Buy It, Use It, Trash It: Changing Consumption & Growing Environmentalism in YEG
My name is Allie Quigley. I am a fourth-year history honours student from the University of Alberta, working with the…
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From Parking Lots to Palm Trees (And Back Again): A Look Back at Heritage Mall
Brenda Hall was just 18 years old when she stepped off the bus in the community of Kaskitayo on a…
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Edmonton’s Merchant Prince: James Ramsey
Echoes of one of Edmonton’s earliest successful retail enterprises can be found in the new Kelly Ramsey Tower now being…
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Signs of Another Time
Drive around the heart of Edmonton and you’ll see them. Worn by time, pounded by the elements but still clinging…
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The Legislature Maces
In its simplest terms, the mace represents the authority of Her Majesty the Queen to create law and to rule…
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Modern Times: Christmas Shopping in Edmonton 100 Years Ago
Christmas is rapidly approaching, and it’s not hard to catch the spirit of the holidays in Edmonton. Trees are lit…
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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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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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Baby, It’s Cold Outside!: A Brief History of Winter Fashion in Edmonton
As one of the largest Northern Canadian urban centres, Edmonton is known for its long, sometimes harsh winters. For centuries,…
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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…