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Box 4035 Stati on C NO.4 Calgary. AB. T2T 5M9 October 2004 Teleph one: 403- 26 1- 3662 ISSN 1205-0350 Fax: 403-269-6029 PMA #400 I003 1 e-mail: albertahistory @telus.net
In this issue Little Chicago Remembered Little Chicago Remembered 1 by Audrey Rice It fina lly happened. the New Members & Donations 2 .. dream ca me true. A new cairn President's Report 3 is now at the site of the town Dr. Sandra Thomson 4 ca lled Little Chicago or Alberta Centennial Ambassadors 5 Royalties. once one of Legacy 2004 Campaign 6 Alberta's famous oil towns. Barons Centennial 6 located about two kilometers The Enemy Within 7 north of Longview. on Spirit of Sexsmith 8 Highway 22. Whyte Museum 9 Ju st over a year ago a Jack Norris Story, Part I 10 -12 committee was formed and Who Was Your Most Memorable on Jul y 24. members of the Teacher? 12 Little Chicago Revisited I-lSA's Books Galore 13 Co mmittee. supported by 200 Book Reviews 14 former neigh bours and A New Day For Women 15 frie nds. un veil ed the new Chapter Reports 16-19 cairn co mme mo rati ng the HSA Calendar of Events & location of our home-town, Crossword 20 which is now near the locati on of Talisman Energy's HSA Pin "L ittle Chicago Gas Plant". It was a very emotional time, a homecoming and a The reuni on of old friends. Historical A few guest speakers, including Art Smith. a former MLA and rig hand in the area Society of said. "This is where oil was discovered and those co mpanies who run the husiness Alberta pin now owe these people a debt of gratitude because they spawned the oil industry."He is availahle. ended by saying, "Most important about this day is to commemorate the spirit that You can pick it made it happen ... from rememberin g yo ur past. you learn what your future is." up from the office or mail your cheque or money order in With the support of many people and businesses the project was an overwhelming the amount of $5 plus $.50 postage and success. handling to: Little Chicago was once a thriving tow n that at least 2000 people called home. It The Historical Society of Alberta started in 1936 when crude oil was discovered, and people without johs due to the Box 4035. Station C Calgary. AB. T2T 5M9 depression started flocking to the area . It grew to a tow n that included all the stores. Phone: 403-26 1-3662 sc hools and services that any town needed. As a child it was a great place to grow up. Fax: 403-269-6029 After the discovery of oil at Leduc in 1947. the johs moved north and the town E-mail: albertahistory @telus.net disappeared, but the memories remained. Welcome to new members T he Histor ical Society of Alberta is a registered charitable organizatio n. Cyril Carter, Prince Ru pert BC Joe Kadezabek/Ana Buzic, Lethbridge
Donations are gratefully recei ved to help Belinda Crowson. Lethbridge Mary Eggcrmont-Molenaar, Ca lgary further the work of the Society which Don Dalke, Le thbridge Pincher Creek Municipal Library. includes the publication of A/berra Lana Lo nsc th, Lethbridge Pincher Creek History and this newsletter. History Doris MacKinnon. Red Deer Sheila McManus. Le thbridge NOW. Donations arc tax deductible and Henry & Just ine Wostenbcrg, Red Deer Mary Muench. Calgary will be acknowledged in History NOW. Dorothy Riva, Ca lgary Ju ne R. Wright, Red Deer unless otherwise requested. Manuel Hull igcr, Calgary Maureen Dckclvcr, Calgary History NOW is pub lished qu arterly. Dave Helps, Calgary Margaret Douglas. Taher We welcome information about your upcomin g or past events. acti vities. Lau rel Hall aday. Calgary There sa Dust, Saskatoo n publications. etc. They should he in the Bellrose CompoHigh School. St. Albert Linda M. Lcflcyt, Okotoks hands of the editor prior to deadline . West Dalhou sie Eleme ntary School. Arts & Heri tage Foundation of St.
Submission deadlines: Ca lgary Albert, St. Alhert Mar I for Apr-Jun issue Jane Morrow. Ca mp Creek Garth Olson. Red Deer Jun 1 for Jul- Sep issue Myrtle Nich olson. Edmonton Sonja Richter, Ca lgary Sep I for Oct- Dec issue Co ry Gross, Ca lgary Joyce John son. Lethbridge Dec I for Jan-Mar issue Ian Kirkland, Ca lgary Duncan & Doreen Lloyd. Leth bridge Send copy to: Fra nces Jost. Ca lgary Kenn eth & Bea Nielsen. Lethbridge Sherring Amsden. Editor. History NOW. Bev & Ed Johnson, Ca lgary Rose Rossi. Lethbridge Historical Society of Alberta Box 4035. Stati on C Calgary. AB T2T 5M9 email: albertahistory@tcl us.net Phone: 403-261-3662 Fax: 403- 269-6029 Thank You for Your Donation to the HSA and/or Chapter Members of Council 2004-2005 Ca ther ine C. Co le Ernest/Margaret McEachern President Donald Hepburn Marilyn/Les Ollenherg Gladys Braml ey-Moore 1st Vice-Pesidc nt Jean Johnstone Jean Johnstone Doug Francis 2nd Vice-President Vivian Sampson 3rd Vice-President Frank Norris Betty Dahlic Frances Vesterdal Secretary David Smith Rom an J. Kicrzck Eileen Ford & Fami ly Treasurer Beverley Leggcll Edward Bredin Frances Jost Past President Ron Williams Director .u Large Liliane Maisonneuve Diane Mc Kenzie Bern Roe Director at Large David Jones Joyce A. Neary Don Hepb urn (2) Director at Large L. Douglas Rae Mary Lyn as Edward/Diana Reuther
Committees: Helen G ree n Marianne Fcdori Alberta History Editor Hugh Dempsey Ken McD on ald Edward/O live Hillm an History NO IV Editor Sheni ng Amsden Ronald/Bernadette Nowell Marjorie Mci ntyre James Bowles Gordon Evans For information contact: Robert Wray Josep hlMoyra Ferguso n Office Coordinator The Historical Societ y of Albert a Glynis Grigg Vincent/Mary Ellen Erik sson #320 Barron Buildin g Robert C ue ll Shirley Walker 610 8th Avenue SW Calgary. AB. T2 P IG5 Sheila Pcthcrbridgc Robert/Margaret Watson Phone: 403-261-3662 Don Spicer Betty Runyon Fax: 40 3-269--6029 E. M. Moran Michael Tomyn & Family e-mail : alhcrtahistory @telus.net website: www.albertahistory.org President's Report by Don Hepburn
As we move into a new program year. second morn ing of the co nference. and .11 1of the chapters of the Historical Society our annual awards will be prese nted at of Alberta will he involved in activities to the banq uet, mark our province's centennial year. The Lloydrninstc r is the ideal place to hold Provincial Government has annou nced its the conference. Many events of historical planning a number of tours and visits. plans. which include medallions for school significance occurred in that area. It was Possibil ities include the OTS Heavy Oi l children. public ce lebrations and a number from nearby Buckingh am House that Science Centre; the Barr Colony of major capital projects. (Details are now Peter Fidler le ft for a wi nter of travel . the Heritage Cultural Ce ntre with its public readily available on the special website first European to see the so uthern Alberta art ga llery featuri ng the wor ks of Cou nt www .alhertace ntennial.ca). Many more Rockies and rep ort his observatio ns Berthold von Imho ff. the Richard Larsen even ts will be planned at the local level by about the way of life of the nomadic Museum with its co llec tion of artifac ts o f town councils and historical societies. buffal o hunting peoples he encountered. the Barr Co lonists. and an ex tensive Each of our HSA chapters will he The North west Rebelli on sites of Frog wildlife ex hibit: and such historic sites as plann ing special eve nts. High on the list Lake and Frenchma n Butte are nearby, Frog Lake. Frenchma n Butte. the Climb will he the " his toric weeks", now an Th e Barr Co lon ists se ttled the land Th rou gh Time Mu seum in the o ne es tablis hed project in Calgary. adjacent to the city. one of man y remaining grain elevator at Parad ise Edmonton. Red Deer and Lethbridge. block settleme nts so important to the Valley and others . HSA's "how-to" manual Celebrate Our development of our two provinces . Heritage. is now available on the Alberta's first school of agriculture was It promises to be an interesting and Society's website for other communities established in 19 13 in nearby Vermilion. enjoyable co nfere nce. and we are hoping in the province. or elsewhere. to make In more recen t time s. the distric t has for a very good atte nda nce. Discu ssions use of when plann ing their ow n historic become a centre of heavy oil production. are under way about organizi ng bus vccks , and the Society is prepared to And there is muc h more. transportation to the conference for those who do not wish to drive. We are .IITer workshops to assist other tow ns and The conference will use the excellent cou nting on eac h chapter to make it a cities to get star ted. Other loca l events facilities of the Lloydrninstcr Ca mpus of special event and encourage as wide will he developed as well. Lakeland Co llege. the successor to participation as possible. So - please 2005 is not only Alberta's ce ntennial the Vermilion School of Agriculture. mark yo ur ca lenda rs now and plan to ye ar, of co urse. Our neighbouring including the modern tow nhouse stude nt atte nd. Further details and registrati on pro vince of Sas katchewan will also residences. Shirley and Allen Ronaghan, information will he ava ilable in the next ce lebrate its hundredth birthd ay. For this who are members o f both HSA and issue of History NO W special yea r. our Soc iety will he joining SHFS and who live for part of each year wi th the Saska tchewan History and at Islay, close to Lloy drninstcr, are Folklore Society to hold Tile Lily and tile Rose Centennia l Conference - a joi nt co nference on the wee kend of May 27 to 29 in the border city of L1 oydm inster. The conference committee. under the able chairmanship of First Vice President Jean Johnstone. is planni ng an exciting and interesting co nference ce lebrating one hundred years of growt h and trans forma tion. It will feature major speakers. tou rs of histori c sites. entertai nment. good food and fell owship. HSA's annual eneral meet ing will take place on the A Short History of Dr. Sandra Mary Thomson HSA Members
Sandra was born on November 18, The Ukrainian community was very News 1950 in Fort William, Ontario, now important to Sandra. In her earl y years in Thunder Bay, to Helen and John Thunder Bay she was acti ve in the Thomson. She attended school there and church. She danced with the Ukrainian Dr. Sandra Mary Lakeh ead University where she earned a " Vesnyanka Dancers," was the Thomson 1950-2004 Bachelor of Arts degree in History. and a accompanist on the piano for rehearsals Bachel or of Education degree. She along and was also an instructor when the It is with ex tre me regret that I with only four other high schoo l students group was without a teacher. Wh ile con ve y to yo u the passin g o f Dr. were chose n to attend university straight study ing for her PhD in Vancouver she Sandra Thomson. As most o f yo u from grade twelve by skipping the was acti ve in the Orthodox Church and know. Sandra wa s re cently in Ontario compulsory thirteenth grade. taught Ukrainian. Sandra was very active for hip replacement surge ry. Sandra also attended the University of in the pari sh of St. Ant hon y. helping with Trag icall y and total unexpected . Waterloo from whic h she received her Sviat Vechir, the church Arc hives. the fata l complications occurred last Mas ters degree in History in 1974. Her newsletter, and was wo rki ng on the " Icon night, apparently wit h an embolism next step was the University of British Committee". She was also a memher of leading to a heart attack. Co lumbia where she graduated in 1981, the " Ukrai nian Women's Association of with a PhD in Russian Literature. During Canada, St. Anna's Branch." Sandra began with the Ministr y in 1982, and wa s a dedicated her PhD thesis work . Sandra took a year While working with the Alherta profess ional with numerous off and taught Ukrainian at the Government Sandra met Gunther notable ac complishments wherever Uni versity of Alberta. Ruppel , and they married in September she worked, clima xing in the new In 1981. Sandra accepted her first of 1992. Sandra "Fell Asleep in the Pro vin ci al Archive s. Beyond that position with Alberta Culture as the Lord" [passed away) at about I am on she was also a good friend to th ose Assistant Facility Director of the Friday, Jul y 16, 2004. near her, and w ill he greatl y Ukrainian Cultural Her itage Village Sandra is survived by: her many dear missed . She is survived by her where. in a short time she became the friends: hushand Gunther and stepsons hu sb and Gunther Ruppel. wh om I Facility Director. A few years later she Eric and Graernc; mother Helen; brother kn ow that yo u all will support. moved to the position of Deputy Director Edward, his wife Natalia and da ughter for Site Operations with Alberta's Tamara; mot her-in-law Gertrude and Mark Rasmu ssen Assistant Deput y Minister Historic Sites Service. where she husband Arv id; sister-in-law Rita and contributed to the deve lopment of a Cu ltural Faciliti es and Historical hushand John. and chi ldren Michael and Resources Division series of museums and the restoration of Sleven; mate rnal uncle Ted, his wife Alberta Co mmunity Development a number of historic sites thro ughout the Dorothy; cousin s David, Ke n, and Phone: 780--~B 1-2309 province. Dehorah and her hu sband Luc and Fax: 780-427-5598 After a decade in Historic Sites she children Joel and Zachary: cousin [email protected] was given a new chall enge to direct the Bohusla va and her husband Andrew and " Prov inc ial Archives o f Alberta". children Paulina. A lexander and Through extreme dedication and Carolina . Wanted per sistence she eventually achieved her Sandra was predeceased by: her Crossword Editor for History goal of findin g a new huilding for the grandparents Olexandra and Petro NOW to make-up crosswords Pro vincial Archives of Alberta. thereb y Taciun; father John Frame Thomson; using a historical theme. contributing to the continued protection maternal aunt Stella and hushand Uncle If you are interested please of the documentary heritage of the Archie Curtola. apply to the HSA office, Province of Alberta for future phone: 403-261-3662 generations. AAlberta Centennial mbassadors Alberta's Centennial
We wish to co ngra tulate Liliane On September I, 1905 Alberta becam e vlaisonncuvc, a member of the HSA a province. To mark this memorable Provincial Council, on her appointment occasion, there was a parade, sporting as one of the Alberta Centenn ial eve nts, a co ncert, a gala ball and plenty Ambassadors, The Department of of speeches. Sir Wilfred Laurier, the Prime Min ister of Canada and the Community Development has appointed Dominion of Canada's Governor 100 Ambassadors to motivate individuals, General. Earl Grey, were both on hand to groups, organizations and communities to welcome Alberta into Confederation. By get involved: encouraging, spearheading all accounts, it was a splendid day, and or helping to organize an eve nt(s) the beginning of something truly great. throughout the province to mark the Next yea r, it will be 100 years since Sir Centennial. Wilfred Laurier put his signature on the Liliane has served on the Provincial papers es tablishing A lberta as a Co uncil since 2002. As well, she has province. We' ve co me a long way since been involved in the areas of agriculture, then. The celebrations marking Alberta's education and history with a varcty of 100th anniversary will certainly be di f organizations such as the Alberta Canola ferent than those that marked its incep Grower 's Commissio n, the Societe Liliane Maisonneuve tion. The spirit. however, will be the same. Gencalogiquc du Nord-Ou est and the Royal Canadian Legion. Through her former position as coordinator of Heritage and Those who ca me out for the cere History for the Association Canadienne Francaise de l'Alberta, she promoted the co n monies, sporting eve nts and parties that tributions of Francophones and Metis to the development of Canada. Liliane, is also took place in 1905 were proud of their past and excited about the bright future . Board Member of the Edmonton & District Historical Soc iety, holds a Bachelor of of their new province. They were joining J ducation degree and has taught in French immersion and francophone schoo ls. together to share in a mo men t of histori Liliane co-o perated a grain and oilseed farm in the Peace River Country for 23 years ca l signifi cance. It was their time to with her late husband . Liliane is proud to be the descendant of the first non enjoy. Aboriginal family to settle in Alberta, the gra ndparents of Louis Riel. She has two The ce lebrations ma rki ng Alberta 's married children and three grandc hildre n. 100th anniversary in 2005 will also be a time for all Albertans to enjoy. The Alberta History article from Austin newspaper articles about the Centennial is an opportunity for each of produces a "find" 1893/94 Peary ex pedition. us to pay tribute to our roots and to salute our future. There is also new material and photos The article on Jim Davidson in Alberta from newspaper articles on the Form osa This is an exc iting time to be in History has produced its first "li nd". A ca mpaign of 1895/96. Most interestingly, Alberta. Get read y to joi n the ce lebra Rotarian colleague of mine ca lled quit e there is a ticket to the Dempsey/Gibbon tions. Visit www .albertacentennial.ca excitedly to say that he had a scrapboo k fight dated Jul y 1923 in She lby, of material on the Peary expedition to Montana. Greenland. On closer scrutiny of the Congratulations to: The whereabo uts of this scrapbook twenty-five page scrapboo k today, it Bill Baergen from c 193 1 to 195 7 is unknown. It was appears to have been put together by Jim bought at an auction in Calgary in 1957. From Leo Hamson form er director of Davidson's mother in Austin, Minnesota. It has been held in the family's custody the High Prairi e Muse um for many The scrapbook co mpleme nts the one in since that time, until its importance was years. He read Bill Bacrgcn's fur trade the possession of the Abramso n family. recogni zed this wee k. thesis for that area and was most Th ere is minim al overlap between the pleased with it. NO . This scrapbook co ntains material Robert Lampard. August 23. 2004 Barons Centennial
Baron s Homesteading C entenn ial hours was held on Saturday afternoon . It that of pioneers and their chi ldre n was Ce lebratio n stimulates many famil y and included a taste of Estonian food, folk set up in the churc h hall by members of class reunions! dancing, speeches and presentations. the Silvcrtion/Munz/Gue families, coordinated Cente nnia l ce lebrations w ill be The rede dicatio n of the Barons by Lillian Munz (of Calgary). happening all ove r the pro vin ce as Cem etery attrac ted over 70 peo ple. Brian Mach inery used in earlier tim es was com muni ties re me m be r whe n home Rauh ala , a local farme r made an arc h brought in from the distri ct and di spl ayed stea ds we re tiled in thei r areas, when the over the entra nce and a plaque was in the Skating Rink . This project was rai ls we re laid and the fir st trains developed to un veil. Sama ntha Kotkas coordinated by G len Turner and Wa lly faci litated travel and transportat ions of played "Amazing Grace" on her tru mpe t Ryric (of Baro ns) . products. wh en their villages and towns to ga ther peopl e and a Baron s Ce ntennial The Barons hom estead ing centennial we re inco rporated. whe n the first one choir sa ng a co uple of hymns. Two gathered the dispersed Barons co mmunity ro om sc hools wer e es tablis hed, and mini sters co-officiated, one. Rev. Don trum ncar and far Watcrton, wh en the fede ral govern ment carved the Koots, a descendant of a pioneer from Edmonton. Ste tt ler. Medicine Hat. Province of A lberta out of the western ce ntral Alberta. the other. Rev. Deborah Vancouver. Toro nto. Californi a, Haw aii. most part of the Nort hw est Territories. Walker, on her last da y as local pastor. Yuko n. Mc xico . Au stralia, and eve n On e place that ce lebrated their home Aimee DeVal ois and Margu erite Estoniu. The planning committee, whi ch steadi ng cente nnial thi s sum mer was Wobick, two local farm wo me n, worked for a year a nd a hal I' with Ba rons, A lberta. O ver 450 peopl e prep ared an amaz ing booklet for farm monihlv I1ll'ctings and a jungle o f ema ils atte nded the Barons 2004 Centenni al and village tours. with brief descripti on s and phone calls. co nsisted o f peopl e Celebration of Heritage and Homesteading, of ea rly homesteads and village lrum I Ill' I"cal co mmunity and fro m a co nglomerate of eve nts and activities buildings eac h wi th a picture of the place C II~ ; l r~ . Canmore and Medi cin e Hat ; we which incl ude d family history displ ays, a in earlier days. Maps were include d in had a uual " I'ele ven dedicated vo lunteers qu ilt displ ay, a roo m of early farm house the book let to e ncourage people to take on the pl annin~ hoard. Voluntee rs for the hold artifacts, an art and writing show, the se lf-g uide d tours. d i" p la ~ " .uul other program ite ms were horse and buggy rides, pioneer games, Fam ily Story Board s and displays numc rou-, and also bo th from the local sad house construc tion, a cho ir, pancake were set up in the Curling rink und er the cunnnuni tv .uul now from c1sewh ere. Fo r breakfast. beef dinner. toasts, a dance. supe rv is ion of the Baron s Historical a -hon da ~ we we re again a thriving cou ntry tour, village tour. a c hurc h Society, with Bett y Ann Turner and De c co III 111111I II ~ ' ref reshed by bein g togeth er se rvice and mu ch visiting. Ryrie as coordinators . Th e displays abo ut cclchnuinj; our heritage . Family reunions and class reuni ons the five early cemeteries in the distri ct The lull progru rn ca n be viewed at were held concurrently, or the day after, were prepared by Brian Rauh ala. Art and \\\\"\\" BjIrl1l1,,2()().+ .net the ma in co mmunity event, which was writing of current artists and authors was Soon pict ures of the event will be held on Heritage weekend. July 30 to displayed in the school gy m and set up added . Mur tha Munz Guc, PHEc Aug us t I. The event also attracted the and cleaned up by the Victor Erdman Co C hai r Barons A rea Cente nnial interest of Estoni ans from across Alb erta famil y, coordinated by Glenda (Erdman) Cele bration o f Homesteading and and beyond ; an Estonian program of I 1/2 Barnhart (of Blaine, Washington ) while Heritage.
Letter to HSA Members Dear Sir/Madam. I am currently working on Edmonton and My own rcscach is not focused specifically For several years. I have been conducting its suburbs from a Scottish angle. to add to the on Scottish connections. In time. I would like research into the origins of placcnarncs (sub rampantscotland website. Before submitting to broaden my analysis to study the impact of urbs, districts. neighbourhoods. communities) the article to this website. I would like to other ethnic groups on the names of local in English-speaking cities around the world. show it 10 someone in your society who could places. Cornwall is likely to be my next I am currently focusing on Edmonton and comment on the authenticity of my Iindings. focus in this regard. particularly since the Calgary. and would like 10 correspond with I live in Melbourne. Australia and am a Cornish diaspora docs not seem to have been any members of the Historical Society of member of the Victorian Committee of the documented nearly as extensively as the Alberta who may have a similar interest in Australian National Placenamcs Survey - an Scottish diaspora. toponomy. and who may be interested in the ambitious project aimed at documenting the I hope to hear from someone at HSA. extent to which local placcnames can also be origins of every placcname in Australia. Ian Kendall Unit 3/ 77 Haig Street. Box Hill found in other cities. South. Vic. .1 12R. Australia The Enemy Within by L. Hamson
As many of our friends and famil y Film Board as we met again at the Lethbridge. Alberta. Colmcrs, while are aware. the National Film Board of former POW camp where we last saw growing up in Rcgcnsberg, Germany. Can ada produced a documentary film in each other 56 years before . and the had often been puzzled by her father's 200 1-2 titled The Enemy Within in others were taken in 1942 when we were fond memories of his POW life. When which I parti cip ated. It is the story of she made Canada her new home. she set Germ an prisoners-of-war held in camps out to redisc o ver this littl e-known in Canada during World War II. Former chapter in Canadian-German history. paws. some now Canadian citizen s, are Eloquently weaving poignant excerpts interviewed, interspersed with archi val from her fath er's letters with wartime film clips. After my return from over archival images and dramatic seas at war's end I was posted to the re-enactments. the film shares the staff of one of these camps, and I am powerful stories of these now elderl y intervi ewed for the perspectives of a men - once the "enemy within " - and guard officer. The film won the top show s how their lives were changed for award at the international World Vision s ever becau se of the unexpected respect Film Festival last year in audience votes Leo Hamson Siegfried Osterwoldt and dignit y they received at the hands of over 66 other films. their Ca nadian capt ors. both officers in enemy armi es. Sieg fried The television prem iere was on the Tile Enemy Witllin was produced by was already a POW after his capture at History Tele vision Channel September Bonnie Th ompson for the National Film the Battle of EI Alamein in Egypt when 12. We are resigned to seeing how much Board of Canada. is cut from the original to make room for his photo was taken. Since its creatio n in 1939. the National those odious co mmercials! The following is the official National Film Board of Canada has produced Film Board press release. August 6. 2003 Video casse ttes are now available in more than 10.000 films and won more publi c libraries under the National Film German paws on Canadian so il. The than 4.500 awards . including 10 Board mandate. Enemy Within premieres September 12 Oscars® . As Canada's publ ic film The photo s are of me and my good on History TV Edm ont on - The broad producer, the NFB produces and cast premiere of the National Film Board distributes distinctive, culturally diverse. production The Enemy Witllin will take challenging and relevant audiovisual place on September 12. 2004 at 6 pm ET work s that provide Canada and the world on History TV. with a unique Canadian perspective. For Tile Enemy within, by Edmonton more information on the NFB or to based filmmaker Eva Colrncrs, tells the order film s, visit our Web site at story of German prisoner of war camps
with their boomtown fronts building owners. and gra nts from AHRF. and woode n frames. The our strcctscape was transformed bac k to Society, with strong support a 1920' s - 1930's theme. With vintage from the Town. and close stree t lighting pro vided by the Tow n. supervision and assistance followed by a gazebo. a huge oldtime lrom Historic Sites. took on clock . an historic caboose on the railroad the challenge of restoration. spur. and a livery barn back in place. the preservation and interpre Society and the co mmunity we re tation of the history of the reachin g towards their goa l. Sexsmith Blacksmith Shop Then former ML A Walter Paszkowski , and its renowned. colorlul who has always been a strong supporter of and creative smithy Nels our Soc iety. pre sent ed us with the Johnson. The shop was Paszkowski family farmhouse. Once again declared a Provincial Historic an army of volunteers performed hours of Resource in 1989, and the manual labour placing the house on a doors were open to the public foundation and setting about restoring it. Ernie Walter, Bob Sprycher and Charlie Scott in front of in July of that year. O ne of our latest acquisit ions is the a typical 1920's farmstead barn which was moved to About this time our Sexsm ith's Historic Village origi nal Lum ber Yard bui ldi ng. which we economy. like that of so have long hoped to purchase. This sta nds Sexsmi th is. and always has been. an many small town s in across from the Blacksmith Shop and is unique little town . Like all towns every Alberta. was at a low ebb and there were large enoug h to house many of our where we ha ve had our share of ups and many empty businesses. However. with dow ns. but throu gh it all we have bee n the help of grants from fortunate to have a dedicated group of Alberta Hi'ilOOC Resoun:cs people who have put their hearts and Foundation. tOC Downtown souls into keeping the spirit of Sexs mith R e vit ali z at i on alive and glow ing. These far sig hted Commi ttcc, No rthern indi viduals have existed here since A lbe rta De velopment Sexsmith was the hamlet of Bcnn villc, as Counci l. so me fundin g attested to by a former resident, who paid from A lberta Tourism, tribut e to " the unique spirit which has and with plenty of always been present here." when he close co -o pera tion and spoke at our recent 75th Birthd ay party good adv ice from our ce lebrat ing our inco rporation as a Town. wo nderful Historic In keep ing with that spirit. the Sexs mith Si tes crew. we were & District Historical Socie ty was formed able to co ntinue forging in 1977 to record the stories of early ahead one step at a settlement and its characters.Hence. time . "Wagon Trails Grown Over". a history of Eventually. the Scxsmith Sexsmith To The Smo ky IRiver l. NAR station stood That task co mpleted. the en thusias tic proudly back beside the crew shifted their focus to restorat ion of tracks. a focal point of David Leonard at the Dunvegan Historic Site. Background , the our historic village. One notable aspec t the do wnt own co re. suspension bridge over the Peace and a box elder (Manitoba maple ) brought there by Father Tissier, SI. Charles Mission, 1868 o f Sexsmi th is that severa l " first With close co-operation ge nera tion" struc tures arc still standing fro m the mainstreet co ntinued on page 9 The Lives and Legacy of Peter and Catharine Whyte by Lisa Christensen, Curator of Art
In ce lebra tion of the upcoming prints, and miniatures, and managed the In a testam ent to the legac y, New centenary of the Province of Alberta in first ski lodge in the Ca nadian Rocki es. Works by Karen Whyte will augment the 2005, and the 100th anniversary of the Catharine found ed the Whyte Museum show of our Fo under's work and present birth of Banff native Peter Whyte, the of the Ca nadian Rock ies in Peter's another facet of the co ntinuing legacy of Wh yte Museum of the Canadian Rockies memory after his death in 1966, which art-making in the Whyte family. Karen is pleased to announce plans for the now houses the largest collection of Wh yte lives in Saa nic hton. BC and exhibition: The Lives and Legac y of works hy the Whytes in the world as well teaches at the University of Briti sh Peter and Catharine Whyte. as their ow n personal co llection, Co lumbia. Karen states, "My famil y' s Ca tharine Robb ( 1906- 1979), an photogr aph ic co llection and arc hival heritage is intimate ly link ed to the educated, co nnected Boston soc ialite, documents, including Ca tharine's vast history of Banff. My father, Don Whyte, met fellow art stude nt and Banff outfitter collection of personal correspo ndence . filled my ehildhood imagination with magical and incred ible stories of Peter Whyte ( 1905- I966) at the Schoo l The Museum also ow ns and maintains wilderness adve ntures. My great aunt of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts in Peter and Catharine Whyte' s historic, Catharine Whyte insp ired awe and 1925. Th ere they fell in love, and artifact filled hom e. The Wh yte's wonder. I too wanted to he an artist." married in June of 1930. Peter took community involvem ent, philanthrop y, Catharine home to Banff that year, and artistic achieveme nt, and their roles as Karen 's work in acrylic on canvas surrounded hy majestic sce nery and a found ers is a uniqu e chapter in Alberta currently deals with the horse, exploring close-knit community, Catharine readily history, a littl e known chapter in the role of the horse in human culture, emhraced her new home, succumbing to Ca nadian Art history, and a wo nde rful evoking both the mythological and the the spell of the mount ains. story of two amazi ng lives. immediate and very real presence of the horse in her own life. Her seemingly From their studio home in Banff, built In March of Alberta's Cen tennial yea r, si mple sty le of painting contrasts that first winter, she and Peter began a the Whyte Museum will open the largest poetically with the strength and power of life filled with adve nture. They painted and most comprehensive exhihit of the her subjec t. the mountain scenery from Bow Lake to lives and the work of these painters ever \ ssiniboine, entertained artists from all mounted. over the wo rld, co llec ted paintings,
The Spirit of Sexsmith continued from page 8 collections when complete. Meantime, we erected markers on our historic buildings Those loyal individuals, several of are also in the process of moving the orig- and are plann ing strcc tscapc plaques of them seniors and retired persons (some inal Catholic church back from Belloy to our early village. In addition, we have of them j ust tired ), followed their dream take its place in our historic village. produced a walking tour pamphlet to and were enthusiastic and very "hands Th ank s to our longtime president assist visitors in the ir wa lks "down on" for as many years as they were able. Jame s Obniawka, who has been dealin g memory lane." Although many of our volunteer famil y with the eleva tor companies, we have Slowly, with pain stak ing work, have passed on, we know they are still acqui red one elevator from United Grain dedication and a great deal of fun, our with us in spirit. That spirit has always Gro wers, and two from Agricore United, small group of volunteers has managed prompt ed a few new people to come pend ing a deal heing made with Northern to persevere, one proj ect at a tim e. forward with new ideas and energy to RailNet and the Town. This is most During the twent y-seven years since we help us take the next step in our journey fitting as Sexsrnith was known as the began our project, our volunteers have toward completion of the restorati on of Grain Ca pital of the Briti sh Empire heen called upon to he carpenters, cook s, Scxsmith. Our hope is that this uniqu e hetw een 1938 and 1948, due to the seamstresses, actors, whe eler-dealers, spirit will continue long after our present record breakin g quantit y of gra in shipped dance hall girls, waitresses, logger s, members are gone, and that the dream of from our tiny co mmunity. managers, musicians, casino and bing o our charter memhers will he fulfilled at last! In partnership with AHRF. who have workers, artists, tour guides and ge neral 'iccn most helpful in encouraging our jacks/jancs-of-all-tradcs . and they have ) rojec t from the beginnin g, we have always come through for us. The Jack Norris Story Part I First Serial Rights Copyright 2004 Ardon & Gail Shillinglaw, Pinawa, Manitoba by Ardon Shillinglaw Forewo rd www.granite.mh.ca/newsletter.html. from in 1826. when he was born near the A tour through the August to November, 20GO; and I am Caithness settlement of John 0 ' Groat's Syncrude Gallery of deeply indehted to my sister-in-law, Shirley House in the northern Sco ttish Aboriginal Culture, Shillinglaw [nee: Norris], of Sherwood Highlands. His family's genealogica l at the Provincial Park, for providing the genealogical records records indicate that during his ear ly Museum of Alberta, and articles that helped so much in the years. Jack roamed with his gypsy-like takes visitors on an preparation of this story about her great relatives through the north of Scotland lJooo~ (" """ !Jri!l«o1l("".,, \t<.oft n l<.. lfl"t1, extraordinaryjourney great grandfather's lite. acquiring the arts and crafts needed to l _."'~' H . _ "' '' '''~'''''''' l. \ _"' .... "". through 11,000 live olT the land. while his family made Part One: The Highlander Becomes a years of history; and Hudson 's Bay Man (heir way north to the Shetland Islands. as the travellers pass In 1909, Katherine Hughes interviewed Howev er. the story is incomplete, through the ages, John (Jack) Norris. one of Edmonton's without first describing the unrest and and wander past the earliest pioneers, and the Alherta librarian reform in the Highlands during those exhibits of more then went on to record Jack's experiences early decades of the nineteenth century. recent years, they before and after he became a prominent i\ lI ho u~ h the future may have looked comeacross a display Edmonton merchant. Seve n years later, prumi... in ~ fill' '1l1 11e at that time, the Edward Carey (top) showing the pictures & John Norris Isaac Cow ie also described the years arrival ,If intruding sheep. the neglect hy of John (Jack) when Jack was a part of "The Company the ..'hief ... Ill' their ancestral duties, and Norris, and his partner Edward Carey. of Young Adventurers," writing in the rhc appearance of new landlords all Norris and Carey were two successful Edmonton Morning Bulletin, "He leaves pla ~ ..'d a hU ~ L' part in the so-ca lled Edmonton businessmen during the time a big gap in the society of real old "improv..-ru..'n,,: · which led to the when the West was on the verge of great timers.... The longest link with Edmonton's ..Clcar.m..·..·v" Ill' the townships. developments; and when a person looks at past has been broken by his death." II \\ a... line Ih in ~ 10 force a fam ily to the events surrounding the activities of the Those early writers painted a picture of cmigr.uc l rom ~ ri n d i ng poverty, but eve n astute outdoorsman, Jack Norris, one gets a modest man, who became a prominent more unkuul. 10 torcihly evict them from an interesting glimpse of the ear ly figure in the early history of Alberta. Jack horne... Ih..,~ \\ i... hcd 10 stay in. Canadian Northwest. Norris once had as many as one hundred In the ~e ars before the Clearances Jack Norris came to Rupert's Land Red River carts plying between Fort Garry start..'d. the Highland society centred from the north of Scotland. in 1846, as a (now Winnipeg) and the early settlement itsclI' lin a ... ocial pyramid that existed part of the Hudson's Bay Company; and of Fort Edmonton; and Jack's ownership below ;1 feudal Chief: and at the apex of by 1882 became part owner in the firm of in the firm of Norris and Carey made him the pyramid. the "tacksman" leased land Norris and Cary. In the years that a partner in one of the largest stores in to xulucn.mt... who paid for it in kind and followed, Norris and Carey's fur trading Edmonton, until it closed in 1899. services. practices took them well into the remote Jack Norris was a personal acquaintance regions of the Alherta territories. And There w ..-rc no written leases. Instead, of many of the most colourful pioneers of even though Jack Norris played an (he inhabitant» held their meagre patches the early Northwest, and one of the lirst important role in the opening of the of soiI from year to year through the independent fur traders in Edmonton. Canadian North west, he never learned to goodwill of the tacksman, and tilled the His fascinating story takes us back to an read or write. Yet, through it all, he best arable land. At the same time. some era when adventurers wore moccasins, amassed a fortune, while watching Fort occupants formed small communities or and lived off the land. It was also a time Edmonton grow into the city known townships. where they ran herds of black when strong arms propelled vessels on today as "The Ga teway to the North." cattle on their collective farms. Yet, the the water, and those unable to take part in insecurity of their sub-tenure was small The Jack Norris story, portrays a well such strenuous a ctivities were not compared to the hottom stratum of land known Edmonton pioneer, and like so entitled to call themselves "a man", the less men. called the cotters, who were many other stories of its type, attempts to highest title known in the Canadian servants from hirth. Their customary describe the fabric of our priceless heritage. wilderness. right may have given them a small patch Written in four parts, it first Jack's Highland Roots of grass fill' grazing a cow on, and a tiny appeared in the Granite Newsletter, The story of Jack Norris really started potato garden by a round-stone hut; while in addition, the mutton from the starved The rewards from sheep farming were tlanks ofwhite-faced sheep, small as dogs, far more tempting, than sharing with became their only source of meat. their ignorant and incon venient tenants...... he Cheviot Sheep Come to the To make matters even worse , 1836 Iighlands brou ght a terrible famine to the By the end of the eightee nth ce ntury, Highland s. There was hunger all over the Caithness no longer had a noble chie f; British Isles, stretching from the Channel but a number of prosperous land owners, to the Orkncys: and in the mountain s o f of whom Sir John Sinclair was the mo st Sco tland, it was the worst they had ever pro gre ssive. At the same time , during kno wn, and would know until ten years HBC Coal of Arms those years, and further to the south, in later whe n the airborne spores from the the rolling hills that strike a natural potato bli ght silently floated int o captains carry ing out the ea rliest bo rder betw een England and Scotland , a Ca ithness. In less than a couple of weeks, Company recru itment. However, as the Chev iot farme r named Robson and his the Highl and er 's stable food supply process and numbers o f employ me nt she pherds had developed shee p that sudde nly withered and blackened , and ex panded, it became necessary to have a yielded a third more woo l and meat than their much-needed cro ps of tubers ro tted perm anent age nt in a port town. the other less hardy sheep o n the in the gro und. The lower tip of the Or kney Island s is Ch eviot Hill s. Those were difficult years for Jack's only about six miles across the Pentl and The new strain also showe d fam ily.Th e bleak She tlands Islands, Firth, from the most northerl y point o f remarkabl e stamina during the harsh about 100 miles northeast of Cai thnes s, Caithness; and the deep- water port o f winters that blow acro ss the Cheviots. surely looked attractive to them ; and at Stromness, located on the southwest tip The ir supe rior qu alities interes ted some point durin g those harsh years, of Mainland Island , then offered a good Sinclair; and in 1792, he brou ght the Jack 's family moved to the sea port place for the HBC to establish itself. Cheviot shee p north to his Highl and village of Lerwick. It was from there, at Ove r the duration of ninety-six yea rs, estates for fulfi llment of the land , and the age-of-sixteen-years, that Jack we nt the Company had four incumbent hiring hopes of giv ing work to his peopl e. to sea on a tradin g schoo ner, and made agents, with Edward Clouston becom ing The kindl y old man's intentions were several voy ages to "G reenland 's icy the last one from 1836 to 1867; and with or the benefit of his peopl e, but he was mountains," before enlis ting in the in the tenure of the age nts, the little port unable to prevent what happened on Hudson 's Bay Co mpa ny. othe r es tates . Sinc lai r's Lan gwell The Hudson's Bay Men ex periment pro ved most successful; and The Hud son 's Bay Co mpa ny in good time , other property ow ne rs (HBC) had about 530 employees on foll owed his lead.A handful o f its overseas payroll, by 1799, of shepherds , the ir dogs, and thousands o f which close to eighty percent came shee p now occ upied land that had o nce from the Orkney Island s; and over suppo rte d numerous town sh ips. The the foll owing decades, many others improvement s also found land owners in would take the long voyage from HBC Furs the north cl ear ing away unt idy and their island hom eland to see k uneconomi cal townships, and packing opportunities offered by the Co mpany in town of Strom ness co ntinued to grow, the co nfused and bewildered inhabitants its distant empire of Rupert's Land. As whi le recog nizing the arriva l of the HBC off to the coast. or onto em igrant ships, well. by the turn of the eighteenth century, ships, as an important event in its whil e the prop erty owners offered thei r the HBC found that the hardy Orcadians co mmunity. acres of sparse grassland to any Lowland in their empl oyment, brought with them Jack Leaves the Highlands grazier ready to meet their incre ased valuable skills such as boat building, Th e ships usually arrived the first rental dem and s. fishing, sailing, rope makin g, and other wee k in Jun e; and with their appearance , Sinclair pleaded with the other property basic skills, which subscribed to the the fir ing o f a cannon announced their ow ners for slow and considerate change. company' s business success. arrival. Prior to their co ming, signs had However, the lowland graziers were hungry Besides, the young Orkney men we re been posted on the doors of buildin gs for the land and its profit; and at the same eager for adve nture, away from the harsh around Strornncss : while in add ition, the time, the Highland lairds had creditors at climate of their island s; and at the sa me recruitment of yo ung men from the .cir doors. time, those early years found ship's isla nds ca me fro m the post ing of advertisements in the settlements through Login 's We ll. at the south end of ou t the Orkney and Shetland Islands. Strornncss, had been used by the T his co uld easily have bee n the Hudson's Bay ships si nce 1670. And as way Jack Norris learn ed abo ut the the Pri nce Rupert took o n its refreshing oppo rtunities tha t lie ahead for him in the supply of underground water, filte red Canadian Wilde rness; and it may also naturally throu gh the so il and rocks have been Edward Clous ton who from the steep slopes co ming down described Canada as a magnificent from Brinki c's Brae. there was excite country, while offering the yo ung Scot a ment amo ng the yo ung rec ruits heading se rvant' s wage of eightee n pounds a out for adventure in Rupert' s La nd. year. plus roo m and board. Jack also felt that exciteme nt; and his HMSNonsuch at Museum of Man & Nature. Winnipeg T he chance to hunt in the Canadian pas sion co ntinued to grow, as the Prince Ru pert stea med out of one of the w ilderness like ly appealed to Jack's Referen ces world's finest na tural harbou rs, a nd ad ve nturous blood , as we ll. He had I. "Jo hn Norris. Pion ee r: ' An interview hy learn ed that living co nditions o n the high made its way across the Pen tland Firth . Katheri ne Hughes. Pro vincial Librarian , 1909. (An seas were far fro m agreeable; and Jack 's T he sea-going vesse l then nosed its pro w article from the files of the Alberta Provincial into the standing waves ge nera ted by the Arc hives ], memories of a poor di et and the 2. Jack Norr is - An Edmonton Pio neer. Isaac prevalence of disease then urged him to stro ng curre nts from the Atlantic. meet Cow ie. The Edmonton Morning ill/lie/ill. Apr. 15. leave that way of life. ing those of the North Sea; and Jack 191 6. Norris, the yo ung sailor, now part of a 3. The Highland Clearances. John Prehhle. pub. With the decision made , Jack hoa rded "Company of Young Explorers", pre 196 3. Pen gui n Book s. the Hudson's Bay steamer 'T he Prince pared himself for a life of ad venture in 4. A History of Scotland, J. D. Mackie. pub. Ru pert" in Stromness, in the sum mer of the Ca nadia n wilderness. 1985. Penguin Books. 1846; and one of the most importa nt 5. Colliers Encyclopedia. Vol. 20 . CroweI commodities for seagoing vessels was Th e next natural landfall along their Collier and Macmilla n. INC. . 1967. their supply of fresh wa ter, which was rou te wo uld be Resolution Island, in 6. "Company Tow n: ' Ti m Ball. The Beaver. Vol. normall y the last thing placed on board Hudson Stra it. the place where the Prince 68 :3. June/Jul y 1988 to ens ure max imum freshn ess. Rupert and its fellow sea-going ship hoped to re ndezvous. To be continued
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Citize ns with dive rse 7:30 pm at the John Dutt on T heatre.Castell G reenfi eld and Richard Reid - have been all view points speak for them selves. describing Central Library. Ca lgary. Free . but forgotte n. Yet each in his un iqu e way. for importa nt events in Ed mo nto n' s social. Brindle & Glass is cele better or for worse. helped to mould and steer political. and eco nomic development. They bruting the 100th anniversary the destiny of the provi nce he gove rned. have plent y to tell us. These arc their stories . of Bob Edwards's arrival in Linda Goyette is an Ed monton writer and Ca lgary with the release of Th e co ntributors represent a wide range of journa list with an inte res t in Ca nadian two books. lrresponsible Freaks , Highball pol itical viewpoints and a va riety of history. 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Carolina Jakeway http://www.brindlc:mdgl.lss.col11/irrcsponsible.htl11 Premiers ofthe Twentieth Century is certain Roemmich is a researcher based in to a ppeal to anyone with an interest in Edm onton. Sh e is a gradua te of the Volume Two in the Bobli ograph y is a A lbe rta's past. presen t or future . Ava ilable in University of Alberta. 496 pages $49 .9 5 republica tion of Eye Opener Bob: The Story Se ptember T BS 10/ $ 24.95/2004/0- 88977 ISBN 0-88864-428 -0 of Bob Edwards. Thi s new edition of Gra nt 151-0 For more information or to arrange an Ca thie Crooks. Sales/M arket ing Manager MacEwan 's magnum op us features an inte rv iew. please co ntact : Sheri Lee Universi ty of Alberta Press Ring House 2. introd uction by Will Ferguson. notes by Mo shansky at 780--436- 7955 University of Alberta Edmo nton . Ca nada James Martin. and plen ty of arc hiva l photos Neurosurgeryill CalKary - TIleFirstFiftyYean' T6G 2E IFax : (780) 492-071 9 Direct line: as we ll as cartoo ns fro m the Eye Opener. Co mpiled and Edited by: (780) 492-5820 E-mail: [email protected] hnpJ/www.brindlc:mdgl:Lss.com/eye()rx;ncrtxJb.hlJn Doris H. Anncar, Audrey M. ~~~ View our website hup v/www.uup.ualbcrt a.ca Horses and Other Loves. Ce rkvcnac and E. Hogg ~ Our dis tributor is UN lpresses at GTW: Moira The Life of Ivor Clarke by orde rs @gtwcanada.com T his new book begins with a brief history Brenda Giesbrecht of the med ical care available in Calga ry in the To celebrate the capital Sixty five yea rs in the saddle and a cowboy late 1880s describing the first doctors to ~ city's centennia l. Brindle & lvor Clarke is bound to have some tales to tell. arrive. the first hospit als to be es tablished. Glass is pleased and proud and the neu rosurgical care avail abl e prior to to present Linda Goyet te's Here in C larke's own words arc his the arriva l of the first pioneer neu rosurgeon in Kidmonton: True Stories ofRiver City Kids. a adve ntures with dudes on the great C PR Trail 1953. Tracing the growth of the specially for chapter book for 8-to- I I-year-olds that relates Rides of the I940s. g uid ing one of the first fifty yea rs up to 2003. it describes how a episodes from Ed monton's history in the voices geo logical surveys in the Grande Cache area. cadre ofded icated peopl e worked as a team to of real kids who have lived there. 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Emily Spencer Kerbv was a prominent soc ial activist and educator in City : Calgaryfrom 1904 to 1938. III 1914 she co-p resented a petition ofof44,000 Prov: -ames to Premier Sifton requesting the franchise for womell. She was all out Postal Code : spoken advocate of women's rights, the sanctity (if marriage and maternity. and the dignity o]home and health. Teleph one: Her sayings: Visa/Mastercard (circle one): all the Apostle Paul's teachings ab out wome n, " Paul was a vic tim of No: custom. " Expiry Date: all Me n 'sfears {if the lIew lI'omall, "How afraid these dear brothers are {if Signature: us losing outfemini nity. Never mind. when we lose it, some {if the men we know can supply the demand. " I enclose $ all old [ogeyistn and chauvinism in the Canadian Senate. "80 m a mall, died Postage & Handling $ a senator." Total $ all the ste rilization ofthe unf it, "To produce thefinestfruit, we thin out the blossoms. " Please add $3.00 postage and handlin g per copy and $ 1.50 for eac h additional co py. For X- I0 co pies se nd $ 10 (parcel post). For The Editor: large orde rs co ntac t the HSA office A nne White, Ph.D. is all instructor in Religious Studies at the University Telephone: 403-261-3662 or Fax: of Calga ry and Mt. Royal College, Calgary, She has published in learn ed 4m-269-6029. journals, relig ious studies magazines and othe r peri odical s. Interested in the E-mail: [email protected] {If fu nction religion and its influence on people, she is currently completing The Historical Society of Alberta a biography {If Emily Spe ncer Kerb y. PO Box 4m5 Stn C Ca lgary. AB. T2T 5M9 Write to Chinook Country Historical Society 3 I I. 223 12 Avenue SW Calgary. AB. T2R OG9 by Diana Ringstrom The Chinook Country Historical truck . The turn of the century lire truck News & Views Society held its fourteenth annual was complemented by the old-fashioned from HSA Historic Calgary Week from Jul y 30 to decor of the Outdoor Resource Centre August 8. The kick-off for HCW started put together by Susannah Weldrum and Chapters in May with CCHS sponsoring a photo Cathi Elsey. contest at the annual Heritage Fair held The speakers for Historic Calgary for junior high ch ildren in Calgary Week are to be congratulated for the their Descendants Memorial Building for schools. David Pcyto, a committee excellent job they did in making their the clo sing barbeque and also for the member of Historic Calgary Week had pre sentations both informative and meetings held there. photos taken at different parts of the cit y. interesting, It take s many people and man y hours The object of the contest was to identify The closi ng barbeque was he ld at the of planning to put this event together. I where the photo was taken. Sou thern Alberta Pioneers and their wou ld like to tha nk all the volunteers for The ope ning of HCW was held at the Descen dan ts Memorial Bui lding. their dedication and hard work in Ca lgary O utdoor Resou rce Centre. I would like to thank Susannah maki ng Historic Calgary Week a great A lderman Madelaine King read the Weldrum for ho sting the opening success again this year. proclamation from the mayor ceremonies. and allowing the HCW The recipient of the Chinook Country de signating Historic Calgary Week. co mmittee the use of the Outdoor Historical Society's annual Elise Corbet John Salo brought an antique lire truck Resource Centre for their meetings. Scholarship has been awarded to Gareth from the Firelighters Museum alon g with I would also like to thank Joan and Williams. Mr. Williams is entering his lire lighter hats and outerwear. People Clarence Davis who made arrangements third year of the history program at the dressed up in lire lighter outfits. and had with the Southern Alberta Pione ers and Uni versity of Calgary. their pictures taken with John and his fire
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Larraine Andrews Colleen Graham Jean M. Pardo Dr. William P. Baergen Dorothy H. Gray Clarence & Bernice Patton In Memory of Diana Raymond & Violet Ball Darlene Hall Sims Lawrence W. Barany Dr. David J. Hall Roy Peteson Georgeen Barrass R. Heddinger Belly Proudfoot Gerald & Therese Beauchamp Don & Joan Hephurn Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Rodway Barhara Blackley Elwood & Olive Hillman Vera A. Ross Russell & Jane Bruathcn Mrs. Mary C. Hughes Morris & Miriam Sanders Gladys Brumley-Moore John L. Hutchings Harvey Schwartz Edward & Nan Bredin Ms. Ruth E. Hyndman Charles F. Scott Marion Brister Wim & Marijke Jalink Donald B. Smith Evelyn & Kathy Brown Sheila Johnston Don Spicer David H. Cathcart Pearl Jones Mrs. Mona D. Stewart William (Bill ) Chcbuk Auhrey Kerr Carlton & Barbara Stewart In Memory of Wes Lawrence Chcrnes ki Roman Ki erzck Johnston E. C. Corns Virginia M. Klatzel Donald J. Stiles Ms. Aline Cox Peter D. Lawson David & Phyllis Thomson Mrs. Ruth M. Daw Jack & Jean Leslie AIReimer & Susan Turner Mrs. Elly Dejongh Peter & Jeanne Lougheed Theresa Voigt & Family Hugh Dempsey Robert A. MacBeth Hon Chief Justice J. Allan Wachowich Diana Ellis Ray & Helene Mahaffey Jown W. Ward Neil Ellison George S. Malcolm Stewart A. Wells Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Eno Elizabeth A. Marshall Vern Wishart & Family Brian & Margaret Exton Dorothy G. McElroy Robert G. Wrny Paul Gemmel & Marianne Fedori Harold & Donna Millican Aileen Pelzer & Gustave J. Yaki Morris Flewwelling Mrs. Mary Mishra Johanne Yakula Hans Garde- Hansen Esther Nielse n Murray & Marilyn Younger Ian Gcny Frank & Winifred Paege Write to Lethbridge Historical Society PO Box 974 by Barry Snowden Lethbridge, AB. T IJ 4A2
'ummer Vacation? monument wi ll be located near the what is shaping up to be a grea t fall and Most of us on the LHS executive and j unction of Racehorse Creek with the winter program series. Thi s year, our the Society's vario us committees take a Old Man River. Long-time mem ber speakers and program s wi ll follow a bit of a break over the summer months. Carly Stewart is leadin g the initiative and theme - "Who we are; based on, Who But not so our Membership Committee. a dedi cati on ceremo ny is planned for the we were". We will open the seaso n on Led by memb ership co-chairs Pat Brown summer of 2005. More informati on will September 28 with a present ation on and Marion Snowde n, and for the second be forth com ing as the date approac hes. Acadian settlement by chapter member yea r running, the Lethbridge Historical Legacy Ridge Bob Shore. On Oc tober 26, Farley Wuth Soc iety was among those co mmunity On September 14, 2004, the Ci ty of will present "The Remittance Men." Our se rvice and non-profit organiza tions Lethbridge and Melcor Development s AGM wi ll be held on Tuesday, parti cipating in Whoop- Up Days, the brok e gro und for Lethbridge's newest Nove mber 23 and Duane and Carma Lethbridge and District Ex hibitio n's neighborhood , Legacy Ridge, Th e Th ompson will present "The Mormon Summer Fair. The co mmittee organized developm ent will be unique, not just for Imm igrati on. " On January 25, John an ex hibit boo th and recruited members its locati on overloo king the Oldman Boras wi ll speak on "T he Eastern to provide informati on about LHS and River Valley, but even more for its road European Se ttlement" and at the Annual HS A to the public, to promot e ways , park areas and other amenities, Banqu et (February 22) Peter McCormick membership, and to answe r question s. which will be named for the city's fema le will address "The Politi cs of Settlement Ten members of the chapter volunteered pioneer s. Th e developm ent will in Southern Alberta." March and April to staff the exhibit. This year the booth s recognise some 40 plus women who are TB A. were in a new location - almos t part of have made signific ant contribution to the 2006 AGM& Conference the Rodeo - and exhibit hours were growth and development of the City of We're looking forward to the 2005 shor ter than last. Wh ile not as many new Lethbridge ove r what will soo n be 100 HSA Co nference and Annual General iembcrs were attrac ted as last year, years of history as a city. (Lethbridge Meeting in L1 oydm iniste r. It will be so me key volunteers were recruited celebrates its ce ntennial in 2006.) wo nderful to celebrate Alberta's 100th new members interested in spec ific and Lethbridge Historical Society Birthday with our slightly older sister substa ntive roles (e.g book sa les and executive member Irma Dogterom has province, Sas katchewan. As we do both distribution). All in all, it was a worth been instrumental in the project. servi ng (loo k forward, and celebrate) a LHS while endeavor. as Chai r o f the city's Ce nte nnial co mmittee will be busy plann ing for the Peter Fidler Monument Project Co mmittee for the Recognit ion of 2006 AGM and Co nference which will The Lethbridge Historical Society is Wom en. Th e Lethbridge Histori cal be held in Lethbridge on May 26-28, wo rking on a proj ect for A lbe rta 's Society is invol ved in another way, 2006 . The co nference hotel will be the Ce ntennial that should bring Heritage coopera ting with Melc or on the Lethbridge Lodge and we will be Awa reness to an area and an event prepar ati on and publi cat ion of a delighted to host some of the sessions in significa nt to Alberta 's history. A co mmemorative book describing eac h what will be by then the newl y expanded monument will be co nstruc ted to woma n's co ntribution. Copies will be Ga lt Museum. What a great way to cele co mmemorate the visit of Hudson 's Bay provided to local schools and librari es brated Lethbridge' s 100th Anniversary! Company employee Peter Fidl er to and to eac h buyer in the new subdivision. More news will be forth coming in due So uthern Alberta in 1792- 93, and to To the best of our knowledge, Legacy co urse. mark the site of the Old Man 's Playing Rid ge is the o nly neighb orh ood in Ground, described in Fidler's journal Ca nada to feature the historic notes regarding the Livingstone Ga p area contribut ions of wo men in its namin g. of the Rocky Mount ains. Co nsisting of a Fall & Winter Programs large natural stone on a co ncrete base Th e LH S Progr am Co mmittee has vith a bronze interpretive plaqu e, the been busy over the summer, organizing Central Alberta Historical Society Write to c/o Red Deer and District Museum by Janet WaIter 45-47A Avenue. Red Deer. ABT4N 6Z6
Central Alberta Historical Societies and Farmi ng in the area bega n a ce ntury interesting quizzes and facil itated bus voluntee rs ded icated to preser ve and later. Would -be settlers were faced with arrival s and departures on the tour. He publicize their local historic arc hives and two hundred miles of forest. water and seemed to enjoy the role and his untimely artifacts were rewarded this summer with swamp betwee n the fertile Grande Prairie fatal heart attack shortly after the trip made many local eve nts in our region . Loca l and Peace valley and the rail line at either his lour effort the final one of his many press coverage was extensive . Perh aps the Edso n or Athabasca. Th is made a very co ntributions to Ce ntral Alberta museums sense of livin g in a new ce ntury of difficult summer barrie r to land travel. and C;\HS. uncertainty lead s us to look back at Many hom esteaders made the jo urney on One of the most interes ting features o f citizens and their circ umstances in the frozen land and water surfaces. They carne Peace Co untry history is the peopl e years that lead up to the 20th and the early by oxen drawn tent-covered sleds over whose varied adv entures led them finally years of that ce ntury. 2004 marks the winter trails. Without roads. river or winter to Ihi~ l a ~1 Alberta block of settleme nt. 100th anniversary of a numb er of large trails were the only options until the Twelve-loot Da vis. nam ed for his and small co mmunities in this area that Northern Alberta Railway ca me through in ingcniou-, claim 10 twelve feet of rich includes Black fald s, Penh old . Ponoka, 1915. Th e present highway traveler' s view gold hearing gro und bet ween ea rlier Lacombe and Olds. These ce ntres held of lush field crops on the llat fertile farm claim, of two other men in the homecoming and celebratory eve nts. For land that surrounds the city of Grande Harkcrv Ilk. Bt' g( 11 f rush. is one of these. the ten th co nsecutive year CA HS Prairie is a memorable co ntrast to the Dried oul tanners 1'1'0111 the Pall iser block co nducted a bus tour outside our region to boreal fores t aro und it. Distance to of « unh c.i- rcrn Alberta pioneer farme d learn historic lore dist inct ly different from markets, short growi ng season and meager again, here , ours. ground water supplies arc unique challenge s to present farmers. Now. gas Of the mo re than a dozen information Peace River Tour: June 10 began a four and oil and the recent large scale forestry tou r ' lop, . t wu mo rnings spent day weekend for a bus load of forty people for lumber and pulp prod uction augme nt rcxpccu vclv ;11 Dunvegan and Scx smit h, who traveled from Red Deer to beyond and exceed agricu ltural livelihoods. explored in « unc depth the details of the Hudson's Hope. British Co lumbia to the fur rr.ulc a nd churc h missions site where the mig hty Peace is dammed by In the morning of day one of the tour we ( () u m~'g a nl and agr iculture, (Scxsmith) the Ben nett Dam . We cros sed Alberta's were joined in Edmonto n by David thai ,hap..:d the while co lonization of this three main watersheds: the Red Deer and Leonard . He is a Sexsmith native son. a portion ol .\I111..'r1a. Battl e. tributaries of the (No rth) foremos t Alberta historian who has spent Saskatchewa n. the Athabasca and finally his adult life researching. teaching. writing (her the lasl tens years. CA HS bus the Peace River and a number of its tribu and public promotion of Alberta history. lours have lead out from Red Deer in all taries. Thi s northwest quarter of the particul arly the past of the Peace Co untry. directions. Tour participants hope for a province had early fur trade significance. His 1995 book. Delayed Frontier - the 2005 Albcrtu/Suskatchcwu n ce ntennia l In the spring of 1793 Alexander Peace River COl/II fry to 19/9. special next spring . In the meantime we Mackenzie left the NWC Fort Fork on the produced by the Edmo nton and District have nine monthly pub lic programs Peace to begi n his successful journey to Historical Socie ty. is a li ne source for scheduled. They begin in October with the Pacific. First Natio ns peop le here were some understanding of the background Edmonton journa list. Linda Go yette Beaver who had a culture based on fish event s for Peace Country history. He giving a presen tation on little known and borea l forest animals. Unlike the large prepared a 3/4 inch thick sheath of data to significant women in Alberta' s history. buffalo cult ure prai rie tribes. Beaver lived augment the bus narratio n he presen ted all These include a sister of the well-known in small family groups. The dea ths from along our route. We were a very fortuna te Father Lacombe. The Sep tember event European diseases near ly ext inguished the and appreciative group. Don and Joan begins with the CA HS AGM followed by Beaver people. Ma ny like the Lubicon of Hepburn were assisted by Bowden's a lour of Munadon - the Irene and Walter the present eluded Treaty Eight of 1899. Charlie Scott in the plan ning and tour Parlby home near Alix and suppe r hosted arra ngements. He co ntributed so me by a group of Alix women. Write to Edmonton & District Historical Society PO Box 1013 Edmonton. AB. T5J 2M I
What a wo nderful summer of eve nts for Parti cipation in surro undi ng areas Assemhly o f Alber ta, McK ay Ave nue the EDHS! As menti oned in a previous (Devon, Leduc. Stony Plain , St.Albert, Schoo l. W hat a fitting place to hold our newsletter, we hosted a most successful Ca lmar, Strathco na Co unty and Spruce 2005 AGM. Our speaker will he Michael HSA Co nference and AGM in May. Then Grove) reflec ted the increased numhers of Kostek, archi vist and historian for the in July we were thrilled to coordinate partners and interested co mmunities. In Edmonto n Puhlic Sch ools and an Doors Ope n/Histor ic Edmo nton Week fact, HEW 2004 douhl ed all its numbers authority on this magn ificent historic site. fro m July 24 to August I. The festival from the festival of 2003. We thank each Tours will he offered and we can pretend marked the inaugural for Doors Open in and every one of the many wonderful to he legislators of 1905. Edmonton; as part of Doors Open Alherta. volunteers who spent hours organizing and The ED HS recent ly joined the presentin g their events and we applaud it engages co mmunities in their architec Provincial Archives In hosting a tural heritage. Buildin gs in and aro und everyo ne who parti cipated for their ceremonial tree-planting to honour local Edmont on ope ned their doors to the co ntinued suppo rt. With all the 2005 researcher and historian, Alex Mair. The ge neral puhlic wi th free tours of celehratio ns next summe r, we look even t was atte nded hy ahout 50 friends historically and arc hitecturally interesting forward to yet another record-breaking and family with ceremonial piping by places. festival next year. Be sure to mark your Malcolm MacCrimmon and spec ial words The Laun ch was held in the Theatre of ca lendars for the Doors O pen/Historic of tribute hy Bruce Ihsen. We thank all the Stanley A. Milner Puhlic Lihrary and Edmo nton Week Jul y 23-31, 2(X)5. those volunteers who helped with this was attended hy over 100 guests who were The program for our upcoming eve nts is ce lebration. tre ated to displ ays from partici pa ting ava ilahle in the EDHS newslett er (or from The tree is located at the Provincial partn ers, re freshment s (ca ke and the HSA office) and a quick glance shows Archives of Alberta in their "Memorial lem onade) and mu sic by the Rich ard a ste llar line-up. Our speakers include: Garden." The Garden was the hrainch ild 'aton Swingers. A fter the official Bruce Ibsen (such a success at our May of Sandra Th om son and we were all .icc larution of Historic Edmonton Week Co nference) who will discu ss sports in sadde ned hy her recent, unexpected 2004 by Deputy Mayor Terry Cavanaugh, early Edmonton; Shirley Lowe who will passing. We shall all miss Sandra and we the comhined festival launched into full present the "story" of Old Strathcona: AI offer our condo lences to her fam ily and sw ing, with more than 275 eve nts and 70 Oe ming who will take us hack to his Ga me friends. partners offering tours, activities, displays Farm; Dehhie Culbertson who will present Enjoy this yea r's programs - I look and other festivities over the nine-day the story of Rober ta MacAd ams, and forward to seeing you there period. Adriana Davies who will enlighten us on The festival was a huge success and we the latest Heritage Co mmunity Foundation arc thank ful for the support from our project. "A lberta Online Encyclo pedia." cooperating sponsors: Alberta Historical Our Christmas dinn er will be held at the Resources Fo undatio n, The Ci ty of Mayfair Golf and Co untry C luh in its Edmonton Planning and De velopment heauti ful river valley setting and will Department, C KUA Radi o, Dou glas feature the C-Jammers Co mho who will Print ing, the Edmonton Arts Co uncil, the entertain us with hoth seasonal and dance Edmonto n Exam iner, the Her itage music . The C-Ja mmers were the Community Foundation, Alberta Travel, entertainment at the May 2(X)4 Co nference Old Stra thcona Fo unda tion, Alberta hanquet and as we didn 't have the chance Lo ttery Fund, Real Estate Weekly, Where to hear enough, we're inviting them hack. Magazine, Lega cy Magazine. the You won' t want to miss John Rowand Edmonton Puhlic Lih rary and Halkier & Night and the AG M this April as we will Dutt on Indu strial Design. be in the site of the first Legislative HSA Calendar of Events - 2004·2005 Oct 2I CAHS: "Overl ooked Women in Alberta 's History" - Linda Goyette. Red Deer Museum 7:30 p.m. Oct 26 LHS: " The Remittance Men presented" hy Farley Wuth. Oct 26 CC HS: "The Olympics- What's the Spin OIT!" - Ken Newans. Ft. Calgary. 7509 Ave SE 7:30 pm. Oct 26 EDHS: "S peculations on the Future of Old Strathcona" - Shirley Lowe. N. Glenora Community Hall 7:30 pm. Nov. 18 CAHS: "The Lancaster Bomher:AFliaht In to History"- John J. Chalmers. Red Deer Museum 7:30 p.m. Nov 23 LHS:Annual General Meeting. Duane and Carma Thompson will present "The Mormon Immigration: ' NO\' 23 CC HS: "CPR: The People Behind the History" - Jonathan Hanna. Ft. Calgary. 7509 Ave SE 7:30 pm. Nov 24 EDHS: Chris tmas Dinn er - Music hy C-Jammers. Mayfair Golf & Co untry Club, 6 pm. Dcc.6 CAHS: "A Country Christmas" - Golden Circle. 6:30 p.m. Gerald Miller and Orla Nielsen. Decl! CC HS: Annual Christmas Dinn er - Dining Room. Ft. Calgary. 7509 Ave SE. Cocktails 6 pm. Dinner 7 pm. For reservations call Carrol 403- 2X6- 5955 or Diana 403-2-l0- 9X2 X. .Ian . 20 CAHS: Ya-Ha Tinda, from the Stoney place name to mean, " Little Prairie in the Mountains" • Jim Taylor. Red Deer Museum, 7:30 p.m. Jan 2S LHS: " The Easter n European Settlement" presented by John Borns. Jun 2S CC HS: " Confli ct & Change: A Brief History of Alberta's Agrlcunural Industry" - Carro l Jacques. Ft. Calgary. 750 9 Ave SE 7:30 pill. Jun 2S EDHS: "A nimals to Antiques" - AI Oeming. N. Glenora Com munity Hall 7:30 pill.
Across HSA Crossword I. Year of the . . ..conference in Lethbridge. autum n 2004 Answer to last newsletter crossword: (2 words) 6. Lake and community N.E. of Edmonton. Lac La . .. Across: I. Rabbi. 8. Don Getty, 9. slyly. 10. Franklin. II . Taber. 12. ulu, 9. Shade tree 16. acting. 17. flutic, 18. HSA. 23. anise. 24. Edmonton. 25. ebony. 26. L' i1 10. League of the Eskimos and Starnpeders Abner., 27. gypsy. II . Poet who wrote Songs of a Sourdough 12. Christiansect which settled ncar Didsbury 1894& Coaldale 1926 Down: 2. Alliance. 3. Bulletin. 4. Corral. 5. agent. 6. Italy. 7. hyena 12. ugh. 13. Straight razor sharpener 13.UFA. 14. Sunny Boy. 15. oilsands 19. Stoney. 20. Belly. 21. smile. 22. knobs. 15. Mr. Aberhart 's type of Credit 16. Once Calgary's only mornin g newspaper 19. Community on the Blood Indian Reserve 21. Request (2 word s) 24. Highway to Ala ska built 1942 26. Great or Lesser .. . 28. Gro ve of fruit trees 30. Apiary denize n 3 1. Suffix. related or belongi ng to 32.Christmas songs 33. Place of Jewish wors hip Down I. Best of the cro p 2. Annual infor mation calendar. popular with farmer s 3. Stately Edmonton hotel 4. Mrs. McClu ng of the Famous Five. to her friend s 5. Cowboy artist whose paintings are on display at the Glenbow Museum. Calgary 6. This world heavy weight boxi ng champion 1906. was a Calgary resident 7. The Sweetheart of Sigma .. . 8. Bob Edward s' newspaper of Wetaskiwi n, High River and Calgar y 14. Hazard in early Albert a roads 15. Americans call this the service berry 17. Vegrcvillc's monolithic sy mbol. the largest in the world 18. Penalizing infractions 0 11 rinks or gridirons 20. Portion of a curve 22. Type of "C OO worn by the Calgary hockey pros 23. Mining town west of Drumhe ller You have plenty of time to complete this crossword puzzle which was devised hya 25. Types of tides memher of HSA. The answer will he published in (he next issue of History NOli'. 27. Golde n. Bald. or two under par 29. Billiard rod