Browse digital records in our database (aTom)
Discover our collections
The Spruce Grove Archives acquires, preserves, and provides access to the oral and written history of the Spruce Grove and district area. Since 2001, volunteers have worked in the Archives, making sure each donated memory is recorded carefully and protected.
The Archives has in its holdings, textual records, photographs, newspaper clippings, maps, books and audio-visual materials that document the history of the people of Spruce Grove and District and the developments of the community. The Spruce Grove Archives collection includes textual records, photographs, local newspapers, maps, and audiovisual materials that document the history of Spruce Grove and District.
We are in the process of digitizing our collections into AtoM, our online database. If an item you are interested in hasn't been digitized yet, please let us know.
Newest Additions to our Digital Archives
We are thrilled to announce several significant new additions to our archival collections! Our team has been working hard processing new fonds and digitizing our collections to make them more accessible to you.
Newly Processed Fonds
We have added three distinct collections that capture the agricultural, family, and educational history of our region:
- Spruce Grove Grain Elevator Fonds: Documenting the iconic heart of our prairie skyline.
- Ennis Family Fonds: A glimpse into the personal history and lives of a local family.
- St. Marguerite School Fonds (Yearbooks): Relive the memories through our newly cataloged school yearbooks.
New Digital Objects
Our digital gallery has grown by 81 new items! You can now browse high-resolution scans and records for:
- AGRA Fair 1975, 1977, and 1978 photographs: Revisit the sights, sounds, and community spirit of these historic fairs.
- Buildings and Locations photographs: A curated look at the changing landscape of Spruce Grove, featuring historic landmarks and streetscapes.
Highlights of Spruce Grove Archives collections
- A diorama of Spruce Grove in the mid-1940s
- History of Spruce Grove and District from 1900s
- Homestead records (pioneer families in Spruce Grove)
- Family histories
- Oral histories, 1999 to date
- Spruce Grove and District Agricultural Society records, (1972 - 2016)
- Spruce Grove Grain elevator records, 1923-1998
- Parkland schools’ division records, 1916-1988
- City of Spruce Grove records
- Spruce Grove library records
- Spruce Grove businesses
- Spruce Grove churches, cemeteries, schools, subdivisions, parks
- Spruce Grove Examiner/Stony Plain Reporter newspapers, 1974, 1975, and 1980-2024
- Photographic collection of more than 10 000 photographs
- Maps, plans, and architectural drawings, 1908-2020
- History books and books by local authors collection
- Obituaries
- Indigenous Peoples’ history
Contact us
Spruce Grove Library (main branch)
35 Fifth Avenue
Spruce Grove, AB
T7X 2C4
Phone: (825) 220-0807
Hours
Monday - Saturday - by appointment
Sunday - Closed
Statutory holidays - Closed