…house,” and three were charged with being “keepers of a common bawdy house.” The subsequent court proceedings, media coverage, and ensuing activism had an enormous impact on Edmonton’s LGBTQ2S+ community and…
…1967 Muriel’s son, David, operated the business, and then it was overseen by Charles Morrison’s great-granddaughter Gay and her husband Mark Perry. Most of the early McDermid photographs — those…
…M. Gayler, M. Goldsworthy, N. McDonald, Miss Ewing (coach), N. Hay and E. Ramsay. Edmonton Public Schools Archives, P85.2.9. In 1918, the same year the influenza epidemic got rolling, Westmount…
…was Edmonton’s largest continuously running waterfall. Photo provided by author. Kim Dugay, whose mother worked at Sears, grew up at the mall as a self-proclaimed “Mall Rat”. “It wasn’t just…
…well we know that at this very moment many a gay and gallant spirit is leaving its mortal frame. Later in the day we are cheered by rumours of big…
…with Dustin Bajer on the ECAMP podcast! ECAMP · S02E01 | Heritage Trees & Gay Cruising in the 1980s [1] A City, like a tree, adds rings of growth to its…
…racialized peoples, members of the LGBTQ2S+ community & later twentieth-century newcomers.) What are the expectations? ECAMP stories are between 600-1000 words. Stories can be one-off articles or a series of posts exploring a…
…peoples, members of the LGBTQ2S+ community, & later twentieth-century newcomers. What kinds of stories? ECAMP shares stories about the People, Places, Things, & Moments significant to the history of Edmonton & Edmontonians, such as:…
In this featured collection, explore aspects of Edmonton’s LGBTQ2S+ history such as nightlife, community, protectionism, historic events & pride….
…2021. The themes for Season 2 will include LGBTQ2S+, immigration & neighbourhood histories. ECAMP is interested in working with three Segment Hosts/Producers and one Production Coordinator. Each Segment Host/Producer will be responsible for one of the…
October is Queer History Month, so we’re encouraging Edmontonians to bring everyday objects that tie into Edmonton’s LGBTQ2S+ history – especially lesbian and trans history.If you’ve been holding on to…
…Arts (2019), the Golden Balangay Gluckstein Award for Excellence in Art and Culture (2019), and the Edmonton Artist Trust Fund by the Edmonton Arts Council and Edmonton Community Foundation (2017)….