This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
The Story of Our History Book
The idea of publishing a History of this area began August 12 1987 when a meeting at Jean Campbells with Elma Tolliday from New Horizons formed the Chetwynd Area History Book Committee under the Little Prairie Heritage Society. Early stories recall Kate Edwards ranching in Wolverine Valley and others like the Johnsons, Frank Twidwell, John Mercer and George Mumford scouting Pine Pass for a railroad. A trading post and post office stood at Little Prairie, coal claims began east of the mountains shaping the early economy as the project gathered material from heirs and decade by decade history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Campbell
Elma Tolliday
New Horizon
Chetwynd & Area History Book Committee
Little Prairie Heritage Society
Kate Edwards
Wolverine Valley
Johnson
Frank Twidwell
Middle Forks
John Mercer
George Mumford
Pine Pass
Pine River
Peace River Country
Little Prairie
B.C