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  • Shapeshifting: The Men’s Faculty Club, the Faculty Women’s Club, and Gender at the University of Alberta

    Sally Scott

    As the century continued, Edmonton entered a heyday of its own, including the opening of the University of Alberta in…

  • Edmonton’s “Sunday Modernism” – Modernist Churches in the Post-War Era

    Tai Ziola

    The institution of the church is changing. The congregation at Ebenezer United Church in West Edmonton will be merging[1] with…

  • Subverting Edmonton

    Rhonda Kronyk

    When you think of Edmonton you likely don’t think of subversive acts. After all, we are conservative prairie dwellers who…

  • The Good Old Maple Leaf Athletic Club

    Moly Milosovic

    To call Edmonton a hockey city is obvious. Many little ones learn to skate before preschool, and an enthusiasm for…

  • Betty Stanhope-Cole and the mystery of the missing plaque

    Brendan Thompson

    Just east of the Capilano Bridge, there is a small park overlooking the Highlands Golf Club. It has a view…

  • A Place for Women: The Wauneita Society at the University of Alberta

    Sally Scott

    In 1908, Alberta premier Alexander Rutherford’s dream came to fruition. The University of Alberta was formed in Strathcona, and class…

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    A Kingdom in North Edmonton: Castle Downs, 1969-1979

    Tim O’Grady

    When I moved to Castle Downs nearly ten years ago, I saw a typical 1970s development: parks, schools, stores, churches,…

  • St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral

    Lawrence Herzog

    Built partly by parishioners and volunteers during the dark days of World War II, St. Josaphat Ukranian Catholic Cathedral is…

  • Ghosts of Camsell – Update

    Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail

    When Ghosts of Camsell went live in late March, I had no idea what to expect. I was definitely nervous…

  • The Ghosts of Camsell

    Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail

    The history behind the Indian Hospital is certainly haunting. During those two decades it was primarily used as a tuberculosis…

  • When Trolleys Came to Edmonton

    Lawrence Herzog

    For 70 years, electric trolleybuses travelled the streets of Edmonton. Between 1939 and 2009, they provided the city with an…

  • Oliver’s Beer Castle

    Lawrence Herzog

    Since then, the 1913 building and an adjacent red brick office addition, built in 1924 and added to in 1955,…