When Polio Was in Edmonton
It was late in October 1947 that the school year finally started. It is fair to say that a start…
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The Dutch Immigrants’ Church
If you drive through Edmonton neighbourhoods, you’ll see many churches with names that reflect the cultural background of the immigrants…
Heritage Schools: Edmonton’s Surprising 1918 Influenza Epidemic Legacy
Would you be surprised if I told you that Edmonton’s schools were a more prominent contributor to Edmonton’s 1918 influenza…
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Tokens of Remembrance: Indigenous Faces in Edmonton’s Beaux Arts Architecture, 1907-1930
Disclaimer: Due to the importance around the legal designation of Indian status, this article sometimes uses the term “Indian” to…
Gifting Indigenous Ward Names
On December 7, 2020, following over a year of planning and work by the Edmonton Boundaries Commission, Edmonton City Council…
Pondering Pehonan
In amiskwaciwaskahikan (Edmonton), when you examine the current state of Indigenous relations, initiatives and heritage, one cannot help but be…
Queer Histories at a Glance
Pantages and The Strand
Edmonton came by its reputation as a theatre city honestly, and more than once over the last century. At one…
Womonspace: Creating Space for Edmonton’s Lesbian Community in the 1980s
Womonspace was a social and recreational group for lesbians founded in 1981. Part of Edmonton’s LGBTQ landscape for over thirty…
Queers on Campus
Before the decriminalization of homosexuality in 1969, the University of Alberta’s queer community was similar to those everywhere else in Canada:…
Exhibits
And Still We Rise: A Black Presence in Alberta, late 1800s to 1970s
In this exhibit, explore the formation of Alberta’s Black communities from the late 1800s through to the early 1970s. Although Blacks encountered racism in Alberta they were also active and assertive in challenging such instances.
Armistice 100: Edmonton & The First World War
When war was declared on August 4, 1914, Edmontonians rushed to join up.
ECAMP Podcasts
Listen to the ECAMP Podcast on the web, on your phone, and on the go. Episodes will be archived online but catch them as they’re released wherever you get your podcasts by subscribing!
An ECAMP Podcast bonus episode produced by Alberta Labour History Institute with the support of Edmonton Heritage Council is now available wherever you get your podcasts, having premiered on December 10 (Human Rights Day).
Find out more about the Vriend case and the making of this bonus episode here!
Without Discrimination: The Delwin Vriend Case, covering the landmark court case Vriend vs. Alberta and its wide-reaching implications (legal, societal, and personal), is now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music/Audible, Stitcher, and Libsyn.
ECAMP Podcast Season 2 – Listen Now!
Grant funding from the Edmonton Heritage Council’s FIRE (Funding Indigenous Resurgence in Edmonton) are starting up again for 2022!
Read about a 2021 Grant Recipient on our Curator’s Blog here, and find out more about the funding opportunities!
Ongoing STORIES Collections in development
Edmonton’s City Council
Over the years Edmonton has had its fair share of city councillors. Explore the collection and learn more about the interesting people who have served on City Council.
A Black Presence in Alberta
The collection hosts ongoing work and welcomes contributions through community voices and work.
Join us as we continue to find ways to examine, discuss, share, celebrate, and amplify Black voices in order to learn and challenge our understandings of race, racialization, and racial identity in the context of colonial Canadian histories.
Make sure to check out our Virtual Exhibit And Still We Rise: A Black Presence in Alberta