Isbister, James - First Settler
| Database ID | 28816 | |
| Institution | Prince Albert Historical Society | |
| Fonds/Collection | PAHS Archives collection | |
| Series | b | |
| File/Item Reference | b-96 | |
| Date of creation | 1885-1999 | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 file; 2 cm | |
| Number of images | 1 | |
| Scope and content | File contains papers relating to James Isbister, the English Metis leader and first settler at Prince Albert. Included are the articles "James Ibister: Homesteader and Founder" by Cecilia Kissel in Folklore Magazine, "P.A.'s first family holds reunion: Isbisters meet, learn family history" by Jean Groat from the Rural Roots newspaper, "Isbister First to Settle Within City Limits" from the PA Daily Herald, "Isbister Founded Settlement Here Before Nisbet Arrived" (PA Daily Herald?), A published letter regarding James from the PAHS in the PA Daily Herald, "More Facts on J. Isbister in Pioneer Role: Another Oldtimer Claims Agriculture Started Here Before Nisbet" in the PA Daily Herald, "Wheat Grown Here Previous to Arrival of Rev. Nisbet Acclaimed Founder of City" in the PA Daily Herald, "First Known Prince Albert Settler, James Isbister, Deserves Place of Honor: Descendant of First Farmer Determined to See Statue Erected" from Rural Roots, "Isbister Statue Drive Labor of Love For Family" from the PA Daily Herald, "James Isbister Statue Must Stand Alone" from the PA Daily Herald, "Committee Wants Isbister Memorial" from the PA Daily Herald, a notice of death for Mr. Isbister (in French) from Le Patriote de l'Ouest (1915), Isbister's letter to the Winnipeg Sun (1885), and a variety of correspondence regarding commemoration of Mr. Isbister. File also includes a legal affidavet, scrip records, church records and assorted other papers having to do with James and his relatives. File also includes several copies of a letter from James Isbister to Louis Riel. File also includes several short biographical write ups on Isbsiter. Also included is an archaeological article on a site in the Orkney Islands given the Isbister family name. | |
| Restrictions on access | None. | |
| Copyright expiry date | Unknown | |
| Other terms governing use and reproduction | Responsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher. | |
| Type | Archival | |
| Primary Media | Textual documents | |
| Specific document types | Articles Correspondence | |
| Provenance Access Point | PAHS Archives | |
| Place | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 No treaty Canada -- National | |
| Cultural region | Plains Subarctic Canada -- National | |
| Names | Bear, Margaret Fidler, David Isbister Family Isbister, Alexander Isbister, James, 1833-1915 McKay Family Olsen, Olaf Prince Albert Daily Herald Prince Albert Historical Society Riel, Louis, 1844-1885 Scott, Thomas (SK) Smiley, Bill | |
| Subject | Metis Nation Community Histories Metis -- Communities Metis -- Farms Metis -- History Metis -- Housing Metis -- Culture and language Metis -- Education Northwest Resistance -- Biographies Indigenous Relations Cree Issues - Commemoration | |
| Date Range(s) | 1860-1869 1870-1879 1880-1889 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/28816
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