Wong Bark Ging 黃柏振 : A History of My Father’s Market Gardens
One hundred years ago my father stepped onto Canadian soil for the first time. It wasn’t until he passed away…
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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…
Place Renaming in Edmonton: A Constant in the City’s History
Renaming places in Edmonton has become a major point of public discussion with several renamings occurring, or being proposed, since…
Early Market Gardens in Edmonton
Surrounded by rows of towering tomato, cucumber and pepper plants in a greenhouse near Edmonton, I marvelled at tapas from…
City as Arboretum
Edmonton is a unique blend of indigenous and introduced species. As a sprawling city that contains eighteen-thousand acres of river-valley,…
The Tamale & Pupusa – A Culinary Journey To Canada
I remember the first time I met Elba, mother of my close friend Yazmin (or Yaz as friends and family…
History of the Edmonton Branch of the Canadian Handicrafts Guild, 1911-1966
Craftwork, as a hobby, has seen a resurgence of popularity recently. Knitting for example, has become a social act with…
Woodward’s & the $1.49 Day Tradition
As a kid, I remember the downtown Woodward’s store as a treasure trove of sights, sounds, and smells. It was the…
Buy It, Use It, Trash It: Changing Consumption & Growing Environmentalism in YEG
My name is Allie Quigley. I am a fourth-year history honours student from the University of Alberta, working with the…
The Imperial Sovereign Court of the Wild Rose, Part 2: The Next Twenty Years
Read Part 1: The First Twenty-Five Years Following their Jubilee anniversary, the Imperial Sovereign Court of the Wild Rose (ISCWR)…
The Imperial Sovereign Court of the Wild Rose, Part 1: The First Twenty-Five Years
The Imperial Sovereign Court of the Wild Rose is a unique organization in Edmonton. The core of its existence is based on…
Edmonton’s River Lots: A Layer in Our History
In 2018, a new Edmonton park was opened and given the name “ᐄᓃᐤ (ÎNÎW) River Lot 11∞,” an appellation that evokes…