Dr. Hugh Dempsey Heritage Designation 7 ETS Centennial 8 the History Project 9 HSA Christmas Specials 9 the AMA Is Pleased to Announce Dr

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In this issue 2008 Lieutenant Governor's Award 2008 Lieutenant Governor's President's Report 3 Award Presentation Casino Volunteer Thank You 4 M. McNabb Retirement 4 RAF Ground Crew in W. Canada 5 Dr. Hugh Dempsey Heritage Designation 7 ETS Centennial 8 The History Project 9 HSA Christmas Specials 9 The AMA is pleased to announce Dr. Hugh Dempsey as the rccrpicnt of the H.C. Jamieson, MB.MRCS 10-13 2008 AMA Lieutenant Gove rnor's Award for his many years of dedication and Book Reviews & Web Sites 14-15 distinguished service to the museum community. The Alberta Museums Association HCF 2008 Achievement Award 16 (AMA) Lieutenant Governor's Award is an award recognizing the outstanding Chapter Reports 16 -19 contribu tions of an individual to Alberta's museum community and at the national and HSA Calendar of Events and international level. Crossword 20

Biography

HSA Pin Hugh Dempsey has made significant contributions to the cultural community in The Alberta through his work in both museums and archives. Alberta born, Dr. Dempsey Historical has a range of experience in museums including as Curator/Director of the Glenbow Society of Institute and Chairman of the Publications Committee for the Council of the Canadian Alberta pin is availa ble. Museums Association. You can pick it up from the office Dr. Dempsey also received awards that include the Order of Canada and the or mail your cheque or money order in Canada's National History Society award for his life achievements. He holds an the amount of $5 plus $.50 postage and honourary doctorate from the University of Calgary and was given a honourary handling to: membership in the Archives Society of Alberta in 2000 for the significant The Historical Society of Alberta Box 4035. Station C contribution of archival materials he has made over his career. Calgary. AB. T2T 5M9 Phone: 403-261- 3662 Fax: 403-269-6029 E-mail: albcrta history ts'telus.ncr Welcome to new members/subscribers The Histo ric al Society of Alberta is a regi stered charitable organization. Diane Reid. Calgary Isabelle Henderson . Lethbridge Patti Lathrop. Calgary Ti m Greenlee. Lethbridge Donation s an: gratefully rece ived to he lp Stephen Kralik. Calgary Angie Knorr. Ca lga ry further the work of the Society whic h Leslie Johnson. Lethbridge Gay lcc n Roclfscma, Red Deer includes the publication ofAlb erta Maggie Hodge. Lethbridge Bry an Burley. Red Deer History and this newsletter. Hist ory Mu seum of the Highwood. High River Doug Shaw. Red Deer NOW. Donations are tax deductible and Barbara/Donald MacDougall. Calgary Janet Gourlay- Vallance. Cal ga ry will be ack nowledged in History NOW. Jerry Pitts & Family. Cal gary Victoria/Gary Lawrence. Calgary unle ss otherwise requested. Anne/Dale Watson. Wcsterose Ryan Kalt, Calgry Elisabeth Reder. Calgary Lloyd Hamilton. Ca lgary History NOW is published quarterly. Gary Elli s. Calgary Jadckie Kleiner. Ca lgary We welcome information about your Myrtle Lambert. Ca lgary Rebecca Anne VanSant. Calgary upcoming or past events. activities. Fred Baskerville. Let hbridge Laura Lee Jauch. Calgary pub lications. etc. They sho uld be in the Lo la Majors. Lethbridge hands of the ed ito r prior to deadline.

Submission deadlines: Mar I for Apr-Jun issue Jun I for Jul-Scp iss ue Thank You for Your Donation to the HSA and/or Chapter Sep I for Oct-Dec issue Rev. V.E. and Mrs . Mary Elle n Eriksson Dec I for Jan-Mar issue Dan Gallag her Na ncy/Mark Hcul e Eva/Frank Forth Send copy to: Ja net/Ernie Walter Fort Vermili on Heritage Centre Sherring Amsden. Bern Roc Dr. Alan/H ilda Cox Editor. History NOW. Sheila/Charles Grant Marilyn/M urray You nger Historical Society of Alberta Vivian Sampson David J. Hall Box 4035. Station C Gerry Luciani Moyra Fergu son Calgary, ABT 2T 5M9 Myrtle Lambert Kath ryn lvany ema il: albertahistory @tclus.net Doug Rae Joan/Roderick Closson Phone: 403-261-3662 J.E.lElaine Ma chtrnes Rebecca Anne VarrSant Fax: 403-269-6029 Gordon Evan s Nick Ochotta Rondo Wood David Hopkins Members of Council 2008-2009 President Linda Collier 1st Vice-Preside nt Bill Baergen 2nd Vice-President Belinda Crowson Legacy 2008 donations Secretary Brad Mc Donald Treasurer Geoff Wilson Will iam P. Bacrgcn Peter/H ilda Lawson Past President Ron Williams Raym ond/Vio let Ball Mary S. Lore Director at Large Caro lyn Kent Gcorgeen Barrass Hon. Peter Lough eed Director

After a busy summer. we' re now and launching its newest publication, Vice. enjoying the freshness of fall days and the Virtue and Lust: Lethbridge 's Cemeteries. beginning of our chapters' programs. The The Chinook Chapter held its l Sth speakers and sessions for these programs Historic Calgary Week in July. offering 49 promise to be exciting events for the events around Calgary. all events being coming months and I hope to personally organized and conducted by CCHS attend as many as possible throughout the volunteers. Congratulations to each season, chapter for their diligence in providing Although our casi no was held a exciting celebrations of our history and. more importantly, heartfelt thanks to all few months ago (in July). this is the first Canada Foundation's confere nce in the members who volunteer countless opportunity I've had to thank our many Quebec City. Sheila Johnston attended this hours to present the festivals. volunteers who helped over the two days annual event, entitled "Work That - and nights. Our Manager. Brad Many exciting activities have occupied Endures: Power to the People Keeping Mcfxmald, managed to lill all the needed my time over the past few months. In July. Places Alive" and we look forward to spots. even though summer holidays I attended many Historic Festival events. hearing Sheila's comments on this prevented many of our 'regulars' from In addition. the HSA submitted a brief to national meeting. volunteering. Many thanks go to Brad and the House of Com mons Standing In October, members of various historic the numerous members of EDHS. CCHS. Committee on Finance. We hope to organizations in Grande Prairie have CAHS chapters. Also, our appreciation is present our brief in early October when the invited a few HSA Board members. extended to members of the The Canadian Committee makes its stops in Western including myself. to attend a symposium Polish Society in Edmonton who also Canada. (At the date of this writing. we intended to examine the needs of that provided several volunteers. We will know have not yet received word.)Although region and whether a chapter of the HSA by the end of the year what our share of the limited to a live-page proposal. we tried to should be formed there. Grande Prairie proceeds will be. but I know that none of outline the views and concerns that the boa'its a rich and vibrant history, one that the funds are possible without the help of HSA has regarding funding and related all Albertans should come to know and our volunteers. You all deserve a standing problems to the heritage community. appreciate. I look forward to working with ovation - many thanks, again! In August I was fortunate to attend the eager and enthusiastic volunteers in Speaking of thanking volunteers. exciting "events" held in Sydney. that community. Historic Weeks held in each of the chapter Australia. Although I wasn' t able to I'm sure all of you are enjoying your areas were once again successful. I'm promote Alberta history per se, I did enjoy 'new fall year' ali chapter programs begin. always awed by the amount of effort our participating in various activities such as I hope to attend as many chapter functions chapter members exert and by the number visiting the mall. going to the park. as I can in the coming months and of hours they spend in order to present the spending a day at the beach and playing look forward to meeting members and various activities held during these imaginary games in the back yard. In case friends in all pans of Alberta. As the next festivals. Exemplified by our attendance you haven't guessed, I spent 3 weeks with newsletter is mailed in January. may I also ligures. public participation continues to my grandchildren! extend to you and your family greetings increase, ali each festival grows in both In September. the HSA Council meeting for a joyous Christmas and Happy New scope and variety. For example, this addressed some concerns such as Year! summer the Red Deer Chapter extended proposals from the Education Committee, Respectfully submitted by its festival into neighboring districts. The insurance issues. correspondence and the Edmonton and Athabaska District Historic upcoming conference to be held in May in Linda Collier Festival (yes, it's the old spelling for Calgary. I also attended the Alberta Athabasca) provided more than 600 events Museums Conference in late September in communities across northern Alberta for where the sessions focused on many its biggest festival yet. Lethbridge held its common concerns facing the historic 5th Annual Historic Lethbridge &Area community in Alberta. This conference Week in May. which was a great success, was held at the same time as the Heritage unveiling five historic building plaques HSA Casino HSA Members Thanks Again!!! copy of one of our Alberta Records News Publications Board books . Each local The HSA Casino was held at the chapter of the Society received $50.00 Baccarat Casino, Edmonton, on July 23 per shift volunteered by their members. Nancy Heule 24, 2008. The following is a list of the Sonya Hinds Special thanks goes to our Secretary, volunteers. Thank you ALL so much!!! Lawrence Loyek Brad McDonald, for acting as General Cameron Malcolm Manager and our President, Linda The Canadian Polish Historical Society Collier, for acting as our Casino (Helen Fita, Ryszarda Proczkowski, Inga Lisa Maltb y Stankiewicz, Helen Facsko, Joanna Chairperson plu s Alternate General Tim Marriott Manager. It takes a great deal of organi Dumicz) Brad McDonald zation to get ready for a Casino and your Ann Strau ss Bern Roe effort s are appreciated. Vivian Geise Arnold Rumbold This time we also had the assistance of Kim Galarneau The Canadian Polish Society who pro Grace Rumbold HSA Members: vided several volunteers. We also had Vivian Sampson Freda Bisset three non-members of the Society who Betty Squair so graciously volunteered to help us. Linda Collier Bud Squair Anna Fahrion Each Volunteer was presented with a Ron Williams Certificate of Appreciation as well as a Richard Fahrion Geoff Wilson

We Wish You All the Best and Happiness in Your Retirement

We have just learned that Monika McNabb, Program Coordinator for the Alberta Historical Resource s Foundation (the funding agency for the Historical Society of Alberta (HSA), is retiring at the end of September.

Monika has been a very valuable resource for us over the years; always available to provide us with guidance relating to our activities; always a pleasant voice to offer much needed advice with respect to our projects.

We continue to appreciate the assistance from AHRF, because, without same we could not continue our work. It is individuals like Monika McNabb who certainly help ease the 'administrative' strain that is often assoicated with volunteer work. Monika , we wish you all the best and happiness in your retirement. RAF Ground Crew in Western Canada by Bill Yeo

In rece nt issues of Legion magazine ther e have been letters and articles conc erning Royal Air Forc e personn el who had come to Canada in co nnec tion with the Briti sh Common wealth Air Training Plan. It is widely known that in Ca nada and other coun tries during World War II, the BCATP trained aircrew: pilots, navigators, wireless operators, etc. In western Canada we are familiar with the physical legacy of this ambitious sc he me, such as th e large woode n hangars that survive in several locations, and traces of ove rgrow n landing lieIds. Som e of us arc also aware of the man y indi vidu al BCATP trainees from other RAF ground crew and Oxford training aircraft at Pearce, Alberta , 1942. countries who returned to Canada after Glenbow Archives PD-324-188 the war and settled here. taken the Calgary Tank Regiment to "left out" of the war. Man y of the aircrcw Not all RAF personnel ca me to Canada Sco tland the previous June. Wh itworth instru ctors, on the other hand , were vet as aircrew trainers or train ees. Man y was a litter (engine), one of a detachm ent era ns of several tours of dut y in North were sent to per form supportive duti es of RAF personn el that also included Africa and elsewhe re, to whom Alberta on the ground: marshall ing, refu elling, flying instruc tors, admi nistrative staff, would have see med very peaceful. Long inspection and maintenance. Th e explo fitters (airframe) , we lde rs, instrume nt absenc e from hom e and anxiety about sive growth of the BCATP outstripped technicians and others necessary for an wartime co nditions there affe cted every the prewar capacity of the host Royal air training schoo l. Th e sa me co nvoy body eve ntually. Canadia n Air Force. Great Brit ain was in brought six twin-cngincd Oxford train an active war zo ne, and much of the By 1944 the BCATP was being wo und ing aircraft, disassembled for shipme nt. island was subje ct to air assault. It made down, and many of the RAF personn el Th e co mpo ne nts we re unl oaded at sense to move so me of the RAF air returne d to Britain. including Hale Dartm outh, asse mbled and test-flown by trainin g program to Canada . RAF units Whitworth. He was statio ned in Egy pt the newly- arri ved detachment, then were es tablished in the west, complete when the war ended, but rem ained in the flown in stages to Cal gary. with their own instru ctors, aircraft and service until 1952. He had entered the gro und crew. In Alberta these included Hale Whitworth first saw Calgary on RAF boy appre ntice program in 1937 , Eleme ntary Flying Sch ools #31 (De Boxing Day, after a 16-day trip from when he was sixtee n, and his 12 years of Winton ), #32 (Bo wde n) and #36 Dartmouth aboard one of the Oxford s. regul ar service only began when he (Pea rce); and Service Flying Training He attributes the length y journey to bad turned eightee n. Th e post-war RAF was Sc hools #34 (Med ic ine Hat ), #36 weath er and the fact that his pilot had severely stretched by the Berlin Airlift, (Penho ld) and #37 (Calgary). Gradu ally rel atives along the way. Number 37 so men like Whitworth were need ed. these unit s were integrated into the SFTS was in full operatio n, with 400 or When he did return to civilian life after BCATP. more RAF personnel at work. After near an additional year's service, he joined his ly a yea r at Calgary, Whitworth was father in the engrav ing business, but Ca lgarian Hale Whitworth arrived in transferred to Moose Jaw. It was sa id that soo n decided to emigrate to Canada. His Halifax, Nova Scot ia, late in October frequent "reshuffl ing" was an attempt first ch oice was Calgary, where he 1941 , after a six -day voyage from the to quell unrest amo ng RAF ground per arrived in 1953 and operated his ow n Clyde in Scotl and aboard the troopship sonnel ca used by a feeling that they were business for man y years. Pasteur. Thi s was the same ship that had SlA ~~ Municipa l Heri tage ~~~ Canada's Ueux patrimoniaux

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News Release September 13, ZOOS public land port ions o f the Longview and Pekisko sections l Heritage designation preserves eco of the ranch that arc now desig logical legacy of 125-year-old ranch. nated as OH Ranch Herit age Longview. One of Alberta's largest Ran geland. A draft management areas of native grassland on one of the plan wi ll be devel oped and oldes t ranches in the province will he mad e avai lable for public preserved for future genera tio ns through review and co mme nt. The a heritage range land designati on and process to place the privately website: co nse rvat ion agree ments. ow ned sec tions of the OH http://www.ohranch.com/oh-photo-gallcry.htm Ranch under conservation case- "The heritage range land designation ment s is underway, led by OH allows us to preserve this unique and Ranch with the Nature Co nservancy of of how private property ow ners and the treasured landscape," said Premi er Ed Canada (NCC) and So uthern Alherta government can wor k together to protect Stelmac h. " In addition to protecting the Land Tru st Soc iety (SA LTS) . When the our environment and ranching heritage." land, this designation preserves a way of casements arc in place, the land will co n life and ce lehrates traditi onal ranching tinu e to he managed as one opera ting and land stewardship practices that arc ranch to conser ve the native grassland Th is document has been posted to the older than the province." ecosystems. Government of Alberta wehsite to view this document online and/or additional The heritage range land designation "OH Ranch is a remarkahle conservation inform ation/hackgrounder helps protect about 10,200 acres (4 1.28 project, providing habitat for a numb er hllp ://w ww.alberta.ca//acnI200809/2433 square kilom eters) of puhl ic land rich of different species ," says Boh 75864F680-00AD-F2E5 with grasslands, forests, willow groves, Dernuldcr, Regional Vice President for 54F5C4 C5 F9CED333 .html shruhlands and wildlife. The area has the Nature Conservancy of Ca nada Visit the Government of Alherta co nsis tently been ranched under grazi ng (NCC). "This is a great example of how newsroom newsroom .alherta .ca leases held by the OHRanch . Thi s co nserva tion should happen - gove rn design ati on ens ures the co nti nua tio n ment, land trusts and land owners all of tradition al ra nching practi ces that work ing together to conserve significant have stewarded and managed sensitive land s and waters for the spec ies that nati ve prairies in sou thern Alherta for depen d on them. NCC is proud to be part generations. of this sig nificant announcement."

"For many years, we have looked after Th e co nse rva tion caseme nts will the soil, the water and the wildlife on this co ns tra in future development on the land," sa id Daryl K.(D oc) Seaman, private land. The case me nts will he ow ner of the OH Ranch. " I am very registered with the land titles, ensuring pleased that we have heen able to work that current and future owne rs will with the Government of Alherta and manage the land according to the agreed co nservation gro ups to find a way to term s. preser ve this ranch and this unspoiled land scape for the ge nera tions that will " By taking this action the Seaman follow me." fam ily is show ing its true co mmitment to the co nse rvation and stewardship of our The OHRanch will co ntinue to hold foo thills grass lands," said Craig Smith, and pay for the grazing leases on the President of SALTS. "This is an example 1908 Streetcar Service in Edmonton Is Launched

The radial railway servi ng Edmonton and its twin city, Strathco na, was the only one of its kind between Winnipeg and the Pacific coast, and was the farthest north of any on the continent. The first seven cars were purchased from the Ottawa Car Manufacturing Co mpany Ltd, and were doubl e-ended with two trolley poles, constructed of wood, reinforced by steel elements, and had controls located at eac h end.

The first test run was completed on Octo ber 29th, 1908 with Superintendent Charles Taylor as motorman. At ten o'c lock in the eveni ng of October 30th, two days ahead ofschedule. Car #2 rolled out of the Syndicate Avenue Car Barn (95th Street) on its inaugural run. The stree tcar went along Sutherland Avenue (I06th Ave) onto

YOU'It E [NVITED TO ASPECIAL EVENT AT On' ILu.L IN THE e ll>' ROOM Namayo Avenue (97th Street), then onto Jasper FIUDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 , 2008 11:00 A.M. - 1,00 P.M. Avenue to the Opera House, as far as the snow F OR TilE OFI'ICIAL L\l!NCII OF ~ was cleared! The next day, the cars, both #1 and TRAi."lSLT CENTENNIAL WEEK #2, finally made their way acros s the North "SEPT EMBER 12-20 ON CHUn CHILL SQUARE Saska tchewan into Strathco na. carrying a party of city officials. The Edmonton Radial Railway O rU( l.\ t l'IIDCt.-A"v.n ON o y TIl.ts ..n Ct~ Il :S:-':"l W r tK S HORt PRO(;n,\.\'! Of N~ E'ir~~nTl(JN S i\~H LN'"TlltHr:\M.L;-';T was born. O f HfJ.M ,.curnsc Of Hit C.L\."TfNM'\' l C,\Kf, ,' I.Jr-IH .sffMlN~_.li J,Ufi1:H

1 :' ~ .ttJK l UL:"~" Of UI~r t .,.\)'~ UN CUl ~ Il: C~ t l l,t. Sq t 'ARt 1908 the Edmonton Radial Railway 'I A,1.~lA{a:;~'"iSfr \llfKJ1 : hV>\t, U lllI: l ~':llL 1:(}OP.M. Original Syndicate Avenue Streetcar Barns

The first Edmonton Radial Railway car barn, the Syndicate Avenue facility, was located on Syndicate Avenue (95th Street) and 109A Avenue and housed the first four cars of the ERR. The south side car barn was co nstructed in late 1908 and became opera tional in 1909. In 1913 the Syndica te Avenue facility was closed and all opera tions were moved to the new Cro mdale garage .

Edmonton Radial Railway's First superintendent - Charles Taylor

In 1900, Charles E. Taylor, a trained civi l. mechanical, and electrical engineer, was hired by the town of Edmonton to ove rsee construction of the interurban railway. He was born and raised in Ottawa, and served as Superintendent of the stree t rail service in Hull, Quebec before bei ng lured westward. In 1908 he was made Superintendent of the Edmonton Radial Railway by Mayor J.A. McDougall who heralded his efforts to the press, sayi ng that Edmonton now possessed one of the "best stree tcar systems in the dominion" (EB 2Nov 1908). In 191 1 Taylor left the ERR to work primari ly in the prov ince's power industry, including the Tofield coa l fields, the Allia nce power co mpany, and was influe ntial in bringing Imperial Oil to western Canadia n oil exploration.

On July 18, 192 1 word was received in Edmo nton that Mr. Charles E.Taylor had met a mysterious and untime ly end. His pall bearers included many of the most pro minent men in Edmonton; Hon. Frank Oliver, A.B. Campbell, W.T. Henry, H.H. Hyndman, J.P. McMillan and Dr. H.L. McInnis. The History Project

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Contact HSA Office to order The Historical Society of Alberta #622 Lancaster Building 304 8th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB. T2P 1C2 Phone: 403-261-3662 Fax: 403-269-6029 e-mail: [email protected] website: www.albertahistory.org Heber Carss Jamieson, MB, MRCS, FRCPC - 1879-1962 by Dr. Robert Lampard

"The men and wOlnen who molded the of his penmanship power would surface 1911 se t of medi cal examina tion medical practice andfounded and devel the rest of his medical career. questions for Alberta medical registra oped the orgunizationsfor the prevention From Graduation to Alberta 1903 tion in the Jamieson Papers suggests of disease and fo r its treatment in a nell' 1911: Graduating from UofT in 1903 as Heber was invo lved in drafting or country are worthy (~t remembrance ." a twent y-four year old, Dr. Jamieson writing the provincial medical registra Introduction: Dr. Heber Ca rss Jami eson studied in New York . In 1904 he started tion exami nations. The next year ( 1912) and Calgarians Drs. E.P. Scarlett and a practice in that state. One day a lum the University of Alberta accepted the G.D .Stanley, we re a triumvirate of bcrjack visited him as a patient. Wh en responsihility for condu cti ng examina avocational med ical historians from the Jami eson sai d there wasn't anythi ng tions for the College. University of Toronto, who came and wrong with him and presented his bill, In 191 3 Dr. Jami eson joined Drs. practiced med icin e in Alberta from 1900 the patient said he wouldn' t pay it and Moshier and Revell as the first UofA 1958. Each physician brought with him a told Jamieson he would have to take it medical facult y. They drafted the hasic uniqu e approach to the documentation of out of his hide. Jami eson promptly took science pro gram with President H.M . Alberta's med ical history. In so doing, him outside and "dro pped him on the Tory. Discovered to have signs of TB on they left three different literary trails that spot". an army induction medical, Jami eson describ e the legacies of Alberta's early Canada heck on ed and Jamieson spent most of 1914 in a Jasper open air med ical pioneers. Those early physi returned to practice in Glen coe, Ontario, camp. In 1914 Dr. Rankin was app oint ed cia ns, whose spirit of adve nture and love in the Ottawa Valle y. In 1906 he married to replace Dr. Revell as the bacteriologist of newn ess introdu ced modern medical Florence May Lyon from Guelph . Then and Director of the Pro vinci al care to the Northwest Territories and Dr. Jamieson , his new wife and his Laborat ory and then departed in late Alberta, amply fulfilled the expec tations yo unger hrother Claude, who had gradu 1914 to join the CAMe. Thi s left Dr. of 1911/1 2 CM A President Dr. H.G. ated in medi cine from UolT in 1907, Jamieson assuming Rankin 's bacteriology Mackid from Calgary. we nt to England to furth er their studies. responsibilities including his lectures From Youth to Medical School 1879 Heber went first on a cattle hoat. By and ac ting as the Dir ector of the 1903 : Heber Carss Jamieson was born in 1911 he had earne d an LRCP and MRCS. Pro vincial Laboratory. To co mplicate mailers, the laboratory microscopes and Almo nte near Ott awa, O ntario, on After returni ng to Can ada in 1911, Dr. teaching equipment arrived late from Janu ary 28, 1879. During his yo uthful Jami eson wor ked at Hom ew ood in England, testing the patience of staff and years he ran in the Boston Marath on and G uel ph. Later that year Heb er and students. The next year 1915/1 6, Dr. considered pugili sm as a vocation. His Claude we nt sco uting across Canada for Jam ieson hec ame responsihle for the father discouraged him . Not dissuaded, a place to practice. The trip brought the half-year co urse in clinical med icine, as he took up the sport under a false name Doctors Jamieson to Albe rta. Heb er well. and bec am e the Ont ar io lightweight temp oraril y took a j ob in Red Deer, champion. Th e winning photos were while Claude worked for the nearb y rail Jami eson assumed full respo nsibility recognized hy his father who chas tised way co nstructio n co mpa ny. Periodically for the administration of the three-year him severely. Athletica lly talented, he they visited their aunt and uncle, who program, when Dr. Tory left to form the was also an accomplished go lfe r, had arrive d sixtee n years earlier in Kark i Uni versity in Ottawa in 1916. swimmer, fi gure skater, skier, dancer and Lacombe. After Jami eson gave the half-year course hadminton and tenn is player. in bacteri ology, he traveled to New York UofA Medical School and WWI 1911 to study new instructional meth ods and Jamie son displ ayed a literary ability at 1920 : A few month s later Heher and earn a certificate in the treatment of a young age and contemplated journa l Cl aud e moved to Ed mo nton, wh ere allergies. The burd en of maint ainin g the ism, hut his fath er wanted him to have a Jamieson accept ed an appointment as a program during the last three years of profession. So he applied for and was Bacteriologist at the Pro vin cial WWI fell squarely on the shoulders of accepted into Medicine at UolT. Wh ile a Lahorat ory. It had relocated to the UofA Jamieson, Revell and the new professor student he uscd his writin g talents to "g ig ca mpus in 1910. The presence of the ads" on the side for ex tra income. Signs continued on page 11 continued from page 10 rounds, that were started short ly after Ja mieso n was paid with Christ mas gifts Mcwburn's 1922 arrival at UofA as the from wealthier pat ient s and chic kens by 1.B. Co llip, who had arr ived on staff in first Head of Surgery. So educational appreciative rural patient s. Teaching one Sep tember 1915. were the clinica l rounds, that practicin g half-day a week at the outdoor cli nic Duri ng the war, Dr. Jamieson was physicians came from surrounding tow ns where patient s were primarily indigent , appointed the administrator of the Public j ust to part icipate in them . The wide did littl e to augme nt his inco me. Health Act. In 1918 he proposed a spread interest evo lved into an annual Jam ieson 's outgoi ng personalit y and set District Nurse scheme for Alberta, after physician refresher co urse which started of diverse interes ts may have kept his observi ng the first Canadian program in in 1932. mind above the battl e, but it was a Manitoba. He was impres sed wit h the The return of insulin isolator Professor financial cha llenge for his wife to make Mani toba pro posa l for a postgraduate J.B. Co llip in 1922 from his eig htee n ends meet. course for nurses. It was started at the mon th sabbatical. kindled Jam ieson 's In 1927 Jam ieson 's intellectua l UofA in 1919 but was interrupted in interest in diabetes. In 1923 Jami eson curiosity crossed the path of Professor 1920 for three years for economic and Coll ip gave a three day co urse on the R.K . Gordo n of the UofA Eng lish reason s. clinical use of insul in. Dr. John W. Sco tt Dep artment. Both were co mpe te nt The return of Drs. Tory and Rankin in fort uitously attended the course. Co llip writers . It wasn' t long before the two 1919 and 1920 brough t needed academic as ked Dr. Sco tt to give a set of lectures in were writing books in novel form. Th e assista nce, ideas and enthusia sm to the biochemi stry the next year. He agree d. two young boys boo ks they wrote med ical program. Th en came help of Th at started Dr. Sco tt on the road to togeth er were titled " In the Grip of the another kind. Th rough Tory 's efforts, the Intern al Medi cin e and eventua lly the Barren Lands" and "Three Against the UofA secured a co ndi tio nal Rockefeller UofA Deanship. Before Dr. Co llip left Ga ng". Th e plan was to co mplete a gra nt of $500,000 in 1920, to develop a UofA in 1928, he and Dr. Jami eson chapter a wee k. Eac h wee k one author full four year und ergradu ate MD started a diabetic outpatient clinic. It was wo uld leave the adventurer precariously program and co mplete the bu ilding of a an amb ulatory program that was we ll position ed for the other autho r to new med ica l school. From 1920-1923 ahead of its time. It stimulated Jami eson ext ricate and create the next cha llenge . the facult y worked dilige ntly to extend to publ ish an authori tative article on dia As the repartee co ntinued, the authors the medical school curr iculum from three betic treatment in the CMAJ. dec ided to choose Norman Blake as the to five years. Th e first M D degrees were C linically, Jami eson mai ntai ned a pseud onym , presumabl y to protect their conferred in 1925. pr ivate pract ice that specialized in reputations. Professor, Faculty of Medicine 1920 allergy, kidney and endocrine pro blems. Medical History at UofA 1927-1947: 1947: C linically, the geographical Ever inqui sitive, he made allergy sera for The first forma l indication of Jami eson 's isolation of Edmo nto n and the Spanish his own testing purposes. A diagnostician avocatio na l int er est in record ing flu epide mic led to the rete ntion of of last resort, he was co nsulted when an Alberta's med ical history appeare d with pathologist Dr. J.J. Ower in 1920. He allerg ic reaction developed in a new the 1924 establishme nt of a part time started the first med ical reporting or moth er. Jam ieson discovered she was UofA medical histor y departmen t. literature review club in his home in allergic to the ammonia in her son's Ja mieso n was the only teacher. In 1928 1920. Dr. Jami eson 's organizing ski lls, urine. In 1946 he was granted a fell ow Dr. Jam ieson ag ree d to teach the first speaking ability and enjoyment of afte r ship in the American College of medi cal ethics co urse . A yea r later he dinn er libations we re qui ckly utilized for Allergi sts. Dr. Scott remembered Dr. was forma lly appo inted the first the monthly meet ings. He co ntinued to Jam ieson as the first true Interni st at the Professor of the History of Medi cin e. It particip ate in them for the next twent y Un iversity of Alberta. required him to give a thirty-two hour seven years, before he retired from the UofA teach ing stipends we re minimal co urse in the fourth and fifth years. Later faculty in 1947. to non- existent and certainly insu fficien t he created a prize for the best essay in In 1922 Dr. Jam ieson was prom oted to satisfactori ly support the Jam ieson medical history. from a Lect urer to an Assistant Professor family. Fa mi ly funds wer e further Dr. Jam ieson 's articles on events in in Medici ne. He assisted Dr. Mew burn co mpro mised by Jam ieson 's rare release Alberta's medical history, began with a wit h the surgical and medi cal wa rd of formal bills. Not infreque ntly Dr. continued on page 12 continued from page 11 medicine, starting with doctors in the him and then threw it overboard . To Hudson Bay Company (pre 1874), the Moss' horror Dr. Jamieson did exactly nine page unsigned obituary of Dr. NWMP (I 874-c 1889), the CPR con the same thing. Heber had wind of the William M. MacKay in 1917. It was struction period (1882-1885) and the plan. He secured an extra control stick followed by a review of the history of the post CPR construction era (after 1883). from the stores inventory and stored it Edmonton General Hospital in 1927. Most of the photographs and much of the under his scat. The landing was perfect Any speeches he gave before 1927 were medical content came from personal but Burhidge was so mad he didn't speak not identified in his book Early Medicine visits he made to each city, town or to Dr. Jamieson for three months. in Alberta. Nor were any found in the municipality in the province. Through 1981 rediscovery of his files in a desk on Dr. Jamieson's publishing career came research, acquisitions and donations he the fourth tloor of the 1921 medical to a halt shortly after he retired in 1947. developed an exceptional medical school building. Only the obituary of Dr. He wrote a series of 155 historical history library at the UolA. W.M. MacKay was found in the medical questions and answers which Jamieson Papers. The outbreak of hostilities in 1939, were published in twenty-one issues of coupled with the rapid enlistment of the CMAJ from 1942-44. Then he out After Dr. Jamieson's medical history many of the faculty, and the accelerated lined Canada's Medical Milestones in appointment in 1929, he hegan to intake of two medical classes per year 1948. All but three of his articles and research Alberta's medical history in starting in 1942, taxed everyone . Dr. books were solo authored. As one friend earnest. In 1930 he gave a biographical Jamieson accepted a full-time clinical noted, "Heber drove a very solitary presentation on the Canadian appointment again, and with it a steady plough in every field". physician/sculptor Dr. Tait McKenzie. It income. Dr. Jamieson continued his accompanied the presentation of the Early Medicine in Alberta 1947: With faculty appointment until 1947. He sculpture "The Athlete" to the UofA by the assistance of the AMA Archives retired from the faculty and medicine at the Edmonton Academy of Medicine. Committee, Dr. Jamieson completed and the age of sixty-eight and was succeeded This was followed by a series of articles published the authoritative Early by endocrinologi st Dr. D.R. Wilson. on early medicine in the NWT/northern Medicine in Alberta the First 75 Years in Alberta. Jamieson summarized them in Retirement 1947: Retirement was only 1947. Albeit brief (140 pages), it repre the Medical History of Edmonton a reason for Jamieson to change the sented a succinct and accurate description (1933), and early Hospitals and Nursing focus in his life. On one occasion he of early doctors, hospitals and nurses, the in Alberta (1934). The next step disappeared for two weeks to canoe major health Acts passed in Alberta and Jamieson took in 1935, when the down the North Saskatchewan to North the early medical societies and health Medical History or Jamieson Reporting Battleford. His wife only knew of the organizations in the province. It covered Club was started, with Dr. Jamieson as escapade, when he telephoned her from the seventy-five year period from Dr. the President and Dr. Max Cantor as the Saskatchewan. On another occasion he George Vercy's arrival in Edmonton in Secretary. surreptitiously took up tlying. One after 1872 to 1947. noon he phoned his daughter to say that Dr. Jamieson gave the first Jamieson The book was encouragedand materially he would be flying solo for the first time. Reporting Club presentation on Dr. assisted by the fifth AMA Registrar Dr. If she would go into the backyard he William Morrison MacKay. It was G.R. Johnson . It was assiduously non would dip his wings to her as he new published in the CMAJ in 1937. judgmental. It did not eulogize Alberta's past, which he did. Jamieson realized that early medical medical progress; only recorded progress began, in what became southern His aeronautical learning experiences pertinent facts. Jamieson referenced him Alberta, following the arrival of the were eventful. Jamieson's instructor self once in the index, although he NWMP (1874) and the CPR (1883). He Moss Burbidge couldn't make him land appeared seven times in the text. He used published two CMAJ articles on early the plane . On a return night from 1910-1912 as the cut off date for the NWT medical care in 1938 and 1946. Vegreville, the two planned to land at tabulation of registration information on They became chapters in his book Early Cooking Lake. To force Jamieson to 354 NWT and early Alberta physicians Medicine in Alberta, published by the make his first landing, Burbidge in the book's appendix. Fourteen of the Alberta Medical Association in 1947. uncoupled his control column, tapped pre 1912 registered Alberta physician s Each chapter was devoted to an era in Jamieson on the shoulder, showed it to continued on page 13 continued from page 12 The subject of medica l history in Dep artm ent fro m 1923-1 940. His Alherta has been sparingly visited hy the colleague Dr. Wells was the head of oph received Ca nadian fellow ships or an profession, since Dr. Jamieson ' s thalmol ogy. The Jam ieson broth ers, FRCPC without passing an examination summary of his thirt y year interest in older uncle and aunt, James and Mary in 1930 and 1931. Anot her twenty- five Early Med icine in Alherta in 1947 . Dr. Ann Jam ieson ca me to Alherta of the pre 1912 gro up rece ived life mem G. D. Stanley wro te a study co lumn enti (Lacombe) in 1895 with sons Eldo n (a her ships in the AMA in 1947. Th e tled Med ical Pioneering in Alher ta in the dentist ), John (a farm er) and (later 1911/1 2 cutoff coi ncided with the 1901 Ca lgary Associate Clinic Histori cal Colone l) Frede rick e. Jam ieson (a 19 11 period Dr. J.D. Lafferty was the Bulletin (CACHB), fro m 1936 unt il lawyer ). FrC, Jami eson hecame a promi Co llege Registr ar in the NWT and 1954. Drs. Stanley and Scarlett and nent memher of Premier Rutherford's Alherta. Jamieson's hook supplemented others wro te brief profiles on many early Edmo nton legal firm. Colonel Jam ieson Hilda Nearby's review of the pre 1905 medical pioneers, which were spri nkled joined the Canadian Contingent in the NWT period. Ear ly Medici ne was throu gh out the CACHB from 1936 Boer War and served in the CEF in WWI. remar kahly free of errors, adding to its 1958. The College of Physicians and authenticity. The photographs that were Surgeo ns 75th anniversary co mmittee Inter viewin g Dr. Heber Jami eson 's used in the hook remain in the Jam ieson solicited twenty-six articles for an upd ate daughter Mary Katherine Petley-Jones Collec tion at the UofA. of Dr. Jam ieson's hook. Twelve of the added personality to these notes. They Jamieson Redi scovered 1981: While articles were written hy Drs. D.R. Wilson end wi th Dr. Jami eson 's death on cleaning out a desk in the attic of the old and W.B. Parsons. They were publi shed February 20, 1962. medical huildi ng in 1981, an ohserva nt hy the Alherta Medi cal Founda tio n Rel ated Profiles: Rankin, Collip, staff found it full of files. Open ing a few (AMF), as Me dic ine in Alberta: Mewburn, Bow, Stanley, Sc arle tt, they found the files helonging to Dr. Historical Rel1ect ions in 1993. Dr. Mack id, D.R. Wilson Jamieson. A quick check wit h the Jamieson's book along with all primary Related Perspect ives: The First CMA medical lihrary revealed their importance. medical source hoo ks and journals were Conve ntion in Alherta (Banff), The A forty-six page UofA acce ssion man u scanned to create the UofC/A MF Alherta Medical Prof ession in the North-West script #8 1- 104 was prep ared hy medical history wehsite in 2003-2006. Elizaheth McCru m, which summarized Territories.Jamieson s Early Medicine The H.C. Jamieson Family: Th e the co ntents and photographs in the four in Alberta, The First 75 Years. It is the Jami eson 's had one so n and two hoxe s of Jamieson Papers. The papers source hook for most of the Perspecti ves daughters . In 1913 the Jamiesons had were de posited in the University of that cover medical eve nts before 1947 . their only son. Dr. Jam ieson joined the Alherta Archives. Key Words: UofA Faculty of Militia as a Ca ptain in 1914 , hut was Medi cine, Alberta' s Medi cal History, In the documents were all the photos discharged and sent to an open-air wor k Insulin and Co llip used in Jamieson's hook, Early Medicine camp in Jasper for a year with suspected in Alberta. The photographic co llection TB.While Dr. Jamieson was away his totaled three hund red and eleven. There yo ung so n sucked his thumb raw , were seventy-nine lantern slides, that developed a septice mia and di d not were used for teachin g purp oses during recover. Mary Katherine was horn in the 30's.Most of Dr. Jamieson's history 1916 and Ruth Eliza heth in J9 19. of medicine articles that were publi shed Heber 's bro ther Claude Jami eson in the CMAJ as well as some speec hes moved with Dr. Jamieson to Edmon ton were still in the drawe rs. afte r working on the Red Deer to Rocky A pre liminary bibliography, prepared Mount ain House railway in 1911. In from the Ja mieso n Papers and the CMA J 1919, Claude returned to France and and AMB articles he wrote, has hee n cre Enze- land for more postgradu ate studies. ated. A list of some of the important other He hecam e an EE NT specialis t medical articles that were found and and joi ned the UofA facult y. He was deposited in the Jamieson Papers, has appo inted joint head of the EE NT also been prepared. Navigator Madness, Betrayal Brothers Books & and the Lash. The Epic v,Jyage of by John W. (Jac k) Websites

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County Library, we * Stepped down as premi er in 1968 have from tim e to time progr am s while still at the height of his power in celebratin g history and heritage . The se The first book -len gth biography of Alberta. are free co mmunity eve nts (wo rkshops, Ernest Manning, the lon gest serv ing talk, presentations, and author readings) . premier of Alberta, who directed the Reviews: transformation o f the pro vinc e from Co ntrac t Syl via Hcrtling, Inform ation Depression -era poverty to modern, oil "Fina lly a biography of Ernest Specialis t amd Adult Pro grammer, Manning. Brian Brennan deliver s a based affluence. Stra thco na County Library, 780-449 probing but respectful biograph y of one 7333 Brian Brennan trace s the story of a o f Alberta's most forceful and influ ent ial poor farm boy from Saskat chewan with person aliti es that brings to light how We Flew, We Fell, We Lived lillie formal educa tion who rose to Manning and his go vernment's policies Friday, Nov 7 7-8:30 pm becom e one of the mo st succ essful transformed Albert a from a have-not Strathco na County Library, Sherwood polit ician s in Western Can adian history pro vince into an economic powerhouse. Park Mall, She rwood Park while simultaneously attaining long-lasting I've always admired Ernes t Manning; Thi s Rem embrance Day wee kend reflect success as the director of Canada's my government adopted many of the on some of the heroes of the Second National Back to the Bible Hour radio policie s he instituted as premi er, and World War. 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Greetings All, are gratefu l to all volunteers and sponsors named after its builder, Eugene Coste, who Cooler weather is finally upon us (eve n for their kind and generous support. founded Ca nadia n Western Natural Gas. in the south!), signaling the end of summer Next year's Historic Calgary Week is Our sincere thanks to Harry Sanders for and the comi ng Fall Season! And with tentatively scheduled for July 24 - August arrangi ng this most interesting event. that we fond ly remember our wonderfu lly 2, 2009 . App licatio n has already been Please refer to the Chin ook Coun try success ful prem ier event of the Summer made for fundin g for this event, which website at www.chinookcountry.org for Historic Calgary Week. is expected to have approximately 18 information about all of our programs, and Historic Calgary Week was launched on walkin g tours and 27 presentations in how to subscribe or get invol ved! a pleasant Friday evening, July 25, at museum s, librarie s, historic sites, churches and heritage buildings. Lougheed House, with Carrol Jaques CCHS Meeting Dates: as Master of Ceremonies, and keynote Our 2008-2009 program has bee n speaker Tim Christison. The lO-day eve nt finalized, with 9 monthly meetings and Oct, 2 1, Fort Ca lgary, 750 9 Ave SE, ended at Fort Calgary on Sunday,Augu st 3 pre sentations (incl uding Christmas 7:30 pm . "A Brief Hisotry of Coa l with a film presentation of "Susannah of Lunch eon and Annual Gene ral Meeting). Mining: The Industry from the Miners' the Mounties". Participants in Historic Our thanks to Laurel Halladay for asscrn Perspective," - Lawrence Chrism as. Calgary Week attended ove r 50 eve nts, bling this outstanding program. Nov, 25, Fort Calgary, 750 9 Ave. SE, including presentations, talks and tours of Chin ook Country is also hosting or 7:30 pm.'T he 49th parallel ( 194 1): and about the varied history and historic collaborating in two special events, not British Wartime Propaganda and Image s locations in Cal gary. ad vertised until recentl y: a bus tour to the of Canada," - Glenn Wilkinson . Historic Ca lgary Week's theme this year McDougall Church and Banff on Dec, 13, Dining Room Fort Calgary was "Explore & Ce lebrate Our Roots", September 27 (with Sou thern Alberta Park, 750 9 Ave. SE, Ch ristmas taking a look back at the peop le who Pioneers), and a historical re-presentation Luncheon 10:30 am . tickets req uired. helped establish Calgary and the natural of Chi nook Count ry's first talk, 50 years Jan, 20, Fort Cal gary, 750 9 Ave . SE, and agricultural base from which we grew. ago, by Una Maclean on the life of Irene 7:30 pm . "Danish Ethni c The event was a result of heroic effort on ParIby, one of the 'Famous Five' , taking Cornmmunities, 1903-1939." - Kirstin the part of the Planning Committee, ably place at the historic Coste House on Bouwscrna. led by Carrol Jaque s (Gary Ellis as co October 3.Una Maclean will give the chair), as well as all the volunteers who led same talk again, and the occasion will tours and helped at the actual eve nts. We include a tour of the histo ric reside nce,

Recipient of Heritage Canada Foundation 2008 Achievement Award: Reader Rock Garden Restoration Project

Ottawa- Jul y 3 1, 2008 Dating fro m 1913, Reader Rock The Garden offici ally re-opened in Yesterday, in Calgary, the Heritage Gard en was used as a private residence May 2006 following the rehabilitation, Canada Foundation (HCF) and the and garden for William Roland Reader, and visitation has exceeded expec tations. Calgary Heritage Authority (C HA) Calgary's most influential Park The Heritage Canada Fo undatio n prese nted the City of Calgary's Reader Superintendent, and is where he tested Achieveme nt Award, given jointly Rock Ga rde n Rehabilitation Project wit h and docume nte d over 4,000 pla nt with the Calgary Heritage Autho rity, a 2008 National Achievement Award. species . T he quality of his plants recogni zes outstanding work and Catherine C. C ole , Chair of HCF, and seedlings were recognized intern a commitment in the field of heritage prese nted the award jointl y with Gerry tionally. It is also the first gard en in co nserva tion. The award was presented Meek, CHA Chair, to project manager, Calgary to be rehabilitated using the at the Arrata Opera Centre (formerly the Anne Ch arlt on, Director of Park s, wh o Standards and Guidelines fo r the Wesley United Church ) on Jul y 30, 2008 . accepted on behalf of the Cit y o f Conservation of Historic Places in Calgary. Canada. Write to Lethbridge Historical Society PO Box 974 News & Views Lethbridge, AB. T IJ 4A2 by Belinda Crowson, President from HSA Chapters The Society continues to be busy. Judy Robin s. who will come on As mentioned previously. a member of officially as our new Treasurer in the LHS (Jean Johnstone) is one of three November at the LHS AGM. will be Parish and what that may mean for the members of the city's new Municipal taking over most of the role of Treasurer three Catholic churches that are closing. Heritage Advisory Committee. The starting in September. Thank you to The LHS program commi ttee is still Committee just in August recommended Dave Dowey for his years and year of confirming our February speaker. but for to the city. and had accepted. historical work for our Society. the March general meeting on March 24. designation for two buildings: the The LHS. along with the City. Rob Kossuth of the Unive rsity of Annandale Residence and the Spudnut Downtown BRZ. Allied Arts Council, Lethbridge will showcase his research (Music Conservatory) Build ing. The and the Galt Museum & Archives. are into southern Alberta sport history. For Committee and the LHS, and others, developing a pod cast of a downtown the lOOth Anniversary of the High Level have been working diligently over the walking tour. We hope to have the first Bridge in 2009, our April meeting (April summer with the city and building owner one-third of the tour ready for testing by 28) Car ly Stewa rt will provide an to prevent the destruction of the Oliver this fall or early spring. overview of the construction and history of one of Lethbridge' s best known land Building. a historic building in our Three new publications are before our marks. the High Level Bridge. downtown. At the time of writing this, Publishing Committee. One is on the we have so far been success ful but the Alberta/Montana border. the second is LHS Meeting Dates: long term fate of the building is still stories and anecdotes of rural people in unclear. south western Alberta and the third is the Sept 23: Rhys Stevens. Uofl. Library. In June 2008. the LHS launched a new past 140 years of Lethbridge as told Update on our digitizatio n printing of The Canadia n Pacific mostly throug h photogra phs and Oct 28 Railway High Level Bridge and also captions. Hopefully within the next year. Nov 13 worked with the Monuments Board of we will have three new fascinating books Nov 2S -LHS AGM Canada. the National Parks, Galt ready for the public. .Jan 27 Feb 24 Museum &Archives and others to unveil The LHS has a busy slate of program March 24 a plaque for the bridge construction as a coming up this year. At the October 28 April 28 national historic event. The plaque is in general meeting, Belinda Crowso n will Indian Battle Park just south of the speak on her latest research titled: We All meetings start at 7: 15 prn, and are Bridge and I encourage everyo ne to stop Don 't Talk About Those Women: at the Galt Museum & Archives. and see it when down in Lethbridge. Lethbridge 's Red Light District 1880s Contact: Belinda Crowson Carly Stewart was instrumental in getting 1944. This year's Alex Johnston Lecture Visitor and Education Coordinator the plaque put up and arranged donations takes place on Thursday. November 13 at Galt Museum & Archives for most of the plaque. The LHS is also the Galt Museum & Archives Viewing Mail 9 10 4th Avenue South continuing with our program of putting Gallery. Dr. James Opp, from Carleton Lethbridge. AB TIJ OP6 up plaques for historic buildings and University. will present "Picturing West: P 403-320-4248 sites and hopes to do at least another six Photography, memory. and a sense of I' 403-329-4958 buildings in the next year. including the place" - information and photographs [email protected] Red Light District. of the Chinook Camera Club in www.galtmuseum.com We are continuing to work with the Clarcsholm, Alberta. At the LHS AGM Uofl, in the digitization of some of our on November 25. Dr. Robert Hironaka publications. Now that all of our will present on the History of Nikka newsletters have been digitized and are Yuko Garden. Then in January at our available from the University of General Meeting (January 27). Gai l Lethb ridge Library web-site. we are Holland will discuss the history of SI. working closely with the university to Patrick' s Church and talk about the digitize eleven of our books. building plans for the new All Saints Write to Central Alberta Historical Society c/o Red Deer and District Museum by Janet Waiter 45-47A Avenue, Red Deer, AB T4N 6Z6

CAH S Chapter year runs from July I Co nquist house was moved across mutu all y with district mu seums and to June 30 and although we host no the river to a new site adjace nt to Great archives and to provide leadership for summer event s hoard memb ers and com Chief Park. Red Deer Intern ational Folk markers of early-unmarked schoo ls in m itt e e ~ wo rk throughout Jul y and Fes tiva l Society has since been the area. With in the city there is progress August. The hoard met August 2 1 to regi stered as the Red Deer Cultural toward the completion of the Histor ic review spring and summer events and Heritage Society. For many yea rs they Railway Arches at the end of Red Deer's plan the Sept emher AGM and activities ha ve organized a Canada Day Alexander Way. Alexander Way is the for the new seaso n. Thanks to Program Internation al festival with entertainers City designat ed street with a historic Con vener, Shirley Dye nine public pro and food from the many new citizens theme. grams from Septemher throu gh May who make Red Deer their cho sen home. have heen arr anged and a programs CAns Meeting Dates: Demolition or preservation for historic brochure is read y for print. Also thank s merit continues to he a public issue . Oct 16, Red Deer Museum 4525 to Shirl ey' s initiative our August meeting When The Red Deer eas t hill landmark, 47AAve. 7:00 pm. Students from the was a supper meetin g in Red Deer' s Michener Centre was gutted hy fire, Historica School Fair. Historic Conquist House. citizens worked for two years to have it Nov. In, Red Deer Museum 4525 The history of this house emhodies preserved. Some of the original features 47A Ave. 7:00 pm. Forgotten Soldiers. co nsiderahle local history. Built in 1912 have now been maintained and the Walter Szwend er & Walter Szwender Jr. hy Ema nue l Conquist, a Red Deer huilding has become an administrative Advocate article of the time described it health centre. A new Extcndacare long Dec. 6. Golden Circle, Red Deer. as, " ...a large residen ce which will he term care compl ex, which will repl ace 6:00 pm. Celeh rating the Prairie modern is every respe ct and when co m the present public centres, is hein g built Outh ouse. pleted will cost in the neighhorhood of on the land that was formerly part of the Jan. 15, Red Deer Museum, 425 $8,000 ." Mich ener grounds . Currently one of 47A Ave. 7:00 p.m. Scandinavian Red Deer 's original Railway hotel s is in The Conquists hegan as Burnt Lake Auth or's Impre ssion of Alberta in the financial straights and slated for Distri ct homesteaders in a sod roofed log 1920s. Dr. Chri s Hale . demolition. hou se in 1894 . Nine years later the Conquists moved to their new property As a chapter of the Historical Society in the Municipal District of Red Deer on of Alberta CAHS area of activity is all of the outskirts of the town. Here Emanuel the Central Alherta Region . With this in prospered from his vari ous husiness view some of our go: ' ventures and built their imposing three story brick home with a view of Red Deer River to the north. His grandso n Gerald inher ited the property in 1969.

By 1976 the Conquist land was within the c ity houndary and valuahle for residenti al development. Neither owner or developer were interested in preserv ing the house on site. The house was threatened with dem olit ion. Led by the Red Deer International Folk Festival Societ y the house was saved. Through the efforts of Red Deer citizens the 1912 Writ e to Queen Alexandra School, Lisa Maltby Edmonton & District Historical Society 7730 106 Street NW, Edmonton, AB, T6E 4W3 President, EDHS

Once agai n. EDHS has coordinated a with us one day a week. there will also be run ning the sess ions and gradua lly historic festival of which it can he proud . a part-t ime administra tive staff person. improving and enhancing as time permits It seems that it just keeps getting better! We are fortuna te in hoth cases to have and inspiration occ urs. For details on the This year. we were particularly pleased found peopl e who are inte rested in Queen Alexandra History Ce ntre. visit with our festival broch ure, no longer a history and recognize the importance of www.historycentre.ca brochure, hut a guide-a larger puhlica encouragi ng that interest in children. As tion than in the past- which was much a result of the new staff. the History EDHS Meeting Dates: easier to read because we were able to Ce ntre program has ex pa nded. use a larger typeface. The 200th anniver Beginn ing in late September or early Oct. 28. Queen Alexa ndra Sc hoo l. 7730 sary of the Thompson ex pedition was the October. the on-site programmin g will he 106 St. 7:30 pm. "A Hundred Years of 2008 festi val theme. and the design of scheduled for Mondays, Tuesdays and the University of Alberta." - Rod the guide, which used the 1957 David Wednesdays. On Thursdays. a member Macleod

Th ompson Ca nadian stamp ins pired of History Ce ntre staff will take a Nov. 25. Edmonton Petroleum Club, many favo ura ble comments. The larger "travelling road show" to schoo ls. Thi s 1111 0 08 St. 6:00 pm. Christmas at the size of the guide also meant there was strategy will make the program Rutherford House. circa 1915 . -Alison space for the increased number of events accessible to grade 7 students who. Moir and for advertising. which helped defray because of class scheduling. are ofte n the cost of production. This year there unable to take a "field trip" to the school. Jan. 27. Queen Alexa ndra School. 7730 are over 600 eve nts listed in the guide. 106 St. 7:30 pm. Ukra inian Christmas We are fortunate to have a dedicated. and histor ic festivals and special event s Traditions of the Early 20th Ce ntury in loyal cadre of volunteers who will across the pro vince are also featured. East Ce ntra l Alberta. -Radom ir Bilash co ntinue to assist with the program for The launch was well attended. from two days a week . Fortunatel y for the tire the few evaluations returned so far. many less wor kers who make the History events were hooked to capacity and the Ce ntre work. all the sessions have been weather was good . A full report might designed and built, and were used last have heen ready for this newsletter hut year. Thi s means that. for the foreseeable for the fact that seve ral of us decided that future , energy ca n be foc usse d on the offic e should be closed for most of August. giving us a much-needed break. This is. after all. a volunteer organization and holidays from volunteeri ng are goo d for the spirit.

The EDHS program-Speaker Series; annua l Christmas din ner; and John Rowand Nig ht and Annua l General Meeting-is set for the year and our pro gram hroc hure has been sent out to all EDHS mem hers. The hrochure is posted on the HSA wehsite-www.alhertahisto ry.org unde r EDHS program .

We have new staff at the History Centre since early September. In add ition to another teacher. who will be working Good Wishes to all members. Have a merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year

HSA Crossword Across T his cros sword puzzle devised by Jennifer Prest I. Calgary MLA. the late Sheldon __ 4. The darling of Cardston - and King Kong. __ (2 wds.) Answers to last newsletter crossword : l\. A form er defence system associated with Canada's North (uhbr.) 9. A community west of Edmonton. Stony __ Across: I. Mackie: 4. De mpsey: lI. Guava: 9. Skied: lORe!.: II. Ang: 10. Once a common accessory to a T.Y. (abbr.) 12. Yuck y: 13. Ni mmo: 14. Hoyle: 16. Oceanic: 19. Elsie : 20. Youn g: II. A Japanese sash 23 . Plain: 25.Dclvlay: 27. Keg: 2l1. Roche: 30 . VC; 3l.Kai: 32. Ten: 33. 12. WW I Battle of the Ken: 34. Sn ug. 13. An antique often 14. First Soc ial Cred it MLA for Ponoka, _ _ Cox Rogers Down: I. Magrath: 2. Craigrnylc: 3. Ivuny: 4. Daisy: 5. Mud: 6. Strom: 16. One of the lirst retailers in Alberta. (3 wds .) 7. Yellow: 9. Succose: 13. Nancy: IS. Edson : 17. Eskimo: 18. 19. A village on Hwy. 2. 24 km. southeast of Peace River C huckling: 21. Gaggles: 22. Spirit: 24 . Alcan: 25. Devon: 26. Yukon' 29. 20. A ceremonial sword Elk. 23. A Charter member of the Calgary Masonic Lodge. murdered in 18l15. John 25. First European to settle in the Midnaporc area John __ 27. Light emitting diode (abbr.) 2l1. Early Indian scout. Gerry __ 30. Common preposition 3 1. An Hawaiian welcome 32. Taking it easy (slang) 33. Springtime in Alberta? 34. Soon . in due course

Down I. A town to the west ofCalgary. once a mining community now a tourist centre 2. Edmo nton's famous Shumk a Dancers 3. A hamlet on Hwy 22X. 17 km southeast of Calgary 4. A Calgary hockey player 5. The co mplement of yang 6. High __. a town south of Calgary 7. A plant that grows profusely in Alberta 9. The _ Institute. promoting sustainable energy solutions in Alberta ~ 13. Edib le delights. cup __ JI ! IS. Songs of praise 17. Alberta's lirst Lt. Governor. George _ ~ ~ ~ 18. The North West • led hy Louis Riel .=-. .._- 21. A city 150 km . south of Edmonton (2 wds.) 22. A tow n in a national park. 66 km southwest of Hinton 24. A common autu mn flower 25. Albe rta's 11th premier. Don _ 26. A colourful Calgary lawyer. Paddy _ You ha ve plen ty of time to complete thi s cro ssword puzzle whic h was devised by a 29. His perso nal effects arc now in Edmonton! once member of me mber of HSA. The answer will he published in the next issue of History NOli". NWM P StL'Cle