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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Betty Stanhope-Cole and the mystery of the missing plaque
Just east of the Capilano Bridge, there is a small park overlooking the Highlands Golf Club. It has a view…
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A Place for Women: The Wauneita Society at the University of Alberta
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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The Mountifield House
Designed by renowned local architect James Edward Wize and built in 1905, the Mountifield House was one of Oliver’s earliest…
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Edmonton’s World War II Heroines
During the five years of the Second World War, Edmonton came into its own as a city, where anything is…
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Edmonton’s Pioneer Photographers
Just as importantly, the earliest archivists and some government leaders understood the enormous value of this visual history, and had…
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The Strange Disappearance of Felicia Graham
The School Board, citing her persistence for fair compensation as being indicative of depression, suggested that she had jumped from…