Alberta History articles from January 2005

Alberta History archives from January 2005

How mom and the West were won.
January 1, 2005... In the mid 1920s, my father, John Sorensen, came from Denmark, first to the United States and then to Canada. Eventually he found his way to the Peace River country of Alberta where, he was told, he would find good land that would produce...

Gold bricks.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... The first gold bricks ever brought out of the upper Peace River country passed through Edmonton on Wednesday under the charge of J.C. Ellis, who is operating a gold dredge above Fort St. John. The machine was running for forty days and put...

The Mormons and their Japanese neighbours.(Cover Story)
January 1, 2005... Persecution was a significant factor in bringing both the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) and the Japanese-Canadians to southern Alberta. It was anti-Mormon persecution in the United States that was an...

Edmonton gamblers.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... In spite of the work of the squad of plain clothes men working for the city in connection with disorderly houses and gambling places, a number of illicit games are reported to be operating in the city and to all appearances very successfully....

A tribute to the station agent.
January 1, 2005... The building of the railways was essential to the development of the Canadian West. Trains carried settlers' "effects" from eastern Canada or from the United States, and carried their farm produce to markets. Every seven to ten miles (which was...

Tidy up the town!(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... The Mayor has decided to have the town by-laws enforced in future, with a view to making the town spruce up a little and put on a more dignified appearance. There are by-laws in existence prescribing the roles of behaviour which citizens are...

Three Rivers Beckoned: Life & Times with Calgary Mayor Jack Leslie.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
January 1, 2005... Three Rivers Beckoned: Life & Times with Calgary Mayor Jack Leslie by Jean Leslie. Bragg Creek, AB: Fay-Mar-K Publishing, distributed by Temeron Books, Calgary, 312 pp., illus., paper, $24.95. Jean Leslie has a story to tell, and she tells...

Harm's Way: Disasters in Western Canada.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
January 1, 2005... Harm's Way: Disasters in Western Canada edited by Anthony Rasporich and Max Foran. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 299 pp., illus., paper, $24.95. People are always fascinated by disasters, often caused by nature's fury. This book...

Alberta Premiers of the Twentieth Century.(Book Review)
January 1, 2005... Alberta Premiers of the Twentieth Century edited by Bradford J. Rennie. Regina: Canadian Plains Research Center, 298 pp., illus., paper, $24.95. This is a most fitting volume for Alberta's centennial year. In the past century we have had...

Castles to Forts: a True History of Edmonton.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
January 1, 2005... Castles to Forts: A True History of Edmonton by Phillip R. Coutu. Edmonton: Thunderwoman Ethnographics (Fax 780-432-0368), 282 pp., illus., paper, $30. This is a book with an agenda which the author explains as being "dedicated to the...

Irresponsible Freaks, Highball Guzzlers, and Unabashed Grafters: a Bob Edwards Chrestomathy.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
January 1, 2005... Irresponsible Freaks, Highball Guzzlers, and Unabashed Grafters: A Bob Edwards Chrestomathy edited by James Martin. Calgary: Brindle& Glass, 260 pp., illus., paper, $24.95. The ever popular Bob Edwards is back with us, this time in an...

On the Way: the Military History of Lethbridge, Alberta (1914-1945) and the Untold Story of Ottawa's Plan to De-Nazify and Democratise German Prisoners of War held in Lethbridge and Canada During the Second World War.
January 1, 2005... On the Way: The Military History of Lethbridge, Alberta (1914-1945) and the Untold Story of Ottawa's Plan to De-Nazify and Democratise German Prisoners of War held in Lethbridge and Canada During the Second World War by Christopher R. Kilford....

Naming Edmonton: from Ada to Zoie.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Naming Edmonton: From Ada to Zoie, compiled by Historic Sites Committee, Edmonton Historical Board. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 480 pp., illus., paper; $39.95. Here is an impressive book with more than 300 photographs and references...

The Tallpecs of Alberta & Saskatchewan.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
January 1, 2005... The Tallpecs of Alberta & Saskatchewan, by Harry Palmer. Calgary: Art of Harry Palmer. illus., bound, colour, 2 editions, depending upon size, $55 and $100. A total of 125 colour photographs are included in this splendid volume of scenes from...

People of the Plains.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
January 1, 2005... People of the Plains, by Amelia M. Paget. Regina: Great Plains Research Center, 78 pp., illus., paper, $14.95. First published in 1909, this new edition, with an introduction by Sarah Carter, is a welcome volume. The author was raised in...

Saskatchewan First Nations: Lives Past and Present.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
January 1, 2005... Saskatchewan First Nations: Lives Past and Present, edited by Christian Thompson. Regina." Canadian Plains Research Center; 151 pp., illus., paper, $19.95. Primarily a Who's Who, the book contains biographies of such historic leaders as Big...

Erratum.
January 1, 2005... The Buffalo Bill Historical Center has asked that credit be given to those who donated paintings to them that were used in our Spring 2004 special issue. These are as follows: p.5, fig 5, "When Law Dulls the Edge of Chance," gift of William E....