Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- [ca. 1888-1980s] (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
2 cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
William Leigh Bernard, 1845-1911, was born near Dublin, Ireland and educated at Trinity College. He came to Calgary in 1888 and worked as a lawyer. He first owned the Bonnybrook Ranch southeast of the city, then in 1890 moved to Calgary, Alberta. He was later joined by his son, Michael Charles Bernard in the law firm of Bernard & Bernard. He and his wife, Mary Morton, 1840-1928, had seven children, Barbara Mary (George), 1867-1936, Michael Charles, 1868-1937, Jane Elizabeth (Moore), 1870-1911, Isabel Wilhelmina (Hone), 1872-1961, George Morton, 1874-?, May Kathleen Bole (Hooley), 1875-?, and Edith Anne (Wilson), 1877-?. His law firm later became Howard Mackie.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Nadene Hill, 1995
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of genealogy of the Bernard and George families and photographs of the Bernard homes in and near Calgary.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
The material is in English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
No finding aid.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Records related to the George family are also in the Henry George fonds at Glenbow.
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of records.