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Banff, the Rockies and the West : tales of the early days

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1984

Author: Brewster, Forrest Oliver (Pat)

Publisher: Banff : Dorothy Cranstone

Call Number: 08.3 B22bb

Author: Brewster, Forrest Oliver (Pat)

Publisher: Banff : Dorothy Cranstone

Published Date: 1984

Physical Description: 64, 64, 64p. : ill., ports., facsim

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Brewster family

Notes: Combines Weathered Wood, They Came West and Wild Cards which are primarily reminiscences of Banff local pioneer Pat Brewster where he relates stories about Banff citizens and visitors and the background history of streets and other places in the area, including Sunshine; Contents: Book 1 - Weathered wood: anecdotes and history of the Banff-Sunshine area: William Twin (p.9-14); Sir George Simpson (p.15-22); Simpson Register (p.22); George Mercer Dawson (p.23-24); Joe Heely and George Brewster (p.25-28); Bill Peyto (p.29-43); A.O. Wheeler (p.45-49);Sunshine route and early days of skiing: Bill Neish (p.49-51); Arthur Unwin (p.52-54);Gus Johnson, Conrad Kain and Hilliard Hartin (p.53); Dick Smith (p.55-59); Lou Crosby (p. 60-61) .Mount Brewster and Brewster Rock (p.62-64); Contents: Book 2 - They came west: Pat's tales of the early days: Pat Brewster as a five year old (p.11-16); Ed Loder (p.12); Howard Whitmere of Brewster Dairy (p.19-21); Mrs. Irving and daughter, the spiritualists (p.19-20); Princess Patricia and the Duke of Connaught visit of 1914 (p.21-22); Frank Oliver , newspaperman (p.21-27); ; stories of George Brewster (p.28-47) inclulding George Brewster and Tom Wilson at Silver City and social scene at the Montreal Hotel and the courting of David McDougall's daughter and niece, and stories of George in Finlay River in the Peace River area and prospecting in the Nordegg and Ghost Lake areas and resulting tensions with indians (p. 41-45) Kid Price, prospector (p.39-40); North-west Mounted Police (p.47-51): Fred Bagley, Sergeant Browning, Sergeant Taylor, Sergeant Casey Oliver, Inspector Harper, Michael Denis "Paddy" Ryan, Constable Stanley, Frank Bouchet (who was admitted to the Hockey Hall of Fame); locations of barracks (p.50-52); hockey (p.53-55) including Fred Pratt and photograph of the Banff Sulphur Rocks hockey team; Philip Moore, Powderface and the King of Siam (p.56-57); Cobb family (p.59); history of Banff's Lynx Street (p.61); Contents: Book 3 - Wild Cards: F.O. "Pat" Brewster tales of Banff and the Rockies: Fred Tabuteau (p.6-14); Dr. Robert George Brett (p.10-11); Gordon Reed, Stewart Armour and Norman Luxton's bear (p.15); Mountain goat and hunting stories (p.18-26); Jim Brewster (p.27-31); Marquis Albizzi (p.32-46); Edward Feuz story of porcupine (p.47-48); Bill Davie (p.49-59); Guy Weadick (p.59-64)

Accession Number: 3987

Call Number: 08.3 B22bb

Collection: Archives Library

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Wild cards

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1982

Author: Brewster, Forrest Oliver (Pat)

Publisher: Banff : Banff Crag & Canyon

Call Number: 08.3 B22bw c.1; 08.3 B22bw c.2

Author: Brewster, Forrest Oliver (Pat)

Responsibility: edited and designed by Jon Whyte

Publisher: Banff : Banff Crag & Canyon

Published Date: 1982

Physical Description: 64p. : ill., ports

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Armbrister, Fred; Assiniboine, Mount; Banff; Davie, Bill; Prajadhipok, King of Siam

Notes: Contents: Wild Cards: F.O. "Pat" Brewster tales of Banff and the Rockies: Fred Tabuteau (p.6-14); Dr. Robert George Brett (p.10-11); Gordon Reed, Stewart Armour and Norman Luxton's bear (p.15); Mountain goat and hunting stories (p.18-26); Jim Brewster (p.27-31); Marquis Albizzi (p.32-46); Edward Feuz story of porcupine (p.47-48); Bill Davie (p.49-59); Guy Weadick (p.59-64)

Accession Number: 5533; 15000; 2014.8385

Call Number: 08.3 B22bw c.1; 08.3 B22bw c.2

Collection: Archives Library

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They came west

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1979

Author: Brewster, Forrest Oliver (Pat)

Publisher: Banff : Banff Crag & Canyon

Call Number: 08.3 B22bt c.1; 08.3 B22bt c.2; 08.3 B22bt c.3; 08.3 B22bt c.4

Author: Brewster, Forrest Oliver (Pat)

Responsibility: editing and design: Jon Whyte

Publisher: Banff : Banff Crag & Canyon

Published Date: 1979

Physical Description: 62p. : ill., port., facsim

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Banff National Park; Brewster family; Hockey; Pearl Laundry; Railway stations

Notes: Cover title: They came west : Pat's tales of the early days; Contents: When I was five - includes Bill Brewster and brother John Brewster in 1886, Ed Loder lime kiln, story of Pat Brewster haircut with an axe;t Brewster as a five year old (p.11-16); Ed Loder (p.12); Howard Whitmere of Brewster Dairy (p.19-21); Mrs. Irving and daughter, the spiritualists (p.19-20); Princess Patricia and the Duke of Connaught visit of 1914 (p.21-22); Frank Oliver , newspaperman (p.21-27); ; stories of George Brewster (p.28-47) inclulding George Brewster and Tom Wilson at Silver City and social scene at the Montreal Hotel and the courting of David McDougall's daughter and niece, and stories of George in Finlay River in the Peace River area and prospecting in the Nordegg and Ghost Lake areas and resulting tensions with indians (p. 41-45) Kid Price, prospector (p.39-40); North-west Mounted Police (p.47-51): Fred Bagley, Sergeant Browning, Sergeant Taylor, Sergeant Casey Oliver, Inspector Harper, Michael Denis "Paddy" Ryan, Constable Stanley, Frank Bouchet (who was admitted to the Hockey Hall of Fame); locations of barracks (p.50-52); hockey (p.53-55) including Fred Pratt and photograph of the Banff Sulphur Rocks hockey team; Philip Moore, Powderface and the King of Siam (p.56-57); Cobb family (p.59); history of Banff's Lynx Street (p.61)

Accession Number: 3201; 5533; 7989; 2014.8385; 2019.68

Call Number: 08.3 B22bt c.1; 08.3 B22bt c.2; 08.3 B22bt c.3; 08.3 B22bt c.4

Collection: Archives Library

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Weathered wood : anecdotes and history of the Banff-Sunshine area

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1977

Author: Brewster, Forrest Oliver (Pat)

Publisher: Banff : Banff Crag & Canyon

Call Number: 08.3 B22b

Author: Brewster, Forrest Oliver (Pat)

Publisher: Banff : Banff Crag & Canyon

Published Date: 1977

Physical Description: 64p. : ill., port

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Brewster family; Dairies; Mining; Skiing

Notes: Contents: Sunshine area: William Twin (p.9-14); Sir George Simpson (p.15-22); Simpson Register (p.22); George Mercer Dawson (p.23-24); Joe Heely and George Brewster (p.25-28); Bill Peyto (p.29-43); A.O. Wheeler (p.45-49);Sunshine route and early days of skiing: Bill Neish (p.49-51); Arthur Unwin (p.52-54);Gus Johnson, Conrad Kain and Hilliard Hartin (p.53); Dick Smith (p.55-59); Lou Crosby (p. 60-61) .Mount Brewster and Brewster Rock (p.62-64)