
A Brief History of the Edmonton Jewish Community
Edmonton, Alberta was first incorporated as a town in 1892. At that time, there were about 700 permanent residents. Founded…
Edmonton, Alberta was first incorporated as a town in 1892. At that time, there were about 700 permanent residents. Founded…
The year 2021 will be the 150th anniversary of the construction of Reverend George McDougall’s 1871 Methodist Mission House. This important…
Long before shopping malls and suburbia, the heart of the city was Edmonton’s preferred place to pause for a meal…
The end of war on November 11, 1918, made headlines in Edmonton’s newspapers: The Morning Bulletin noted: “GERMANY ACCEPTS TERMS”;…
Funeral homes and crematoriums can be found scattered around Edmonton today, but through most of the 20th century, downtown was…
Drive around the heart of Edmonton and you’ll see them. Worn by time, pounded by the elements but still clinging…
The early twentieth century was a period of rapid urbanisation, with folks flooding into urban centres, including Edmonton, from the…
A bell jangles as the weathered door creaks open and the smells and memories flood back: being six years old,…
Right from the beginning, Edmonton has had a sweet tooth. Newcomers from European countries brought with them a love for…
Edmonton is a city covered in names. From Capilano to Calder, from Delton to Duggan, from Ermineskin to Elsinore, our…
Necolai “Nick” Mischi was eight years old in 1915 when he fell in love for the first time. It happened…
For 70 years, electric trolleybuses travelled the streets of Edmonton. Between 1939 and 2009, they provided the city with an…