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  • The Ice Age in Edmonton

    Lawrence Herzog

    There is a fascinating series of photos in the Hubert Hollingworth Collection at the City of Edmonton Archives which shows men…

  • Forest Heights: A Hidden Pocket of History

    Allie Quigley

    I grew up in Forest Heights, a neighbourhood in southeast Edmonton, overlooking the North Saskatchewan River. The neighbourhood is known…

  • Jake Superstein: A Man for All Faiths

    Debby Shoctor

    During one of the most tumultuous times in European history, Jake Superstein was born in Pinsk, Poland, into an Orthodox Jewish…

  • A Brief History of the Edmonton Jewish Community

    Debby Shoctor

    Edmonton, Alberta was first incorporated as a town in 1892. At that time, there were about 700 permanent residents. Founded…

  • Buy It, Use It, Trash It: Changing Consumption & Growing Environmentalism in YEG

    Allie Quigley

    My name is Allie Quigley. I am a fourth-year history honours student from the University of Alberta, working with the…

  • Reverend McDougall’s 1871 Mission House: Epicentre of Edmonton’s Early Jewish Business Community

    Dylan Reade

    The year 2021 will be the 150th anniversary of the construction of Reverend George McDougall’s 1871 Methodist Mission House.  This important…

  • History of West Ritchie

    Cooper Csorba

    At the center of West Ritchie is 81st Avenue (between 102nd and 100th Street), a commercial street that feels far removed from the…

  • The Last Edmonton Coal Mine: Whitemud Creek

    Katherine Koller

    Rambling up the steep paths of the Whitemud Creek cutbank, a view of Rainbow Valley Park appears along with the…

  • List of Edmonton’s Gay Bars

    Ron Byers and Rob Browatzke

    Read the 5-part series, The History of Edmonton’s Gay Bars Part 1: The Beginning Part 2: A Flashback to Flashback…

  • History of Edmonton’s Gay Bars, Part 5: Into Today

    Ron Byers and Rob Browatzke

    Read Part 1: The Beginning, Part 2: A Flashback to Flashback, Part 3: The Long-Running & Part 4: The Expanding…

  • History of Edmonton’s Gay Bars, Part 4: The Expanding Scene

    Ron Byers and Rob Browatzke

    Read Part 1: The Beginning, Part 2: A Flashback to Flashback & Part 3: The Long-Running here. A Kaleidoscope of…

  • History of Edmonton’s Gay Bars, Part 3: The Long-Running

    Ron Byers and Rob Browatzke

    Read Part 1: The Beginning & Part 2: A Flashback to Flashback. The Roost Another important venue in Edmonton’s gay…