History of the canadian northern railway company based on the companys own records. Peels prairie provinces is dedicated to assisting scholars, students, and researchers in their exploration of the history and culture of the canadian prairies, alberta, saskatchewan, and manitoba. Alberta was named after princess louise caroline alberta, 4th daughter of queen victoria. Alberta is an excellent photograph book showing the magnificent natural beauty of towering mountains and vast lakes as well as impressive human creations of buildings and cities throughout its history. The pasadena master index provides a topical index to much of this material. Experience nature, culture and history just minutes from banff avenue. For more information, please contact the local history at 306.
Twenty essays, augmented with eighty photographs, together in one highquality publication. A website based on the publication by the elgin historical society. This article is a list of historic places in the province of alberta entered on the canadian register of historic places, whether they are federal, provincial, or municipal. Countless hours of research have gone into the compilation of information on this site. Alberta, canada, metis national council historical online. Picture books by canadian aboriginalfirst nationsinuit metis authors by laura321 a communitycreated list. Kik country kathyrn, irricana, keoma cover artist unknown. Wikimedia commons has media related to cultural heritage monuments in alberta. Alberta, the westernmost of canadas 3 prairie provinces, shares many physical features with its neighbors to the east, saskatchewan and manitoba. Saskatchewan communities published local history family biography books in 19501951 and more extensively in 1981. Northern alberta has a rich and diverse history, beautiful scenery, and offers the opportunity for many outdoor.
The indexes offered below were donated by many helpful volunteers, albertagenweb digital archives does not have the books and cannot fulfill lookup requests. Cultural facilities and historical resources division. Still fewer know that at one time canadas third largest railway system was operated in alberta as the northern alberta railways company. History, politics, and memory edited by arn keeling and john sandlos isbn 9781552388051 this book is an open access ebook. The museum was designed with different rooms all constructed with 70 year old rough lumber from an old local sawmill. Books online contain useful information for the researcher and clues to where our ancestors may have resided. Combining oral history research with intensive archival study, this work juxtaposes the perspectives of government and industry with the perspectives of local communities. Alberta, canada, metis national council historical online database index, 17701919.
Sonoma county local history resources sonoma county library. Ukrainian pioneers in alberta 169 arychuk bill jennie ewasiuk down memory trails. Some saskatchewan community histories have been digitized and are available at canadas local histories online. Listing of significant historical sites and areas, by meridian, township, range, section. Penned by local experts, each images of america book weaves the history of a community in stories and rare photos, from its beginnings to today. Local history gail borden public library district elgin, illinois. They are a big a few literally part of california history. Statistical, descriptive and historical account of the northwestern provinces of india by northwestern provinces. Browse collections of interest by selecting a topic below. It is also home to the kimiwan birdwalk and interpretive centre. Maplehurst, welland mills, historic buildings tour route map. Listing of significant historical sites and areas, by.
Heron started a list of people in the lethbridge area on april 10, 1891, and completed it on july 1. Lieux historiques nationaux du canada in the territory of northwest territories. Ten essays portraying the history of western canadian sports are graphically presented in this book. Created by coldwell banker northern california updated on. Several thousand books on sonoma county history, most of which have been indexed in the sonoma county local history index. Donations are gratefully received to help further the work of the society which includes the publication of alberta history and this newsletter, history now. Peacemakers of the north peace northwest province, canada. Local history department plainfield public library. Listing of significant historical sites and areas, by meridian, township, range, section by alberta. Employed by department of highways on road surveys and survey of 31st and 32nd baseline west of the 6th meridian, 19621963 employed by w. An objective of the central alberta historical society is to promote and publish historical works. Access study documents, get answers to your study questions, and connect with real tutors for hist 260. Each is unique in its own way, but all were once called home. Each piece examines a specific part of central alberta history, offering insightful commentary on regional development.
Halifax explosion remembrance book 7 irish land records looking for family footprints 79 ukraine beginning research 911 25 best genealogy websites for beginners 1112. We are an outpost of the northwest mounted police, an early 20th century coalmine, and a park that contains the largest concentration of native rock art on the north american plains. Great fun and the spring is a beautiful time of the year to. I did a test for a name, found a hit in a local history book.
Step right on to main street at any point in history, and be immersed in the wonder and unique flavor of life in your town, or any town in america. Northern alberta historical and railway museum alberta. There is also an additional set of books on subjects that support our collections such as photography, art, architecture, and. Donations are tax deductible and will be acknowledged in history now, unless otherwise requested. According to the most recent statcan census in 2006, nanton had a population of 2,055 people. Statistical, descriptive and historical account of the. Family history index albertaukraine genealogical project. Index to registrations of births, marriages and deaths, 1870 to 1905. An index representing hundreds of hours of volunteer labour and a plethora of genealogical sources. By checking out the regional sites of sask gen web there will be look up resources available to help you discover where your family ancestors are recorded. Historical society ofalberta box 4035 station c calgary.
National historic sites in alberta the alberta branch of the family includes 59 national historic sites. Beginning with sports and leisure in the 19th century fur trade, the authors relate fascinating and factual stories about the progression of winter sports in the four western provinces. The northern alberta historical and railway museum is located on the northwest side of mclennan on highway 2. Hill boyhood home is occupied by commercial businesses. Ribbons of steel, based on minibiographies of the people involved with nar, is as much a memoir of a community as it is an history of a major canadian railway. National historic sites in alberta history of parks. The lexington public librarys local history index is a very selective index to newspaper articles pertaining to significant people, places, events, churches, businesses and organizations in lexington and fayette county. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Cave and basin national historic site alberta canada.
This book is an important resource for those interested in theology, social history, history and genealogy in early canada isbn 1894378164 hardcover more information. The historical society ofalberta is a registered charitable organization. The book collection includes titles that are relevant to the city, as well as the. The site contains both an online bibliography of books, pamphlets, and other materials related to the development of the prairies, and a fully searchable collection of the full texts of. The main emphasis in compiling the histories section has been to list all books and more substantial booklets which at least attempt to deal comprehensively with the history of a region or locality within south australia.
As tourism grows around the world, with receipts that will exceed a trillion dollars within the next few years, canadas share of that market is shrinking. Picture books by canadian aboriginalfirst nationsinuit. Using a blog to write about family history 45 a new look at old yearbooks 56. Local knowledge and a sense of place edited by david j. Experience albertas history at the many provinciallyowned historic sites, interpretive centres and museums. It is an electronic version of a book that can be purchased in physical form through any bookseller or online retailer, or from our distributors. Department of justice canada, for historical research on the great slave lake areas mixed europeanindian ancestry community.
Pasadena history pasadena public library city of pasadena. List of national historic sites of canada in the northwest. A little about our history, trivia and facts pages these pages are populated with submissions from residents of the hometowns, so if some of them are a little light on the information side, it just simply means that people havent sent much to us yet. Youll find heritage experiences that range from the quaint and charming to the incredible and aweinspiring. On the occasion of his nomination for council, 1988 born in edmonton, alberta graduated from evansburg high school in 1962. A guide to the study of manitoba local history gerald friesen, barry potyondi snippet view 1981. Local history family biography books may also be obtained via inter library loan from the national library of canada how do you determine the title of the book you need to locate your familys biography. Many of the materials listed here are included in the archival collection of curriculum materials in the herbert t. The alberta school curriculum historical bibliography 18851985 is a list of the materials authorized for use in alberta schools during this time period. As i move forward, i will compile lists of those resources i have used to gather information below. The local histories collection features books describing the history of canadian.
Donations to the legacy 2004 campaign will be published in the october 2004 issue of history now. Federal censuses, revolutionary war records, freedmans bank records, genealogy and local history books, social security death index, and more. Historical profile of the great slave lake areas mixed. Chaptersedmontonedmonton subdivision north to the athabascaslave lake subdivision keeping to the south shoresmoky subdivision crossing the great smokygrande prairie subdivision the long way to dawson creekpeace. Illustrated atlas of the eastern townships and south western quebec book. Some of our favorite historic housesmuseums in northern california. Index to the 1891 dominion census lethbridge subdistrict, alberta, northwest territories enumerator w. I particularly liked the photographs of maligne lake with the continuous expanse of tall evergreen trees surrounding the water and the snow. Study region or the great slave lake area is a term which, for the purposes of. Hunting is done from baited stands, or spot and stalk. Grace presents a cultural analysis of the north in which she dissects the various discourses that over time constitute and reconstitute canadian perceptions and projections of their northern frontier analyzing a multitude of. Library research centre alberta genealogical society. Coutts education and physical education library at the university of. The local histories collection includes books that can be searched by both the current and former municipality names, since several municipalities amalgamated in 2015 and the majority of the collection is about the former municipalities, not the current ones.
Botw helps you travel the world with their concise listing of information relevant for the tourist and business executive visiting europe, asia, philipines, central, south, and north america as well as israel, lebanon, egypt and the rest of the middle east. North from edmonton the northern alberta railways mis3. Yesterdays footprints alberta genealogical society. In her landmark study canada and the idea of north, sherrill e. The census for the lethbridge subdistrict includes 2,842 names on 114 sheets. Covers both sides of the albertabritish columbia border. The canadian express line store north from edmonton the northern alberta railways mis3 hardcover book. The study area, according to the request for proposals, was as follows. Publications central alberta historical society cahs. Arcadia publishing local and regional history books. Articles related to the canadian province of alberta include.
Impressive rundlestone architecture, bubbling mineral waters, and a small cave that gave rise to a huge idea, the birthplace of canadas national parks. The central alberta regional museums network is interested in sharing knowledge about the areas history through various means, including publications. Lethbridges economy was founded on its coal mining industry. Genealogy and family history hardisty public library.
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