Beatrice Carmichael – The Grand Dame of Edmonton Opera
Known to her students and close friends as Auntie Van, Beatrice Carmichael was a classically trained musician from Chicago, who…
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Mind the Gap – Working Women in Edmonton’s history
In the book Women: Her Character, Culture and Calling published in 1890 the author writes; Woman the half of humanity, and…
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Reconciling Edmonton
Too often Edmonton’s story is presented as one of pioneers, homesteaders and settlement where Indigenous Peoples are relegated to the…
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Modern Times: Christmas Shopping in Edmonton 100 Years Ago
Christmas is rapidly approaching, and it’s not hard to catch the spirit of the holidays in Edmonton. Trees are lit…
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Edmonton: A World Class Dump, Part One – Grierson Dump
Waste may be as old as humanity, but the idea of trash is a relatively modern concept. In the first…
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Dead Venues – Fall Update
Six two-minute talking-head style interviews viewable on the internet, along with links to associated content such as posters, images and…
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The Pisces Bathhouse Raid
Forty members of the Edmonton Police service, six RCMP officers, and two crown attorneys stormed the Pisces Health Spa, a…
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When Trolleys Came to Edmonton
For 70 years, electric trolleybuses travelled the streets of Edmonton. Between 1939 and 2009, they provided the city with an…
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Mike’s News Stand
For 70 years, Mike’s News Stand was an Edmonton institution. For most of that time, it operated from a storefront…
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Apartment Living – Then and Now
Imagine reading in a local newspaper the following description of a building to be built in Edmonton: A driveway will…
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Brewmonton – A YEG Brew History Primer
Whether or not you’re one to personally enjoy the sudsy beverages, Edmonton has been shaped by a brewing and distilling industry that has…
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McDougall United Church
Named for Reverend George McDougall, who arrived in the Edmonton area in 1862, the orange-red brick church at the top…