Date Range

1983-2017

Description Level

Fonds

Creator

Waterton Natural History Association

Physical Description

1.5 m of textual records, photographs, and 2 scrapbooks

History Biographical

The Waterton Natural History Association was formed in 1983 in Waterton Lakes National Park (WLNP) as the first co-operating association in Western Canada. As a non-profit association with Parks Canada registered in the Province of Alberta, under the direction of a Board of Directors, its role was to provide and publish materials relevant to Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, provide funds for and execute projects undertaken to enhance WLNP and to sponsor special events and services for the enjoyment and education of the park visitor. The WNHA operated out of the Heritage Centre in the old Fire Hall on Waterton Avenue which was altered to house a museum of natural and cultural history exhibits about the area. The organization sold books, and topographic maps, sponsored natural history related events, workshops and art exhibits and well as providing one-on-one information to the visiting public. Summer employment programs were supported through the hiring of students, seniors, handicapped etc. Membership in the organization was open to all interested parties for a nominal fee. Over time, the WNHA operated the Crooked Creek Campground outside the park and sold plaques for a Cemetery Wall as well as raising funds for its various activities. In February, 2018, the association was formally dissolved at the final annual general meeting.

Custodial History

The documents in this fonds include meeting minutes, corporate documents, and photographs related to the natural history of the park as used in exhibits and programs. The collection is incomplete in that over the years many photographs and records found other homes including Parks Canada’s Waterton archives. 20181022.001 Organizational start up, 1982. 20181022.002 Meeting minutes, 1983. 20181022.003 Meeting minutes, 1984. 20181022.004 Meeting minutes, 1985. 20181022.005 Meeting minutes, 1986 20181022.006 Meeting minutes, 1987. 20181022.007 Meeting minutes, 1988. 20181022.008 Meeting minutes, 1989. 20181022.009 Meeting minutes, 1990. 20181022.010 Meeting minutes, 1991. 20181022.011 Meeting minutes, 1992. 20181022.012 Meeting minutes, 1993. 20181022.013 Meeting minutes, 1994. 20181022.014 Meeting minutes, 1995. 20181022.015 Meeting minutes, 1996. 20181022.016, Part 1 Meeting minutes, 1997. 20181011.016,Part 2, Meeting minutes, 1997. 20181022.017 Meeting minutes, 1998. 20181022.018 Meeting minutes, 1999. 20181022.019 Meeting minutes, 2000. 20181022.020 Meeting minutes, 2001. 20181022.021 Meeting minutes, 2002. 20181022.022 Meeting minutes, 2003. 20181022.023 Meeting minutes, 2004. 20181022.024 Meeting minutes, 2005. 20181022.025 Meeting minutes, 2006. 20181022.026 Meeting minutes, 2007. 20181022.027 Meeting minutes, 2008. 20181022.028 Meeting minutes, 2009. 20181022.029 Meeting minutes, 2010. 20181022.030 Meeting minutes, 2011. 20181022.031 Meeting minutes, 2012. 20181022.032 Meeting minutes, 2013. 20181022.033 Meeting minutes, 2014. 20181022.034 Meeting minutes, 2015. 20181022.035 Meeting minutes, 2017. 20181022.036 Crooked Creek Campground annual reports 1995-1997. 20181022.037 Crooked Creek Campground water inspections. 20181022.038 Crooked Creek Campground assorted expenses, various years, 11 photos. 20181022.039 Crooked Creek Campground development, 1995, 2002. 20181022.040 Crooked Creek Campground shower house grant, 2004-2005. 20181022.041 Historic photo calendar, Sept. 1984-Dec. 1985. 20181022.042 Co-operating associations annual report, 1981-1983. 20181022.043 Trail of the Great Bear development. 20181022.044 Waterton centennial anthology, 1985. 20181022.045 Waterton’s Short Hikes and Strolls, 1987. 20181022.046 Cookbook project, 1993. 20181022.047 Request for school tax exclusion, 1994. 20181022.048 Wolf recovery project, 1995-1996. 20181022.049 Bear’s Hump self-guiding trail, 1996. 20181022.050 Waterton a Special Place, second draft, 1999. 20181022.051 Waterton-Glacier Writers' Workshops. 20181022.052 Recognition documents to WNHA, 1985-2001. 20181022.053 Heritage Ball, 1986-2007. 20181022.054 WNHA logo contest, 1989. 20181022.055 Reproduction documentation, “Late afternoon glow on the Prince of Wales Lodge [sic]”. 20181022.056 Printing quotations, poster: Upper Waterton Valley, 2002. 20181022.057 Swim suit donation description by Joan Croskery, no date. 20181022.058 Centennial oral history project background, 1995. 20181022.059 National parks centennial celebrations, phamplets, clippings and programs, 16 negatives, 85 photos/ 20181022.060 Copy negatives for family albums displayed at Heritage Centre. 20181022.061 Dedication documents for “First Producing Oil Well in Western Canada”, 1968. 20181022.062 Prince of Wales Hotel book, first edition, 1991. 20181022.063 Doug Oland memoir excerpt re: building in Waterton. 20181022.064 National Parks of Canada by Jean Patterson, 1931. 20181022.065 Summary of the history of the first fire hall in Waterton. 20181022.066 Correspondence with Del Steed, 1986. 20181022.067 “A Classroom As Big As The Great Outdoors, 1998. 20181022.068 Board of Directors’ policies, 2002-2004. 20181022.069 Correspondence with Glenbow Museum, 1986. 20181022.070 Annual Meeting: “The First 10 Years”, 1993. 20181022.071 General Manager’s report for 1995. 20181022.072 Rotary plaques recovery, 2007. 20181022.073 Memorandum of understanding with Parks Canada, 1983. 20181022.074 Unidentified photographs and negatives, 2 photos, 8 negatives, 3 “disk” negatives. 20181022.075 Officers of the RCSCC “Chinook,” 1 photo, no date. 20181022.076 Waterton Heritage Centre, 70 slides. 20181022.077 Volunteers, 2007. 20181022.078 Memorandums of understanding, 2011-2016. 20181022.079 Bylaws review, July 2003. 20181022.080 Certificate of incorporation, 1983. 20181022.081Waterton Centennial Committee, 1994-1995. 20181022.082 Exhibit “Waterton A Special Place,” 1999. 20181022.083 Loan of artifacts, documentation. 20181022.084 Rocky Mountain Development Company, photocopy of share certificate. 20181022.085 Poems of G. Adell Rackette, Waterton resident, photographer and writer, 3 booklets, one photo. 20181022.086 Two historic promotional brochures, 1910 and 1930. 20181022.087 Feature family project, 1988. 20181022.088 Red Cross fund raising community raffle quilt, 1945, one photo. 20181022.089 Pine Ridge Highway Exhibit, 2011. 20181022.090 WNHA policies, 2004-2016. 20181022.091 Association dissolution, 2017. 20181022.092 Bylaws, 1983, 1986, 2011. 20181022.093 Wildlife sketches by Sue Powesland, horse, falcon, bull rider, bobcat. 20181022.094 Wildlife prints, 12 items. 20181022.095 Don Brestler art, “Wolf”, 1994. 20181022.096 Artwork, “Lynx”, three copies. 20181022.097 Western Wildlife portfolio, by James Jockerest 20181022.098 Bathing suit donation. 20181022.099 Special events, 2007. 20181022.100 First Nations (including Metis), background materials, one photo. 20181022.101 Aldridge family clippings. 20181022.102 Modern WLNP brochures. 20181022.103 Trail of the Great Bear Map, 2002. 20181022.104 Membership brochure. 20181022.105 Guide to Hiking the Bear’s Hump, in French. 20181022.106 Stories of Waterton, skiing and the summer of 1963. 20181022.107 Charles Waterton, clippings and brochure. 20181022.108 Souvenir folder, Royal Canadian Mounted Police. 20181022.109 Waterton Dance Pavilion, one photo. 20181022.110 Waterton Community Centennial, one photo. 20181022.111 Souvenir views of Waterton, post 1936. 20181022.112 Waterton Weekly Guide, two issues only: June 26, 1936, July 24, 1936. 20181022.113 Postcards of Waterton, five cards. 20181022.114 Souvenir Views of Waterton, laminated. 20181022.115 WLNP centennial decals, 1885-1995, one large; two small. 20181022.116 Historical binder from Peggy and Andy Johnson. 20181022.117 Heritage Education Program, 1986-2002. 20181022.118 Book proposal, Prince of Wales Hotel history. 20181022.119 Cemetery Wall. 20181022.120 Employee dispute, 2011. 20181022.121 Policies and activities, 2011. 20181022.122 Frank Goble articles. 20181022.123 Parks Canada Report: Built Heritage Resources. 20181022.124 Maps of Canada, three maps, 1867-1982. 20181022.125 Inter-provincial boundary commission, background materials. 20181022.126 Waterton interpretive materials, French and English. 20181022.127 Parks Canada’s Waterton Resource Guide, 1997. 20181022.128 Newspaper clippings, Waterton history. 20181022.129 Royalty payments to authors. 20181022.130 Taped interview, “Prince of Wales Hotel”. 20181022.131 Background material on John George “Kootenai” Brown. 20181022.132 Strate family of Waterton, 5 mounted photos. 20181022.133 Goble family of Waterton, 4 mounted photos, one mounted history. 20181022.134 “Canada’s Scouts at the World Jamboree”, 1929. 20181022.135 “Jamboree,” boy scouting, October, 1946, Vol. One. 20181022.136 Second Canadian Boy Scout Jamboree song book, July 1953. 20181022.137 First Class Hike, instructions to Boy Scouts. 20181022.138 Waterton area boy scouts list, no date. 20181022.139 Journal of World Scouting, October, 1946. 20181022.140 History of Senator Buchanan Winter Sports Competition. 20181022.141 First and second winter sports competitions, newspaper clippings, 1956 and 1957. 20181022.142 Scrapbook of boy scouts in Waterton, 160 photos, clippings, programs, letters, 1958-1966. 20181022.143 Boy Scouts and Scout Masters, one photo. 20181022.144 Photographic prints of the Rockies, Peter Ramos, four photos. 20181022.145 Red Cross certificate, 1939. 20181022.146 Nahor W. Dilatush, one photo. 20181022.147 Ernest Haug Senior, one photo. 20181022.148 Oversized photos of Waterton Lakes National Park, two prints. 20181022.149 Photos of Waterton Lakes National Park, three prints. 20181022.150 Erik Hagglund, one photo. 20181022.151 Lions Club Convention, no date, no location. 20181022.152 Heritage Centre logo,, original artwork. 20181022.153 WLNP 100th anniversary poster, 1995. 20181022.154 Southern Alberta Tourism poster. 20181022.155 Brownies and Guides Album, 35 negatives, four photos, no identification. 20181022.156 Brownies and Guides Album, 16 newspaper clippings. 20181022.157 Brownies and Guides First Waterton Pack scrapbook. 20181022.158 Crandell family materials: one oversize photo, 1 family summary. 20181022.159 Crandell family, six photos. 20181022.160 Scrapbook: Boy Scouts in Waterton, uniform badges. 20181022.161CBC television, metal building plaque, 1994. 20181022.162 Parks Canada commemorative centennial coins, card and keychain, 1885-1995. 20181022.163 Two felt pendants and one centennial patch.

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20181022

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