Fonds consists of administrative records for the St. Albert Historical Society. These records include meeting minutes, reports, by-laws, financial records, committee information and events and activities in which the group was involved. Founder’s Walk information, signage planning, Homecoming Event and involvement with various other organizations are documented in the material. Information on the administration of the Father Lacombe Chapel Museum is included. The research and layout for the published works are included in the fonds. Additionally, various card catalogues, manuals and information on museum practices pertaining to the management of the museum and artifacts are included. Significant to this fonds are photographs and oral histories from St. Albert families that SAHS collected. Series include 1. St. Albert Historical Society minutes, 2. By-laws and policies, 3. Executive lists, 4. Correspondence, 5. Reports, 6. Financial, 7. Albert Lacombe Historical Foundation, 8. Further Education Council, 9. Interclub Council, 10. Midnight Twilight Tourist Association, 11. Arts and Heritage Foundation, 12. Associations and museum information, 13. Father Lacombe Chapel Museum, 14. Civic Centre building museum planning and construction, 14. Photograph collection, 15. Collections management, 16. St. Albert Historical Society events and activities, 17. Bells, 18. Archival survey, 19. Homecoming, 20. Spicer Commission, 21. Scholarships, 22. St. Albert – Then, Now, and Forever, 23. St. Albert Echoes, 24. St Albert: A Pictorial History, 25. The Black Robe’s Vision: A History of St. Albert and District, 26. A Week in the Life of St. Albert, 27. Historical information catalogs, 28. Historical information resources, 29.
Research reports, essays and articles, 30. Oral histories, 31. Newspapers, 32. Maps, 33. Historic sites
A portrait of Bishop Vital Grandin, OMI as a young priest. Image used in The Black Robe's Vision page 35.
Image shows Blood women and children, with three people mounted on horses drawing travois.
This collection consists of maps, surveys, aerials, technical drawings, site plans, and blueprints collected by the museum.
Series consists of maps from 1850-1899.
Image shows George Wishart Gairdner (on left) and friend or cousin.
Image shows 30 year old Vital Grandin seated by a table, holding a book. Photograph taken shortly after his consecration.
This fonds consists of records pertaining to the St. Albert Cemetery.
Sans titreFile consists of a monthly burial records for individuals buried in the St. Albert Cemetery in 1861-1880. Information includes burial month and year, funeral director number (all listed as "OT"), interment type (all listed as "C"), cemetery number (all listed as "AL"), cemetery location (all listed as "UNK"), name of deceased, and burial date.
Image shows the first chapel in St. Albert, situated next to the convent property with a barn in the background.