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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | "Christmas at Fort Macleod in '76 as Enjoyed by Mounted Police", Great Falls Tribune |
| Archival Reference | M-4561-280 |
| Sub-collection | Southern Alberta Research Project |
| Author | Great Falls Tribune |
| Date | Dec 1937 |
| Document Type | Newspapers and magazines |
| Contents | 2 pages relating to the Christmas day celebrations and menu at the barracks of the North-West Mounted Police force. |
| Sub-collection Information | This collection was compiled by Eleanor Luxton, a Glenbow Museum staff member, who was hired from 1956 to 1961 to gather information pertaining to southern Alberta pioneers, North-West Mounted Police (NWMP), Presbyterian missionaries, Fort Whoop Up, whiskey traders, Fort Benton, newspaper and newspaper editors, First Nations of Canada, and southern Alberta history in general. The information came primarily from interviews with pioneers and their descendants, and from articles in Montana and Alberta newspapers.The collection consists of alphabetically arranged biographical files, typescripts of newspaper articles and research notes, and photographs of NWMP, oldtimers and general views of southern Alberta. Consists of these series: Fort Benton and Montana (1867-1956); North-West Mounted Police - General (1872-1947); North-West Mounted Police - Detachments and outposts (1882-1955); North-West Mounted Police - Old timers (1913-1957); Southern Alberta newspapers and editors (1923-1955); Presbyterian Church and ministers (1883-1926; First Nations of Canada (1877-1954); High River pioneers (compiled 1956-1960); Southern Alberta general history (compiled 1956-1961); and photographs (1870s-1930s). |
| Region | Canada |
| Subjects | Canadian Mounted Police Religion Leisure, Entertainment and Social Life Climate Food and Nutrition Alcohol Education Women's History Law and Order Indigenous Peoples First Nations |
| Places | Lethbridge; Alberta |
| People | Callaghan, George Baker, Isaac Gilbert Gladstone, Nora Mac Auley, Donald Gladstone, William (Bill) |
| Themes | Religion; Law & Order; Indigenous Peoples; Arts & Entertainment; Religion; Land & Property; Women's History |
| Library | Glenbow Museum |
| Copyright | Glenbow Museum |