Edmonton’s 49th Battalion at Vimy Ridge
In 1964, Lieutenant-Colonel G. R. Stevens, OBE, published an account outlining the very special role of Edmonton’s 49th Battalion at…
Stories tagged: Canadian nationalism
Vimy Ridge: A Forge for Canadian Identity
Vimy Ridge is a commanding seven kilometre-long ridge situated on the western edge of the Douai Plains northeast of Arras…
Homecoming: After the End of the First World War
The end of war on November 11, 1918, made headlines in Edmonton’s newspapers: The Morning Bulletin noted: “GERMANY ACCEPTS TERMS”;…
Armistice 1918
When war was declared on August 4, 1914, men from the Edmonton region rushed to join up. Edmonton had two…
The Journal of F. R. Hasse
Frank Reginald Hasse was the son of the Reverend Lewis St. Aubin Hassé, a Moravian minister who was born in…
Mel Hurtig: A Legacy at the Intersection of Publishing and Politics
Hurtig’s Firsts Mel Hurtig didn’t start in the book business, but once there, he fell in love. In his 1996…