
Alice Mailhot Ross: Canada’s first female architect?
Growing up, Alice Mailhot set her sights on being an engineer like her father. Perhaps Zepherin Mailhot’s life in frontier…
Growing up, Alice Mailhot set her sights on being an engineer like her father. Perhaps Zepherin Mailhot’s life in frontier…
When the First World War broke out on August 4, 1914, the University of Alberta had only 439 students and…
NeWest Press may no longer be new—it will soon commemorate its 40th anniversary—but when it began in 1977, it was…
As the century continued, Edmonton entered a heyday of its own, including the opening of the University of Alberta in…
Known to her students and close friends as Auntie Van, Beatrice Carmichael was a classically trained musician from Chicago, who…
In 1908, Alberta premier Alexander Rutherford’s dream came to fruition. The University of Alberta was formed in Strathcona, and class…
As we go about our daily lives, driving the kids to school or walking the dog, we often forget that…
Before the decriminalization of homosexuality in 1969, the University of Alberta’s queer community was similar to those everywhere else in Canada:…
This past May, many of us celebrated the 70th anniversary of VE Day – or Victory Europe Day – the…