Nellie Carlson and the Indian Rights for Indian Women movement
Disclaimer: Due to the importance around the legal designation of Indian status, this article sometimes uses the term “Indian” to…
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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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Richard Henry Secord and Métis Scrip Speculation
When history is told, it largely reflects events, understandings and individuals who best serve the desires of the recorder. In…
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The Edmonscona Plan
Edmonton is a city covered in names. From Capilano to Calder, from Delton to Duggan, from Ermineskin to Elsinore, our…
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The Kinnaird Bridge: Connecting the Past to the Present
If you travel along 82nd Street approaching the west end of Kinnaird Park at 112 and 111 Avenues, you will…
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Betty Stanhope-Cole and the mystery of the missing plaque
Just east of the Capilano Bridge, there is a small park overlooking the Highlands Golf Club. It has a view…
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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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A Kingdom in North Edmonton: Castle Downs, 1969-1979
When I moved to Castle Downs nearly ten years ago, I saw a typical 1970s development: parks, schools, stores, churches,…
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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….
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Donnan Family and Queen Alexandra Dairy 1911- 1932
John Donnan was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1892 and immigrated to Canada in March 1902 as a young…