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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Homestead Papers, 1909 |
| Date | 1909 |
| Document Type | Legal Papers |
| Reference | M-843-10 |
| Library / Archive | Glenbow Museum |
| Collection Name | Miles, Hanlan Family Fonds |
| Description | Consists of interim homestead receipts and approved applications for a homestead in Del Norte (later Innisfree), Alberta. |
| Series Description | From Series 2 – Jim Miles, personal papers, 1903-1953, 1991. Series consists of homestead documents, letters of recommendation, certificates, property documents, records about work with the Edmonton Police Department and Western Realty Company, income tax returns, temperance literature, and records related to the Second World War wartime prices, bonds, etc. |
| Biographical Note / History | Sophie Alice Puckette (1885-1971) was born in Kansas, USA and moved to Alberta with her family in late 1903. They homesteaded at Del Norte, which was renamed Innisfree in 1905. Sophie attended Alberta College in Edmonton and in 1907 taught for a year in Pullman, Washington. She married Jim Gareld Miles in 1908. Jim G. Miles (1883-1958) was born in Missouri, USA. He homesteaded near Innisfree in 1905. He farmed and worked for farm implement dealers until the family moved to Edmonton in 1920. There he sold real estate, and in 1925 joined the Edmonton Police Force. He returned to real estate when he retired in 1947. The Miles had five children Margaret (Hanlan), Ray, George, Edwin and Esther (Seutter). In 1934 Margaret (1909-1995) married Roy Mitchel Hanlan (1912-2000). They had several children, including Phyllis (Chapotelle). Margaret was a teacher, and also sold instructional materials to schools as "Your Instructor Lady". The Hanlans moved from Edmonton to a farm near Westlock in 1956. For further information see Susan Kooyman's article, "The Diaries of Sophie Puckette", in Glenbow Magazine, vol. 7, no. 6 (Nov/Dec 1987), p. 9-11; and Nanci Langford's article "Sophie Alice Puckette, 1885-1971" in The Small Details of Life: Twenty Diaries by Women in Canada, 1830-1996 / Kathryn Carter, ed. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2002, p. 255-276. |
| Theme(s) | Permanent Settlement and Successive Generations |
| Places | Innisfree, Alberta, Canada |
| Nationality | American |
| People | Miles, Jim G |
| Keywords | homestead, business |
| Additional Information | Please note: Some of the metadata for this document has been taken from the Glenbow Museum catalogue. |
| Language | English |
| Document(s) linked to |
The Father of Innisfree |
| Copyright | Glenbow Museum |
