Hudson's Bay Company
| Database ID | 27448 | |
| Institution | Saskatchewan Archives Board | |
| Fonds/Collection | Wetton, Cecelia | |
| Series | I | |
| File/Item Reference | I-1.b. | |
| Date of creation | n.d. | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 folder; 3 mm | |
| Number of images | 1 | |
| Historical note | Cecelia Wetton was active in various organizations in North Battleford such as the Imperial Daughters of the Empire, and in 1937 joined the North Battleford News as a reporter. She wrote for that newspaper and served as the Battlefords reporter for the Saskatoon Star Phoenix until her retirement in 1965. She was well known for her interest in the history of Saskatchewan and wrote extensively on the subject for both newspapers and, in addition, produced a number of books including The Promised Land and Historic Battleford. She died in North Battleford in 1974. | |
| Scope and content | A series of general notes on the history of Rupert's Land, missions and fur trade posts in the nineteenth century North West. Includes notes on colloquialisms then in use, the old trading posts at Battleford, Hudson's Bay Company influence along the Pacific Coast of Washington State and California, general notes on Western Canadian history during the fur trade era, Peter Pangman (?) and his eighteenth century posts near Delmas, SK. | |
| Contributer | Wetton, Cecilia | |
| Copyright holder | Unknown | |
| Copyright expiry date | Unknown | |
| Type | Archival | |
| Primary Media | Textual documents | |
| Provenance Access Point | Wetton | |
| Place | Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada Delmas, Saskatchewan, Canada Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 Canada -- National | |
| Cultural region | Plains Plains Canada -- National | |
| Names | Big Bear, ca. 1828-1889 (Chief) Cochran, William Henry, Alexander Kelsey, Henry Little Rattlesnake McKay, Angus mistahi-maskwa Nisbet, James Pangman, Peter Stewart, W.M. Wuttunee Family | |
| Subject | Treaty -- Treaty 6 Forts Fur Trade Hudson's Bay Company Exploration Culture Archaeology Cree | |
| Date Range(s) | 1776-1799 1860-1869 1870-1879 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/27448
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