Amber Valley baseball team, 1946. Back row from left to right: Cliff Brown, Fordie Medlock, Horace Hinton, J. B. Brown, Alvin Brown, Alonzo Edwards, Ozzie Lipscombe. Front row from left to right: Booker Edwards, Arthur Saunders, Kenny Edwards. Athabasca Archives, 03237.
All gifts are available for viewing or purchase at the CNR trans station in Athabasca or contact margaret@athabascau.ca
Gifts and Souvenirs
Ted Harrison Serigraph
Athabasca TransCanada Relay 2000
This signed limited edition serigraph depicts the TransCanada Trail Relay meeting of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic Ocean waters in Athabasca in March 2000. 18" x 22", $600 each, plus shipping. Cheques payable to the Athabasca Heritage Society.
For more information contact Mike Gismondi: mikeg@athabascau.ca
Athabasca TransCanada Relay 2000
This signed limited edition serigraph depicts the TransCanada Trail Relay meeting of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic Ocean waters in Athabasca in March 2000. 18" x 22", $600 each, plus shipping. Cheques payable to the Athabasca Heritage Society.
For more information contact Mike Gismondi: mikeg@athabascau.ca
Panoramic view of the Town of Athabasca, 1913, taken by Voldeng and Bolton, Edmonton. Photograph courtesy of Athabasca Archives.
Seven feet wide, $25.00.
Seven feet wide, $25.00.
Athabasca Heritage Society Note Cards
Proceeds from the sales of these cards support AHS historic signage and Riverfront Site projects.
Set 1. Community Quilt: $12.00 per set of six cards, each of a different square or view of the quilt
Athabasca (1750-1890) is the first of three appliquéd fabric panels depicting the early Athabasca community. The Quilt Project is sponsored by the Athabasca Heritage Society, organized by Ann Stiles, and created by several quilters from the region. The theme for the second quilt is boom-town Athabasca (1891-1912) and the third quilt theme is area settlement (1912 onward). The quilts are on display at Athabasca University on the second floor of the Academic Research Centre and outside Governing Council Chambers on the main floor of AU Central.
Proceeds from the sales of these cards support AHS historic signage and Riverfront Site projects.
Set 1. Community Quilt: $12.00 per set of six cards, each of a different square or view of the quilt
Athabasca (1750-1890) is the first of three appliquéd fabric panels depicting the early Athabasca community. The Quilt Project is sponsored by the Athabasca Heritage Society, organized by Ann Stiles, and created by several quilters from the region. The theme for the second quilt is boom-town Athabasca (1891-1912) and the third quilt theme is area settlement (1912 onward). The quilts are on display at Athabasca University on the second floor of the Academic Research Centre and outside Governing Council Chambers on the main floor of AU Central.
Set 2. Street Banners: $10.00 per set of five cards; each of a different banner
Captain Shot, Hudson's Bay Post at Athabasca Landing, Scow Building at Athabasca Landing, Packing Supplies, and Train at Athabasca Station are the five street banner themes created by artist Dennis Jacobs, commissioned by the Athabasca Heritage Society. These banners were displayed along 50th Avenue adjacent to the Heritage Society Riverfront Site during the summer and fall of 2001. Set 3
Captain Shot, Hudson's Bay Post at Athabasca Landing, Scow Building at Athabasca Landing, Packing Supplies, and Train at Athabasca Station are the five street banner themes created by artist Dennis Jacobs, commissioned by the Athabasca Heritage Society. These banners were displayed along 50th Avenue adjacent to the Heritage Society Riverfront Site during the summer and fall of 2001. Set 3
Set 3. Unloading Cargo at Grand Island: $5.00 per set; two different close-ups of the mural
These cards show two views of the Athabasca Riverfront mural of packers unloading freight from scows and riverboats at Grand Island, and then reloading the boats past the treacherous Grand Rapids. A second mural shows trackers pulling fur laden scows up river to Athabasca Landing. These murals were created by artist Dennis Jacobs and were sponsored by the Athabasca Heritage Society and Athabasca University. Thanks to the Town of Athabasca, the Tourist Booth, IDA, Value Drug Store, Riverhouse, the Gift Shop at the Athabasca Hospital, Athabasca Health Foods, Old Crow Antiques, Boven's Jewellery & Giftware, and Whispering Hills Fabric and Crafts for supporting this project. For more information or bulk purchases, contact Margaret Anderson (margaret@athabascau.ca).
These cards show two views of the Athabasca Riverfront mural of packers unloading freight from scows and riverboats at Grand Island, and then reloading the boats past the treacherous Grand Rapids. A second mural shows trackers pulling fur laden scows up river to Athabasca Landing. These murals were created by artist Dennis Jacobs and were sponsored by the Athabasca Heritage Society and Athabasca University. Thanks to the Town of Athabasca, the Tourist Booth, IDA, Value Drug Store, Riverhouse, the Gift Shop at the Athabasca Hospital, Athabasca Health Foods, Old Crow Antiques, Boven's Jewellery & Giftware, and Whispering Hills Fabric and Crafts for supporting this project. For more information or bulk purchases, contact Margaret Anderson (margaret@athabascau.ca).
Quilt Wall Hangings
Athabaska (1750-1890), boom-town Athabasca (1891-1912), and area settlement (1912 onward) are themes of three appliquéd fabric panels depicting early Athabasca created by Ann Stiles Community Quilters. These quilt wall hangings are available for display at public venues or may be rented for special events. For more information contact Mike Gismondi: mikeg@athabascau.ca
Athabaska (1750-1890), boom-town Athabasca (1891-1912), and area settlement (1912 onward) are themes of three appliquéd fabric panels depicting early Athabasca created by Ann Stiles Community Quilters. These quilt wall hangings are available for display at public venues or may be rented for special events. For more information contact Mike Gismondi: mikeg@athabascau.ca
Publications
Athabasca Historical Walking Tour Booklet
Descriptive text guides visitors on a tour of Athabasca as they follow a map included in this 60 plus page booklet. Historic buildings and locations, numbered on the fold-out map, are identified with archival and current photos. $5.00.
Athabasca Historical Walking Tour Booklet
Descriptive text guides visitors on a tour of Athabasca as they follow a map included in this 60 plus page booklet. Historic buildings and locations, numbered on the fold-out map, are identified with archival and current photos. $5.00.
Why Athabasca? A Brief History of the Origins of Athabasca Landing
Written by historian Greg Johnson on the occasion of Athabasca's 100th anniversary, this compelling survey examines many long-held assumptions about the origins of the Town of Athabasca. Illustrated with maps and photographs gathered from Athabasca Archives and other sources, sixty plus pages of engaging commentary takes the reader on a journey through the fur trade in north central Alberta to the pre-First World War period. $15.00.
Written by historian Greg Johnson on the occasion of Athabasca's 100th anniversary, this compelling survey examines many long-held assumptions about the origins of the Town of Athabasca. Illustrated with maps and photographs gathered from Athabasca Archives and other sources, sixty plus pages of engaging commentary takes the reader on a journey through the fur trade in north central Alberta to the pre-First World War period. $15.00.
Local Bear Makes Good
Basky: a perfect gift for a child you love who loves our natural heritage. The life of a local bear, lovingly told by Dot Lane and illustrated by Maureen Harvey. $10.00.
Basky: a perfect gift for a child you love who loves our natural heritage. The life of a local bear, lovingly told by Dot Lane and illustrated by Maureen Harvey. $10.00.
Note cards and publications are available at the Athabasca Visitor Information Centre in the Canadian Northern Railway train station. Refrigerator magnets, carpentry aprons and canvas shopping bags with the AHS logo are also available.
© Athabasca Heritage Society. Athabasca Archives photographs are used with permission.