Summary information
| Repository: | South Peace Regional Archives |
| Title: | Grant family fonds |
| Reference code: | 0136 |
| Date: | 1900-1977 (date of creation) |
| Physical description: | 14.5 cm textual records
18 photographs |
| Dates of creation, revision and deletion: | Added to new database September 2024 – TD |
Administrative history / Biographical sketch
Patricia and Leslie Allan Grant lived in the Grande Prairie area during the latter half of the 1900s. Their son, Morley Allan Grant, graduated from the Grande Prairie High School in 1969 and from Fairview Agricultural College in 1971.
Leslie Allan Grant, born in 1922, was the oldest child of John Gordon Grant and Ada Jane McKeage. John, born in Scotland in 1887, had immigrated to Canada in 1911 and moved to High River in 1914. There he met Ada McKeage, who lived in Gladys, Alberta, near High River, with her parents, Mr. & Mrs. John McKeage, and siblings, Herman and Margaret. They corresponded for four years while Ada traveled (possibly worked) in Alberta, Quebec and Vermont, and were married in 1920. There were two other children born to the Grants: Norman Edward in 1924, and Margaret Elaine in 1928. They farmed near High River, 1½ miles east of Gladys Ridge store from 1919 until 1932. Ada passed away in 1957.
Patricia McIntosh Grant lived in the Calgary area before she married Allan Grant in 1947. She was the daughter of Kitty Short McIntosh. Kitty’s sister, Alice Mary Short, was a graduate and long-time employee of the Holy Cross Hospital in Calgary.
Custodial history
The records were donated to the Grande Prairie Museum in 1992 by Mrs. Patricia Grant. In 2002, responsibility for the collection was transferred to the Grande Prairie Regional Archives.
Scope and content
The fonds consists of certificates from family members over three generations, letters from Ada McKeage to John Grant during their courtship, photographs of the Grant children, diaries and financial records from Alice Mary Short, and miscellaneous cards and letters. Included in the collection are the records of St. Andrew’s Women’s Auxiliary from Gladys, Alberta, dating from 1913-1923, for whom Mrs. McKeage was the secretary.
Notes
Title notes
- Source of title proper: Title of fonds based on contents.
Arrangement
Items in this fonds were incorrectly numbered with 1992.48 accession numbers instead of 1991.48, the correct accession number for the fonds. Most item level descriptions were not intellectually arranged into series, although the items themselves were physically arranged as a part of one of the four series.
During database conversion, items that were individually described in the old database were given reference numbers associating them with the fonds and appropriate series (e.g. 0136.01.01). Due to time constraints, items that were not individually described were not renumbered. TD, Sept. 2024.
Access points
- Textual record (documentary form)
- Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)
- Religion (subject)
- Health care (subject)
- Women (subject)
Table of contents
0136.01, Pat & Allan Grant, 1947-1971
0136.02, John & Ada Grant, 1905-1977
0136.03, Alice Mary Short, 1900-1945
0136.04, Miscellaneous, 1905-1977
Series descriptions
| Series 0136.01: Pat & Allan Grant
Date: 1947-1971 (date of creation) Scope and content: The series consists of a wedding photograph of Leslie Allan Grant and Patricia McIntosh; a list of graduates from Grande Prairie High School in 1969, among them Morley Allan Grant; and a Diploma in Agriculture from Alberta Agricultural Vocational Colleges, Fairview. Physical description: 0.5 cm textual records 1 photograph Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) • Graphic material – photograph (documentary form) Publication status: Published |
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| Reference code | Title | Dates | Physical description |
| 0136.01.01 | Item – Morley Allan Grant Agriculture Diploma | 1971 | 1 certificate |
| Scope and content:
Morley Grant’s Agriculture Diploma from Agricultural Vocational Colleges |
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| 0136.01.02 | Item – Allan & Pat Grant Courtland’s Studio, Calgary |
1947 | 1 photograph : colour ; 5 x 7 in. |
| Scope and content:
Wedding photograph of Leslie Allan Grant and Patricia McIntosh, taken August 28, 1947. |
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| Series 0136.02: John & Ada Grant
Date: 1905-1977 (date of creation) Scope and content: The fonds consists of a series of letters from Ada McKeage to John Grant before their marriage in 1920, a scrapbook made for their marriage or the advent of their first child, some miscellaneous correspondence and certificates, and photographs of the Grant family and their home near High River. Also included are the records of the St. Andrews Women’s Auxiliary in Gladys, Alberta, from its first meeting in 1913 to 1923. Physical description: 10 cm textual records 14 photographs Access points: • Graphic material – photograph (documentary form) • Textual record (documentary form) Publication status: Published |
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| Reference code | Title | Dates | Physical description |
| 0136.02.01 | Item – Grant family child Lane, High River |
ca. 1925 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 6 in. |
| Scope and content:
Studio portrait of one of the Grant children at about 2 years of age, possibly Margaret. |
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| 0136.02.02 | Item – John Grant & Harvey Smith | 1912 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in. |
| Scope and content:
Postcard of John Grant and Harvey Smith at Niagara Falls. |
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| 0136.02.03 | Item – High River Flood | 1923 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in. |
| Scope and content:
Streets of High River during a flood on June 1, 1923. |
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| 0136.02.04 | Item – “Mom Looking at the Wheat” | ca. 1925 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 2 x 3 in. |
| Scope and content:
Mrs. Grant (?) examining stooks of grain on wheatfield. |
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| 0136.02.05 | Item – John Grant Hauling Grain | 1923 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 2 x 3 in. |
| Scope and content:
John Grant hauling grain with two wagons and a six-horse team from his farm in Gladys, Alberta. |
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| 0136.02.06 | Item – Ada Grant & Friend | ca. 1950 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 4 in. |
| Scope and content:
Street photographer’s shot of Ada Grant and a friend on the street of an unidentified city. Ada is at right. |
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| 0136.02.07-10 | Item – Allan Grant & friends | ca. 1945 | 4 photographs : b&w ; 1 x 1 in. |
| Scope and content:
Woolworth type machine photographs of three young men, two of which are Allan Grant. |
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| 0136.02.11 | Item – Masonic Lodge Memorial | n.d. | 1 photograph : b&w ; 2 x 4 in. |
| Scope and content:
Memorial display showing photograph of unknown Mason and masonic artefacts. |
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| 0136.02.12 | Item – Allan & Norman Grant Lane, High River |
ca. 1925 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 6 in. |
| Scope and content:
Studio portrait of Allan and Norman Grant as children. |
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| 0136.02.13 | Item – Grant Family Farm at Gladys, Alberta | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 14 in. |
| Scope and content:
Landscape photograph of John Grant’s farm, 1 1/2 miles east of the Gladys Store, where the Grants farmed from 1919-1932. |
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| 0136.02.14 | Item – Grant Children | ca. 1940 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 X 13 in. |
| Scope and content:
Studio portrait of the three Grant children: Leslie Allan, Norman Edward and Margaret Elaine. |
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| 0136.02.15 | Item – Masonic Lodge Certificate | 1973 | 1 certificate |
| Scope and content:
A Live Member certificate for John Gordon Grant and a Life Member card for the Golden West Chapter No. 5 of High River Masonic Lodge. |
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| 0136.02.16-17 | Item – Masonic Lodge Certificates | 1944 | 2 certificates |
| Scope and content:
Two Masonic lodge certificates issued to John Gordon Grant. |
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| 0136.02.18 | Item – Woman’s Auxiliary Life Member | [1970] | 1 certificate |
| Scope and content:
Certificate presented to Ada Jane Grant by the Church of England, Calgary Diocese, when she became a life member of the St. Thomas Women’s Auxiliary. |
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| Series 0136.03: Alice Mary Short
Date: 1900-1945 (date of creation) Scope and content: The fonds consists of five small diaries from 1925-1929, filled with notes on her patients, her activities and the weather; and a file of financial records with income tax statements, insurance records and victory bonds. The two photographs are of a nursing class graduation in the early 1900s and of Mary Alice Short as a child. Physical description: 2 cm textual records 2 photographs Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) • Graphic material – photograph (documentary form) Publication status: Published |
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| Reference code | Title | Dates | Physical description |
| 0136.03.01-02 | Item – Golden Jubilee Senior Citizen Award | ca. 1945 | 2 certificates |
| Scope and content:
Senior citizen awards given to Kitty Maria McIntosh and George McIntosh |
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| 0136.03.03 | Item – Nursing Graduation, Holy Cross | ca. 1920 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 15 in. |
| Scope and content:
Panoramic photograph of Alice Short’s graduating class from Holy Cross Hospital in Calgary. |
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| 0136.03.04 | Item – Alice Mary Short | ca. 1900 | 1 photograph : colour ; 14 x 20 in. |
| Scope and content:
Photograph of Alice Short as a child. Alice was the half sister of Kitty Morley (Mrs. George McIntosh). |
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| Series 0136.04: Miscellaneous
Date: 1905-1977 (date of creation) Scope and content: The fonds consists of miscellaneous cards, postcards, letters, and publications. There is also a small address book used by various members of the Grant, McIntosh and Short families, and a photograph of Chinook School students. Physical description: 2 cm textual records 1 photograph Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) • Graphic material – photograph (documentary form) Publication status: Published |
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| Reference code | Title | Dates | Physical description |
| 0136.04.01 | Item – Chinook School Class Photograph | 1928 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 18 in. |
| Scope and content:
Panoramic photograph of a large group of children in front of a brick building. |
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| 0136.04.02 | Item – Halloween postcard | n.d. | 1 postcard : colour ; 3 x 5 in. |
| Scope and content:
Front of postcard shows a witch, a cauldron, a row of cats, and the following poem: When doubt and fear creep o’er you / and your heart is beating fast / look in a glass of water / if it’s clear the die is cast. The postcard is addressed to Mr. Jack Grant and has the following message: “Hope you have a good time on Halloween. A. J. M.” |
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