Shadows, Shade, and Sunshine
In its 1966 annual report, the City of Edmonton Parks and Recreation Department described its purpose as facilitating “the development…
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Louise Umphreville: The Shining Star
In August of 1782, Fort York was captured by the French. Edward Umphreville and some other HBC men were taken by…
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Daughters of Shining Star
There are many notable women in Edmonton’s history books. The ‘Famous Five’ may come to mind straight away, in addition to…
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Happy Memories of the Centennial Children’s Library
As the Edmonton Public Library (EPL) Shelley Milner Children’s Library reopened in September 2020 to become a new beautiful space…
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Walking Back in Time: A Stroll Through My 1960s Jasper Place
This past year, while staying close to home during the COVID-19 pandemic and enjoying more neighborhood walks, my thoughts have…
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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…
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Ah-Yin’s Chinese Persons’ Street or Amy’s Chinatown
I want to share my personal history of growing up in one of Edmonton’s Chinatowns in the 1970s. The Chinatown,…
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Westmount School
Built on land that was part of the old Norris farm and purchased from the family for $3,200 in July…
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The Spruce of Mill Creek School
Since time immemorial, Indigenous peoples have lived with the land upon which Mill Woods is built. Words like Sakaw, Meyokumin…
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Long live the Pits!
You won’t find the Pits marked on any map, and many people who live nearby simply refer to the area…
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Me and Lee
I had convinced myself that the captain of the Edmonton Oilers, the hard-nosed defensive defenseman, Number Two, Lee Fogolin and…
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1920s WWI commemorative shield found
One of the most unique artifacts on permanent display at Edmonton Public Schools Archives and Museum is a large bronze…