The Last Best West: Hattie’s Place, Part 3
Disclaimer: Please note that this piece references anti-Black violence, brutality, and white supremacy. A reference to a specific act of…
Stories tagged: Food
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…
The Tamale & Pupusa – A Culinary Journey To Canada
I remember the first time I met Elba, mother of my close friend Yazmin (or Yaz as friends and family…
Committed to Community: Hilwie Hamdon and The Muslim Ladies’ Association of Edmonton
Edmontonian Hilwie Hamdon (née Taha Johma, 1905-1988) was a community leader and founding member of the historic Al Rashid Mosque, the…
Woodward’s & the $1.49 Day Tradition
As a kid, I remember the downtown Woodward’s store as a treasure trove of sights, sounds, and smells. It was the…
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…
Buy It, Use It, Trash It: Changing Consumption & Growing Environmentalism in YEG
My name is Allie Quigley. I am a fourth-year history honours student from the University of Alberta, working with the…
Edmonton’s Downtown Lunch Counters
Long before shopping malls and suburbia, the heart of the city was Edmonton’s preferred place to pause for a meal…
Remembering the Corner Store
A bell jangles as the weathered door creaks open and the smells and memories flood back: being six years old,…
Edmonton’s Candied Past
Right from the beginning, Edmonton has had a sweet tooth. Newcomers from European countries brought with them a love for…
Heritage Meets History: Exploring a Family’s Past
I married into a big Edmonton family. The matriarch of the clan is Elsie Henderson (née Maksymuik), my wife’s grandmother….