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Alberta History archives from September 2006
McArthur's railway: the Cold Lake Branch.(J.D. McArthur)
September 22, 2006... Along abandoned, but partially discernable railway grade runs south easterly from near Hylo, Alberta towards the confluence of the Little Beaver and Amisk rivers, and some distance beyond towards St. Lina, Alberta. (1)
Rails were laid down...
Cardston Medical Contracts and Canadian Medicare.
September 22, 2006... "The present system is running itself into discord. The poor people, because of their very poverty Are the very most likely to be ill... If it means state medicine, then it means state medicine... We have nationalized our educational...
McArthur's secret mission: Part one.(John D. McArthur )
September 22, 2006... Introduction
John D. McArthur was one of the most successful railway builders in western Canada. He constructed a line in Manitoba, completed a portion of the Canadian Northern, and carried out contracts for both the Canadian Pacific and...
Blackfoot peace treaties.
September 22, 2006... Although the Blackfoot were considered to be one of the most warlike nations on the continent, much of their time was spent at peace with one or more of their enemies. They were surrounded on all sides by those who coveted their horses, their...
Mapper of Mountains: M.P. Bridgland in the Canadian Rockies, 1902-1930.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 22, 2006... Mapper of Mountains: M.P. Bridgland in the Canadian Rockies, 1902-1930
by I.S. MacLaren, with Eric Higgs and Gabrielle Zezulka-Mailloux. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 576 pp., illus., maps, $39.95.
Mapper of the Mountains is...
What Lies Behind the Picture? A Personal Journey into Cree Ancestry.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 22, 2006... What Lies Behind the Picture?: A Personal Journey into Cree Ancestry
by Vernon R. Wishart. Published by the Central Alberta Historical Society, 4525-47 Avenue, Red Deer, T4N 6Z6; 232 pp., illus., paper, $24.95, plus $4.00 for delivery.
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Dorsey.(Book review)
September 22, 2006... Dorsey by Wendy Marie Bush. Mountain Wusa, Box 1091, Banff, AB, T1L 1B1. 286 pp., illus., paper, $26.
Dorsey McDaniel was one of the significant but lesser known figures in southern Alberta history. He came from Iowa in 1902 and during his...
Sounds Like Alberta, 1754-1905.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 22, 2006... Sounds Like Alberta, 1754-1905 by Colin A. Thomson & F. Lee Prindle. Calgary: Detselig Enterprises Ltd., 175 pp., illus., paper, $24.95.
The history of Alberta is revealed to readers in this collection of quotations of Indians, explorers,...
A History of Art in Alberta, 1905-1970.(Book review)(Brief review)
September 22, 2006... A History of Art in Alberta, 1905-1970, by Nancy Townshend. Bayeux Arts, 119 Stratton Cresc., Calgary, T3H 1T7, 292, illus., colour, hard cover, $39.95. The author discusses the development of art in Alberta, including such styles as...