the dreams of steamboat
builders and operators and
the challenges faced in
fulfilling them.

   Acknowledgements:
   This exhibit was made
possible through the
assistance of the staff of
the Provincial Archives of
Alberta (Edmonton), the
University of Alberta
Archives (Edmonton), the
Hudson's Bay Company Archives
at the Archives of Manitoba

(Winnipeg) and the Peace
River Museum, Archives and
Mackenzie Centre. I would
also like to personally thank
Diane Lamoureux, the
Archivist for the Oblates
Collection housed in the
Provincial Archives of
Alberta and my colleague
David Leonard for all of

their advice and permission
to use images. As well I need
to acknowledge the assistance
of Shannon Cherkowski and
Peter Wood who assisted with
the research for this project
and endured endless
discussions about steamboats
on the Peace River. At the
Peace River Museum, Archives