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…
Stories tagged: 1910s
In Dark Times, Go to the Garden: Part 2
With the last blast of winter gusto already forgotten and double-digit weather on the horizon, now’s the time to start…
The End of the World: From Found Space to Keillor Point
The summer of 2010 was a memorable time: I started dating my future husband, and I started exploring Edmonton’s river…
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…
Alfred Carrothers: Early Edmonton’s Crooked Confidence Man
The owner of any historic home will wonder about the generations that have lived within its walls. When I recently…
The Porter: Building a Better Canada for All
The Canadian National Railway Pullman train bustled through the Rocky Mountains on the way from Vancouver headed for a stop…
The Last Black West: Oklahoma Freedmen Seek Refuge in Alberta, Part 1
Advertisements promoting the “Last Best West”—a frontier open to all pioneers—have become an ingrained part of the Canadian national mythology. Like…
The Last Black West: Oklahoma Freedmen Seek Refuge in Alberta, Part 2
Read The Last Black West: Oklahoma Freedmen Seek Refuge in Alberta, Part 1. As we noted in Part 1, early…
The Ice Age in Edmonton
There is a fascinating series of photos in the Hubert Hollingworth Collection at the City of Edmonton Archives which shows men…
Forest Heights: A Hidden Pocket of History
I grew up in Forest Heights, a neighbourhood in southeast Edmonton, overlooking the North Saskatchewan River. The neighbourhood is known…
Jake Superstein: A Man for All Faiths
During one of the most tumultuous times in European history, Jake Superstein was born in Pinsk, Poland, into an Orthodox Jewish…
A Brief History of the Edmonton Jewish Community
Edmonton, Alberta was first incorporated as a town in 1892. At that time, there were about 700 permanent residents. Founded…