Collection search - Groton

Hierarchical level:

Item

Electoral district:

Medicine Hat

Date(s):

Established	Closing
1913-02-01	1961-02-17

Province:

Alberta

Reference:

RG3-D-3

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Post Offices and Postmasters

Item ID number:

7742

Help page:

Additional information:

Closed owing to the lack of Postmaster

Distributing point - Lucky Strike; Foremost

Mail route - Groton-Lucky Strike; Foremost-Groton

NW 1/4 Sec. 5, Twp. 3, R. 10, W4M

NW Sec. 5, Twp. 3, R. 10, W4M

Sec. 18, Twp. 3, R. 10, W4M

Sec. 27, Twp. 3, R. 10, W4M - 1913-02-01

Sec. 28, Twp. 3, R. 10, W4M - 1913-02-01

SW Sec. 18, Twp. 3, R. 10, W4M - 1924-01

SW Sec. 7, Twp. 3, R. 10, W4M

Source:

PSFDS03-(13242)

Postmasters names and service information
Name of postmaster	Date of birth	Date of appointment	Date of vacancy	Cause of vacancy
A.J. Peterson		1913-02-01	1914-11-03	*
M.E. Weeks		1914-12-30	1923-08-12	Died
Mrs. Alice Walks		1923-08-15	Acting
Mrs. Alice Walks		1923-12-29	1931-03-07	Resignation
Mrs. Stella Dixon	1892-10-16	1931-07-01	1956-06-26	Resignation
Mrs. Joyce Enid O'Connell (re-opened)	*	1956-08-09	Acting
Mrs. Joyce Enid O'Connell	*	1957-02-14	1957-11-14	Resignation
George A. Leighton	*	1957-12-01	Acting
George A. Leighton	*	1959-02-03	1959-03-17	Resignation
George Aylmer Douglas	*	1959-04-01	Acting
George Aylmer Douglas	*	1959-11-06	1961-02-17	Resignation, closed

*In compliance with the Privacy Act (1983), certain personal information has been deleted from this file.

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