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Sidney A. Connolly fonds
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0.5 cm of textual records
9 photographs
5 postcards
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Biographical history
Sidney Asa Connolly placed a homestead claim on a quarter section in the Sexsmith area on September 25, 1911. After completing improvements he was granted a patent on the land in 1915. In 1921, Mr. Connolly was issued a grant for placer mining on land along the Badheart River.
Custodial history
The first accession numbers (1969.39.592-593) are documents that were part of a collection gathered by volunteers of the Grande Prairie Museum before an accessioning number system was in place. When accession numbers were first issued, they were given a miscellaneous number as there was no information on the donor. The 2006.29 donation came from Mr. Connolly's daughter, Helen Connolly. The 2007.22 donation came from Helen Dolloff on behalf of Helen Connolly.
Scope and content
The fonds consists of two documents made out to Sidney Connolly from the Department of the Interior: an approval of a patent on NE 10-73-6-W6, dated June 9, 1915, and a grant for Placer Mining on Section 19-75-1-W6th, dated Nov. 23, 1921. The 2006 accrual consists of 3 photographs, a studio portrait of Pete Klassen, 2 postcard/photographs of Grande Prairie, 2 postcards of Alberta scenes, a letter from Pete Klassen, a copy of "Canada West" magazine and a Christmas postcard. Also included are Helen's written memories and a typed story of her life. The 2007 accrual consists of 3 postcards, one sent from Helen to Sidney and one from Mrs. Sexsmith to Helen, and 5 photographs including 2 of Sexsmith town and 2 of the Sexsmith children.
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The first accession numbers (1969.39.592-593) are documents that were part of a collection gathered by volunteers of the Grande Prairie Museum before an accessioning number system was in place. When accession numbers were first issued, they were given a miscellaneous number as there was no information on the donor. The 2006.29 donation came from Mr. Connolly's daughter, Helen Connolly. The 2007.22 donation came from Helen Dolloff on behalf of Helen Connolly.
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- The material is in English.
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A finding aid is available at http://southpeacearchives.org/sidney-a-connolly-fonds/
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Accession numbers: 1969.39.592-593; 2006.29, 2007.22
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- English