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HSA Centennial 2007 In this issue

HSA Centennial 2007 President's Report 3 " 100 years of researching Alberta's history." 2006 Legacy Campaign 4

British Home Children 5 \ I I .: ~ I Casino 2006 5 '" / Dr Grant MacEwan 6 , , Camille Claudel, A Novel 8 HSA Christmas Book Special 9 James Delamere Lafferty, MD 10-14

Book Reviews & Web Sites 15-16 Chapter Reports 17-19 HSA Calendar of Events 20 Crossword 20 "100 years of outstanding contributors to The Historical Society of Alberta." HSA Pin

The In 2007 The Historical Soc iety of Alberta Historical Society; Chinoo k Historical Alberta will be ce lebrating its Country Historical Soc iety; & Society of Centennial. The Society could not District Historical Society; Alberta pin possibly exist without the continuous and Historical Society. As well. this issue is available. ge nerous support of our volunteers. will highlight 100 of our outstandi ng You can pick it That is you. contributors (volunteers). up from the office or mail your cheque or money order in Neither co uld we ce lebrate our We need your help to do this. We as k the amount of $5 plus $.50 postage and handling to: Centenni al without first acknowledging that you submit your nominations for The Historical Socie ty of Alberta the support of our volunteers. To do this. members of the HSA. who have worked Box 4035 . Station C we are publi shin g a special issue of cxpccially hard for the Society. for this Calgary. AB. T2T 5M9 Alberta History which will include a acknowledge ment by sending a short Phone: 403- 261-3662 Fax: 403-269-6029 history of the Society and short histories E-mail: [email protected] of our four affiliate Chapters: Central continued on page 5 Welcome to new members/subscribers The Historical Society of)Alberta is a registered charitable organization. Ama nda Tychkowsky, Redwater Frances L. Birzins, Calgary Donations are gratefully received to help Dr. Gladys McKelvie Egbert School Louise Runcie, Calgary further the work of th~ Society which includes the publication of Alberta Library, Calgary Shei la Power, Ca lgary History and this newsletter, History Eugene Coste Elementary School Ruth Bullivant, Calgary NOW. Donations are tax deductible and Library, Calgary will be acknowledged in History NOW, Dr. Cathari ne E. Warren, Calgary Pat Riley, Edmonton unless otherwise requested. Dr. Marti n Katz, Edmonton History NOW is published quarter ly. Blair Taylor, Calgary Marion Woods, Edmonton We welcome information about your Len Babin, Calgary upcoming or past events, activities, Blaine Hogue, Calgary Jacqueline Temple, Calgary publications, etc. They should be in the Victoria White, Calgary hands of the editor prior to deadline. John K. Watson, Edmonton Mrs . Alice Mellor, Calgary Submission deadlines: M. A (Mari lyn) Caskey, Edmonton Mar 1 for Apr-Jun issue Native Cultural Arts Muse um, Jun I for Jul-Sep issue Margaret Kelly, Edmonton Gro uard Sep I for Oct-Dec issue Leslie Pearson, Edmonton Dec 1 for Jan-Mar issue DavidlNancy Klinger, Calgary Kathy Babiuk, Calgary Send copy to: Sherring Amsden, Editor. History NOW, Historical Society of Alberta Box 4035, Station C Calgary, AB T2T 5M9 email: [email protected] Thank You for Your Donation to the HSA and/or Chapter Phone: 403-261-3662 Fax: 403-269-6029 Anna Fahrio n Barbara Swinton Barbara Morrison Eileen/Stewart Ford Members of Council 2005-2006 Albert DeVos Doug Rae President Ron Williams Shirley Lowe Margaret Kelly 1st Vice-President Linda Collier 2nd Vice-President Vivian Sampson William Tye Kathy Babiuk 3rd Vice-President William Bacrgen Secretary GeoffWilson Helen J. Gree n Jennifer Prest/Martin Stocker Treasurer Beverley Leggett Bernadette/Ro nald Nowell Louise Runcie Past President Don Hepburn Director at Large Belinda Crowson Frances Vesterdal Sheila Power Director at Large David Leonard Julia Revak Ruth Bullivant Director at Large L. Douglas Rae Ian/Pearl Morrison Kenneth Carl in Committees: Alberta History Editor Hugh Dempsey Gerry Lucia na Marjorie Mclntyrc History NOW Editor Sherring Amsden Margaret/Robert Watson Janet/Ernie Walter

For information contact : Dr. Tom Saunders Diana M. Bacon Office Coordinator Bern Roe Fred Randle The Historical Society of Alberta #320 Barron Building Marjor ie Lilley Jean /Leo n Matwc 610 8th Avenue SW Calgary, AB. T2P lOS TransCanada Pipelines Limited (Bcv Ron Williams Phone: 403-261-3662 Leggett) Bill Baergen (2) Fax: 403-269-6029 ElainelJ.E. Machtrnes e-mail: [email protected] website: www.albertahistory.org Rondo Wood President's Report by Ron Williams

Fall Greeting s to all members and In Se ptember the H.S.A. worked a friends of The Historical Society of casi no in Ca lgary. I thank all of the Alberta. vo luntee rs who se work mad e th is possible. It was a success . Th an ks to I trust everyone had an enjoyable all who worked so lon g and hard for summer and are now ready for the this endeavour. change in the season. The summer wa s a busy time . All four of the chapters Th ere is only a short time left in held successful hi story weeks or 2006, and the n 2007 and our Ce nte nnia l festivals. I commend all o f the Year will be up on us! It has been out o f the lim el ight and who therefore members who worked so hard and lon g decided that as part of the ce nte nnia l are often forgo tte n when awards are to make these key events the succes ses activities we will recognize 100 of our given but who co ntri bute a great deal to they were . Ed monton & District was maj or co ntributors, past and present. the success of the orga nization. It is especia lly successful as its festi val The Coun cil asks members to submit importa nt that these names co me in as expande d beyond the City, to include nam es of th ese individual s. Pl ease soon as Novem ber 15, 2006. mu ch o f North and North Ce ntral submit the names either to yo ur chapter Best wis hes to all as we en ter a busy Alber ta, bringing to mind the historic president or directl y to the HSA office . time a nd approach our specia l year. Athabaska Distrct. EDHS had over 80 In cons idering names, please include partners in its festival program . Again, those members who work steadily but I co mme nd everyo ne for the huge efforts made to ma ke these festivals great successes .

EDHS also is invo lved at the ce ntre of a trul y unique development of a History Ce ntre in partners hip with the Edmo nto n Pu blic School Board and the Uni versity of Albe rta which will invol ve creating a resource ce ntre whic h will be of great va lue to students and teachers and will also playa part in the train ing of teachers . Thi s is the beginning of somet hing of great importance for the future. This will hel p meet two objectives. One is to ensure that new teachers entering the pro fession have knowledge of co ntent and are therefore co mforta ble in teach ing history. The second is to expose teach ers in training to a variety of meth ods so history comes to life in their hand s. Year 2006 Legacy Campaign HSA Members

The Society wishes to acknowledze Morris/Hazel Flewwellinz News '" '" and thank the following persons and Stewart/Eileen Ford organi zations for their support of our Louis/Lorene Frere Year 2006 Legacy Campaign. Funds AlexlJean Mucha Ian Getty from this campaign are being used to Ivan Novlesky Jeffrey /Angela Gottfred support the H.S.A . Centennial Archival Nick Ochotta Project. Donations are still being accept­ Colleen Graham Graham O'Connor ed. Delcie 1. Gray Aileen Pelzer Helen Green Anonymous Ken/Pm Penley Donald Hepburn Jeff Allan/Theresa Voight Roy Peterson George/Edith Hislop W. P. Baergen Betty Proudfoot Dr. Fred G. Holberton G. Allan Baker Doug Rae Dr. John Hopkyns Raymond/Violet Ball Dr. Lloyd E. Rodway Mary C. Hughe s Lois Barr Roberta A. Ryckman John H. Hutchings Georgeen Barrass Dr. Kenneth Schmidt Ruth Hyndman Freda Bisset Harvey Schwartz WimlMarijke Jalink RusselllJane Braathen Lionel Singleton Alexander/Doris Johnston Gladys Bramley-Moore Peter J. Smith Aubrey Kerr Edward M. Bredin Mona D. Stewart Michael A. Kostek Alan Bryan Donald J. Stiles Peter Lawson William Chebuk Richard/Betty Tanner Mary S. Lore JohnlIsabella Connor Patricia Taylor PeterlJeanne Lougheed Dr. Dalton C. Deedrick William & June Tye Robert A. MacBeth Mrs. Eliza C. deJongh Chief Pat Waite Dorothy McElroy Bill Dunn Robert/Margaret Watson Alexandra (Sandy) McMeekin Brian/Margaret Exton Ron Williams Mary Mishra Anna Fahrion lain Younger Norm Mitchell Paul GemmellMarianne Fedori Joseph/Ceres Yurkiw Barbara Morrison

Good wishes of the season to all members British Home Children Society

Co uld one of your ancestors have been orphaned, impoverished , unwant ed Australian descendants of the British a British Home Child? 100,000 children children with bette r lives than what they Home Children with re-establi shing their aged 5-15 were sent to to work might have had in England. But, many of familial ties. The sending age ncies have as indentured farm lab ourers and these childre n suffered from child been traditionally reluctant to release domestic serva nts as part of the British neglect and abuse, and were often treated records to descendants. Child Emigration Scheme to Canada only as unpaid inde ntured farm labourers The British Hom e Childre n Society is ( 1870- 1957). Their familial ties were and domestic serva nts. committed to building an international broken once ' in care' and sent to Canada. Th e primary goal of the British co mm unity of Canadian, American, Ma ny British Home Children spent their Home Childre n Society is to create a British, and Australian descendants to lives trying to find their parents and comprehensive database of individual assist eac h other wit h their searches. siblings . Many of their descendants have British Home Children records called the Any suggestions for a fledgling non­ inherited their ancestors ' lifelong searc h British Home Children Registry. Th is profit society would be appreciated. for their ide ntities . Registry will collect information abo ut Contacts : Perry Snow BA MA (Ho ns) There are an es tima ted 5 mill ion eac h individual British Home Child to Clinical Psychologist President : British descendan ts of the Briti sh Home crea te an ongoing legacy that wi ll Home Chi ldren Society http://mem ­ Children in Canada, and another estimated preserve their identities in perpetu ity. bers.shaw.ca/persnow/ I million in the USA - an unknown The Registry curre ntly has +50,000 number of children ran away from their individual records, and an abbrev iated Listowner: British Hom e Childre n farm placement s to the USA, married, online version can be searched on The Mail List http ://members.shaw.ca/per ­ and had children. British Home Children Website snow/faqjnaillist.htm Over 50 childcare organiza tions (ie The British Home Childre n Society Webmaster: The British Home Children Barnardo, Rye, Wai fs & Strays) was forme d to assist the millio ns of http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ professed a motive of pro viding these Canadian, Ame rica n, British, and -britishhomechildren/

HSA Centennial 2007 (continued from page 1) descr iption of their co ntribution the nom inations and report (approxi mately 50 words) together with to the provincial Council a photo, if possible, to: on Decemb er 2, 2006 for their approval. HSA Centennial 100 Years: 100 Co ntributors Z007 The Historical Society of Alberta We know that you PO Box 4035, Stn C are already con tri buti ng Ca lgary, ABT2T 5M 9 numerous hours volunteer­ ing for our Soc iety; this or to yo ur Chapte r Presid ent. time, we hope you will We would ask that you provide your take a few moments to Thank you so much for your co ntinued nom inations on or before Novem ber 15, submit your nominations to ensure that support. 2006. we reach at least 100 of those volunteers, some of which are know n to Donald Hepburn Th e Awards & Nom inations most of us, but also those volunteers that Chairman, Awards Co mmittee Co mmittee which co nsists of the four we someti mes miss because of their chapter presid ents, plu s the past work out of the limelight. president, Donald Hepburn, will review Dr Grant MacEwan: Alberta's Man of the Century by Alan Kausy

Dr. Grant MacEwan has always stood he received. These were his responsibilities granddaug hter Fiona Foran told the tall amo ngs t others. Fittingly, it was the as mayor and did not include other story best: Grant MacE wan Mountain Club that personal commitments such as charity "G randpa kept the squirre l and initiated the process for his name to be events, resear ch for book s he was literally raised it. He named it Mouse bestowed upon the highest peak of the writing at the same time and being a and Mou se ca me to just love Gr andpa! majesti c Heart Mountain Horseshoe member of co untless soc ieties, Wh enever Grumps wo uld call, Mou se Rid ge situated with in the spec tacular assoc iations and clubs that required his wo uld co me running, chattering away ! Bow Valley. Thi s honour will foreve r attendance at meetin gs as well. He and Mouse would often go outside stand as a met aph oric testament repre­ Should it happ en that there wa s and Grandpa would lie on his back on se nting the magnificent reverence he a slight erro r in his sc heduling the lawn and throw Mou se up in the air held for all the beauty in which he was arra nge me nt, he would not simply and catch him . Mouse ju st loved it! always a participant. cancel one engagement. He did all that Gramps made an elab orate system in Over his lifetime, whenever Mother remained within the realm of his backyard out of board s that crosse d Nature presented a sight or scene worth possibility in order to e nsure he did not the fen ce, the lawn and int o a admiring, he pau sed and reveled in it. disapp oint anyone ind ividual or group. sm all hole Gramps cut out of These experie nces see med to motivate The following incident stands as a good plyw ood in place of a window and into him and eternally instill ed a degree of exa mple. Dr. MacEwan was always a the hou se. He would run inside ove r the strengt h and perseverance that made regular participant in Iundraising walk s boards and Gr arnps had a tunnel him something of a myth in our time. and strode more miles than any other thr ough the wind ow that led into his sometimes before most others had sat study. Mouse was able to co me and go Dr. MacEwan marched along his life down to breakfast. On one occasion , as as he pleased. Sometimes Mouse would path with an unrelenting passion and Lieutenant Governor, he was asked to help himself to so me food in the determination. However, he also eagerly participate in the Miles for Millions kitchen and Grandma would find out, obliged whe n give n oppor tunity for March. However, he had an address to so out he would go again ! Oh , Mouse frie ndly conversati on with a strange r, make in Drumheller that same day and j ust ado red Gramp s! He had a magi c and hardl y ever did he miss a social the March started at 8:00 am . This was with animals. They tru sted him ." function he was expec ted to atte nd. As a co nlliction and he should have ju st Lieutenant Governor he participated in Grant alw ays admired anything that said no. Instead, he began the charity more engageme nts and ceremonies than was purpose-ser ving and pract ical. But walk two hours early at 6 am, walked any other incumbent who pr eceded the following anecdo te told by Fiona the required 25 miles , and then made him. The time peri od s of when shows that not everyone was alw ays in the thre e hour dri ve to deliv er his MacEwan was mayor of Calgary and line with his way of thinking. speec h on time. afterwards Lieuten ant Governor of "O ne yea r at Chri stmas, he wanted to Alberta remain as good examples of his It is also well -kn own among his mak e the wh ole fa mi ly co ffins for relentless enthusias m and vigo ur. followers th at he held a powerful presents. He said it wo uld save them all affec tio n for eve ry li vin g creature In his first 12 months on the job as so much money and they could ju st use espec ially the antics that they would ma yor, he recorded his act ivities which them as storage or blanket boxes until involve them sel ves in. Besides havin g totaled ove r 350 meetin gs of varying they were needed . Some of us, the kids, gerbils, skunks and a raccoo n natures, approximatel y 200 speec hes, (Fio na and her sister Lynw yn ) were for pets, Grant once befriended a bab y 550 office appointmen ts, 224 banqu ets only 10 and 12 years old at the time so squirre l wh ose mother had go tten on beh alf of the cit y of Ca lgary and not elec troc uted on a po wer line. His to mention the thousands of phone calls continued on page 7 continued from page 5 disgusting. A neighbour had brou ght I'll j ust have my tea and go to bed . the beets over for Grant and, later, she Later, she learned , he had made the we weren 't too thri lled wit h the idea of asked how he liked them. I told her that casserole with regular Kra ft dinn er, getting coffins for C hri stmas! he was enjoying them atop his porridge. whic h is fine, but he had found an old Eventually, Grandma (Grant's late wife, Oh , we ll, I guess as lon g as he 's liking fruitcak e in the fridge, crumbled it up Ph yll is) talked him out of it." the m, she said. I've nev er me t ano ther and mi xed it in with the casserole! human being who ate the thin gs he did. Grandma co uldn' t even imagine eating He also became very we ll known for I wo nde r if his taste buds were different that. But he liked it, and ate it all!" the po rridge that he had for breakfast th an everyone e lse 's. Sometime s almost every morn ing. Not everyone Even th ou gh a few eccentrici ties th ou gh , if he wa nted something shared his idea of a good meal. His were a part of Grant MacE wan 's differen t, he wo uld have a small scoop dau gh ter, Heath er MacEwan Foran, person al ity, they all made up what was of ice cream on top and he thou ght that once describ ed Dr. Mac Ewan ' s unique abo ut the man. We sha ll never was quite good." morning meal : see the likes of him agai n but at the Bu t it wasn' t j ust his pre feren ces for same tim e we shall never allow these " He would mix Red River cereal wi th breakfast that we re stra nge. Fi on a wonde rful mem ori es of him to fade . cream of wheat or oatmeal then add nut s, raisins, sunllower seeds and mix it relates one suc h instance: all in a big pot. He ate it every morn ing " He wo uld ea t any thi ng ! One night , and it was quite good. But , he wo uld Grandma ca me back after a trip to put so me strange things on top. He Mexico and Gram ps said he had j ust ofte n had canned peas on his porridge made a wo nderful macaron i and cheese and, one time I saw him put pic kled casse role, wo uld she like some, he beet s on top whic h was quite as ked. No, she repl ied , I' m prett y tired.

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The Co uncil of The Historical Society Ian Kirkl and of Alberta wishes to thank Vivian Bonn ie Laing Sampso n for acting as our Ge nera l Bev Mcintosh-John son Ma nage r at the September 6 & 7 Casi no held at the Deerfoot Inn & Casin o. Clancy Patton Jennifer Prest Special thanks also to those who Fred Randl e volunteere d to wor k the Casino. Thank You! Thank You! Pat Rodri guez They are: Anne Rud iak Betty Tann er Robert (Bob)Allan Robert Ryckman Ron Williams Jeffrey Anderso n Vivian Sampson Geo ff Wilson Bill Baergen Kell y Sandbe rg Proceeds from the Casino will be John Brook Bev Schlage used for the cos t of publishing, Alberta Fern Dorsch History and History NOW, as well as Bob Steele Neil Hughes books puhlished hy the Alherta Records Bev Swan Roland Kieken Puhl ications Board. Rich ard Tann er Camille Claudel, A Novel

The new book takes the reader through About the Author: the pages of Claudel's life, with history Dr. Alma H. Bond is a well-known and fiction co mbined for an entertai ning psychoanalyst who is well-qualified to and informative reading experience. understand the origin and deve lopment "Fasci nating journey into Claudel's heart of Claudel' s mental illness. She has also and mind," states sculptor Sabah N. AI­ written 12 previously published books. Ohaher. More information and exce rpts from Camille Claudel, a Novel is written in Camille Claudel, a Novel can be found at first person from Claudel's point of view http://alma_bond.tripod.com/ and offers a detailed story of her artistic development through the teachin gs of the well-known artist Auguste Rodin , which For an interview or more inform ation, led to a tragic romance between the two. please contact: Claudel' s strugg les of being a woman Alma H. Bond artist during the 19th century are brought Phone: 2 12-786-323 0 out clearl y to show how the suppressio n email: [email protected] and rejection of her abilities along with a Web:http://alma_bond.trip od.com/ bitter end to her romance with Rodin led to her mental breakdown. Download a pdf review: "Bond is a genius at verbalizing the www.bookwire.com/POF/bond.pdf Camille Claudel, A Novel re-visits the reality others are experienci ng," says Life of a brilliant 1800's. Woman Artist Annie Laura Jaggers, co lumnist and Other reviews: who was dri ven to insa nity by a author. Robert a Austin, in The www.forewordmagazine.co m/clari­ man-ruled society. Compulsive Reader, relates her feelings on/view reviews.aspx'? review 10=20 about the book when she states, "Dr. www.rebeccasreads.com/reviews/09 Iit Women of the 1800s were often seen Bond has a lifetime of rich experience fic/09bona66.html as second-c lass or rejected in the that lends depth and understanding to business world, and especially in the this brilliant book." artist world. But, very rarely do the stories in history books expose the severe The book is already receiving much impact on the women of that day. Author recognition from readers and the media Alma H. Bond 's new book. Camille alike. It was an award-winning novel Claudel. a Novel offe rs a close look into at the CNW/FFWA Flori da State the heart of a woman who aspired to be Writing Competition and has also an artis t du ring the 1800s. but was receive d ravi ng reviews. ultimately rejected despite her amazing talents. Cassandra Langer of Midwest Book Reviews states, "The book breathes Once a talented artist and sculptor fresh life into this neglected sculptor: ' from the 1800s, Cam ille Claudel sadly spent the final 30 years of her life in an "Combi ning an asto nishing depth of insane asy lum after being rejected and historical research with a fertile imag­ belittled in a man-ruled society. ination and grea t psych ological insight," from Bookwire. HSA Book for Christmas Don't miss this one­ time opportunity to buy this latest book at a special price $19.95

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•• •£11/ ebullient, effervescent, entertaining. after he retired as the Registrar in 1911, purchased a drugstore, which he owned well read pro westerner; Dr. H.C. Jamieson used his files to record from 1877- 80. In 1880 he was appointed th« lI'as).. .a shrewd judge of character the registration data on over 150 pre 19 11 the associate coroner for Renfrew county. with great drive and persuasion. physicians, in his source book, Early The pre Calgary years 1881-1885: In His ceaseless ac tivity and broad Medicine in Alberta the first 75 years, October 1881 Dr. Lafferty accepted an knowledge were constantly on call. published by the AMA in 1947 . offer to become the Chief Surgeon for the From Youth to MD 1849-1871: eastern division of the new CPR railway. Introduction: Dr. James Delamere James Delamere Lafferty was horn in By late 1881, Lafferty and his family were Lafferty was the physician, whose energy Perth, Ontario in 1849. He had seven in Winnipeg or at the railhead. As the rails and influence guided the North West brothers and four sisters. Three of his headed westward, the Lafferty's may have Territories Medical Council and College brot hers became physicians, Allan M. in moved to Regina, possibly as early as from 1901-1906 and the Alberta Colleze Lethbridge , Alberta, William in Perth, 1882. By the time the CPR transcontinen­ of Physicians and Surgeons, from 1906-'" Ontario and James in Pemb roke, Ontario. tal railway was completed in November 191 I. As the NWT/ABRegistrar during Another brother, Tom, became a lawyer 1885, the Lafferty's had moved to Regina. that period he was the central figure in the and moved to Calgary. No doubt unnerved hy the proximity of transition of the North West Territories Regina to the battlefield of the second Medical Council (College and Association) After atte ndi ng local schools, the Northwest Rebell ion from April-July to the equivalent organizations in the newly future Dr. Lafferty took the position of 1885, they moved permanently to Calgary formed provinces of Alberta and Deput y Registrar of Titles in Kingston. in Decem ber 1885. Saskatchewan in 1905/6. Ontario until he had enough money to enter medical school. This expe rience The pre Registrar yea rs 1885-1901: Lafferty agg ressively discharged his heralded his interest in regist rar type Once in Ca lgary, Dr. Lafferty secured the NWT and Alberta Co llege regi strar work, an experience that would benefit CPR mainlin e and nearb y Indi an responsibilities: credential assessments, him in the years that followe d. James Reser vat ion medi cal co ntracts. He reg istratio n and discipline. He made Lafferty entered Queen's medical school retained the CPR con tract until 1889. important suggestions on the forma tion and graduated on March 28, 1871. He The Indian contract he kept until 1911. of a Western Canada Medical Federation was twenty-one. Queens would beckon a Not infreq uently it led to patient visits to (WCMF) in 1909. It was the prototype second time, sometime after 1881, with a see Dr. Lafferty at his house. Visitors for the Dominion Medi cal Co unci l, request to return and join their Fac ulty. would peer in the window to see if he established under the Ca nada Medical Laffe rty declined the offer. was at home. On one occasion a Chief (Roddick) Act in 1912. Practice in Perth and Pembroke looked inside for Dr. Lafferty. Lafferty Although Dr. Lafferty became the 1871-1881: After graduation Dr. Lafferty opened the window and invited the Chief Registrar in 190 I on short notice, he returned to Perth , Ontario , for a year of in through the window. In the process brought considerable expe rience to the practice. While in Perth, he lived with his Lafferty removed his abscessed tooth in position. When he closed hooks on the parents. A year later in 1872, Dr. Lafferty a "down and out" struggle. On the way NWT Medical Co uncil in 1906. it was in trave led with McGill's Dr. Willia m Osler out, Lafferty presented the Chief with a :. .urong financial posi tion, with cash or to New York to become senior resident at two do llar bill. The Chief replied that he equivalent asse ts valued at over $40.000, the Ward Island (now Bell evue) was the one who should receive the a testimony to his avocatio nal Hospital. There he worked for two years. payment, for the pain and suffering that competence in business and banking. before doing a stint at the New York Eye Lafferty had inflicted upon him. Lafferty was the physician to whom and Ear infirmary. It was followed by a In 1886 Dr. Lafferty had a summer many came for wise counsel and helpful trip to London, England, where he took a visit from an old friend, Dr. William adv ice. At the sa me time he could handle postgraduate course at St. Bartholomew's Osler. Th at same year Drs. Lafferty, an enormous amount of detai l, including Hospital. Andrew Henderson and Neville Lindsay files on eve ry physician registered or Dr. Lafferty returned to start a new made the first pitch to Mayor G.c. King credentialed in the NWT and by the practice in Pembroke, O ntario near of Ca lgary for a hospital. Undoubtedl; Alberta College. He managed the two Ottawa, in 1873. Later that year he Lafferty's medi cal experie nce in reg istration hodies through their most married Jesse P. Grant, on December 2, Winnipeg taught him of the need for a rapid period of expa nsion, 1901-1910 1873. The Lafferty's must have planned hospital, to treat the typhoid cases from and the post 1905 lega l challenges to its to stay in Pemb roke, as Dr. Lafferty the rai lway construction crews. authority and modu s operandi. Years bought a house and four years later he Althoug h rejected in 1886, the group continued from page 10 section occurred on July 21, 1890. The maintaining a phy sician register. section from Fort Macleod to Calgary continued to meet. By 1889 they were In 1903 Lafferty became responsible for was completed by 1892. The second successful in securing a four and a half the College's discipline and prosecution event was the securing and renovating of acre parcel of land from the territorial policy. His lirst step was to retain a law a house for Calgary's first cottage government along the Bow River flats on student to travel up and down the Calgary Hospital. It opened in November 1890 the north side of the river, although it and Edmonton railway, and other branch with Drs. H.G . Mackid and N.J . Lindsay wouldn't be used until 1907. lines throughout Alberta and "Assiniboia", as the medical staff, to charge or de-license unregistered Dr. Lafferty's ability as a diagnostician The NWT College Registrar years physicians. It generated considerable and competence as a physician quickly led 1901·1906: In 1888 Dr. Lafferty had reaction from communities that were to an active and busy Calgary practice. In registered as physician #37 under the 1885 under doctored, as well as a protest 1888 trader David McDougall of Morley Medical Ordnance the Minister of the Interior, Edmon. was making a buckboard trip to his ranch Act.. A year later with eighty-nine Bulletin newspaper editor Frank Oliver. on the Red Deer River. He developed a colleagues from across Canada, including Lafferty stood his ground. The same year searing abdominal pain, the second day fourteen from the districts of Assiniboia Dr. Lafferty reorganized the Committee on out on the trail. His daughter Georgie piled and Alberta, he attended the first CMA Discipline and undertook the first him into the buckboard and drove the team annual meeting west of Toronto. It was unprofessional conduct hearings. Two back to Morley. She sent an urgent held in Banff in 1889. Immediately after were held. One hearing was for not telegram to Dr. Lafferty, who arrived in the meeting, the North West Territories diagnosing a rash caused by smallpox. The Morley on the CPR train later that mom­ Medical Association was formed, with Dr. other was for failing to take proper steps ing. Lafferty remained at McDougall's G.A. Kennedy as the first President. The to prevent a nurse engaged in a septic case bedside for several days, treating his following February, Dr. Lafferty was from attending a mother in conlinement. ruptured gallbladder as best he could. elected as one of five members of the new In the second, the physician was issued a As Dr. Lafferty's practice expanded, so Council of the College of Physicians and reprimand. did his other obligations. In 1889, he Surgeons of the NWT. Lafferty remained Access to bacteriological testing had decided to reduce his CPR contract on the NWT Council continuously until become an important subject since IiN6 responsibilities. Presumably with the 1906. Dr. Brett stayed on as well. During when the first typhoid (Widal) test became concurrence of the CPR, he transferred that seventeen year period, Dr. Lafferty available. It confirmed the presence or his mountain CPR medical contract to was elected President in 1893 and again absence of Salmonella, the bacterial Dr. R.G. Brett of Banff. Then he on two subsequent occasions. He was organism which cau sed typhoid lever. The advertised for a partner and selected Dr. also Vice-President twice. In 1901 he lirst laboratory on the prairies had been Harry Goodsir (H.G.) Mackid of became the third NWT medical Registrar built in Manitoba in 1897. Several years Lucknow, Ontario, to join him in late from 1901-06, when Dr. Hugh Bain of later a request was made to the NWT 1889. The two managed the Regina to Prince Albert died suddenly. The change Legislative Council to establish a Calgary section of the CPR contract. The y in Registrar also moved the office of the bacteriology laboratory in Regina. An also added the C&E medical construction Council from Regina to Calgary. agreement was reached between the contract in 1890. Later that year the two In 1902 Dr. G.A. Kennedy became the Territorial Assembly and the NWT doctors separated their medical practices President of the NWT Medical Council. Medical Council, whereby the Council on an amicable basis . Mackid carried on He held that office from 1902-07, over­ would purchase the laboratory equipment with the Regina to Calgary CPR contract. seeing the work of the Registrar. These for $3,795.65, and the Assembly would Eventually that contract was passed to appointments likely had the effect of provide the staff . The laboratory service H.G.'s son Ludwig Stewart (L.S.) Mackid, combining the NWT Association and was free to members of the NWT Medical when H.G. Mackid died from diabetes in Council and centralizing their activities Association. The laboratory was in 1916. L.S. Mackid continued the CPR and minute books, in Calgary with the operation by J905, with Dr. CA. Charlton contract until 1950. It was the second Registrar. as the first Director. Dr. M.R. Bow would longest CPR medical contract to remain Lafferty's responsibilities as NWT become his assistant and temporary within one family. Registrar signilicantly increased during replacement in 1911. In 1890, Dr. Lafferty ran for and was his time as Registrar as did the number of The Alberta College Registrar years elected Mayor of Calgary. During his physicians. So did his salary. It went from 1906·1911: As soon as the provinces of year as mayor two major events one hundred to seven hundred dollars per Alberta and Saskatchewan were formed, occurred. The first was the building of year. The NWT Council remained Dr. Lafferty was directed by the NWT the C&E railway from 1890-1892. The respon sible under the J888 Ordinance for Medical Council to draft a Medical sod turning for the Calgary to Edmonton conducting all licensing examinations and continued on page 12 continued from page 11 As Co llege Registrar, Dr. Laffert y mendations were partially implemented. continued to be responsible for establishing Profession Act for Alberta and As the first Presid ent of the Calgary and conducting medical examinations for Saskatchewan.Dr. Lafferty probably Medical Soci et y in 190617, Laffer ty registration. On one occasion Lafferty was wrote bot h Acts. He charged $500 for his introduced the issues of lodge and co ntract the presiding examiner, when he was called services . The Acts were passed in 1906 practice for discussio n. Lafferty contended to attend a medical emergency. He put the and 1908 respectively. that medical co ntrac ts lowered the class "on their honor". One student took standard of care by lowering the visitation The tra nsitio n from one Territory to advantage of the opportunity. He was the rates. He fur ther criticized the two province s was not devoid of po litical only one to fail the exam . mal-distribution of medi cal work that or peer problems. Physician growth was While Co llege Regi strar, Lafferty followed. His position is interes ting in rapid and there was a desire not to pay worked closely with Drs. Brett, Kennedy, light of his previous CPR co ntracts and the registration fees or rewrite examina tions. Braith wait e, Milroy and Patt er son to curre nt Indian med ical contrac t he held . The fir st A lberta Med ical Ac t was address the national problem , created by drafted in 1906. In a test case brou ght by Contract practice became a longstandin g the lack of a Dominion Co uncil. He was Dr. W.A. Lincoln of Calgary agai nst Dr. and festering issue .Alberta physicians particularly concerned that the North West Lafferty and the College, Dr. Li ncoln wanted to retain the fee for service system. Territories avoid becoming "the dumpi ng sought to practice wi tho ut Provincial Sas katchewan physicians after 1916 ground for the overflow of the rest of the Registration. The Co llege lost the lower increasi ngly favore d the municipal doctor Dominion". His support co ntributed court ca se a nd the n won it in the system. Three decades later, one quarter of measurably to the passage of the Canadian Supre me Court on May 7, 1906. The Act all Saskatchewan municipalities had part Medical (Roddick) Act in 1912. was passed on May 9, 1906 but req uired time or full time mun icipal doctor contract'> . a revision the next year. All NWT Other Medical Activities from 1900­ In Alberta the longstanding CPR co ntract registered physicians were grandfathered 1911: During the 1900-191 0 per iod , was held by Dr. H.G. Mackid. The CPR under the re vised Act. Any ph ysician Laffer ty remained interested a nd Vice President settled the discussion of that wanting registrat ion after the Alberta involved in the movement to es tablish contract, by refusing to negotiate it. Medical Act was passed, had to co mply tubercul oses sanitaria in western Can ada. In 1909 Dr. Lafferty became one of wi th the new terms and co nditions and He wa nted a sanitarium established in Albe rta's hospital inspec tors, a position write the registrati on exam. the West, preferably in Calgary. He was he retained until at least 191 8. Dr. unsuccessful at establishing one, but he In Fe bruary 1906 Dr. Lafferty was Laffert y retired from ac tive practice in co ntinued to support the need and also instru cted to ca ll the first meeting of all 1909. Two years later in 1911 , he retired help ed the BC Tuber culosis Societ y physicians practicing in the Province of as the Registrar and was succeeded by fund raise the $60,000 needed to bu ild the A lbe rta, to co nsider formi ng an Dr. George MacDon ald . first western sa natorium in Tranquille, Association. It was held in Calgary on The We stern Canadian Medical BC in 1907-1908. In 1908 Dr. Laffert y March 7, 1906. Those present agreed to Federation 1907-1911: The most vex ing served on the Board of the Canadia n form the Alberta Medical Association. Dr. issue face d by the College in 1907 , was Med ical Protecti ve Assoc iation, which Lafferty was elected the AMA's second the same one that face d Drs. Bergin and had star ted in 1906. vice- preside nt. Lafferty also moved that Rodd ic k, the organizers of the "Hospital Dr. G.A. Kenn edy be appoi nted the first Just before the 1905/6 transition, the Service" in the Northwest Rebell ion of honorary President of the AMA. NWTMedical Council (NWTMC) and 1885 on the plains of Saskatchewan. NWT Legislative Assem bly had com pleted The first AMA annual co nvention was That was the pro blem of assessing and the buildi ng and equipping of the NWT held on September 4, 1906, in Ban ff. at Dr. comparing the traini ng, qua lificatio ns laboratory in Regin a. It became the Brett 's sanitarium. Dr. Lafferty was nomi­ and competence of physicians. Saskatchewan provincial lab oratory. nated to a co mmittee to draft a Code of The North West Territories Legislative Another one had to be built in Albe rta. It Ethics. The co mmittee recommended that Council had passed the first Ordinance in was, in Edmo nton in 1907. After the passage the Ontario Code of Ethics be adopted. 1885, to create a registration system. The of the 1907 Alberta Public Health Act, The recomme ndation was passed that day. Ordinance required two refere nce letters which Lafferty helped draft, he was and an interv iew with two ex isting regis­ Dr. Lafferty was also instructed to hold appoi nted the first Chairman of the trants. The Act was amended in 1888 to an election for the Alberta College of Provincial Board of Health . He held this es tablish a Co llege and go verning Medical Physicians and Surgeons. At the first post from 1907-1910. One of his first public Council to assess the creden tials of new meeting of the Co llege on October 18, health projects was to survey Indi an 1906, La ffer ty was elec ted the Registrar­ physicians. Schools for Tuberculosis. Lafferty and Dr. Treasurer, a post he filled from late 1906 Peter Bryce found eig hty percent of the After 1906 physicians couldn' t move to 1911. students had signs of TB. Their recom- continued on page 13 continued from page 12 Dominion Medical Council was disputed by pioneer Lethbridge established on November 7, 1912. pharmacist J.D. Higinbotham, but there between Alberta and Saskatchewan, with­ The Lafferty's and Banking 1882­ was some truth to it. When two chartered out having to re-register. To address the 1893: Lafferty 's interests were by no banks, the BofM (1886) and the Imperial issue, the Western Canadian Medical means limited to medicine. As early as Bank (1886) arrived in Calgary the Federation was proposed. It was to be 1882, Lafferty had persuaded British interest rate dropped for some agricultural formed in 1907. Its function was to set a investors to fund a chain of private banks loans. Rates had been 24% for smalI common examination and allow successful on the prairies. They become known as ranches and 12% for the larger ones. The candidates to be registered in alI four the Lafferty and Smith Banks. The first higher rate felI to 18% after the arrival of provinces, without writing any additional Lafferty and Smith Bank was opened in the two chartered bank s. examinations. A monthly Western Regina in October 1882. It was folIowed The Lafferty and Smith Bank Canadian Medical Journal was also started, by the opening of a branch in Calgary in experienced substantial growth in the late to promote the profession and western April 1885. By then the bank was known 1880's . In 1887 the net worth of the Federation. Published in Winnipeg, it ran "all over the northwest" and Lafferty and Lafferty and Smith Bank was calculated at from 1907-1913. Smith were "private bankers of experi­ $20-40,000 and the net worth of James and At the 1908 AMA meeting, Dr. Brett ence". By December 1885 Lafferty's Jessie Lafferty, at another $23,000. The summarized the progress towards a western wife Jessie had joined the partnership. banking partnership was dissolved federation. He noted BC preferred a north­ The Head office was moved from Regina February 23, 1889. Immediately after­ south association of medical men with to Calgary. Dunn and Bradstreet asses sed wards, the Lafferty's formed the Lafferty Seattle. Dr. G.A. Kennedy jumped back her net worth at $8,000. By 1886 the and Moore Bank. It was operated by their into the fray in late 1908, when he wrote a bank had branches in Edmonton, Moose two wives. Each husband signed a letter of letter to the WCMJ, re-recommending the Jaw, and was profitable. More branches credit for $50,000. The Bank of Western Canadian Medical Federation as were started in Emerson , Brandon, provided a further $ 100,000 letter of credit. the solution. Portage La Prairie, and Lethbridge. In By 1890 the Lafferty and Moore bank was Dr. Lafferty folIowed with a thirty-two 1887, Dr. Lafferty's medical office was calculated to be worth $20-40,000. It point outline on how the federation could conveniently adjacent to the Calgary prospered until 1893, when the Bank of be formed and operated . Ever pragmatic, branch of the Lafferty and Smith Bank. Montreal acquired it. he said he didn't support "immediate Dr. G.D. Stanley commented years later, Other Businesses: Dr. Lafferty partici­ reciprocity" ali Alberta and Saskatchewan "few who knew him ever believed that his pated in many of Calgary's early ventures, wanted, since their Acts required only four banking enterprise added anything to his outside the banking business. In 1886 he years of training, while BC and Manitoba own private bank account". Dr. Stanley was involved in a large sheep ranch ven­ required live. He did, however, outline supported his story with a Lafferty ture on the slopes of Nose Creek. On three options for proceeding. The detailed anecdote. Lafferty was often too busy to February 19, 1886 he organized a meeting outline demonstrated his ability to send out bilIs. On one occasion he was on at his home with Calgary business leaders conceptualize organi zational problems, his way to Ottawa, when he met a patient including James Lougheed. That meeting detail the options, and make progress on the CPR platform. The patient started the discussion s, which led to the towards a solution. reminded him that he couldn't get a building of the C&E Railway to While consensus on the implementation statement or bilI from him. Lafferty settled Edmonton (1890/91) and Fort Macleod of a national registration plan was not on the spot with a comment "I probably (1892). The Lafferty's rode one of the first achieved at the Augu st 1909 CMA would charge $50 in an itemized bill- but trains to Edmonton on a three day excur­ meeting in Winnipeg, the discussion $25 would be of more use to me now". sion in August 1891. After his year as process was restarted. The CMA Lafferty's son Geoffrey, who returned mayor, Lafferty became a member of the Executive Council appointed a committee to Calgary as a lawyer, indicated other­ first Calgary Board of Trade. He was the to meet with Dr. Thomas Roddick in 1910. wise. He said that the banking chain President of the Volunteer section on the BC remained pessimistic about the out­ extended from Manitoba to the Pacific first Board. come. The new Saskatchewan Medical Coast. Although it was an avocation with Another Lafferty venture involved Council was even more cautious. Brett , his father, Geoffrey Lafferty inherited a several colleagues, who had initiated Kennedy, and Braithwaite attended the substantial amount of real estate in Calgary's first power company. It provided 1910 Saskatchewan Council meeting. Calgary from his father 's estate in 1920. direct current service to the downtown Through their representations a western He subsequently spent much of his time hotels, An agreement to expand the power Canadian consensus was again achieved managing the properties. system was reached with the Eau Claire by December 1910. More importantly a The story that the Lafferty and Smith Lumber Company. Then the two became national agreement was reached and the bank charged 24% interest rates was continued on page 14 continued from page 13 drafts ...Bishop Legal, representing the Eric Lafferty Harvie, who had come to Pope stepped forward to place the cocked Calgary for a visit. Harvie was impressed embroiled in an argument over whose hat on Lafferty 's head and crown him but by Calgary and by all his relations, who boilers and whose dynamo s would be used the new ruler. .. seized the cocked had already moved to Alberta. They in the expan sion. The Lafferty Company hat.. .placed it on his massive koko, thus included two uncles who were physi­ proposed an expansion of their direct following in the footsteps of his great cians, J.D. Lafferty in Calgary and sur­ current system, while the Eau Claire prototype, Napoleon". geon Dr. A.M . Lafferty in Lethbridge and Company wanted to use alternating current, Harvie's aunt who was the wife of which their engineers said was much safer. "In his acceptance speech Lafferty lawyer James Short. Harvie decided to Eventually Lafferty gave in, with a said ...it affords King Edward and myself stay and joined the Short firm as an arti­ provision that all those who helped start his unalloyed pleasure to greet you on this cling lawyer. He became a registered company, would be treated fairly. red lettered day .. .1 know of no act of the Liberal party which has given His lawyer, after a vote by the nine benchers Politics 1887-1917: Lafferty had an Majesty and myself such sincere gratifi­ including R.B. Bennett in 1911. It was early incident in NWT politics. In 1887 he cation ...(His Majesty)...is all tickled up the same Eric Harvie whose oil and gas ran under the Liberal banner in the the back. Myoid friend James Riley is income in 1948 exceeded the oil rev­ Territorial election. He was defeated by not here to participate in your acclama­ enues of the province Alberta. The D.W. Davies of Fort Macleod, the I.G. tions. Doubtless like many of my appen­ Glenbow Alberta Museum stands as an Baker manager for Alberta. Running in dicitis patients he feels con siderably cut example of Eric Harvie's foresight, and seeond place was Richard, later Senator up. Accompany me uptown and we shall as one of the indirect legacies of the Hardisty, the manager of the Hudson Bay again visit all the hotels at my member of the Lafferty family, that Company in Assiniboia and Alberta. expense.. .The much heralded inaugura­ helped bring him to Calgary, Dr. James Lafferty entered municipal politi cs in tion ball...turned out a fizzle . Only D. Lafferty. 1890, when he was elected the Mayor of ladies were present...Dr. Lafferty has Dr. Lafferty died in Calgary on July Calgary. During his mayoralty year he endeared himself to the citizens...but 29 , 1920. His colleague, Lieutenant turned the sod for the C&E railway and would need three or four Collinses Governor Dr. R.G. Brett was one of the opened the new cottage Hospital, the fore­ tomorrow morning before he could get pallbearers. At the time of his death, Dr. runner of the Calgary General Hospital. on his cocked hat" . Lafferty was survived by three sisters Lafferty would become Chairman of the and four brothers. They included Mrs. Calgary School Board, too. Correspondence does indicate that Dr. Lafferty received support from Liberal James Short of Calgary and Dr. Allan M. When Dr. G.D. Stanley arrived in 1901, Prime Minister Laurier to be nominated Lafferty of Lethbridge. Dr. and Mrs . J.D . Lafferty was instrumental in helping him as the second Lieutenant Governor of Lafferty had six children: five sons relocate to the town ofHigh River. Despite Alberta in 1910. The political scene in (James G. born in 1875, Frank Delamere their different political persuasions, they Alberta was disrupted that year by the in 1876, Geoffrey in 1882, Guy A. in remained friends throughout their medical Rutherford scandal. Incumbent, H.G. 1879 or 1880, and Herbert); and one careers. Bulyea was re-appointed for another five daughter Anne born in 1879. She died According to Bob Edw ards of Eye year term, to be succeeded by sometime before 1891. Opener fame , Lafferty had been mooted as Conservative Dr. RG. Brett as Alberta's Frank Delamere Lafferty's wife was a Alberta's first Lieutenant Governor, five first medical Lieutenant Governor in goddaughter of Sir Wilfred Laurier. He months before Alberta became a province 1915. Lafferty broke with his Liberal tra­ became a Brigadier General during in 1905. In a "news story" Edwards ditions and friend Laurier in 1917, over WWI. As a munitions expert, he was described the hypothetical inauguration. the conscription issue. He joined appointed Superintendent of the "Lafferty was in great form ...escorted by Borden 's coalition and gave speec hes Dominion Arsenals. Unfortunately he a bodyguard of inlluential real estate through out the west supporting Borden died December I, 1919, shortly after the sharks. The teepees and shacks were taste­ and conscription. WWI armistice. He was remembered fully decorated with bunting and Lafferty and his Extended Family: over the next sixty years by competitions streamers, appropriate molloed - "God Friends described Dr. Lafferty as an for the Lafferty Cup, which recognized bless Lafferty". At the Grand Central ebullient, effervescent, entertaining, well "excellence in sports" in the Armed Hotel a stop was made for a drink.. A read pro-westerner. Contemporaries Services of Britain, Canada and similar stop was made at every hotel on described him as a shrewd judge of char­ Australia. The grandson of Geoffrey Jasper Avenue. ... Dr. Lafferty gorgeously acter with great drive and persuasion. Lafferty, Richard D. Lafferty, was one of attired in his new Windsor uniform with a His ceaseless activity and broad knowl­ the partners who initiated the Montreal four point Hudson's Bay blanket carelessly edge were constantly on call. based Lafferty-Harwood investment thrown over his shoulders to keep out any firm . In 1905 Dr. Lafferty hosted his nephew a distance of 3,200 kilometres (2,042 miles), making it North America's longest south-north road. Books & A Passionfor Jim Couper guides you on a trip from Websifes Mountains one end of this unsung highw ay to the other. Featuring many of his ow n striking co lour ph otogr aph s, he sho ws us Highw ay 97's numerous surprises and charms loca ted at its eve ry turn . Heritage House ISBN 10: 1-894974-12-3 ISBN 11: 978- 1-894974- 12-7 5.5 x 8.5, 176 pages, sc

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Jean Johnstone holding the Commun ities in Bloom Ambassador Award. (photo by Lethbridge Herald) At a City Council Meeting, the Mayor and Communities in Bloom people presented the plaque and gave a short history of LHS and why they presented the award to us. LHS are also setting up a table for the Communities in Bloom judges Aug 14th to provide the history of Lethbridge to them.

Si nce the HSA co nfere nce in history and heritage of our city over the society and memberships plus sell our Leth bridge last May. our chapter took a yea rs and particul arl y the plaqu e publications. There were 23 volunteers break. however, three eve nts took place . programme we started for marking who covered 10 hours each day (50 hours historic buildings. of volunteer time). Good job everyone. Firstl y, the Lethbridge Historical Soc iety was selected as recipient of the Seco ndly, Marion Snowde n and Pat Lastly, I would like to promote our Communities in Bloom Lethb ridge. 2005 Brown set up a display table on August newest publication entitled The Prairie Ambassador of the Year Award. On Jul y 14 at City Hall for a Mini-Trade Fair held Boys, Sout hern Albertans "ltlrtil11e 10. at the Lethbrid ge City Co unci l for Communities in Bloom Nation al Experiences by Ga rry Alliso n. We meeting Phil Ed mundson, Chair of Judge's Tou r. Two judges and dignitaries launched this book on September 19 Co mmunities in Bloom Lethbridge , and ca me to talk to us abo ut our work in the during Historic Lethbridge Week. Mayor Robert Tarleck presented the co mmunity. Our Ambassador Award Historic Lethbridge Week commenced award to our soc iety. Mr Edmundso n plaque was on display but is now at our September 19 and ended with Doors Open gave an overview of our Chapter's history office at the Ga lt. Lethbridge on September 22 and 23, 2006. and ex plained that the Ambassado r Thirdl y, Marion Snowde n and Pat Award is given to co mmunity groups, Brown once aga in set up a table at organiza tions and individuals for their Lethbridge Whoop-Up Days (Lethbridge co ntrib utions to the co mmunity. Ci ty & District Exhibition) from August 22 to Co uncil recognized our soc iety's work in 26, 2006. The goal was to promote our the promotion and preservation of the Central Alberta Historical Society Write to clo Red Deer and District Museum by Don Hepburn 45-47AAvenue, Red Deer, AB T4N 6Z6

According to the statement of purpose and enlightening tour, made all the more Goye tte writes in her foreword to the in the foun din g legislat ion of the enjoyable by the warm hospitality of our book: "In his journey toward his father's Historical Society of Alberta, we are to Metis hosts wherever we went. secret, Vern discovers the price his encourage the study of the history of family members paid for their interracial Alberta and Ca nada. begi nning with "the Mixed-blood people will also be high­ ances try in the tense years after the Red origi nal inhabitants" . CAHS has always lighted at the begi nning of the new River Rebell ion and the North West taken that ser iously. Eac h yea r our prog ram yea r as our Publications Rebellion of 1885. ... Vern Wishart's monthly pub lic program s include topics Co mmittee launches our newest book. book is a bold step in the direction of relating to Firs t Nati on s and Metis What Lies Behind the Picture? A reco nciliation in western Canada. and a people, and two of our ten annual bus Personal Journey into Roots. by beautiful famil y reuni on." tours have focu sed o n the Riel Vern Wishart of Edmonton. Vern's great­ Resistance of 1885. gra ndparents were in Red Deer very The Publi cations Co mmittee is proud early, arriving from Manitoba before the to have been able to brin g this important We wrapped up the 2005-06 program Riel Resistance. For most of his life Vern book into print. It will be officially year with a particularly interesting four­ knew very little about his great-grand­ launched in Edmonton in mid-September day bus tour which we called the "Metis parents, exce pt that they had moved and in Red Deer at the beginning of Discovery Tour". Rath er than focusing from Red Deer to become the first home­ October. on the armed conflict. this tour focused steaders in the Rosebud District. What he on the important and pos itive role played did n' t know, and discovered quite by Beyond that. the Ce ntral Chapter is by people of mixed blood in the early accident. was that his great-grandparents looking forward to another busy year. sett lement of the West, and on their were Mixed-blood, and that his lineage Program coordinator Shirley Dye has achievements and aspirations up to the included many generations of Orkney organized a full slate of mont hly public present time . The tour included visits to and Cree mixed marriages. In the years prog rams. Plann ing continues for the fur trade sites suc h as Fort following the Riel Resistance, attitudes Historic Arches Park. The Historic Red GeorgelBucki ngham House. to the First toward Met is peo ple became very Deer Week Co mmittee will soo n be hard Nations Gallery at the Royal Alberta negati ve. Many Metis moved into white at work planning for the 200 7 versio n of Museum. to ea rly ag ric ultura l settle­ society and concealed their Native roots. this event. and the Publications ments such as Lac la Biche and Victoria Others were pushed to the margins of Committee. in coope ratio n with the Mission , to the Metis interpretive centre society to become what Maria Ca mpbell Stephan G. Stephansson Histori cal at Metis Crossing, and to the old ranch has called "road allowance people". To Socie ty, is at work on a new editi on of house of the Blackmud Creek Ranch protect his children from the negative, The Markerville Story. Carl Morkeburg's south of Edmonton, once the home of the racist attitudes of the day, Vern's father acco unt of early settlement in the country Norris family. We visi ted a wheel­ never told anyone of his Native back­ north and west of Innisfail. It promi ses to wright's shop in Hein sberg where Roy ground. It was his father's secret. be a good year. Scott makes Red River carts, and we were entertained with trad itional music Years of careful researc h by Vern and and dancing in Slave Lake by fidd ler Len his sister Shirley revealed a story of Lawrence and friends. We got some idea Ork ney men deep ly involved in the fur­ of current Met is ac hievements and trade and Native wives who made it aspirations by visiting the thriv ing possible for them to survive in their new Fishi ng Lake Metis Settlement near Frog en vironment. strong and co mpetent Lake, and the headqu arters of the Metis people all of them. It is a fascinat ing Nation of Alberta in Edmonto n (where story, family history to be sure, but also a we enjoyed a traditional lunch of stew story of reco nciliation, restoring worthy and bann ock ). It was a very informative ances tors to their rightful place. As Linda Write to Queen Alexandra School, Bradley McDonald Edmonton & District Historical Society 7730 106 Street NW, President, EDHS Edmonton , AB, T6E 4W3

10 Years of Historic Festival year, we have over 80 partners and over buildings were ope ned on cam pus in 1908. In 1997, the Edmonton and District 375 eve nts, and a fair number of these are In its ce ntennial year, the Schoo l will Historical Society launched the first far beyond the Capital Region. So as you co nnec t with the University once agai n Historic Edmo nton Week, an idea can see, there is indeed something about and together with the Historical Society dreamed up around a kitchen table by a history ! ope n the new Edmonton History Centre. few visio nary volunteers. That first year In reflection of the number of eve nts The C entre will be a sig nificant incl uded 25 pa rtners fro m within beyond Edm onton, we've added the historic educationa l resource, servi ng the Edmonton - not a bad start - but that was name for the northern Alberta region to our metrop olitan region. Resources and staff just the beginning. festival. We were very proud this year to will be available to facilitate field trips and There is something abo ut history: every­ host the 10th Historic Edmonton Week and research activities for stude nts at all levels thing has a story and so, soo ner or later, the Ist Edmonton & Athabaska District through to post-secondary and mem bers of people stumble across the history of some­ Historic Festival. the ge nera l publ ic. Additionally, classes on thing they can relate to - their favo urite We look forward to another 10 years of teaching the new Social Studies restaurant or venue, the park down the looking back, sharing our sto ries , and ciric uulum that emphasizes history will be street. Or maybe the story of the person celebrating a heritage that is diverse but offered to teachers and stude nt teachers. who founded their favo urite sports team or that has in time brought us together. The partnership is a first and the Centre choir catc hes sorneone's attention. But will create exc iting opportunities to bring whateve r it is, that story somehow ope ns 100 Yean> of Educating- Queen Alexandra history to the classroom in a very real, up the idea that history is something more School & Edmonton History Centre practical , and interesting way. As well, it than just a collection of dry, dusty facts will offer another location for rese arc hers to Edmonton's Queen Alexandra Schoo l is abo ut distan t places and tim es and work and a place to host and stage eve nts celebrating its centennial this year, along accounts of 'dis-ernpersonality-ed' people. celebrating our heritage. with the Uni versity of Alberta. The two And from there, for some reason, people centennials are not coincide ntal, as the just want to learn more. new schoo l served as the location for the So this idea of a historic festival began first UolA classes and offices until the first to make sense and began to grow. This

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Chinoo k Country Histor ical Society 2. Histori c Calgary Week , July 28 to 3. Calgary Her itage Awards (T he members ha ve been bu sy over the Aug ust 6, was an unquali fied success Li on Awards). C hinook Country sum me r wi th the foll ow ing activities. with 2,500 peopl e parti cipating duri ng Hi st orical Socie ty was inv ited to th e week. There we re twenty- one parti cipat e in the Lio n Awards, whe re I. Part of the Histor y Pa vilion at the voluntee rs invol ved in the plann in g, th e Calgary Herit age A uthority Ci ty of Calgary spo nso red "Canada and thi s number increased to twenty­ recognizes ci tizens and orga nizations Day at Prin ce's Island Park " on Jul y I. eight during the week. Cha irs Walt er th at ha ve und ertak en significant Chi nook Country Hist or ical Society and Iren e DeB on i are to be co mme nded mru atrves in suppo rt of heritage membe rs Walter and Iren e DeB oni, for their work. HCW ope ned at th e prese rvati on in Calga ry. Kate Reeves, Roberta Ryckman , Ron Lou gh eed Hou se w ith a talk by form er and Gail Kessler, Lau rel Hall ad ay, and 4. The 2006-2007 programs get Prem ier Peter Lou gh eed and e nde d at Diana Rin gstrom talked to peopl e abo ut und er way o n Wednes day, Se ptember 27 Me wata A rmo uries wi th tal ks by histor y and the historical soc iety a nd at FI. Calgary wi th a presentati on by former 1940 s a nd ' 50s S tampeder, in vited them to attend Histori c Calgary Aritha Van Herk who will talk about a George Han sen a nd 1960s mara th on er We ek. People w ho sto pped by the maverick history of Albe rta . Dou g Kyle . display were given the opportunity to take a history qu iz. HSA Calendar of Events - 2006·2007 Oct. 19 CAHS "H istorica Fairs" by Rod Trentham, Red Deer Museum. 7:30 pm Oct. 24 EDHS HSABook Launch - III the Promised Land ofAlberta's North: The 1909 Journal ofKatherine Hughes Provincial Arc hives 7:30 pm Oct 24 LH S"Heritage Places Initiative Program in Lethbridge" Bonny Bryant-Besharah,Galt Museum 7:15 pm Oct 24 CCHS "Norma and George-The Pocaterra Story" by Jenn ifer Hamblin and David Finch. Ft. Calgary 7:30 pm Nov 16 CAHS "The 'Wop' May Story" Denn y May, Red Deer Muse um, 7:30 pm Nov 28 EDHS"A Kaleidoscope Christ mas" Edmonton Petroleum Cl ub, 6:00 pm Nov 28 LHS "Ga lt Family " Jane Harris, Galt Museum , 7:15 pm Nov 28 CCHS "Sleepless in Alberta" by Harry Sanders. Ft. Calgary 7:30 pm Dec 5 CCHS Annual Christmas Dinner, Dining Room , Ft. Calgary Historic Park 7 pm . Guest Speaker Tru dy Co wan. Dec 11 C AHS "Christmas in a One Room Co untry Schoo l" Gold Circle 6:00 pm Jan 18 CAH S " Harms Way: Disasters in Western Canada" Dr. Max Foran, Red Deer Museum 7:30 pm Jan 23 CCHS "Alberta Mail & Sta mps" by British North Ame rica Philatelic Society 7:30 pm Jan 23 EDHS " Historic Churches of Alberta" Mary Oakwell, Quee n Alexandra Schoo l Gy mnasiu m 7:30 pm

Across I. English-born Wesleyan Methodist missionary, the Rev. Robert _ HSA Crossword This crossword puzzle devised by Jenni fer Prest 4. Ca lga ry Eye-Ope ner wri ter, Bob _ 8. "A s _ as a judge." An swers to last newsletter crossword: 9. One of the Famo us Five , _ Murphy Across I. Hcnd ay: 4. Jenkins: 8. Bowed: 9.Hom e; 10. Ein; II . Era; IO. A coffee brewer 12. Cuddy; 13. Clear; 14. Astor; 16. Olympic; 19. Encls .; 20. Ryley: II. A sew ing_ 23. Unify : 25. Woods; 27. Ian: 28. Padd y; 30. Be: 3 1. Nurse: 32. Yes: 12. Known for his anti-immigratio n views, British Cabinet Minister, 33. Orr: 34 . Art Powell,1912-1998 Down 1. Hobberna; 2. Newcastle: 3. AA DAC: 4. Jerry: 5. Nee : 6. Irene: 13. One of the high lights of the Calgary Stamp ede 7. Su ndre: 9.Hideous: 13. Ca per: 15. Rocky; 17. Yellow; 18. Co lliery: 14. A worker in the hive 2 1. Yankee s: 22. Mur phy: 24. Indus: 25. Weber; 26. Sonar: 29. Yeo. 16. Ca lgary's _ Plaza 19. A popul ar songstress of the '60's, _ Springfield 20. A pioneer of Holl ywood co medies, Hal _ 23. Mt. _, site of 1988 Winter Olympic downhill ski venue, Naskiska 12 13 4 :5 --"'11' '--"-'11'...... _. 25. A bunch of sheep --....- ...._._. ...._..- :=~.~~~~ 27. Prefix meaning to rotate ··.. . . 28. "The _ of Bray: in good King Charles's golden days" ~ ~ 1 1 ~~~~.~~~~~:: 30. Alberta (abbr.) :_ ..._..- :~~~=-=~~: 3 1. Dr. Lemieux, a.k.a. "S ugar _", Edmonton's acclaimed chemist ··.... . 32 . Dawn goddess · ... . II 1 ! i 1 j 33. A co mmon sight in Banff? '--"'11' ..._._... 34. A park in Lond on

....~..u...... _. ~ ~ Down 14 · l. . I. An Alberta haml et renowned for its theatre · \ : : =:~~ : _~~~~~ :. 2. A village on Highw ay 519, northwest of Lethbridge 19 i l ~ 3. Th e Marqu is of _Trail : : : 4. Mt. _ Ca vell in Jasper National Park 5. Th e Milky _ ' galaxy 6. Circular shape 7. A large player in the developm ent of the oilsands 9. Study of the environment 13. Willi am _ Hull , early Calgary entrepreneur 15. A town on High way 16, west of Edmon ton 1 31 17. _-head Highway =~=._~~~~~: 18. A hamlet on High way 9, wes t of Hanna 21. Don _ : Ca lgary sports co mplex is named for him 22. Eric _ ' founder of the 24. Alexander _,7th mayor of Ca lgary 25. The Tow n of _ ' mostly destroyed by a land slide in 1903 26. Dr. Geo rge _ ' the first principal of Mount Royal Co llege You have plenty of time to complete this crossword puzzle which was devised by a 29. A favo urite Ca nadian beverage? memb er of HSA. The answer will be published in the next issue of History NOlI'.