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  • Louise Umphreville: Edmonton’s Forgotten First Lady

    Tom Long

    History is how we understand the past and that understanding is based on records made and kept by biased hands….

  • Pondering Pehonan

    Rob Houle

    In amiskwaciwaskahikan (Edmonton), when you examine the current state of Indigenous relations, initiatives and heritage, one cannot help but be…

  • In Dark Times, Go to the Garden: Part 2

    Jenna Chalifoux

    With the last blast of winter gusto already forgotten and double-digit weather on the horizon, now’s the time to start…

  • Jemmy Jock Bird: Interpreter with an Independent Spirit

    Lauren Markewicz

    James Bird Jr. (1798-1892), also known as “Jemmy Jock Bird,” “Jimmy Joke Bird”, “Jamey Jock Bird,” and many variations in…

  • June 29, 1915 — Edmonton’s River Valley Floods

    Sally Scott

    On June 29, 1915, the North Saskatchewan River flooded Edmonton’s river valley. The river had flooded before, of course, but…

  • Evidence and Story – Archaeology in Edmonton

    Gareth Spicer

    It has been said by many apt communicators that the grand, generalized and often repeated message is the most effective…

  • Brewmonton – A YEG Brew History Primer

    Ryan Stephens

    Whether or not you’re one to personally enjoy the sudsy beverages, Edmonton has been shaped by a brewing and distilling industry that has…

  • Re-Imagining Rossdale: Pehonan and the Power Plant

    Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail

    EPCOR decommissioned the Rossdale power plant in 2011 and handed it over to the City not long after I moved…