The Argyle Document Archive

** The following documents are available as pdf's - free for Schools, Museums & Heritage  Organizations.

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Beginnings in the RM of Argyle:  A Short History

Images of Baldur:  A Booklet based upon photos from the James Wall Collection

The Baldur Gazette : 1898 Historical Edition

The Baldur Gazette : 1940 Historical Edition

Historical Sketches of Argyle Municpality: Part 1 (pdf)

Historical Sketches of Argyle Municpality: Part 2 (Photos)  (pdf)

Argyle Stories

In addition to "Come Into Our Heritage",  Argyle has several excellent memoirs and short histories. 

We have collected some highlights to present here:

The Story of John Cumming (From Lights Along the Valley" by Caroline Cumming

Dry River (From Memories of Dry River by May Graham)

William Craik (From Memories of Dry River by May Graham)

Andrew Young (From Memories of Dry River by May Graham)

Asmunder Asundson - Man With No Feet - By Jonas Porbergson


Research Excerpts

Peel's Prairie Provinces  is an excellent online source of searchable publications relating to the history of Western Canada.

Some selected articles with reference to Argyle (by topic)

1. Early Commercial Activity

2. Pioneers Reminiscence

3. Sam King

4. George Lawrence

5. Baldur School (1905)

6. Glasgow Townsite & Farms For Sale

7. Ads from the Baldur School Booklet