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Remembrance in the Fort Reverend Dr. Peter Ream
3 September 2001
Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta

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The Reverend Doctor Peter Ream.

Shortly after recording a passage from his own book (Ch M - Many problems plagued Fort Saskatchewan...), the founder of the Fort Saskatchewan Historical Society and a long-time champion of the community, Reverend Peter Tennant Ream died Sunday, Oct. 31 2004.

Rev. Ream and four others founded the Fort Saskatchewan Historical Society in 1958, and he was elected President at that time - a post he held until he declined the nomination in 1992. In 1970, Rev. Ream was the driving force behind the formation of the Fort Saskatchewan Museum, including the old town courthouse building and three acres of land.

The site has since grown to nine buildings that have been restored and are open to the public year round.

Reverend Ream fought for and obtained Alberta government protection for the courthouse, the 1905 Canadian Northern Railway station, and the original North West Mounted Police fort of 1875.