Teachable Moments
Velva Hueston moved to Edmonton with her mother in the early 1920s, after her father died in the 1918 flu…
Stories tagged: teachers
Filipino Pioneers of Edmonton
The 1952 Immigration Act introduced a points system that brought about the entry of professionals to fill labour gaps in Canada.
Once a Teacher, Always a Teacher
My journey towards becoming an educator started in my childhood with time spent under a mango tree at my home…
Vivacious Caribbean Teachers
During the 1960s, school jurisdictions in Alberta advertised for teachers in leading newspapers and at teacher training colleges in the…
The “Grand Lady of the Métis:” Dr. Anne Anderson’s mission to preserve the Cree language
mikâwê (mother)[1] When Dr. Anne Anderson was born on a river lot farm east of St. Albert in 1906, she was…
Westmount School
Built on land that was part of the old Norris farm and purchased from the family for $3,200 in July…
The Strange Disappearance of Felicia Graham
The School Board, citing her persistence for fair compensation as being indicative of depression, suggested that she had jumped from…