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  • Senior portrait of a young white woman with dark hair wearing a high-collared dress. Text read “Miss G. Misener.” It is the senior photo of Geneva Misener from Queen’s University.

    “More than a prize scholar or bookworm”: The Leadership and Legacy of Dr. Geneva Misener

    Pamela Young

    Geneva Misener, the University of Alberta’s first woman professor, was a pioneering Classicist and tireless advocate for women’s rights. Born in 1877, she earned a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, co-founded the Canadian Federation of University Women, and promoted women’s education, suffrage, and sport. Though underrecognized today, her enduring legacy reminds us that individual resolve can drive lasting social change.

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  • : A three-storey brick cell block is connected to a workshop and another large industrial building with two tall chimneys. There is a large hole in the side of one of the buildings suggesting it had started to be dismantled and/or suffered structural damage. A tilled farm field that would have been worked by prisoners is in the foreground.

    Hard Times in the Alberta Penitentiary, 1906-1920

    Matt Ormandy

    The Alberta Penitentiary operated on Edmonton’s River Lot 20 from 1906 – 1920, where Clarke Stadium is today. It was the first federal prison in Alberta. One constant in prisoners’ lives was unpaid hard labour, from mining coal to farming potatoes.

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  • Edmonton Streetcar 33: The Highs and Lows of a Public Transit Vehicle

    Adeline Panamaroff

    Relying only on volunteer labour, the need to fabricate many of the mechanical and structural parts from scratch, as well as [funding grants from] which did not come on a constant schedule, this rebuild of Edmonton streetcar No.33 took over a decade to complete. 

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  • Heritage Schools: Edmonton’s Surprising 1918 Influenza Epidemic Legacy

    Suzanna Wagner

    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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  • An Everlasting River Valley Retreat

    Ryan Stephens

    Here on Keillor Farm, the scenery and serenity of the vast Canadian prairies is everywhere, though it’s packed into a…

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  • The Camel Humps: A Special Little Corner of Edmonton

    Tom Monto

    Around the time that Alberta became a province in 1905, the riverbank went through a process that produced its unique topography that gives it its odd “Camel Humps” name today.

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  • Tokens of Remembrance: Indigenous Faces in Edmonton’s Beaux Arts Architecture, 1907-1930

    Cole Hawkins

    Disclaimer: Due to the importance around the legal designation of Indian status, this article sometimes uses the term “Indian” to…

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  • Early Market Gardens in Edmonton

    Katherine Koller

    Surrounded by rows of towering tomato, cucumber and pepper plants in a greenhouse near Edmonton, I marvelled at tapas from…

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  • In Dark Times, Go to the Garden: Part 2

    Jenna Chalifoux

    With the last blast of winter gusto already forgotten and double-digit weather on the horizon, now’s the time to start…

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  • The End of the World: From Found Space to Keillor Point

    Giselle General

    The summer of 2010 was a memorable time: I started dating my future husband, and I started exploring Edmonton’s river…

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  • History of the Edmonton Branch of the Canadian Handicrafts Guild, 1911-1966

    Brandi Goddard

    Craftwork, as a hobby, has seen a resurgence of popularity recently. Knitting for example, has become a social act with…

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  • Alfred Carrothers: Early Edmonton’s Crooked Confidence Man

    Dr. Aidan Forth

    The owner of any historic home will wonder about the generations that have lived within its walls. When I recently…

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