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Bannerman family fonds

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Part Of
Bannerman family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of photographs of the Bannerman family taken in Banff: family home 220 Bear Street; school classes, Banff 1941-42 Juveniles hockey team; group photograph with Rounds, Hansens, and Bannerman. Textual records include newspaper clippings - Crag & Canyon, 1949: J.H. Bannerman presenting…
Date Range
ca. 1940
Reference Code
M551 / V775
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Bannerman family fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 551
V 775
Sous-Fonds
M551 / V775
Accession Number
7256, 7659, 2014.8362
Reference Code
M551 / V775
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
ca. 1940
Physical Description
6 photographs: prints, b&w. -- 0.5 cm textual records
History / Biographical
James Henry (Harry) McKid Bannerman - Born in Calgary on September 7, 1890. He resided in Calgary and trained in heating, plumbing and tinsmithing. He belonged to the United Association of Plumbers and Pipe Fitters. He married Clara Haugan (born in Norway in 1890) in 1918. They had two girls, Ethel in 1919, Marjory 1921 before moving to Banff in 1923. Three more children arrived, Rundle 1924, Daphnie 1930 and Joyce in 1932. He carried on his trade in his shop on Bear Street. He had great machinery for making heating ducts, down spouts, elbows and eaves troughing out of tin. He also worked with copper sheeting for kettles, pots, wash tubs, coal scuttles, bath tubs, and a church spire. He crawled under homes to fix leaks and kept things moving. Harry was a volunteer fireman for twenty odd years. When he retired because of poor health the fire department gave him a beautiful recliner chair. He also served on the town council for many years, the last few as chairman. He retired in 1949. Harry was a member of the Southern Alberta and Oldtimers Associations and the Independent Order of Oddfellows. He was a staunch conservative and his sister Reta Crick was a staunch liberal. His son Rundle predeceased him in 1948 and his wife Clara in 1949. Harry passed away June 15, 1950.
Joseph McKay Bannerman - Born 1851, came to Calgary in 1883. He served on city council then served four years as representative for Calgary in the Northwest Territories Legislature Assembly. Joseph and his wife Christina (born 1857) have their names moulded on the archway at the Southern Alberta Pioneers Memorial Building. Christina passed away in 1907 and in 1908 Joseph moved to Banff. He found work in town and later remarried. They had two girls, Evelyn and Thelma Mary and lived on the corner of Otter and Buffalo Street across from the cemetary. Joseph died in 1932 and Emma went back to England.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of photographs of the Bannerman family taken in Banff: family home 220 Bear Street; school classes, Banff 1941-42 Juveniles hockey team; group photograph with Rounds, Hansens, and Bannerman. Textual records include newspaper clippings - Crag & Canyon, 1949: J.H. Bannerman presenting award to Norman K. Luxton for Banff boosterism; obituaries for Rundle Bannerman and Mrs. J.H. (Clara) Bannerman; biographical material on Bannermans provided by Daphnie (nee Bannerman) Davis.
Name Access
Bannerman, Clara
Bannerman, James Henry (Harry)
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Community life
Language
Language is English
Creator
Bannerman, James Henry (Harry)
Biographical Source Notes
Submitted by Daphnie (nee Bannerman) Davis of Calgary, May 2014
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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