Summary information
| Repository: | South Peace Regional Archives |
| Title: | Wayne LaRoy Feil fonds |
| Reference code: | 0681 |
| Date: | 1943-1957 (date of creation) |
| Physical description: | 2 cm textual records |
| Dates of creation, revision and deletion: | Created by Josephine Sallis and Leita Askew, 2019 Added to new database November 2024 – TD |
Administrative history / Biographical sketch
Wayne LaRoy Feil was born March 20, 1940 to parents Andrew Feil and Evelyn Feil of Grande Prairie. Wayne grew up in Grande Prairie and as a youth, was active in many of the local activities including Boy Scouts and figure skating.
Wayne earned his teaching degree at the University of Alberta. Most of his forty-year teaching career was spent in Red Deer, Alberta, but Wayne also taught in Grande Prairie and with the Canadian Department of National Defense in Lar, Germany. Besides teaching, Wayne was also a figure skating coach and judge, and helped to develop the sport of precision skating in Alberta. As well, he was active in the Red Deer Theatre as an actor and director.
After a brief battle with cancer, Wayne passed away in Red Deer on June 20, 2007.
Custodial history
These materials were created or collected by Wayne Feil as a youth in Grande Prairie. He donated them to the Grande Prairie Museum in 1998.
Scope and content
This fonds contains records created and collected by Wayne Fiel during his years as a Boy Scout in Grande Prairie. The records consist of membership cards, scout booklets, troop records, and other ephemera related to the scouting movement. Boy Scout membership and test records of Wolf Patrol #2, belonging to Wayne Feil.
Notes
Title notes
- Source of title proper: Title of fonds based on contents.
Arrangement
These items were originally arranged as part of the Grande Prairie & District Museum Society fonds (fonds 001) but were rearranged to a separate fonds as part of a reorganization project in 2019. The original accession document could not be found. JS & LA
Access points
- Textual record (documentary form)
- Sports, recreation and leisure (subject)
- Childhood & Youth (subject)
Series descriptions
| Reference code | Title | Dates | Physical description |
| 1998.07.06 | Item – Boy Scout Record Card | 1957 | 1 card |
| Scope and content:
Boy Scout Record Card of Wayne Feil. |
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| 1998.07.07 | Item – “The Life of Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell” Boy Scouts Association, Ottawa, ON |
n.d. | 1 booklet : 47 pp. |
| Scope and content:
Booklet about the life of Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell, founder of the Boy Scout Movement. |
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| 1998.07.08 | Item – “The Boy Scout and Wolf Cub Proficiency Badge Reference Book” Boy Scouts Association, Ottawa, ON |
1954 | 1 booklet : 78 pp. |
| Scope and content:
The Boy Scout and Wolf Cub Proficiency Badge Reference Book – rules for all the proficiency badges. |
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| 1998.07.10 | Item – “Easter Hi-Lites” | 1957 | 1 booklet |
| Scope and content:
Easter Hi-Lites – a Grande Prairie High School newspaper published April 1957 and featuring room reports, literary contributions, and reports of activities including sports and news from Wapiti Lodge. |
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| 1998.07.11a&b | Item – Boy Scout Test on “Our Flag” and “Our Motto” | 1956-1957 | 2 pp. |
| Scope and content:
Two copies of a Boy Scout test on “Our Flag” and “Our Motto.” |
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| 1998.07.12a | Item – “50th Anniversary of the Boy Scout Movement – Official Catalogue” Boy Scouts Association, Ottawa, ON |
1957 | 1 booklet : 24 pp. |
| Scope and content:
Official catalog of the Boy Scouts Association, printed for the centenary of the Founder’s birth and the 50th anniversary of the Boy Scout movement. Items available from the catalog include camping gear, flags, and Boy Scout attire. |
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| 1998.07.12b | Item – Boy Scout Envelope | 1957 | 1 envelope |
| Scope and content:
Boy Scouts Association envelope addressed to Wayne Feil. Likely the envelope used to send the catalog (1998.07.12a) |
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| 1998.07.13-18 | Item – Junior Leader | 1955-1956 | 1 cm textual records |
| Scope and content:
Six issues of Junior Leader, a Boy Scouts magazine for children with stories, crafts, and nature projects. Some of the articles are intended to help the Boy Scouts get their badges. |
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| 1998.07.19 | Item – It’s Good to be Prepared Boy Scouts Association, Ottawa, ON |
n.d. | 1 envelope |
| Scope and content:
Postage-paid envelope to order the Boy Scouts magazines, “The Scout Leader and “The Junior Leader”. |
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| 1998.07.20-23 | Item – Boy Scout documents | ca. 1956 | 4 pp. |
| Scope and content:
Boy scout songs, order of service, hiking list, and tips for camping. |
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| 1998.07.24 | Item – Boy Scout Membership Card | 1957 | 1 card |
| Scope and content:
Boy Scout membership card of Wayne Feil, with illustration of Boy Scouts founder, Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell. |
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| 1998.07.25 | Item – “The First Class Scout’s Book” Boy Scouts Association, Ottawa, ON |
1943 | 1 booklet : 64 pp. |
| Scope and content:
The First Class Scouts Book details the tests required to become a first class scout. |
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| 1998.07.26 | Item – Boy Scout Membership Card | 1956 | 1 card |
| Scope and content:
Boy Scout membership card of Wayne Feil, 1956. |
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| 1998.07.28 | Item – “Make These Yourself of Birch Plywood” International Fibre Board & Plywood Sales Limited |
n.d. | 1 brochure |
| Scope and content:
A brochure advertising a new wood product available from Frontier Lumber Co Ltd., and listing plans available to use for projects made of the new product. |
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