Frog Lake

Black and white photograph of Adolphus Nolin, a Metis man who reportedly saved two women after the Frog Lake Massacre. On the back of the photo is written: In 1885, "A tall, dark, smooth-faced, athletic fellow of twenty-five." W. B. Cameron.

Diary of Inspector Francis Dickens of the Fort Pitt NWMP from 1885; entries from 4 March 1885 - 15 April 1885. Includes a historical introduction and commentary by Vernon LaChance.

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Among another documents, this folder contains an undated handwritten note by Dr. Stewart about the death of Almighty Voice. Also includes an undated newspaper clipping written by Howard Angus Kennedy about cairns with inscriptions naming Poundmaker and Big Bear as rebels, entitled "More Strange Errors In Comedy Of The Cairns Related And Injustice To Rebelling Indians Is Exposed".

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Dr. A.B. Stewart acted as coroner for the Royal North West Mounted Police and had a medical practice at Rosthern, Saskatchewan in the late 1800s-early 1900s.

A detailed history and guide to Fort Pitt Historic Park, located near present-day Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. Fort Pitt was an important scene of battle during the Northwest Resistance of 1885.

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Image of cairn/monument at Frog Lake.

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"Although it was not a military engagement, the incident known as the Frog Lake Massacre proved to be one of the most influential events associated with the North-West Resistance. Incited by hunger and mistreatment rather than political motives, a breakaway element of the Plains Cree murdered nine White men on the morning of April 2, 1885, in Frog Lake, North-West Territories (now Alberta).

Image of cemetery at Frog Lake. Visible are the following grave markings: W. Gilchrist, C. Gouin, and Wolliscroft and T. Quinn. Two others are included but blurred.

Pages of notebook written by Mapletoft relating to the Frog Lake Massacre and to future planning of the Frenchman's Butte Museum. Also included is a letter from CN permitting the donation of a caboose to the Frenchman's Butte Museum.

A photograph of the nine graves of the men killed in Frog Lake by Plains Cree warriors. The Frog Lake Graves is written on the back of the photo and it is signed by W. B. Cameron.

Historical note:

This photograph is part of a collection of images used by Reg Taylor of the Saskatoon Star Phoenix in an article he wrote which featured William Bleasdell Cameron, a survivor of the so-called Frog Lake Massacre, 2 April 1885.

Black and white photograph of the graves of seven men killed in the Frog Lake Massacre of 1885, along with the graves of Corporal D. Cowen, who was killed while scouting.

Black and white photograph of the graves of seven men killed in the Frog Lake Massacre of 1885, along with the graves of Corporal D. Cowen, who was killed while scouting.

A typed copy of Inspector Francis Dickens's North West Mounted Police journal from Fort Pitt in 1885. Recounts the events of the Resistance, the skirmish and subsequent abandonment of Fort Pitt by Dickens who was in command of the installation when hostilities broke out.

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Black and white photograph of the Memorial cairn of the Frog Lake Massacre.

Black and white photograph of the inscription on the Memorial cairn of the Frog Lake Massacre.

Folder of clippings relating to the 50th anniversary of the Northwest Resistance. All clippings from the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix except where noted. Clippings glued to paper: 1. Almighty Voice's Prison; 2. Poundmaker's Surrender Highlight of Rebellion; 3. Last Buffalo Herds Seen On Western Plains in 1881; 4. Poundmaker's Forces Had Advantage at Cut Knife; 5. Surrender of Big Bear Marked End of Rebellion. Loose clippings: 6. Back in the Bone Age (clipping and photograph); 7. Bloody Massacre, Fifty Years Ago, at Frog Lake Climax of Indian Revolt; 8. Mounties in Riel Rebellion (photograph); 9.

Black and white photograph of two Wood Cree men present at Frog Lake on the day of the massacre. Moostoos on left, Neeoaquatatoue on right. Both wear western style clothes.

Negative of an artist's representation of the killing of priests at Frog Lake by Indigenous men with guns.

A typed transcription of a newspaper article (source unknown) in which W.B. Cameron recounts his experiences during the Frog Lake 'Massacre'. Item found within folder 1 of file Rebellion, 1885.

Government of Saskatchewan promotional pamphlet presenting passages from Louis Riel's 1885 Diary in French and English. Released in commemoration of the 1985 Centennial of the Northwest Resistance.

A guide to Saskatchewan sites of historical interest related to the Northwest Resistance of 1885. It was released by the Northwest Advisory Committee and approved by the Government of Saskatchewan in the hope that it would "heighten public interest in the history of the events...and foster an expanding tourist industry." Includes many historical details of Resistance events in addition to as maps and pictures.

Black and white photograph of a pile of stones marking the spot where Thomas Trueman Quinn was shot during the Frog Lake Massacre.

Black and white photograph of the place where the Roman Catholic church at Frog Lake stood before it was burnt down in 1885 during the Frog Lake Massacre.

Black and white photograph of the site of the Frog Lake Massacre.

A Steele Narrows provincial historic park pamphlet giving historical background of the 1885 Riel Rebellion and the significance of the battle at Steele Narrows.

Sepia Photograph of the Indian agent Thomas Trueman Quinn, who was the first man killed during the Frog Lake Massacre.

Describes the author’s experience visiting locations associated with the Northwest Resistance such as Fort Carlton, Clark's Crossing, Fish Creek, Batoche and Duck Lake, and speaking to local people about the different sites and events. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 30.

Untitled manuscript describing a trip to Frog Lake and Fort Pitt in company with W.B. Cameron and Campbell Innes during which the party retraced the route taken by Big Bear's band after the Frog Lake Massacre during the Rebellion of 1885. The story appeared in the Star-Phoenix 23 Oct 1947. (See photographs nos. PH 87 100 to PH 87 109 and PH 87 127 to PH 87 135 which accompanied this article when it was donated)

This file consists of 25 items, including newspaper articles and typed copies of oral histories, mostly concerning the Northwest Rebellion.