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  • Leilani Muir and Eugenics in Alberta

    Kristine Kowalchuk

    NOTE: this article contains historical but outdated and offensive language related to mental illness and neurodiversity. Leilani Muir was born…

  • Bonnie Doon in the 1950s – Community Map

    Bonnie Doon Community League

    Explore how Bonnie Doon grew and developed from farm land to its current status as an urban, mature city neighbourhood….

  • Walking Back in Time: A Stroll Through My 1960s Jasper Place

    Greg Bounds

    This past year, while staying close to home during the COVID-19 pandemic and enjoying more neighborhood walks, my thoughts have…

  • Forest Heights: A Hidden Pocket of History

    Allie Quigley

    I grew up in Forest Heights, a neighbourhood in southeast Edmonton, overlooking the North Saskatchewan River. The neighbourhood is known…

  • Edmonton’s River Lots: A Layer in Our History

    Connor Thompson

    In 2018, a new Edmonton park was opened and given the name “ᐄᓃᐤ (ÎNÎW) River Lot 11∞,” an appellation that evokes…

  • Edmonton’s “Sunday Modernism” – Modernist Churches in the Post-War Era

    Tai Ziola

    The institution of the church is changing. The congregation at Ebenezer United Church in West Edmonton will be merging[1] with…