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The Year of the Alaska Highway: 1942
When the world went to war again in 1939, Edmonton was an agriculture, coal mining and railway center of 90,000…
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“Be patient, some goods are scarce”: Edmonton’s Wartime Black Markets, 1939-1945
Today when people think of the black market, they picture the seedy underworld of society buying and selling firearms and…
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The Prins Family and the Dutch in Beverly
Jacob and Aafje Prins helped more than 800 Dutch newcomers settle in Canada and the hospitality of their big white…
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Canada’s Mr. Polka – Gaby Haas
Gaby Haas oom-pah-pahed his way through nearly a half-century of Edmonton’s musical soundtrack. He was a musician, radio and television…
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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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Retrofutures: Edmonton’s Omniplex – Part 1
Many recent projects—the expansion of the University of Alberta, the construction of the West Edmonton Mall, the plans for new…
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Retrofutures: Edmonton’s Omniplex – Part 2
Continued from Retrofutures: Edmonton’s Omniplex – Part 1 This moment in Edmonton’s history happened to coincide with one of the…
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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…