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Date(s)
- [ca. 1868]-1992 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1.2 m of textual records. -- ca. 950 photographs. -- 1 print
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Henry James Adames, 1867-1955, was born in Chichester, Sussex, England. He served in the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP), 1888-1889. In 1892 he married Florence Maude Carpenter, 1868-1948, in Kenora, Ontario. They had four children, Eric L., 1899-1961, Winifred Helen, 1900-1943, Kathline, [ca. 1902]-1902, and Eileen, 1903-1993. In 1894 the family moved to Medicine Hat, Alberta. They moved to Calgary in 1899, and Henry worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) for a few years, then joined the Sheriff's office. From 1920 to 1933 the family lived in Hanna, Alberta, where Henry was Sheriff and Clerk of the Supreme and District Court.
On his retirement in 1933 the family returned to Calgary and made their home in the Scarboro district. They were very active in the Anglican Church, and attended the Cathedral Church of the Redeemer in Calgary. Eric served overseas during First World War and continued his military service after the war, with the RCAF in Caron, Saskatchewan. He retired to Victoria, British Columbia.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Eileen Adames and her estate, 1971-1993.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of Henry's NWMP discharge certificate (1889), and personal and business letterbook (1901-1903); Eric's First World War letters, papers and scrapbook (1914-1918); family scrapbooks (1913-1954); autograph books (1882-1895, 1925-1927); guest books (1908-1948); family Bible; recipe book; extensive photographs of the family, house, and vacation trips (1868-1950s); various family certificates, correspondence and postcards; and a genealogical compilation on the McCallum and Carpenter families.
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Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
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Language and script notes
The material is in English.
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Existence and location of copies
Digital content is available
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Title based on contents of records.
Note
There are also military and photos in the scrapbooks, which have not been counted in the extent.
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Name access points
- Adames, Henry (Subject)
- Adames, Eric (Subject)
- Carpenter, Florence (Subject)
- Adames, Eileen (Subject)
- Adames, Helen (Subject)
- Adames, Kathline (Subject)
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Monday, August 10, 2015