Summary information
| Repository: | South Peace Regional Archives |
| Title: | Andre and Jeanne Pivert fonds |
| Reference code: | 0528 |
| Date: | 1928-[1959] (date of creation) |
| Physical description: | 6 pp. of textual records
11 photographs 2 photo albums |
| Language: | English |
| Dates of creation, revision and deletion: | Exported from AoR and added to new database Nov. 2022 – JL |
Administrative history / Biographical sketch
Andre Pivert was born in France in 1895, and after his mother died, came to live with an uncle in Big Valley, Alberta, in 1907. In 1928 her married Jeanne Marcil, who was born in 1906 in Quebec but raised in Castor, AB, and met Andre at a community gathering there. Their first two children, Roland and Suzanne, were born in Big Valley. Andre’s brothers, Maurice and Joe, told them about the Peace country and they moved there in 1934. Yvonne was born in 1935. At first they lived in Grande Prairie while Andre worked as a mechanic, but in 1939 moved to the farm in the Flying Shot district (north half section 36-7-7-W6, south west of Grande Prairie) that Andre’s cousin, Gaby Basly, was renting. They built on to the existing house to accommodate their growing family. In the summer of 1943 their twins, Paul and Paulette, were born. Roland, Suzanne and Yvonne attended Flying Shot Lake School, which was three miles northwest of their home. Lucky Tree School opened in time for Paul and Paulette. In 1950 the family bought a farm in the Millarston district (four miles south of Dimsdale), the north half of 21-70-7-W6, with a log house on it. That fall Suzanne married Bill Carll and Roland joined the Armed Forces, later spending 15 months serving in the Korean War. Yvonne married Walter MacAlister in 1951. In 1963, Paulette married Colin Hrychiw from the Lake Saskatoon district and they made their home in Grande Prairie. They have four daughters, Colleen (1964), twins Karen and Glenda (1965), and Lynette (1971). Paul was a well-known community photographer and owner of Panda Camera. He also lives in Grande Prairie.
The sub-series consists of photographs and documents related to the marriage of Andre Pivert and Jeanne Marcil, who were married October 30, 1928 at “Our Lady of Grace” Catholic Church in Castor, Alberta. The documents include copies of the marriage certificate (church and vital statistics), a congratulatory letter to Jeanne from “The Children of Mary”; and a transcript of the newspaper article about the wedding from the Castor Advance. The photographs are of the couple and the families.
Custodial history
The records were donated in 2013 by Paulette Pivert Hrychiw, daughter of Andre and Jeanne Pivert.
Scope and content
The fonds consists of some personal papers and photographs related to the marriage of Andre & Jeanne Pivert in 1928, and copies of eight photographs relating to the Town of Grande Prairie from 1935 to ca. 1938.
Notes
Title notes
- Source of title proper: Title based on the contents of the fonds.
Access points
- Textual record (documentary form)
- Graphic material (documentary form)
- Family and personal life* (subject)
Table of contents
0528.01, Personal Papers & Photographs, 1928-1956
0528.02, General Photograph Collection, 1935-[1938]
0528.03, Postcard Collection, 1928-1956
Series descriptions
| Series 0528.01: Personal Papers & Photographs
Date: 1928-1956 (date of creation) Scope and content: The series consists of photographs and documents related to the marriage of Andre Pivert and Jeanne Marcil, who were married October 30, 1928 at “Our Lady of Grace” Catholic Church in Castor, Alberta. The documents include copies of the marriage certificate (church and vital statistics), a congratulatory letter to Jeanne from “The Children of Mary”; and a transcript of the newspaper article about the wedding from the Castor Advance. The photographs are of the couple and the families. The series also contains a photo album depicting life around the Privet farm outside of Dimsdale. Physical description: 6 pp of textual records 3 photographs 1 photo album Language of the material: English |
| Series 0528.02: General Photograph Collection
Date: 1935-[1938] (date of creation) Scope and content: The series consists of copies of eight photographs taken by Andre Pivert between 1934 and 1938. They include Richmond Avenue and the Bear Creek Valley in 1935, a Coronation Parade for King George VI in 1937, and a service station in Grande Prairie ca. 1938. These photographs were donated for the 100th Anniversary of Grande Prairie in 2014. Physical description: 8 photographs Language of the material: English |
| Series 0528.03: Postcard Collection
Date: 1928-1956 (date of creation) Scope and content: A collection of postcards that was compiled by Andre Pivert; depicts Grande Prairie, Canada more broadly, and a few European cities. Some have notes written on the reverse, but the majority are blank. Physical description: 1 postcard album Language of the material: English |