Rural districts
Writing in 1931 on the history of the Clover Bar area, J.P. Berry captured more than a glimpse of pioneer life in the first five decades of settlement. The author of Clover Bar in the Making, Berry offers clear observations of the day.
Going back to the nineteenth century, and the early settlers of the 1880s, this writing gleans from various sources of the day - publications, newspapers, interviews, etc. The writing provides reflections on settlement, agriculture, roads and railways, mining, education, church and social life. At the end is a full script of the lengthy address made by the Honourable Frank Oliver on the occasion of the Clover Bar Jubilee Celebration.
The full manuscript is provide online by Our Roots for your reading pleasure. Though the words on the page are a bit worn and rough in appearance, the content is fresh and the read compelling. See what you think. Here's the link. http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=1470
Our Roots (http://www.ourroots.ca) is a library, archive, museum and school all in one. Check their collection to find Canadian local histories in French and English.
If you would rather read a paper copy of Clover Bar in the Making, please drop by the Strathcona County Museum and Archives at 913 Ash Street in Sherwood Park. The museum is open Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
If you have any thoughts or comments upon reading Clover Bar in the Making, let me know.
Lori Clapp, (780) 416-6762
Last updated: Thursday, August 11, 2011
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