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Pocock Scrapbook (1888)
FC 3216.3 P63 R64 1.1.7 · Item · 1888
Part of Roger Pocock archives

Pocock's 1888 scrapbook consists of textual and graphic material related his travels in British Columbia and Alaska.

Scrapbook contains:
Photographs of small portraits of unnamed people, wildlife, and scenes of British Columbia and Alaska.
Clippings of reviews of his book, "Tales of Western Life", articles about Alaska, articles about Pocock's travels and visits with Indigenous people, published critiques on his writing, a published editorial on Pocock's condemnation of how Indigenous people are being treated by the government, jokes and humourous stories, and current events.
Sketches and paintings of scenes in British Columbia and Alaska, totems, and Indigenous people.
Receipts.
Diary entries for the year 1888.
Letters to his father, his sister, Ethel, and from various people (such as lawyers and character references for Pocock).
Maps of British Columbia.
Typewritten manuscript copies of Pocock's stories "A Modern Pirate: The Story of an Adventure in Behring Sea" (35 pages) and "Seventh Watch: The Yokohama Pirates" (28 pages).

Pocock, Roger
Item · March 1964
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Handmade Deville local history book. A firsthand written account of local history, from 1906-1964.

"The Deville Story" describes the original settlement of Deville by a group of 5 men (including John Morrow).
"The Coming of the Railway" describes the surveying and eventual construction of the Grand Trunk Railway to Deville between 1907-1909.
"The Birth of the School" describes the formation of Deville's local school in 1912 and mentions that it is now used as a community centre.
"Service to the Community" describes the first stores, mail delivery services, churches, oil and gas industry, and the provincial park established in 1962.

"This is the story of Deville as the writer saw it. - Looking back over those 58 years, I can sum it up in one phrase -- "Those were the good old days." John Morrow, March 1964."

Morrow, John
Item · 6 Nov. 1965
Part of Prairie Ephemera Collection

Typescript of a research report by Allen Ronaghan regarding the location of the site of Fort Ostell, near the town of Ponoka, Alberta [Section 5, Township 43, Range 25, W4]. The author describes a firsthand account by a Mr. Johnny Crier of the Samson Reserve near Maskwacis, who reported seeing the ruins of Fort Ostell "when he was about fifteen", and who took the author to see the location. The author notes that while they did not find anything, "it is about sixty-five years since Mr. Crier saw the ruins" and he nonetheless believes that "Mr. Crier was right about the location of the fort", based on other historical records.

Additionally includes a hand-drawn map of Section 5, showing where the author has determined that Fort Ostell was located in relation to various landmarks and to the town of Ponoka.

Ronaghan, Allen