Wendelboe Family fonds
Series 1 | Mike and Mary Wendelboe – Personal papers. — 1880-1972. — 12.5 cm of textual records. — The series consists of family certificates (birth, naturalization, homestead, wedding, etc.); correspondence with family and friends (1910-1972); Mary’s diary (1956-1972); and old age pension applications. — The records have been artificially arranged in chronological order by the earliest date in each folder. |
| M-9684-1 | Mikal Ostergaard Wendelboe’s birth certificate and confirmation certificates. — 1880 and 1895. — Includes translations. These were submitted as part of his Old Age Pension application in 1950. |
| M-9684-2 | Mike’s cowpox vaccination certificate. — 1881 |
| M-9684-3 | Mary Lund’s birth certificate and baptism certificate. — 1891 |
| M-9684-4 | Mike’s childhood cards from teachers, awards and gift tags. — [ca. 1890s] |
| M-9684-5 | Mary’s documents written in Danish. — 1898-1909. — Possibly first communion and letter of introduction. |
| M-9684-6 | Mike’s autograph book. — 1899-1911 |
| M-9684-7 | Mary’s souvenir religious cards. — [ca. 1903-1904] |
| M-9684-8 | Mike’s Certificate of Naturalizaton (Dominion of Canada), and homestead patent for NW 20-12-24-W4. — 1907. — The homestead was 9 miles west of Barons, Alberta. |
| M-9684-9 | Mary’s first letter home to her mother in Denmark, after emigrating to Canada. — August 1910. — Consists of both the original (in Danish) and a translation, in which she describes her arrival in Alberta by train, her employer’s log house, his expectation that she would marry him, her refusal to marry him, a crop-destroying hail storm, her move to Blackfalds, meeting Mike Wendelboe [later her husband] on the train, what settlers ate, laundry and clothing, the abundance of men in Alberta (4 men to 1 woman), possible jobs for a single woman, and her marriage prospects. View original letter. |
| M-9684-10 | Mike’s letters and postcards to Mary Lund. — 1910. — Written before their marriage (in Danish). |
| M-9684-11 | Mike and Mary’s wedding certificate. — November 16, 1910 |
| M-9684-12 | Birth certificate of Rose Wendelboe. — September 11, 1918 |
| M-9684-13 | Auction sale poster. — January 7, 1925. — For sale of the Wendelboe’s farm equipment and livestock when they moved from the Barons area to Starline. |
| M-9684-14 | Children’s report cards. — 1928-1930. — For Betty and Vivian Wendelboe, who attended Starline School District No. 1005. |
| M-9684-15 | Family correspondence. — 1933-1972 and n.d. — Several letters are in Danish. |
| M-9684-16 | Mary’s autograph book. — 1938 |
| M-9684-17 | Mary’s correspondence. — 1943-1970. — The folder was annotated “Letters I’ll Keep”. — Includes letter written by Rose when she was at the Provincial Mental Hospital at Ponoka in 1943-1944. |
| M-9684-18 | Mary’s Old Age Pension applications. — 1955-1961 |
| M-9684-19 | Mary’s 5-year diary. — 1956-1960 |
| M-9684-20 | Mike and Mary’s 50th wedding anniversary certificates from the Lieutenant-Governor and the Premier. — 1960 |
| M-9684-21 | Mary’s notebooks. — 1960-1969. — They include some diary entries. |
Series 2 | Mary Wendelboe’s writings. — [ca. 1966-1968]. — 4 cm of textual records. — Mary took a creative writing course the University of Alberta (Calgary) in 1966. — The series consists of genealogical writings about the family, and short fictional pieces based on her own experiences. |
| M-9684-22 | Genealogical articles: “Peter Wendelboe’s Family” and “A Short Report on the Family of Mike Wendelboe”. — 1968 |
| M-9684-23 | “Profile of a Pioneer Woman”. — July 1968. — Written by Mary about her mother-in-law. |
| M-9684-24 | “The Making of a Dude Rancher”. — 1968. — Includes both handwritten and typewritten versions. 9500 words long. |
| M-9684-25 | “Monologue”. — [ca. 1966-1968]. — Consists of short theatrical piece. |
| M-9684-26 | “Vacation Days on the Circle 5”. — [ca. 1966-1968] |
| M-9684-27 | “While the Rest of the World Goes By”. — [ca. 1966-1968] |
Series 3 | Family memorabilia. — 1908-1975. — 15 cm of textual records. — The series consists of a scrapbook, greeting cards, invitations, postcard albums (started in Denmark), exhibition prizes, and Mary’s pansy embroidery. |
| M-9684-28 | Scrapbook. — 1954-1975. — Consists of newspaper clippings, photographs, invitations to graduations and weddings, etc. |
| M-9684-29 | Greeting cards. — [ca. 1928-1951]. — Includes a card to Rose from her Grade 6 teacher at Starline School (1931). |
| M-9684-30 | Greeting cards. — [ca. 1950s-1960s]. — Consists of birthday, valentine, Mother’s Day and Christmas cards, primarily sent to Mary. |
| M-9684-31 | Wedding invitations, graduations, funerals. — 1959-1964 |
| M-9684-32 | Postcard album. — 1908-1945. — Consists of Mary’s collection of postcards, many from Silkeborg, Denmark, where she was born. Includes translations of many of the Danish messages. |
| M-9684-33 | Postcard album. — 1910-1915. — Largely of Silkeborg, Denmark. |
| M-9684-34 | Loose postcards sent to Mary. — 1928-1945. — Many date from 1944-1945, and most have messages written on the back. One of the postcards has been scanned. View now. |
| M-9684-35 | Mary’s crocheting and embroidery. — [ca. 1950s or 1960s]. — Consists of samples of her pansies. Includes a Laura Wheeler pansy pattern. |
| M-9684-36 | Prize tags for embroidery and crochet. — 1965 and n.d. — For Mary’s work shown at the Red Deer Exhibition and Calgary Exhibition. |
Series 4 | Clara Sparks papers. — 1961-1991. — 2 cm of textual records. — Clara was the daughter of Mike and Mary Wendelboe. — The series consists of letters; genealogical manuscripts on the Wendelboe family for local history books; sympathy cards on the death of her mother; and a biographical sketch presented at her 80th birthday. |
| M-9684-37 | Letters from Clara to her sister Rose [Mrs. Mary Sylvester]. — 1967 |
| M-9684-38 | Manuscript for Clara’s entry about the Mike Wendelboe family for the Barons local history book. — 1968-1971 |
| M-9684-39 | Manuscript for Clara’s entry about the James Sparks familiy for the Poplar Ridge local history book. — [ca. 1981]. — Also includes a short article about the Poplar Ridge 4-H Club. |
| M-9684-40 | Sympathy cards to Clara on the death of her mother, Mary Wendelboe. — September 1970 |
| M-9684-41 | Biographical sketch about Clara Wendelboe Sparks for her 80th birthday. — 1991 |
Series 5 | Other family records and miscellany. — 1917-1992. — 5 cm of textual records. — The series consists of records related to other Wendelboe descendants, and the Barons/Starline area of Alberta. |
| M-9684-42 | Cathryn Brecka’s article, “Mary came from Silkeborg”. — n.d. — Cathryn Brecka is the daughter of Clara Sparks, and the granddaughter of Mary Wendelboe. — Consists of an illustrated article based on documents and photographs in these family papers. |
| M-9684-43 | Slaymaker family. — 1917 and 1976. — Consists of an announcement of the marriage of Clara Lund to Paul Slaymaker (1917) and a letter about the family (1976). |
| M-9684-44 | Genealogical articles about the Lund and Wendelboe families. — 1978 and 1992. — These were not written by Mary Wendelboe or Clara Sparks. |
| M-9684-45 | Barons, Alberta – 50th anniversary. — 1959. — Consists of newspaper clippings, the Wendelboe’s Pioneers Certificate, and a banquet program. |
| M-9684-46 | Starline Women’s Club – 50th anniversary booklet. — 1977 |
| M-9684-47 | Miscellaneous records. — 1945-1978 and n.d. — Consists of an address book, trip book (almost unused), newspaper clippings and cards, and a list of “Mother’s Belongings” (1968). |
Series 6 | Photographs. — 1892-1970. — 156 photographs. — The series consists of views of the Wendelboe family, the farm at Barons, Starline, and Lund, Sparks, Slaymaker, Sears and Forster relatives.Some of the photographs have been scanned. View now. |
| PA-4025-(1-21) | Mary Wendelboe. — 1892-1967. — 21 photographs. — Consists of views of Mary as a child, young woman and adult. Includes her passport and wedding photos. |
| PA-4025-(22-48) | Mike Wendelboe. — 1909-1959. — 27 photographs. — Consists of views of Mike, his dogs, the farm at Barons, and the gardens, fruit trees, shop, truck, etc. at Starline. |
| PA-4025-49 | Claresholm Agricultural College – Staff and students. — [ca. 1940s]. — 1 photograph. — Mike Wendelboe taught farming classes there. |
| PA-4025-(50-60) | Children of Mike and Mary Wendelboe. — [1940s-1950s]. — 11 photographs. — Includes primarily group views including Clara, Rose, Betty, Leon, Ernie, Eleanor and Vivian. |
| PA-4025-(61-68) | Sparks family. — [ca. 1941]-1966. — 8 photographs. — Clara Wendelboe married James Sparks and they had three children, Cathryn (Brecka), Teresa and David. |
| PA-4025-(69-71) | Lund family – Dagny, John and Charles. — [ca. 1900]. — 3 photographs. — Taken in Denmark. |
| PA-4025-(72-83) | Wendelboe family – Mike’s siblings, Nora, Dagmar, etc. — 1906-[1960s?]. — 12 photographs |
| PA-4025-(84-109) | Slaymaker family. — 1942-[1960s?]. — 26 photographs. — Includes views of Clara “Stense” Lund Slaymaker, her husband Paul Slaymaker, Gertrude and Bunny (later Pauline Virtue). |
| PA-4025-(110-118) | Sears family – Hazel, Earle, Wayne, etc. — 1914-1963. — 9 photographs |
| PA-4025-(119-124) | Forster family – Gertie, Bob, Joy, Colleen, etc. — 1946-1961. — 6 photographs |
| PA-4025-(125-156) | Mary Wendelboe’s album of family photos. — 1951-1970. — 32 photographs |