Jemmy Jock Bird: Interpreter with an Independent Spirit
James Bird Jr. (1798-1892), also known as “Jemmy Jock Bird,” “Jimmy Joke Bird”, “Jamey Jock Bird,” and many variations in…
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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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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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Garneau: A Neighbourhood of Nations
As we go about our daily lives, driving the kids to school or walking the dog, we often forget that…
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Frank Oliver and Infantile Edmonton
Traversing across the North Saskatchewan River on the Groat Road Bridge and climbing the Valley Road has little significance other…
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Ghosts of Camsell – Update
When Ghosts of Camsell went live in late March, I had no idea what to expect. I was definitely nervous…
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The Ghosts of Camsell
The history behind the Indian Hospital is certainly haunting. During those two decades it was primarily used as a tuberculosis…
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Evidence and Story – Archaeology in Edmonton
It has been said by many apt communicators that the grand, generalized and often repeated message is the most effective…
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Re-Imagining Rossdale: Pehonan and the Power Plant
EPCOR decommissioned the Rossdale power plant in 2011 and handed it over to the City not long after I moved…
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Alex Decoteau’s Inspiring Run at Life
Decoteau was born on November 19, 1887 on the Red Pheasant Reserve just south of Battleford in present day Saskatchewan….