Peace.

Physical description: 4 cm textual records

624 postcards

35 artworks

Access points:

•                Graphic material (documentary form)

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Location of originals:

Artwork 1994.17.24i is located in 9/6/2/1. All but four postcards are located in 10/1/2/5. The rest of the series is located in 1/2/6/2.

Series 0039.03: Grande Prairie Association for the Mentally Handicapped

Date: 1956-1974 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of papers relating to the building of Barrydale House and the Sheltered Workshop. Also included are financial statements, regulations, a list of children recommended for the new dorm, and correspondence relating to the projects.

Physical description: 1 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

Restrictions on access:

The list of recommended children is restricted due to privacy concerns.

Related material:

An award to recognize the Tiemans’ contributions to this project is on display in the museum showcase, “in memoriam to Miriam & Bert Tieman.”

Series 0039.04: Grande Prairie Museum

Date: 1957-1985 (date of creation)

Scope and content:

The series consists of a file of correspondence regarding the opening of Tieman Road, the museum’s access from Richmond Avenue, and correspondence and legal documents relating to the donation of the Tieman estate to the Grande Prairie Museum.

Physical description: 1 cm textual records

Access points:

•                Textual record (documentary form)

File / item list
Reference code Title Dates Physical description
1985.02.207 Item – Treaty No. 8 and Adhesions, Reports, etc.
Clifford Sifton, Supt. General of Indian Affairs, Ottawa
 
1957 1 booklet
Scope and content:

Treaty No. 8 and Adhesions, Reports, etc. Includes the Report of Commissioners for Treaty No. 8, the text of Treaty 8, and a map of the area Treaty 8 covers.