The golden years published by barrhead history book committee in 1978 country crossroads. Town of barrhead history of barrhead barrhead, alberta. You can relax close to the lush, rural scenery of barrhead, alberta as you hunt, fish, ski, or hike. Ceann a bharra is a town in east renfrewshire, scotland, km 8. The town was named after the scottish town barrhead, the birthplace of one of the children of the areas early settlers, james mcguire. We will provide you with all the comfort and convenience you ever wanted. Barrhead is a town located along the paddle river and at the intersection of highway 33 grizzly trail and highway 18. Barrhead neighbourhood inn barrhead alberta contact us. The county of barrhead public works is responsible for maintaining the roadways and facilities within the county. The town of barrhead has closed all townmanaged facilities and has restricted access by the public to. Barrhead municipal cemetery is also known as barrhead community cemetery as well as east lawn cemetery or barrhead united church cemetery. Barrhead and district historical society author of trails. A book detailing the history of barrhead made no mention of it. A short history with plenty of photographs and illustrations, this book touches on local industries, buildings, transport and notable events in barrhead, neilston and uplawmoor.
We have compiled the ultimate database of phone numbers from around the state and country to help you locate any lost friends, relatives or family members. During the late 1800s and the early 1900s, barrhead played an important role in the settlement of northwestern alberta. This library is affiliated with the library system that serves barrhead, ab other info. A history of the district of barrhead, alberta barrhead and district historical society on. Its national tartan day so to celebrate barrheads scottish roots this year, weve chosen clan donald or macdonald, the name of a notable early settler in the district. If you are aware of any issues or concerns, please call and advise county. A large and heavy book, special shipping considerations may. Highway 33, known as the grizzly trail, follows the original express trail, which was the shortest route to the yukon during the gold rush years. Barrhead and district historical society, barrhead, alta. It is also located along the route of the express trail, used by the north west company. More local sports barrhead bombers go 12 against every other team in provincial division. Albertanwt birthplace extracts from 1901 victoria, british columbia census edmonton. During the late 19th century and the early 20th century, barrhead played an important role in the settlement of northwest alberta. Looking at the photo, the large building to the left was known as monis building when i was born there in 1957.
Type here to search contents in our website search here. In an effort to contain the spread of covid19, the town continues to take immediate action based on the government of alberta and alberta health services recommendations. Fonds 507 south peace regional archives library collection. My grandpa wullie gray lived just to the right of the coop building shown at number 1719 paisley road.
If you need to relax, book a room at barrhead neighbourhood inn. The town is near the historic furtrading trail built in 1825, which linked edmonton and fort assinboine, over which hundreds of gold seekers passed during the klondike gold rush. Barrhead was formed when a group of small textileproducing villages grew into one other. Published local histories alberta genealogical society. On a more respectable note, many clubs and societies grew up such as the barrhead female friendly society 1805, the barrhead curling club 18, book clubs, mechanics institutes and so on. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory. The golden years barrhead contributed for use in alberta digital archives by brian longeway abernathy, lorna abernathy, pink achtemichuch, mark achtemichuch, pat adair, alicia craft adair, arlene adair, beatrice maxwell adair, bessie reed adair, carol reed adair, dorothy adair, fred adair, george adair. The obituary was featured in the barrhead leader on november 18, 2019. Barrhead photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Read and share your memories of barrhead itself or of a particular photo of barrhead.
Discover the fascinating history of barrhead in east renfrewshire and learn of the events and famous people which shaped its past. Alberta census population of cities and towns, 1906 alberta. A community history of peace river, alberta, and adjacent districts. See more of barrhead centennial museum on facebook. Visit on one of their well staffed days and theyll grind. Highway 33, known as the grizzly trail, follows the original klondike trail, which was the shortest route to the yukon during the gold rush years. A history of the district of barrhead alberta, 18671967, 1967 barrhd, graphic, free, ucalgary. Funeral home services for brent are being provided by rose garden chapel. A history of the district of barrhead, alberta, compiled and written by various members of the barrhead and district historical society as one of the societys centennial projects. History of barrhead klondike trailduring the late 1800s and the early 1900s, barrhead played an important role in the settlement of northwestern alberta. Pica pica press textbook division of the university of alberta press, 1984. In 2007, readers digest magazine voted east renfrewshire the second best place in the united kingdom to raise a family. In 1967, the barrhead historical society built the museum and the first historical book.
This includes road bans, snow clearing, graveling, landfills, transfer stations, and the airport. Bloomsbury, camp creek, churchill, glenreagh, moose wallow, mystery lake, roseholm, roselea, tiger. Golden years the barrhead history book committee, published by. Barrhead community cemetery in barrhead, alberta find a. We offer the ability to search by first name, last name, phone number, or business name. Barrhead, alta, incorporated as a town in 1946, population 4432 2011c, 4209 2006c. Today, the communitys rich history can be revisited through a captivating collection. Or you can learn more about the history that has made barrhead what it is today at barrhead centennial museum. Barrhead history local history, historic sites and. Barrhead bombers go 12 against every other team in provincial division. Bob lee,chairman of the book committee, barrhead and district chamber of commerce.
The town was a major centre of manufacturing right into the 20th century. We strive to keep the roads passable, safe and in the best condition we can with the resources available. Highway 33, known as the grizzly trail, follows the original klondike trail, which was the shortest route to. Extensively illustrated in black and white, map endpapers. The town of barrhead took over direction and maintenance of the cemeteries at this location and combined them to be known as the barrhead community cemetery. Barrhead visitor guide accommodation, things to do. The golden years barrhead, alberta by barrhead history book committee. Search 21 jobs now available in barrhead, ab on, the worlds largest job site. Barrhead and district historical society is the author of trails northwest 4. Find great deals on ebay for alberta history books. The collection consists of books, booklets, and other publications relating primarily to. The town of barrhead is located 118 km northwest of edmonton in the paddle river valley. Modern barrhead is a commuter town for paisley and glasgow and its close proximity to these places makes its a great place to visit.
Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back. This book is dedicated in affectionate memory to all our pioneer settlers who travelled the first trails northwest. In the second half of the 19 th century, cooperative societies were established. The book is intended as a frame of reference for teachers in german heritage schools. Travel just a few miles from us, and youll see that barrhead has just as much to offer. Members had access to good quality goods for fair prices. According to local historian james mcwhirter, the name barrhead first appeared in 1750. Map of barrhead published in 1923 barrhead was formed when a series of small textileproducing villages barrhead, arthurlie, grahamston and gateside gradually grew into one another to form one contiguous town. Barrhead centennial museum history museum barrhead. Barrhead is in central alberta about 120 km northwest of edmonton. The city of barrhead is located in the state of ab. Find and contact people in our barrhead, ab white pages on 411. From an exotic one of a kind animal collection, to artifacts from barrheads history, miniature buildings from barrhead and lots of old farm machinery, this museum has it all. Barrhead is a town of 4,600 in north central alberta.
This website of barrhead photographs is a part of the website barrhead scotland created to show barrhead. The barrhead leader is a news publication serving the town of barrhead and the surrounding area with information since 1927. Barrhead white pages barrhead phone directory lookup. Once established, this route was key to the settlement of the peace river region. Busby, barrhead, smith, mclennan, winagami, peace river, hines creek, rycroft. This is a history of barrhead, but not all businesses are in there, said elsie measures, the museums treasurer. Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics like red hair. Barrhead, alberta is a vibrant town located north west of edmonton.
Barrhead centennial museum 2020 all you need to know. With the most comprehensive index of business types anywhere in canada, yellowpages. Barrhead heritage trail by margaret ferguson illustrations by charles kelly price. A large and heavy book, special shipping considerations may apply. Its history, dams, dams to darnley country park, churches, buildings, main street, cowan park, victoria pit disaster, neilston, nitshill, newton mearns and darnley by tying together in one place the information that can be found with a search of the internet and a. Today, the communitys rich history can be revisited through a.