Sam Steele`s letters return to Canada

[Sir Charles deMouton-Black]

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Canwest News Service, 19 Jun 2008; Peter O`neil

The University of Alberta, with the help of the Canadian & Alberta governments, and other contributors (the Glenbow was specifically mentioned) has purchased the letters of Sam Steele.  They will be preserved, and will later be made available on the internet. Some of the documents, acquired from Steele`s descendants, are on display at the Canadian High Commission in London

http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=28d56906-9803-41c4-980e-e98ca734ed60

[Sgt Sourdough]

I can't wait to read these letters.Where are they going to be displayed?

[Icebox Bob]

Sam Steele is person whose name and history should be known to all Canadians!!!!

[Sir Charles deMouton-Black]

I posted this on the history board here as well.  There are some good responses.  I thank Bob & Jack for stepping up to the plate while I was at Fort Ware. (Not shooting,btw.)

http://www.cascity.com/forumhall/index.php/topic,21101.0.html

[Sir Charles deMouton-Black]

The Sir Sam Steele Collection will be open for public display from June 1 to September 30 this summer.

http://steele.library.ualberta.ca/index.html

[Buffalo Creek Law Dog]

Sam Steele covered a lot of miles just in Alberta alone looking between a horses ears, not even counting the miles he traveled on horse back in the other three western provinces.  Steele's scouts camped 2 miles east of our place when they were on their way from Calgary to rescue Fort Edmonton who, mistakenly thought they were under siege during the Rebellion.
It would be interesting to know just how many miles Sam traveled on horse back....in the thousands no doubt.  Just the trip from Fort Dufferin to Fort Edmonton in 1874 was close to 1000 miles.

[Sir Charles deMouton-Black]

Here is the link to the Sam Steele collection at U of A;

http://steele.library.ualberta.ca/news-tag/photos