Owen Cornish: Flying through Edmonton’s Cold War History
This past May, many of us celebrated the 70th anniversary of VE Day – or Victory Europe Day – the…
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Built with Logs
In Edmonton’s early years, milled lumber was in short supply, and so dwellings were often constructed using logs. Early European…
Edmonton Folk Fest: How Did We Get Here?
In 1980, with the province celebrating its 75th anniversary, an idea was hatched by Don Whalen and Mitch Podolak to…
Yearbook Ads – Douglas Printing
Over the course of Curio’s working relationship with the Royal Alexandra Hospital, we discovered a tucked-away archive of old yearbooks…
The Spruce of Mill Creek School
Since time immemorial, Indigenous peoples have lived with the land upon which Mill Woods is built. Words like Sakaw, Meyokumin…
St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral
Built partly by parishioners and volunteers during the dark days of World War II, St. Josaphat Ukranian Catholic Cathedral is…
Ghosts of Camsell – Update
When Ghosts of Camsell went live in late March, I had no idea what to expect. I was definitely nervous…
June 29, 1915 — Edmonton’s River Valley Floods
On June 29, 1915, the North Saskatchewan River flooded Edmonton’s river valley. The river had flooded before, of course, but…
Milestones – Vintage Yearbook Ads
Over the course of Curio’s working relationship with the hospital, we discovered a tucked-away archive of early 20th century…
The Ghosts of Camsell
The history behind the Indian Hospital is certainly haunting. During those two decades it was primarily used as a tuberculosis…
The Pisces Bathhouse Raid
Forty members of the Edmonton Police service, six RCMP officers, and two crown attorneys stormed the Pisces Health Spa, a…
Cloverdale Bridge
The Cloverdale footbridge crosses the North Saskatchewan River in central Edmonton, connecting Henrietta Muir Edwards Park in Cloverdale and Louise…