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Bakgaard family fonds
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- Part Of
- Bakgaard family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of records pertaining primarily to Christian and Evelyn Bakgaard's honeymoon trip in the Skoki area with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in 1956. Records include b&w prints and colour negatives re the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, ca.1956; letters from Ray Bagley, a…
- Date Range
- 1955-1957
- Reference Code
- M194 / V141
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Map
- Private record
- Part Of
- Bakgaard family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 194
- V 141
- Sous-Fonds
- M 194
- V 141
- Accession Number
- 7670
- Reference Code
- M194 / V141
- Date Range
- 1955-1957
- Physical Description
- 6 textual items. -- 8 photographs: 2 prints; b&w, 6 negatives; col. -- 1 map
- History / Biographical
- Christian Buur Bakgaard, b.1930 in Hammerum, Denmark was a carpenter and general contractor.
- Evelyn May Bakgaard (née Rieger), b.1924 Delia, Alberta, d.2003 Calgary, Alberta, attended Delia High School with her twin sister Alice, graduating with honours in 1942. Evelyn attended the Edmonton Normal School, the University of Alberta and the University of Victoria, B.C. Evelyn's first teaching position was at Haven School near Beaverlodge, Alberta and was followed by a number of rural teaching positions from 1946 to 1957. After 14 years of teaching, Evelyn retired in order to devote her attention to her children and her parents.
- Evelyn married Christian Buur Bakgaard in 1953 and in the summer of 1956 they took a belated honeymoon to the Skoki area with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Evelyn and Christian were both novice horseriders and the Skoki trip was their only trail ride.
- Evelyn and Christian Bakgaard were divorced in 1983.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of records pertaining primarily to Christian and Evelyn Bakgaard's honeymoon trip in the Skoki area with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in 1956. Records include b&w prints and colour negatives re the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, ca.1956; letters from Ray Bagley, a staff member of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, 1955 and 1956; Trail Riders bulletin, brochures, and an annotated map, 1955-1957.
- Name Access
- Bakgaard, Christian
- Bakgaard, Evelyn
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Biographical Source Notes
- Accession record
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Hand drawn map of Windermere region, poem
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one hand-drawn map by Roger Ruck (1915-1953) depicting Windermere and surrounding regions. A poem pertaining to Roger's early life in England is written on the back.
- Date Range
- [ca.1935 - 1940]
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 2023.48
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Map
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Sous-Fonds
- M8
- Accession Number
- 2023.48
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 2023.48
- GMD
- Textual record
- Map
- Responsibility
- Produced by Roger Ruck
- Date Range
- [ca.1935 - 1940]
- Physical Description
- 1 map : hand-drawn black ink ; 11 x 21 cm
- History / Biographical
- See V8 / accn. 2023.48 / PA - 1 to 5
- See accession record
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one hand-drawn map by Roger Ruck (1915-1953) depicting Windermere and surrounding regions. A poem pertaining to Roger's early life in England is written on the back.
- Material Details
- Map and poem drawn/written in black ink
- Name Access
- Ruck, Roger
- Subject Access
- Geography
- Map
- Poetry
- Exploration
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Windermere
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restrictions
- No restrictions
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V8 / accn. 2023.48 / PA - 1 to 5
- Category
- Exploration and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
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