- CRC
- Collectie
- 1882 - 2008
Textual and photographic records the churches of Indian Head and district.
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Textual and photographic records the churches of Indian Head and district.
Part of Businesses Collection
Business write-ups or records of businesses that operated in Indian Head and district, including blacksmiths, grocery stores, pharmacies, etc.
Part of School Collection
Sunny South (school District 161 was located on the southeast corner of NW-16-17-13-W2. It was built in 1890 and closed due to school consolidation in 1963.
Part of Town Collection
Booklets, posters, and photos about the naming of Indian Head, homecomings or other significant events in Indian Head history
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Hand-drawn map/sketch of Indian Head in 1882
Part of Town Collection
Sketch/map by Edwin J. Brooks of the CPR station and buildings along the railway - all labelled. A path (later Grand Avenue) goes to the northwest and is labelled "To Bell..."
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Part of Church Religion Collection
Textual and photographic records the Presbyterian Church at Indian Head and district. Half of the members voted to join with the Methodists to become the United Church in 1925. The other half continued as the Presbyterian Church and constructed a separate church building in 1935
The collection consists of various documents and photos about Indian Head's agricultural heritage, including the Bell Farm, the federal Tree Nursery and the federal Experimental Farm. The Agriculture Collection includes materials related agriculture and includes, especially, series pertaining to three major agricultural developments in Indian Head 1) The Bell Farm (Qu'Appelle Valley Farming Company) which was a huge farming venture of 57,000 acres promoted by Major William Robert Bell in 1881-1882 to Eastern Canadian and American shareholders. The venture finally failed and Major Bell left Indian Head in 1895. 2) The federal Experimental Farm which was established in 1887 under the superintendency of Angus MacKay and continues to conduct research as Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Indian Head Research Farm . 3) The federal Tree Nursery (PFRA) resulted from the promotion of trees and shrubs for shelter by Angus MacKay , the superintendent of the Experimental Farm . Established as a separate federal government station in 1901 under the superintendency of Norman Ross, it provided trees and shrubs for farmers throughout the prairies until its closure in 2014.
Part of Town Collection
A collection of articles/writeups about the name of Indian Head - its origins, who named it, etc.
First store built in Indian Head
Part of Businesses Collection
Street view of the first store to ever be built in Indian Head. (Built in 1882)
Part of Town Collection
Part of Town Collection
A large gathering of people viewing a group of Indigenous drummers in front of Crawford's store
Part of Book Collection
Books that include significant sections about Indian Head and district
The original Presbyterian Church in Indian Head
Part of Church Religion Collection
The first Presbyterian Church in Indian Head, erected in 1882 at the northwest corner of Boyle and Eden Streets (see Indian Head History Book p119).
Part of Agriculture Collection
The Bell Farm Series contains photos, maps and textual records about the 57,000 acre Qu’Appelle Valley Farming Corporation (called “The Bell Farm”), of which Major William Robert Bell of Brockville, Ontario, was the founder in 1882 and the farm’s general manager. Financial difficulties associated with crop failures as well as the 1885 Northwest Resistance at Batoche (led by Louis Riel Jr.) arose at the farm. During the Resistance, Major Bell and most of his workers and horses were in the service of the Canadian militia and little or no crop was planted or harvested. In 1886, much of the farm’s land and assets were sold and the corporation was re-financed, resulting in a smaller company registered as “The Bell Farm Company.” This company also failed financially by 1889 and was liquidated.
Major Bell retained a personal holding of 12,000 acres, which he farmed from 1889 to 1895, supported by investors. Further misfortunes, primarily, the destruction by fire of his flour mill and the sudden death of his wife caused Major Bell to leave Indian Head in 1895. His land and assets were sold by auction.
The archival materials include photos of the farm buildings, including the large stone house and the round barn which, in 2020, continues to be a museum dedicated to telling the story of Major Bell’s huge farming company. Other photos and textual records tell the stories of the people and the operations of the farm.