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  • Modern Times: Christmas Shopping in Edmonton 100 Years Ago

    Sally Scott

    Christmas is rapidly approaching, and it’s not hard to catch the spirit of the holidays in Edmonton. Trees are lit…

  • These Bricks are Real Clinkers

    Lawrence Herzog

    Kilns used to produce bricks in the early 20th century didn’t have the ability to heat evenly, and those placed…

  • Betty Stanhope-Cole and the mystery of the missing plaque

    Brendan Thompson

    Just east of the Capilano Bridge, there is a small park overlooking the Highlands Golf Club. It has a view…

  • “Be patient, some goods are scarce”: Edmonton’s Wartime Black Markets, 1939-1945

    Robert Morrison

    Today when people think of the black market, they picture the seedy underworld of society buying and selling firearms and…

  • A Place for Women: The Wauneita Society at the University of Alberta

    Sally Scott

    In 1908, Alberta premier Alexander Rutherford’s dream came to fruition. The University of Alberta was formed in Strathcona, and class…

  • The Prins Family and the Dutch in Beverly

    Lawrence Herzog

    Jacob and Aafje Prins helped more than 800 Dutch newcomers settle in Canada and the hospitality of their big white…

  • Garneau: A Neighbourhood of Nations

    Jenna Chalifoux

    As we go about our daily lives, driving the kids to school or walking the dog, we often forget that…

  • Frank Oliver and Infantile Edmonton

    Rob Houle

    Traversing across the North Saskatchewan River on the Groat Road Bridge and climbing the Valley Road has little significance other…

  • Edmonton: A World Class Dump, Part One – Grierson Dump

    Dr. Russell Cobb

    Waste may be as old as humanity, but the idea of trash is a relatively modern concept. In the first…

  • Queers on Campus

    Bruce Cinnamon

    Before the decriminalization of homosexuality in 1969, the University of Alberta’s queer community was similar to those everywhere else in Canada:…

  • The Mountifield House

    Lawrence Herzog

    Designed by renowned local architect James Edward Wize and built in 1905, the Mountifield House was one of Oliver’s earliest…

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    A Kingdom in North Edmonton: Castle Downs, 1969-1979

    Tim O’Grady

    When I moved to Castle Downs nearly ten years ago, I saw a typical 1970s development: parks, schools, stores, churches,…

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