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Author Bio

260: Rundle in Alberta, 1840-1848 To honour the memory of a pioneer . 1940.
Rundle, Robert Terrill (1811-1896.)
1811-1896. Appointed by Wesleyan Missionary Society and HBC as first missionary in West, 1840; by 1845 had learned enough Cree to conduct services; at Fort Edmonton for eight years; introduced many Natives to growing potatoes, barley, and turnips among other vegetables; James Hector named a mountain near Banff for Rundle.

Other authors of Peel 260

  • United Church of Canada. Alberta Conference .