Fonds F2183 - Frenchy Riviere fonds

Henri "Frenchy" Arnous de la Riviere, 1867-1956, was born in Normandy, France. He received some education in Switzerland but ran away to sea at an early age. He later moved with his parents to the southern USA. He travelled throughout the western USA and arrived in Alberta in 1883 as a cowboy. He was a guide during the Klondike Gold Rush and afterwards settled on the head waters of Pincher Creek in Alberta. He worked as a big game hunter and with John Herron as a partner, raised horses and husky dogs. His knowledge of dog teams was used in a Hollywood film. Frenchy also broke horses. From 1911 to 1928 he was also employed as an Alberta Game Guardian in northern Alberta. He and his wife, Nellie Gladstone, ?-1940, had 11 children, Henry, 1899-1938, George, Mary (Shriver), Nellie (Murphy), Robert, John "Charlie", James, Alice (Primeau), Inez (Rea), Frances (Cox, then later McWhirter), and Emily. Riviere also wrote many wildlife stories, some of which were published.