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<Deaccession> Medicine Valley Estonian Society fonds [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1905-1984.

Reference:

R18397-0-3-E, MG28-V151

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

190257

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Medicine Valley Estonian Society fonds
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Date(s):

1905-1984.

Place of creation:

Alberta

Extent:

84 cm of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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The fonds comprises minutes, 1910-1918, 1932-1984, financial files, 1910-1984, correspondence, 1933-1983, as well as other records of the society, 1909-1984.

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Medicine Valley Estonian Society

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Medicine Valley Estonian Society : Founded in 1910, the Medicine Valley Estonian Society of Eckville became a focal point for Estonian community life in Alberta. The local Estonian Band and Choir, which had been founded in 1906, joined the Society in 1910, and performed at various functions in Estonian communities across Alberta. The Society's lending library, established in 1911, provided reading material for both adults and children. Estonian mutual aid enterprises formed an integral part of the Society. These included a branch of the Farmer's Co-operative, established in 1912, as well as the Gilby - Kalmu Cemetery Board and Association, established in 1914, and the Eckville Mutual Telephone Association, organized in 1917.

The Society's "Estonian Hall" was built in 1918. At monthly meetings, members discussed the Society's affairs, business matters, politics, and Estonian literature. The Society also sponsored folk dance and theatre groups. Its Ladies' Club organized socials, bazaars, and made handicrafts which were sold to support the Society's activities.

Between 1944 and 1948, the Medicine Valley Estonian Society became temporarily dormant. However, the influence of refugees from Europe, who arrived between 1948 and 1956, brought new vigour to the organization. This revival ended when most of the refugees moved to the cities. The newcomers had, however, provided enough vitality to the old organization to lay the groundwork for the Alberta Estonian Festival. The last festival was held in Eckville between the 6th and 7th October, 1967. The Medicine Valley Estonian Society, the first Estonian society established in Canada, ceased its activities in 1984.

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General note:

The records were presented in 1986 by the Medicine Valley Estonian Society, through the courtesy of Rita Matiisen of Red Deer, Alberta.

Custodial history:

This fonds was deaccessioned in January 2010 and transferred to the Provincial Archives of Alberta in Edmonton.

Arrangement note:

The papers have been arranged in chronological order by document type and/or by subject matter.

Location of originals note:

Provincial Archives of Alberta

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1986/0225
MG28-V151

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MG28-V151
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