Alberta History articles from June 2007

Alberta History archives from June 2007

Also in 1907....(Era overview)
June 22, 2007... Editor's Note: On February 25, 1907, the Historical Society of Alberta was formed by an Act of the Alberta legislature. At that time, the province was only two years old and many of its services and amenities were just being established. A land...

Whoa Emma!! an anarchist visits Calgary, 1907.(Biography)
June 22, 2007... One of the most notable visitors to Alberta in the early part of the 20th century was an orator named Emma Goldman, or "Red Emma". She was America's most famous radical orator, whose speeches had inspired the assassination of U.S. President...

Ed Barnett: from mountie to rancher.(Biography)
June 22, 2007... Opening of the Canadian West for settlement and development was started by hardy pioneers who saw a chance for adventure and a new life in a remote and largely unknown wilderness far from the comforts and safety of their homes. My grandfather,...

Oil discovery in Turner Valley: press reactions.(Era overview)
June 22, 2007... On May 14, 1914, oil was discovered near Calgary, in the rural district of Turner Valley. The initial positive signs soon developed into a gusher, which in turn set the pace for the creation of Alberta's oil industry. This monumental event was...

From Sailing Ships to Spitfires: The Life and Times of an Immigrant Family, Whose Sons Fought in the Second World War.(Brief article)(Book review)
June 22, 2007... From Sailing Ships to Spitfires: The Life and Times of an Immigrant Family, Whose Sons Fought in the Second World War Whose Sons Fought in the Second World War by Shirley Walker. Ottawa Borealis Press. 382 pp., illus., paper, $19.95. This,...

Prairie Warships: River Navigation in the Northwest Rebellion.(Brief article)(Book review)
June 22, 2007... Prairie Warships: River Navigation in the Northwest Rebellion by Gordon E. Tolton. Calgary: Heritage House, 336 pp., illus., maps, paper, $26.95. This book skilfully brings together two associated but distinct features of western history....

I Was There: A Century of Alumni Stories about the University of Alberta, 1906-2006.(Brief article)(Book review)
June 22, 2007... I Was There: A Century of Alumni Stories about the University of Alberta, 1906-2006, by Ellen Schoeck. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 776 pp., illus., bound, $39.95. First person stories and period photographs provide an appealing...