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Senator Jean Le´on Co^te´ : pioneer land surveyor and early legislator : a personal biography

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

Published Date: 1992

Author: Co^te´, Jean G.

Publisher: [Edmonton] : J. G. Co^te´

Call Number: 08.1 C63s

Author: Co^te´, Jean G.

Responsibility: Jean G Co^te´

Publisher: [Edmonton] : J. G. Co^te´

Published Date: 1992

Physical Description: 32, 32 p., [12] p. of plates : ill., plan, port. ; 23 cm

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

Subjects: Biography; Alberta; Surveyors

Abstract: Pertains to the story and ways in which Jean G. Co^te´, an early land surveyor, legislator and pioneer, helped shaped Alberta’s early identity. Some of the topics discussed in the book are as follows, family, politics, early surveying and Cote’s contribution to Alberta’s Research Council. As a legislator, Cote was influential in the development of Alberta’s Tar Sands. Additionally, the foreword has been written by E.J. Hart, the previous director of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, thus drawing a connection to the Canadian Rocky Mountains but more specifically, Banff.

Contents: Introduction (pg. 1); Ancestry and Youth (pg. 1); First trip west in 1886 (pg. 2); Ottawa College (pg. 3); Alaska-Canada Boundary Survey 1893-1895 (pg. 4); Dawson City, Yukon 1899. Partnerhip with Cautley Brothers (pg. 6); Edmonton, N.W.T. 1903-4 (pg. 9); Surveys aroudn Edmonton - E.Y. & P.RY (pg. 10); Marriage in Quebec City to Cecile Gagnon, 1907 (pg. 11); New survey partnerships (pg. 13); Politics, 1909 (pg. 14); Early recollections (pg. 15); Prairie suveys (pg. 17); Cabinet Minister 1918-1921 (pg. 18); Development of Tar Sands and other natural resources (pg. 19); Alberta Research Council (pg. 20); Post-War Election 1921 (pg. 21); Surveying 1921-1923 (pg. 22); Appointment to the Senate (pg. 23); Last summer in the Laurentians (pg. 24); Postscript (pg. 26); Jean Leon Cotes Descendants (pg. 28); Acknowledgements (pg. 30); Bibliography (pg. 31)

Notes: Text is in both English and French; Annotated by author - Inside cover reads: "To EJ. "Ted" Hart. With many thanks for your superb forword to this book. Jean G. Cote"

ISBN: 1895850010

Accession Number: 2019.64

Call Number: 08.1 C63s

Collection: Archives Library

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Pioneer families of Southern Alberta

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

Published Date: 1993

Author: Southern Alberta Pioneers and Their Descendants

Publisher: [Calgary] : Southern Alberta Pioneers and Their Descendants

Edition: 1st ed

Call Number: 08.2 So8p

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Author: Southern Alberta Pioneers and Their Descendants

Responsibility: Southern Alberta Pioneers and Their Descendants

Edition: 1st ed

Publisher: [Calgary] : Southern Alberta Pioneers and Their Descendants

Published Date: 1993

Physical Description: 257p. : ill., ports

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

Subjects: Biography; History of Alberta; History; Pioneer life

Abstract: "A 'Pioneer,' for this account, is a person who was resident of that part of the Province of Alberta lying south of Township 40 on December 31, 1890 and a person who was resident in the three prairie provinces prior to December 31, 1890 who applied for and was admitted to membership in the Society [now Southern Alberta Pioneers and Their Descendants] between May 8, 1964 and October 25, 1967."--Introd.

Contents: Prologue - Pioneers Memories Treasured; Forward; Calgary Stampede; Introduction; Biography Index & Genealogical Information; Biographies; History; Past Presidents; Pioneer Photographs

Notes: Links to "A 2005 Centennial Addendum to the 1993 Publication" Call # 08.2 So8a

Accession Number: 2019.68

Call Number: 08.2 So8p

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Website for Southern Alberta Pioneers and their Descendants

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The road west

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

Published Date: 1996

Author: Elkington, Peter W.

Publisher: Revelstroke, B.C. : Peter's Press

Call Number: 08.1 El5t

Author: Elkington, Peter W.

Responsibility: Peter W. Elkington

Publisher: Revelstroke, B.C. : Peter's Press

Published Date: 1996

Physical Description: vi, 172 p. : maps ; 19 cm.

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

Subjects: Biography; Western Canada; Travel

Abstract: Pertains to the travelers and places Peter W. Elkington came across during his personal travels west. He captures an authentic humanity in each story, sharing hardships and hope. He writes of each traveler’s individual life, pain and successes. Elkington invites the reader to find ourselves in his stories, and reflect on the journeys we so often find ourselves on.

Contents: Preface (pg. III); Prologue (pg. IV); Chapter 1: The Pilgrim (pg. 1); Chapter 2: The Trader (pg. 11); Chapter 3: The Goldseeker (pg. 19); Chapter 4: The Golden Mountain (pg. 33); Chapter 5: The Prospectors (pg. 41); Chapter 6: The Railroad (pg. 49); Chaoter 7: Sligh and Friends (pg. 59); Chapter 8: Black bear (pg. 69); Chapter 9: The priest (pg. 77); Chapter 10: George (pg. 87); Chapter 11: The Immigrants (pg. 95); Chapter 12: The RCMP (pg. 105); Chapter 13: Emily (pg. 113); Chapter 14: The Explorer (pg. 127); Chapter 15: Alfred Mason (pg. 137); Chapter 16: Amy (pg. 149); Chapter 17: Willie (pg. 157); Chapter 18: Peter (pg. 165); Epilogue (pg. 168)