Summary information
| Repository: | South Peace Regional Archives |
| Title: | Gummer Family fonds |
| Reference code: | 0124 |
| Date: | 1912-1950 (date of creation) |
| Physical description: | 19 photographs
1 negative |
| Dates of creation, revision and deletion: | Added to new database June 2024 – TD |
Administrative history / Biographical sketch
Ed Gummer came to the Peace Country from Ontario in 1912, by way of the Long Trail. He homesteaded in the Buffalo Lakes district on SE 28-73-7-W6 and worked on Walter McFarlane’s survey crew to supplement his income.
In 1918, Ed returned to Ontario to marry Eva Laver. The young couple returned to Buffalo Lakes, where they farmed for the next half a century. Ed and Eva had four children: Howard in 1921, Jean in 1922, Jack in 1926, and Gerald in 1929.
Custodial history
The photographs were donated to the Grande Prairie Museum in 1994 by Jean Donison, daughter of Ed Gummer. Jean’s husband, Ambrose Donison, also features in these photographs. In 2000, the records were transferred to the Grande Prairie Regional Archives.
Scope and content
The fonds consists of photographs of the Gummer home and farm and early pioneering prints of people, places and events around Buffalo Lake. One photograph of Ed Gummer doing the Sunday laundry while traveling the Long Trail is included.
Notes
Title notes
- Source of title proper: Title of fonds based on contents.
Access points
- Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)
- Agriculture (subject)
Series descriptions
| Reference code | Title | Dates | Physical description |
| 1994.14.01 | Item – Gummer Home, Buffalo Lake | ca. 1939 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 in. |
| Scope and content:
Jack & Gerald Gummer and their team of horses at the Gummer home at Buffalo Lake. |
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| 1994.14.02 | Item – Harvest Time, Gummer Farm | 1940 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 in. |
| Scope and content:
Delbert Campbell, Howard Gummer, and Ambrose Donison taking a break in a field of stooked grain. |
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| 1994.14.03 | Item – Breaking Land at Elmworth | n.d. | 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 in. |
| Scope and content:
Nick and Ambrose Donison breaking land at Elmworth. |
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| 1994.14.04 | Item – Ed & Eva Gummer | ca. 1936 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 in. |
| Scope and content:
Ed and Eva Gummer, their dog and their automobile, at their Buffalo Lake home. |
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| 1994.14.05 | Item – Frances Gummer | 1950 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 in. |
| Scope and content:
Ed Gummer’s granddaughter, Frances Gummer, in front of the Gummer home. This house was formerly the MacLean house, built around 1914. |
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| 1994.14.06 | Item – Threshing at Buffalo Lake Wilson Stationery Co. Ltd. Photo Finishers |
1940 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 in. |
| Scope and content:
Ambrose Donison driving a wagon drawn by two horses during threshing season on their Buffalo Lake Farm. |
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| 1994.14.07 | Item – Getting Ready for the Field | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 in. |
| Scope and content:
Howard Gummer, in the Gummer farmstead, getting the horses ready to go out to the field. |
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| 1994.14.08 | Item – Stooking Grain | ca. 1926 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 in. |
| Scope and content:
Nels Carlson, Howard Gummer, Ed Gummer, Mr. Grover (teacher at Chatham) and Jean Gummer taking a break in a field of stooked grain. |
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| 1994.14.09 | Item – Bill Mark | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in. |
| Scope and content:
Bill Mark, who ran Joe’s Corner Coffee Shop with his brother Joe Mark, sitting on the roof of his automobile. |
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| 1994.14.10 | Item – Howard Gummer and Bill Mark | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 in. |
| Scope and content:
Howard Gummer and Bill Mark, proud to be photographed with Bill’s automobile. |
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| 1994.14.11 | Item – Ambrose Donison and Horses | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 in. |
| Scope and content:
Ambrose Donison and his team of six horses on the Gummer farm. |
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| 1994.14.12 | Item – Doing the Sunday Laundry | 1912 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in. |
| Scope and content:
Ed Gummer and his traveling companions taking advantage of a break on the Slave Lake-Grouard Trail to wash clothes with a washboard and tub. |
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| 1994.14.13 | Item – Buffalo Lake Farm | ca. 1935 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in. 1 negative : b&w ; 3 x 5 in. |
| Scope and content:
Bert Tieman with his team of five horses in front of their Buffalo Lakes home. |
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| 1994.14.14 | Item – Buffalo Lake United Church | ca. 1935 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in. |
| Scope and content:
The congregation of the Buffalo Lake United Church in front of their country church. At the ready is someone’s transportation, a team of horses with a wagon. |
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| 1994.14.15 | Item – Harvesting the Potatoes | ca. 1926 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 in. |
| Scope and content:
Ed Gummer digging potatoes in the home garden, assisted by his children Howard and Jean Gummer. |
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| 1994.14.16 | Item – Mr. & Mrs. Carney | ca. 1919 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in. |
| Scope and content:
Mr. & Mrs. Carney standing with two teams of horses by a corral; Mr. Carney is wearing a uniform. |
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| 1994.14.17 | Item – Winter Grain Hauling | ca. 1937 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 in. |
| Scope and content:
Ed Gummer, Gordon Peebles, and Howard Gummer hauling grain in the winter with teams of horses and wagons. |
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| 1994.14.18 | Item – Transporting a Group | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 in. |
| Scope and content:
A team of four horses pulls a wagon with about ten people which include members of the Donison family. |
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| 1994.14.19 | Item – The Collett Home at Buffalo Lake | ca. 1930 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 in. |
| Scope and content:
Mr. & Mrs. Collett, the Gummer family and three Baduik girls in front of Fred Collett’s home, 4 miles north of Buffalo Lake. |
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