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Historical Society of Alberta

Box 4035 Station C No .4 Calgary. AB. T2T 5M9 October 200 I Teleph one: 403-261-3662 ISSN 1205-03 50 Fax: 403-269-602 9 PMA #400 I003 1

In this issue HSA Tribute to Grant MacEwan HSA Tribute to Grant MacEwan 1 by Max Foran President's Report 3 0 11 Octobe r 23 . 200 I. at Government Remembering Alex Mair 4 Hou se in Edmo nton, Her Honour. Lois In Memory of Herman De Jongh 4 Hole . Lieut enant Govemo r of A lberta. There's Been A Hitch! 5 will laun ch a special edition of Alberta Sheilagh S. Jameson 6 History that focuses entirely on the life Call for Proposals 7 and works of Western Ca nadia n legend , HSA Presentation to AHRF 8 Grant MacEwan. The issue feat ures an Heritage Issues Sept 2001 9 Introduction by Alberta History Editor. The Passionate Man 10 Hugh Dempsey and three articles by Book Reviews 12 historians Don Smith and Max Foran. Websites to Try Out 13 and editor and writer. Lee Shedden. The End of the Rope 14 The issue is heavily illustrated and Summer Inst itutes for includes co lour photographs that depict History Teachers .. 15 MacEwan at various stages in his long William Aberhart Jim Mackie, former HSA President presents and multi-faceted career. Histor ical Foundation 15 Grant MacEwan with a certificate that pro­ Chapter Reports 16-19 claims Dr. MacEwan as Honorary President Hugh Dempsey knew Gran t we ll of the Society in 1992 HSA Calendar of Events & and this show s in his Introdu ct ion Crossword 20 which sets the stage for the articles to follow. Th e three articles co mplement eac h other we ll. Macliwan' s so n-in­ HSA Pin law, Max Foran , shows MacEwan as a paradoxical but ultimately The co nsistent figure and tries to ex plain Ilistorical these inherent co mplex ities. Using Society of Macliwan's story telling as a dom inant Alberta pin theme. Don Smi th eloquen tly places is available. his snhjr:r t's lift> in both a personal You can pick it and historical context. Lee Shedden up 1'1'0111 the office foc uses entirely on Macllwan's boo ks or mail your cheque or money order in and takes the reader on an absorbing the amount of $5 plus $.50 postage and historiographica l journey through handling to: Macliwans prodigious literary out­ The Historical Society of Alberta put. Box 4035. Station C Calgary. AB. T2T 5M9 Those who knew and admired . . Phone: 403-261-3662 Grant MacEwan should find plenty to Grant MacEwan enjoying a presentation moment with long time friend Betty Dahlie at Fax: 403-269-6029 enjoy and think abo ut in this exci ting E-mail: [email protected] his 90th Birthday celebration forthco ming publ ication . Welcome to new members

Max Foran. Priddi s Wayn e C.N. Cao. Ca lga ry Dou g Dou ghty, Lethbridge Vera A. Ross, Calgary Brian Brennan . Ca lga ry Eve lyn Watt . Ca lga ry Hon . C lint Dunford , Lethbridge Meep Van Wij k, Calga ry Ken Nicol , Lethbridge El izab eth A. Marsh all , Ca lga ry Anne White, Cochrane Pam Lees. Ca lga ry Gl adys R. Brown. Cal gar y Judy Wibel' & Fa mily. Ca lga ry A . Jan e Zal11. Ca lgary Joyce O 'Brien , Calga ry Dr. Mar yon Ro bertso n , Ca lgary Ern est Nathan Manning & Family. Greg Ellis, Lethbridge Calgar y Dodi e Atkinson. Lethbridge Brian Roth. Ca lgary Knob Hill Elem ent ary Sc hoo l, Gl en & Ch eryl Campbe ll, Calga ry Ca lgary Anne Yarem chuk. Vegreville Joyce Thompson , Cal gar y Lawrence & She ila Clayden . Ca lgary Elizab eth G . Ma cki e , Victoria . BC Dr. & Mrs. Delt on Herget , Lethbridge R .A .E. William s, Calgary

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Dr. A lbert Hohol Helen Green Margaret Waite James F.P. Mc Cool Anna Fahrion Ron & Bernad ette Nowell Dr. David C. Jones M . Ai lee n Pelzer & Gu stave J . Yaki Ron William s Eli zabeth A . Marshall W.P. Baergen Robert & Margaret Watso n Robert F. Sho re Ch evron Canad a Resources Geoffrey Wil son Gladys Bramley-M oore Valerie Job son Margaret Job Morri s Flewwelling Bonnie Lain g L. Frances Wock s Jean Johnston e Ken McDon ald Norm a Lake Janne Switze r Glen & Cheryl Campbell Mabel Gear y Barbara Blackl ey Joe & Moyra Ferguso n Dr. David R. Co rnish Ian & Pearl Morri son Cath erine C . Co le Dr. David Leon ard Garth Clar ke Gl yni s Grigg Mrs. Fent Marqu ess Dr. Janice Dick in Wayn e C. N. Cao President's Report by Ron Williams I have been very busy during my first Honour has honoured our soc iety by four months as your President. I visited hosting a recept ion to mark the first of three of the four chap ters and will visit the launches of the commemorative the fourth next week . edition of Alb erta Historv in honour of I visited Ca lgary and Edmonto n the late Dr. Grant MacEwan . This Historic Weeks and commended the important eve nt will take place in members of both chapters for their October. dedication and hard work. which have The Society has been invo lved ove r made these weeks so successful. a period of several months with the I am encouraged by the great increase in publi c awareness and interest in Our Soc iety has continued to attract question of the Rossdale Power Plant in heritage questions and the increase in attention to the history and heritage of Edmonton . Thi s is much more than a government intere st and app arent our pro vinc e. local Edmonton question - it is a provincial que stion . We have appeared willingness to act. I am also thrill ed by I thank all of our members who se before two go vernment boards: the an increase in interest in our soc iety. I volunteer efforts make our soc iety the Energy and Utilities Board and the have promi sed to visit Grande Prairie strong and vibrant organization that it is. Alberta Histor ical Resources and Smoky Lake in this regard. As all chapters begin the new yea r of Foundation Board. on this qu estion. I give my thank s and best wishes programs and other activit ies. I look Attac hed is the presentation which I to all our members and others in the forward to a very interesting . profitabl e made to the AHRF Board on August 28 . heritage field. and enjoyable time. 200 1. Thank you, Ron Will iams. We appreciate the support our patro n. It sets out why this is an important the Honou rable Lois Hole. Lieutenant question to the province and not just Governor of Alberta . has given us. Her Edmonton.

Thank You

The Historical Society of Alberta would like to thank: Hugh Dempsey, Max Foran , Donald Smith , and Lee Shedden for their dedicated work to produce the very important Autumn 200 I issue of Alberta History. a lasting tribute to our first honorary President Dr. Grant MacE wan. We would also like to thank the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation for the funding they pro vided to distribute and produce the issue. A special thank you goes out to each member who made a donation in honour of Dr. MacEwan to bring this project forw ard to all Albertans. Remembering Alex Mair by Bruce Ibsen HSA Members

The phone ran constantly on Mond ay. In the late 1950's he began submitting News with the inevi table question . "Did you articles to CBC Radio in Winnipeg and hear about Alex Mair?" After ex press­ later sta rted writing for the So utham ing mutual shock and sadness at this Business Publ ications gro up in the early toss a funny anecdote into the conversa­ 1960 's . Along with his continued work wonderful man's sudden passing. the tion . leaving us all in stitches . He had a conve rsation invariably turned to what a with CBC. Alex found time in 1967 to rem arkable way of light ing up a room loss this would be to the local history help organize and launch the Radio and with his manner and presence. I cou ld scene . What an understatem ent! Alex Television Arts program at N.A.I.T. In always tell if Alex was in the Archives was a quiet giant who touched eve ryone 1978 he began writing a daily column lunchroom by following the sound of for the Edmonton Journal and in the he met with his warmth. hum our and laughter. style. early 1980's started submitting weekly Th rough it all Alex enlivened For the record Alex Mail' was born in columns to Real Estate Weekly. Over Edmonton's history, providin g colour the next twenty yea rs he publi shed hun­ Edmonton in 1926 and lived here his and personalit y to our characters and dreds of articles and several books whol e life. Though he was interested in events. Peopl e fortun ate enough to hear including a history of the Edm onton writing at an early age , his parents him speak listened attent ively while he Police Service and the very successful encouraged him to pursue a more reli­ lovingly retold the tales of our past. Gateway City. Alex was in the final able profession. Always respectful of Th ose of us eve n more fortunate to have stages of following up Gateway City them . Alex attended the Uni versity of called him friend know the gaping hole with a second ser ies of stories when he Alberta. graduating with a degree in his passing leaves. not only in our hearts passed away . civil engineering in 1948. Soo n after he but also in our city. I have a feeling that Alex started co ming into the City found work with the City of Edmo nton right about now St. Peter is chuckling Archives in the 1980's and endeared engineering department. but did not for­ over a story told to him by Alex as he get his interest in writing and began himself to the staff almos t immediately. passed through the gates into the great He was warmly we lcomed into our cof­ submitting articles to an assortme nt of beyond. magazines. Eve ntually the lure of writ­ fee sessions and took part in the lunch­ Rest in peace my friend and thank ing drew him away from his engineer­ room banter. No matter what we were yo u. ing ca reer. discussing Alex always seemed able to

In Memory Herman De Jongh

Herman De Jon gh , a longtime He co mpleted his residenc y at the Strathcona, show ing him on a band Edmonton and District Histori cal University of Alberta and practised for stand, violin in position and sporting a Society member passed away( March I, 23 years in Edm onton hospitals and straw hat. His wife Elly is also in the 1914-July 18. 200 I). He is survived by clini cs before retiring in 1987 . mu ral which is located at the termin al his wife Elly, a dedi cated heritage advo ­ Dr. De Jongh was a talented hobbyist of the Radi al Railway Trolley. cate in Edmonton. and an avid garde ner. He was an Herman, a doctor in his native accomplished amateur violinist who Holland , migrated to Canada in 1959 played in chamber group s and with the and began to fulfill his desire to Edmo nton Philharmonic Orchestra. He spec ialize in anaesthesiology . is depicted on a painted mural in Old There's Been A Hitch! by Diana Sim photographs by Roberta Ryckman wine - and of co urse The ceremo ny was per formed by the no wedding these Commissioner for Marriages, and days wo uld be incorporated both Jewish and co mplete without a Sc andinavian customs. Harry and co uple of "roasts," Kirsten were marri ed usin g her Kirsten looked G randparents' rings . And Kirsten carrie d beauti ful in her a blue and white hand kerchi ef that her elega nt wedding matern al great-g randmother. Anna dress. and had Mattern . had given her daughter on her so mehow found wedding da y in 1925. time. while plann ing Following the cere mo ny. there was all the de tails. to live musical entertainment and da ncing . a delightful " grott o" made from the original house make her attenda nts' On e dance we 'd never see n before was dresses. a "Chair dance ," The bride and groom On August 5. Marianne Fedori, each sat in a cha ir- then eight men Roberta Ryckm an and Dia na Sirn hoisted the chairs and atte nded the wedding of Harry Sanders "da nced" the newly­ and Kirsten O lson. at the farm of weds . Kirsten 's parents. near Crernona . It was a deli ghtfull y Kirsten's grandparents ca me to the area happy occasion. with in 192 5 . Th e or igina l house was enough memen tos to replaced by a new one in 1992 - but its warm the cockles of a foundations were retained as a del ight­ historian' s heart ! ful "grott o" .We left ea rly eno ugh so that we co uld do so me ex plor ing on the way . One stop. which we can recomme nd . is the Bottrell Genera l Store . This 100­ yea r old store is a treasure trove of IEight men hoisted the chairs and "danced" the newly-weds I eve rything the traditional store used to be. We arrived at the wedding site in lots of time (and by the way. for his cri tics. What's Black &White and read all over? we sho uld say that Harry was there A: Roberta's gift to Kirsten ea rly!) Th e weather was per fect. the and Harry. garden at its best. With plent y of tim e to Harry was thrilled with the socialize . we explore d before sitting in trouble Roberta had taken with the garde n. facin g the gazebo . where the the person alized gift wrap. ce remo ny would take place. Th e gazebo Robert a had found newspaper and was Mr. & Mrs. Olson 's gift to each maga zin e headlines which co uld other for their 25th anniversary in 1986. be ada pted to the occasion. You Harry 's best man was his broth er might see one item headed Barry, who wi th his w ife and fami ly had " Quee n Mum atte nds country co me from Australia for the occasion. weddi ng ," while others hint at Members of both families co ntributed in world-famous peopl e sending some way to the recepti on . Harr y's their w ishes . To co mplete the niece and nephew blessed the bread and package. the ribbon was discarded microfilm . Th at 's a Wrap ! The Editor Historv Noll' Historical Soc iety of Alberta Gentlemen.

I read with interest about the new book Polo the Galloping Callie.

I was privileged last September to watch a game of polo being played on one of the origi nal grounds in Gilgit, North ern Pakistan . We all co nsidere d this a bonus to the trip. The field was half the width of a football field and a third as long . The ground was dusty and the gras s clumpy. The spectators were kept off the field by a six- foot wire fence. There were six riders aside: the Army vs. the Police. as they were the onl y ones who had horses.

It was a fast movin g game with no apparent rules. Opponents' horses were whacked, sidled and pulled . It seemed legitimate to pull riders. hold their arms, and take the reins. but it was so fast moving that no ' infringements' lasted much longer than the wink of an eye. The riders had helmets and dark coloured shirts. Just before halftime , a horse and rider were injured . The game stopped while there was a big discussion . with spectators rushin g on to the field. arguing that the other side should also reduce its riders to five. However. after half an hour the game was renewed 5 vs. 6. When the 6 side scored. the other side galloped full tilt off the field and the game was ove r.

No one see med disturbed . and the cro wd tiled peacefully away.

Th is summer my son. who lives near Alliston took me out to a Polo Game. The field was flat mown grass and the size of a football fie ld. The players were dressed in immaculate white helmets and white jodhpurs. with bright coloured shirts for each team . Their horses shone with good care. What a co ntrast between the original game and this apparent ' gentlemen's' game.

Yours truly, Peter Hawker

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Remembering Sheilagh S. Jameson

Remembering a past and significant Alberta ranchin g family she was The Glenbow Museum . memb er. especially concerned about preserving 130 9th Avenue SE Sheilagh Jameson was a key the record of ranchin g history in the T2G OP3. (94043) supporter of the Historical Society of west. Phon e: 403-268-4100. Alberta. a co uncil member and one of The Sheilagh W. Jameson Fund for e-mail: [email protected] . our treasured annual award winners . Archival Funding was esta blished at the web site: www.glenbow.org She was a dedicated archivist at the Glenbow Archives to help finance the Glenbow fro m 1958 to 1979. As Ch ief cataloguing of the new manuscripts. Archivist she acqu ired and catalogued letters. diaries and photograph s. If you many of the institution's important wish to donate to this fund please send collections. As a daughter of a pioneering your contribution to: Call for Proposals

"Unsettled Pasts: Reconcei ving the West through Women's History" A Co nference to be held at the Universi ty of Calgary. Calgary. AB. Canada . June 13-1 6. 2002. We invite presentation proposals for a conference to reassess Western history from the perspectives of women and gender. Presentations are encouraged from a variety of interests: scholarly. creative. activist, and community. Trem endous energy and ferment in the field of Western women's history over the past quarter century has recovered the experiences and stories of countless women. The 2005 centennial of the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewa n encourages us to reconsider Western We'd like to hear from you histor ies through the lives of women. Western women's history has been part of a I am interested in vo lunteering f(JI" the Historical Soc iety of Alberta . larger movement that seeks to recove r an inclusive past. one that increases under­ I am interested in: standing of the diverse peoples. of all races. cultures . ethnicities, religions. and o Events classes. who built the West and forged its soc ial relationships. This conference will o Fund Raising provide an opport unity and a showcase for new research that. from diverse perspec­ o Membership tives. can reconceive the teaching. writing. and interpretation of Western history. It o Pub licity is an opportunity. as well. to comp are diverse regional. national. and soc ial experi­ Name: _ ences . and consider their meanin gs. Address: A central goa l of the conference is to create dialogue across bord ers. both social and geographic. These include the physical boundaries that separate the provinces. states and nations of the West. which we conceptualize broadly to include the City: Prairies. Be. the Pacific Northwest. the Canadian North. and the western states PC: along the 49th parallel. We hope to encourage dialogue among genera tions of women's historians. and among practitioners of women's and gender history. We E-ma il: invite conversation across discip linary and professional boundarie s. and seek to The skills I have to offe r are: bridge distances between the academy and community. We encourage discussions on political differences: differences of race. class . sexuality and soci al background: and generational differences that mark approac hes to women's histo ry. Proposals are encouraged from diverse academic fields. from teachers. archivists. librarians. pub­ lic historians. museum professionals. activis ts. and unaffiliated persons. Mail or E-mail to: We invite propo sals for individual papers. panels. and round table discussions. The Historical Soc iety of Alberta Proposals may focus on any time period and on any historical topic centred on PO Box 4035 . Station C. wome n' s history in the West. we welcome proposals from persons at all career Calgary. Alberta T2T 5M9 Phone: 403- 261-3662 states. graduate student submissio ns are enco uraged. Please send proposal of E-ma il: hsa@cadvision .com approx imately 250 words and a one-page CY for each presenter. as well as an address. telephone numb er and e-mail address by December 1, 2001. Proposals should be sent to one of the conference co-organizers below: IDid You Know? Sarah A. Carter. Elizabeth Jameson 2nd Viee President Imperial Oi l and Lincoln McK ay From the HSAAnnual General The Historical Society of Alberta Chair of American Stud ies Meeting held on May II . 1991: Depart ment of History Department of History "T he first perman ent office of The University of Calgary University of Ca lgary Historical Society of Alberta was at 2500 University Drive NW 2500 University Drive NW Ca lgary. AB T2N IN4 Ca lgary. ABT2N IN4 6 18 Lancaster Building. 304 8th Avenue SW. Calgary. and the first Questions regarding this call for proposals may be sent to Patricia Roome. Mount full-time Executive Director was Royal College . Calgary. AB at [email protected] .ca Christopher Jackson ." HSA Presentation to the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation Board, August 28, 2001 by Ron Williams

Mr. Chairman, Members of the engineering of the inter wa r period . It simply must be preserved. There will be Board: was a grea t statement of optimism for ex tra cost but when an important part of I am Ron Will iam s , President of The the City of Edmont on , a cit y of under the history of our pro vince is at stake, Historical Society of Alberta, (HSA) 100,000 in the midst of the Great that cost simply has to be met. and this is Mariann e Fedo ri , Past Depression , to build the 1938 section. Th erefore , I repeat, the HSA supports President. It is our very strong desire that these fully the designation of the structures The Histor ical Society of Alberta is struc tures should be designated and and recommend s that the Low Pressure grateful for the opportunity to make a managed to retain their integrit y. Thi s Plant building be retained in its entirety re prese ntation to yo u today. means the complete preser vation of the as it is important to all Albertans. The Historical Societ y of A lberta is a struc tures without impact to their province-wid e orga nization created by original formations. an Ac t of the Provincial Legislature in We op pose the intervention options Heritage Issues 1907 to promote and preserv e the outlined by EP COR in the RD 11 and continued on page 9 history of Alberta. Th e Society has four the Rossdale LP Plant Building ConCerv takes its concerns to chapters whi ch are ac tive in different Intervent ion Rev iew, and we believe the Alberta Courts part s of the pro vince. One of these is the that EPC OR has refused to cons ider Edmonton & District Historical So ciety, so lutions for pow er generation that ConCerv, a citizens group that has whi ch mad e a present ation a little could result in the adaptive reuse of played a lead role in the opposition to earlie r. ex isting structure of the Low Pressure ex panded pow er on the site. has won a Leave to Appeal the EVB Decision. Both the Edmonton & District Plant. In 1999 , the City of Edmonton's ConCerv reports: Historical Socie ty and HSA have been own herit age officer favored an invol ved in the Rossd ale question from engineering so lution within the original "In May, the EVB approved the the ea rly stage s and made pre sen tations. structure . In our opinion, that op tion has EPCOR expansion application. In Jun e , not been properly ex plored. We bel ieve ConCerv sought lea ve to appeal that The HSA supports the designation of that op inion should have been dealt with decision in the Alberta Court of Appea l the three struc tures - the Low Pressure in the review. in Edmonton on Au gust 14,200 I . The Plant in its entirety, the Administration brief is available on the web site, Bu ilding and the Pump House-as Th e HS A appreciates that there is a www.ConCerv.com. On August 29 , the Provincial Historic Resources . need to balance fun ctional necessities and economics with heritage stewa rd­ Court of Appeal granted leave to appeal. Th e Rossdale site is of unique ship. We believe that EPCOR's key The Court rarely grants leave to appeal historical importanc e in this province. objective is to retain the minimum so this was quite a victory." Th e entire sweep of Alberta 's history is portion of the Low Pressure Plant to ConCerv's position and Mr. Justice focused in the North Saskatchewan satisfy an aroused public in order to Berger's decision can be read on Ri ver Valley, right from the nomadic pursue uncertain economic gain. Co nCerv's website.Although the EVB hunters and gathere rs who came here stated that it did not have any role to EPCOR has agreed to work with over 6,000 years ago, (before the time play in judging the heritage valu e and heritage communities to establish the of the pyramids), to the fur traders and resou rces on the site ,ConCerv's appea l basis for development of the heritage others ass ociated with that era, to will argue that the EVB could have stewards hip program. EPCOR has ear ly agri culture and earl y industrial mad e a stronge r stand to help regulate stated that if the most intrusive opti on is development. and determ ine the appropriate con serv a­ not accepted, it will not finance an Th e pow er plant is a unique part of tion of the site even if that resulted in interpretation centre . We are extreme ly that herit age , being an early industr ial not approv ing the RD-ll expansion. con cerned that EPCOR is uncl ear as to development that has continued for Please let your concern s about the its responsibilities in the management of nearly a century. history of the Rossdale site be known to a heritage site as regulated by Alb ert a' s your MLA or to the Minister of Alberta It is very imp ortant that the Low pro vincial legi slation . Pressure Plant be preserv ed as it is a Community Development. Th e issue is The Rossdale site is one of the most cl assic example of power plant an important one in Edmonton's civic important existent industri al sites. It election as well. Man y co mmunity Heritage Issues designation will be redeveloped to de molitio n option in case they needed to house both co mmercial and residenti al clear the site for furth er ex pansion. They Coming up... a forum on the tenants. Owner Bob Dawe, a government said that any other level of preservation was economics of heritage. archaeologist initially bought the building not eco nomic for them. The AHRF Heritage Ca nada is hosti ng as an investm ent but is now determ ined panel question ed this arg ument and " Preservatio n Pays: The Eco nomics of to make it an economically viab le appeare d not to be satisfied with Her itage Conservatio n" this October II herit age project. He has received a EPCO R eco no mic analysis. The to 13 at the Toro nto Co lony Hotel. $200,000 grant fro m the City of Foundation will make their recommendation Heritage Ca nada states "The 200 I annual Edmo nton to help restore the building. to the Min ister of Alberta Co mmunity conference sheds light on the challenging The Hull block was built by William Development. He will make the fina l issue of the eco nomics of her itage co n­ Roper Hull and was the only building decision as to the amount of the build ing servation. Leadin g ex perts fro m Ca nada, Hull , a Ca lgarian, built in Edmon ton. preserved as well as decide on the the United Kingdom and the United Rossdale Power Plant designat ions of the other buildings . States will present the current state of Hearin gs were conducted in The Historical Soc iety of Alberta research and practice in this emergi ng Edmonton on Aug ust 28 and August 29 believes that this decision will stro ngly field:' Registration includes early morning by the Alberta Historical Resou rces impact the future workings of our walks to visit Toronto's outstanding heritage Foundation to add ress the proposed provincial Historic Resources Act and is buildin gs, a keynote address by Mr. designation of three structures on the hopeful that the site will be well maintained Allan Go tlieb. an add ress by Michael Rossdale site, the Administratio n as a heritage reso urce in the years to Tipp in, one of Canada's most enterprising Buildin g, the Pumphouse and the come . The decision is expected mid ­ developers of heritage pro perties, a Maxwell Dewar Building (The Low October. sess ion on historic theatres , and a panel Pressure Power Plant). The Historical Throughout the summer archaeo logical discussion on the economics of herit age Soc iety of Alberta and the Edmonton inves tiga tio ns have proceeded on the tourism . Visit www. heritaljecanada.orlj and District Historical Soc iety made site to determ ine the location of the burial or ca ll (6 13) 237- 1066 for more info r­ presentations at this hearing in favo ur of grounds and new investigations have mation. Co nfere nce registration can be the designations and both agreed that started to look for more evi dence of fort emailed to co nference200 I @heritalje­ the Lower Pressure Plant designation remains. The Edmonton Historical canada .org should ensure that the building remain Board has continued a public consultation Canmore Mining Heritage threatened intact. A large number of co mmunity process to help dete rmine how the burial A Ca lgary Herald article of August 7, gro ups expresse d their views de mon­ gro unds can best be co mme morated . 200 I repor ted that " vanda lism and strating the inten se interest in this issue. EPCO R has also carried out public progress are threatening Ca nmore's They included Alberta Co mmunity consultations with stakeholde rs and has minin g history." Th is summer vanda ls Development. Edm onton Fede ration of hired a historical consultant. Ken set the Engine Bridge on fire . It was Co mmunity Leagues , ConCerv. Tingley. once used for haul ing coal across the Edmonton Historical Board , The Bow River. City offic ials hope to repair Rossdale Co mmunity League , Windsor ConCerv Report (co ntinued from p 8) the struc ture. Also, Royal Mckellar, Park Community League Association Canmore's museum curator, is canadienne- francaise de I'albert a, gro ups involved in the issue are conce rned abo ut the fate of the Legim ond iere Desdendants . Ce ntral sugges ting that citizens suppo rt Canmo re No. I Min e site and is hoping Co uncil of Co mmunity Leagues, and candidates who will make sure the site's that this important element of mining various First Nations Groups. All these history is preserved and who will history will not be compro mise d by gro ups have embrace d the historical reconsider the expansion of the plant. development and intensified growth in memories and legacies of this site. If you have a heritage conce rn yo u the town . EPCOR proposed four options for the would like to share with our members Good news for the HULL Block in building ranging fro m a dem olit ion of please e-mail yo ur views to our office at Edmonton two thirds of the plant to what is hsa@cadvision .com Edmo nton's jewel of Chinatown, the favo ured by Albert a Co mmunity Rossdale buildings to be designated Hull Block will undergo an ex tensive Development , a scenario that would but how much of the Low Pressure $2 milli on dollar refurbishment. It is require less than one third of the demolition Power Plant will rem ain will be hoped that the resurrection of this 1913 of the building. EPCOR made it clear determined by the Minster of Alberta building which is protected by mun icipal that they would only accept the maximum Com munity Developm ent. The Passionate Man - Part I by Allan W. Mogridge

Passion- "a n eager outreac hing of mind toward some spec ial object. as art. traveI. etc ." August 26,200 I On this da te I was ce lebrating a Birthday-i-no, not min e . A very special Birthday, A small family gathering , and I was pri vileged to attend as a "friend" of the " Passionate Man " (a term whi ch has been used by the media and so me peopl e workin g with this person on 1920 photo of the Bittori (grandfather) homestead various projects). August 26 , 1911 (8 :00 pm) ( 1916) were established. noses into farm and ranch areas as we ll On this date and a t this time the first It was here Bill became acquainted as hardl y kno wn corners of this big white child was born in a vas t, arid with his first wi ndmi ll-a Goold land. We pick ed through long forgotten hom estead area in so utheast Alberta. Shapley Muir. In the photo it stands piles of scrap-stuff that didn 't get picked up fo r World War 2. We checked Willi am (Bill) Eld on Peters proudly as a backdrop to the magnificent team s of workho rses. Thi s power wind­ out point s of interest as we ll as points null was used to gn nd and store gram as tlun people didn't know were imerust we ll as In pump warer->bur that's part ing , visited museums, so ught out co m­ of a long story to be told scparutoly in mun ities and becam e friends with so me the history of Bill 's life. of the most wo nderful peopl e in the wo rld - too numerou s to co unt. And all At age 16, he moved with his family along the way , like a couple of mission­ 10 I hl eh Hili south ot Vulcan . aries we preached about saving wind­ So me how J th ink he has hardl y stopped mills, preser ving our history, the value moving since rhar rim e! of the Alberta Historic Resources My records indicate that tor these lJU Founda tion and about Th e Historical yean; he has been a farmer's son, genera l Society of Alberta . What an educatio n! mr-rr-hnnr travelling re presentative . \VlIdl luul RCAF service, go ld min ing expediter, "The Passionate Man" Bill Peters was educa ted , to Grade 8, an investm ent firm branch manager­ in a little Red (truly red ) schoolhouse . His favourite epig ram History teaches maybe more . He worked from the He then went to work in Edmonton, go t /I S to learn jrom the past Northwest Territor ies to the his high school educa tio n at night 90 yea rs of age , married 59 yea rs to Canada/U.S . bord er. During that time he school, followed by busin ess college his wonde rful wife Florence . Fath er of travelled thousands of miles by car, and also at night schoo l. He took carpentry Will iam T. with his wife Celes te, grand­ by plan e . Th en he ret ired . And what did and photography courses, and he developed so n Will and grandda ughter Brette. he do? He decid ed to conce ntra te on an ex tensive library (rea d eve ry book ) Always a dedi cated famil y man. Born bein g a History Recorder- and he has all an an extensive ran ge of subjec ts. To on that prairie hom estead , Section 12 , travelled many more thousands of me , the magnitude of his studies and Townsh ip 4 , Range 9 , W4M , near Lake miles! knowledge is astounding . Pakow ki , bein g 50 miles eas t of the Well , I am certainly glad he kep t on Th e roo ts for the " Passionate Man" town of Warn er. As the railroad was travelling becau se the past 18 yea rs we re well es tablished in the Alberta ex tende d eas t the town of Forem ost have been a "grea t ride" for me. All southeas t prairie hom esteading land. ( 1914) and then the haml et of Etziko m aro und so uthern Alberta we poked our Bill has developed, to the fullest ex tent. that "eager outreac hing mind" for which he is so well recognised . He has always located and docu men ted by them. The maint ained we ll detailed records-otherwise I wouldn't have much material for my stone in the photo be low is one that he writing! However his time- retirement that is-has been occ upied by a who le 'host kept moun ted beside his fireplace for of organ isations where, in mos t instances he actively volunteered. My 1990 list many years. read: as follows: The stone is a glacial erratic (granite), from The Ca nadia n Shield, as left by a Alberta Histor ical Resou rces Fo undat ion( I) Intern ational Mo linolog ica l Society reced ing glacier. Bill fou nd this on the Alberta Muse ums Association Meda lta Soc iety (Medicine Hat) rolling till plain north eas t of Alberta Sc ience Ce ntre Red Coat Trail Association(4) Mannyberries in south eastern A lberta. Archaeolog ical Society of Alberta Royal Ca nadian Geograp hica l Society Arctic Society Saskatchewan Museum Society The unusual hole in the one face is a Canadian Nat ional Windpower Museum(2) W hyte Muse um of the Canadia n Rockies mystery - a case yet to be solved! De lia Historical Soc ietyt .J) (I )province disco ntinucd public How many readers reme mber when, Etzikom Historica l & Museum Society of memberships as indivi duals, you co uld obtain a mem­ So uth-East A lberta (2)O riginator bersh ip in the Alber ta Historic Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump Soc iety (3)Founding member/Lifetime membership Resou rces Foundation? Many ded icated Heritage Ca nada Foundation (4)Founding member/Director individuals were very active in this Historical Society of Alberta (CCHS) Alberta Government foundat ion, which Huma nit ies Association of Ca nada had its head offices in Ca lgary. You may recall names of ded icated people - like In the years that he worked . travelled and lived in various areas of the prov ince Grant Webber, Gra nt MacEwan , Hugh Bill was involved in a number of historic eve nts. For example, in 1949 he was in Grant, Trudy Cowan as Exec utive attendance when the Giant Yellowk nife Go ld Mines poured their first gold brick at Director, followed by Esther Robinson the mine. He also active ly promoted the co mmunities in which he lived. in that position. Remind me to tell you a It was in 1973 (ten years befo re Bill and I teamed up for wind mill research) that a little story abo ut Grant MacEwan and ceremony was held at the Provincial Museum Of Alberta honouring William E. my first year on the Awards Co mmittee Peters. The ass istance of Charles E. Denney , (who is a longtime membe r of The - or may be I won' t! I will tell you, next Historical Soc iety of Alberta), was also gratefully acknow ledged . This ceremony time you read abo ut "The Pass ionate was in regard to the return of The Manitou Sto ne (Meteor) to its rightful place in Man," about how we met through the Alberta. It was a proud day for Bill to be able to do this for his Province. This Stone Historic Resources Fou ndation and was a 300- 400 poun d meteor (9 1% iron) and was regarded as a sacred stone by the started a friends hip. Well. it didn't start Crees, Stoneys and Blackfoot. However, in 1867 it was transported to Edmonton by out as a friends hip. Anyhow, tune in to the Reverend George McDouga ll and sub­ the next issue of H istory Noll'. sequently moved to Winnipeg and then to Victoria College in Ontario. It was due to Bill's tireless endeavours that the Sto ne was returned to its rightful place - the In Memory of Florence Alberta Provincial Museum in Edmonton. Elizabeth Peters

On seve ral occasions he has been interes t­ Prior to H istory Noll' going to ed in "stones" -on one occasion he press , we received the sad news that became intrigued by The Medicine Stone Bill Peter's beloved wife. Florence , after reading an article by Dr. John passed away on Se ptember 19, 200 I. Maclean in the 1927 Dece mbe r issue of Florence was born 89 years ago in The Beaver, as publi shed by the Hudson 's Bay Company. The Blackfoot said this Forestburg, Alberta. She faced life stone, like so many objects determined by them, was sacred and considere d to be with courage , stamina , and was a the "resting place of spirits." Th e article said that the stone was in the bottom of a source of great pride to her family. co ulee down by the Belly River. At some point in time Bill was able to determin e She will be deepl y missed. that the Sto ne had also been the interest of other researchers of history. It was Unifarm: A Story of Conflict and ~:~~~t~~nJ~~I~c~r~n ~ Change at the Stanley Books by Carrol Jaques ,i Milner Library, Alberta far mers and ranchers know that. Edmonton by Joseph Rek in the frustratin g business of ag riculture . private collections across Alberta. It years of bo unty inexplicably turn into years KIancher, Donald J . The North West includes not only books, but also news­ of despair. Looking back ove r the past hal f Mounted Police and the North West paper articles, maps, photographs, century. Jaqu es recoun ts the tum ultu ou s his­ Rebellion . Rev. ed. Karnloops, BC: recordings. etc. tory of the Alber ta farm organiza tion. Goss Pub.. 1999. 153 p.. ill. The author Unifarm . This book docu ment s Alberta discusses the history of the North West Reineberg Holt, Faye. Sharing the far mers ' qu est to increase contro l ove r the Mount ed Police and its involvement in good times: (J history of Prairie forces that have had suc h an imp act on their the Riel Rebellion of 1885 . Large women '.1' joys and pleasures. Calgary. lives and describes how it led them to fo rm portion of the book consists of nominal AB : Detselig Enterprises , c2000. 232 p.. orga nizations which have afforded them rolls and list of stations of the NWMP ill. The publication presents the lighter mea sures of stability and security throu gh out in 1885. side of the lives of westem Canadian the pas t cen tury. Unifarrn . one of the most women settlers through interviews. enduring of these organizations. is chro nicled Kolias, Nina K. The Greeks in archival photographs. personal stories from its development in the 1970 \ to its Alberta. 1903-1995. Rev. ed. Ca lgary, and excerpts of women 's writing from reorganization as Wild Rose Agri cultura l AB: Nina K. Kolias, 1997.463 p., ill. Producers in 1995. Wh ile discu ssing the 1870 to 1960. Although much of the book focuses on relationship of Unifarm to the business of the Greek community in Calgary, it also Strathcona County Retired agri culture . Jaqu es addresses issues of co­ contains a brief history of Greek Teachers Association. The schools of operative phil osoph y. mar keting boa rds. Strathcona County: a success story. surface righ ts. co mmod ity gro ups. and the immigration to Canada and Alberta and Sherwood Park, AB: The Strathcona imp ort ance of educa tion and training for a large section with biographies of Co unty Retired Teachers Association. members of the rural co mmunity. Uniform is Greeks in other communities in Alberta. an imp ortant book that sheds new light s on 1999 . 361 p.. ill. A record of more than McKenzie-Brown, Peter. In balance: the many facets of Alberta's rich agricultura l a century of education in Strathcona an account ofAlberta :\. CA prof ession. history. County and its pioneer teachers from 1910-2000 . Edmonton, AB: Chartered Publisher : University of Ca lgary Press 1887 to 1994 . Accountants of Alberta, 2000 . 278 p., $29.95 ISB N 1-55238-051-3. 355 pages. ill. The Institute of Chartered 6 x 9 in. 65 blw photographs. Phone Sharon Boyle. Uo fC Press 403-220-5284 or Acco untants of Alberta published its Lawrence D. e-ma il: sboyle@uca lgary.ca. web site: 90-year history to celebrate the arrival Halmrest: www.uofcpress.com of the M illennium. It chronicles the Guardian Gasser, Ellen & transformation of the organization from of Milk River Maurice Doll Ed. just 12 mem bers in 1910 to more than This Blessed 7,000 today and the contributions of the Wilderness Edmonton :Pro vincial Museum , 200 1. leaders who have helped shape the pro­ Archibald McDonald's ISBN 0-7785- 1544-3. $10.00 fession . Letter from the Columbia,

1822-44 by Jean Cole Prokop, Manfred. Annotated bibli­ Jean Cole was a featured speake r during ographv ofthe cultural history o] the Guidebook For Historic Edmonton Week. She is a German-speaking community in Alberta. Sherwood Park's descendant of Archibald McDonald who 1882-2000 . Edmonton, AB:Modem Heritage Mile was an important fur trader in the region Languages and Cultural Studies, by June Dodds & Allison Matichuk west of the Rockies. He was a pioneer Univers ity of Alberta, c2000. 707 p. A cartographer and spent time at Fort comprehensive bibliography of some Sherwood Park Heritage Mile Society Edmonton. 200 I. 308 pages. UBC 6.200 prim ary and secondary materials ISBN 0-9-689 183-0- 1 18.95, 2001 Press. $24.95. ISBN 0-7748-0833-0 available in libraries, archives and Burns Illustrated: Jenni fer Bowering of Edmonton for Websites to Try A Study of her essay 'The Journey Home ," History on the Web Selected Illustrations of The Daniel lsel i-Otto of Bluffton for his www .stem net .nLca/monuments Poems and Songs of story "A Storm of Winds ," "Canadian War Memorials are a Robert Burns, 1796-1927 Erin Knight of Edmonton for her poignant reminde r of the price by Dr. Robert Hay Carnie story " May Without Snow ." Ca nadians have paid to preserve our Thi s limited edit ion book was Sandra Malcolm of Airdrie for her dem ocracy" . Thi s site was developed to publi shed by the Ca lgary Bum's story "The MacEwan Staffordshire track the history of our country's war Society to ce lebrate their 25th Dogs ." mem or ials. Over 60 memori als are doc­ Anniversary in 2000 . Th e study was Fina lists in the Gr ant MacEwan ument ed through a digital format. written by Bob Ca rnie, life member and Author's Award: www.museums.ualberta.ca bard of the club. Dr. Grant MacEwan Lisa Christensen of Ca lgary for her Th is fall you ca n now visit by the way was Patro n of the Ca lgary Bums Club book A Hiker 's Guide to the Rocky of virtual tou r the University of and Honorary President of the world­ Mount ain Art ofLawrcn Harris, Alberta's 35 special collectio ns on cam­ wide bod y. published by Fifth House Publi shers. pus. Look for a feature for youth in the For more information co ntact: David Finch* of Calgary for his book Kidzon e, also co ming this autumn. The Ca lgary Burn s Club R.M . Patterson : A LiI e ofGreat c/o Th e Watson Group www.antiques .ab.ca Adventure pub lished by Rocky Box 6622, Station 0 Looking for a special co llectible. Thi s Calga ry ABT2P 3E4 Mountain Books. (reviewed History site lists Alberta's antique dealers , offers Now No.3, Jul y 200 I ). adv ice for co llectors and an extensive Alice V. Payne of Ca lgary for her classified list ing at no cos t. book Quin Kola publ ished by Crossfield Naming Canada: Publishers. www.thecowboy trail.com Stories About Canadian Fred Stenso n of Calgary for his book Follow this Travel Alberta site to take a Place Names The Trade publ ished by Douglas & road trip along the historic Cowboy by Alan Rayburn Mcintyre. Trail. The route covers 700 km fro m Mayerthorpe to Ca rdston including vis­ Thi s is a revised edition of Naming Donald Wetherell* & Irene Kmet of its to small town rodeos , museums and Canada . First publi shed in 1974 . The Edmo nton for their book Alberta :\. cou ntry fairs. boo k co ntains many stories about names Nort h co-published by Universi ty of in Alberta. Alberta Press and Ca nadia n www.albertas po rtshalloffa me.com UotT Press . $24 .95 C ircumpolar Institute Press. Take time to visit the Alberta Sport' s Winne r of the Grant MacEwan Youn g Hall of Fame. New inductees are added Autho r Scholars hip: eac h year to this interpretive center ded­ icated to Alberta 's sport's histo ry. Government of ~ Erin Knight of Edmonton for her Alberta Information story " May Without Snow," www.i magescanada.ca Bulletin Edmonton May Winner of the Grant MacEwan Browse the gateway to ove r 65,000 2,2001 Author's Award: Fred Stenson of images found in Ca nadian cultural insti­ Calga ry for his book The Trade tutions spanning all aspects of Ca nadian Inaugural Grant MacEwan Author published by Douglas & McIntyre. history. Awards presented The first annual Grant ww w.collections.ic.gc.ca/rnyrtlephiIip MacEwan Author Awards were presented Copyright(c); 200 IGovernment of An educationa l web produ ct that tell s by Gene Zwozdes ky, Mini ster of Alberta Co mmunity Development at a luncheon the story of Myrtle Philip , a renowned *Members of the on Wednes day May 2, 200 I, at and respected founding pioneer of the Historical Soc iety of Government Hou se in Edmonton. Whi stler, BC, resort municipality. A Alberta. fascinatin g glimpse into the lifestyle and Finalists in the Grant MacEwan values of a Ca nadian nature lover. Youn g Author Scholarship: A Perfect Gift The End of the Rope for Christmas by Kirsten Olson A play written by Aaron Coates and time changes. Nate Prochnau, as Gi ve a lasting gift and tribute to the Just over 40 years ago a brutal murder Cook, transforms his character fluidl y life and times of Dr. Grant MacEwan in the small town of Stettler sent shock from a confused young man just this Christmas. waves over central Alberta. The bodies charged with his father's murder to an Additional souvenir copies of the of Ray Coo k, his wife and their five angry, desperate death row inmate. Len 200 I Grant MacEwan Alberta History children were found hidden in a grease Harvey plays MacNaughton, a youn g Tribut e Issue are now available for pit in the garage of the family home . inexperienced lawyer suddenly thrown Christmas delivery. Place your order Robert Cook , Ray' s son, was charged into a murder trial. By using asides to prior to November 10, 200 I and we will with the murder and after two trials was the audience, Harvey masterfull y leads make sure your present arrives with a hanged for the cr ime in 1960. The last the story through the events of Cook's gift enclos ure for Chri stmas. man to be hanged in Alberta. arrest, esca pe, re-capture and eventual sentencing . Playwright Aaro n Coates has taken the story of Robert Raymond Cook and The End of the Rope had a two-week Special issue $ 9.95 transformed it into a one-hour play The run earlier this year at the old Red Deer Special issue and one year End of the Rope , most recently per­ courthouse, in the very same courtroom USA membership $19.95 formed at Calgary's Fringe Festival. where the first trial was held. The play Commi ssioned by the Legal Archives has been extremely well received in Name: _ Society of Alberta to write a play from both cities and has acted as a catalyst Add ress: _ Alberta's legal history, Coates chose the for the memories of many people , as Cook story and had access to some of well as informing younger Albertans the original docum ents from the case . about this dramatic episode in our histo­ The play centres on the relationship ry. The impetus for this project was a Phone: _ between Cook, a young man of 22, and desire to expose a larger audience to the e-mail: _ the young lawyer who represented him , many treasures in Alberta archives. Judging by audience reaction and publ ic cheque: __ David MacNaughton . The play is histor­ interest, the project has been a success. VISA : _ ically accurate but is more about the personal struggles of the two men rather As theatre, The End of the Rope holds Expiry Date: _ than a recreation of events. audience attention to the inevitable end , Signature: _ and whether one feels Cook was guilty Sean Bowie directed the play and or innocent , at least leaves us with a with Kelly Reay as Stage Manager used Gift to: _ view to his humanity. a set of only four chairs to dep ict scene Nam e: _ Address: _ From the Editor Another year to look back on . I do hope History Now continues to fulfill your informational needs by supplying news of people and events. Phon e: _ A grateful thank you to everyone who has sent in reports, news, articles and e-mail: _ photograph s of events. Such material is the support I need in order to fill the pages with interesting and diverse material. Mail with payment to: The Historical Society of Alberta In 2002 , I look forward to again receiving information about the events and PO Box 4035, Station C program s in your Chapter, or about an interesting trip you 've made to a place of Calgary, ABT2T 5M9 historical interest. Deadlines for each issue can be found on page 2. Phone: 403-261-3662 e-mail: [email protected] Good wishes for Christmas and the New Year-Sherrin g Summer Institutes for History Teachers J h S by 0 n pearn

Historica Montreal Summer Institut e: but a few. Accommodatio n wa s provid ­ About Historica Cest Magnifiq ue! On Ju ly 7th. after ed in the quaint dorms of old McGill Historica is a new charitable found ation con tact from some friends in HSA last University. which in itsel f ca n provid e whose mission is to provide Ca nad ians March . I flew to Mont real as one of the Montreal visitors with wonderful. inex­ with a deeper und erstanding of their fortunate people chose n to attend pensive room s ($40/night. available in history and its importa nce in shaping Teac he r's Summer Institute: a biling ual Jul y and A ugust) . their future . Historica help s teac hers week of intensive updating on what is As a high school history teac her mee t thei r pro fessiona l objective s by new and exciting in Canadian History. (Vimy Rid ge Aca de my. EPSB). and providing train ing . resources and Th e man y highlight spea kers at the through my invol vem ent in writ ing and opportunities to exc hange ideas and Lower Canada College campus included publish ing music and multi media for the information . For de tails on Historica Mark Starowitz , producer of CBCs history classroom. I can not imagin e programs please visi t us at Canada: a People :\' History: Jack having a more inspirationa l week than www.histori .ca Granatst ein , cura tor of Ottawa's the one that these people provided the We hope to see you there . Natio na l Museum and author of the sixty of us who attended. Deborah Morrison . Director of co ntroversial book Who Killed Lots of kudos to Historica (www.his­ Operations. Histor ica en fra ncais Canadian History . and Brian McK enn a. tor i.ca) and the CRB Founda tion for www.histori.ca/historica/french_site/res film produ cer for Galafilms of Montreal. their support in hostin g this conference. ourceslsumrner_ inst/index.html Tour sites incl uded Old Montreal . a as we ll as to the Lower Ca nada Co llege two day guided venture to old lower staff who coordinated the event. Parlez Quebec Ci ty. the Ci tadel. the Plain s of plus forts . Ca nada! Abraham . and Trois Rivieres to nam e

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Historical Foundation Organized It was felt that there is mu ch to learn the other eleme nts of his platform. It is Th e Will iam Aberhart Historical from the life and legacy of Willi am see n as important that the missing Fou nda tion has been put together by the A ber hart that is missing fro m the mater­ de tails be filled in. the impressions chal­ initiative of The Honou rable Art hur ial produced to da te. and that studen ts lenged . and the reco rd clarified . Dixon. CM. a lon g-t ime MLA (1952­ plus others co uld benefit should the Ac tivities to date ha ve conce rned the 1975 ) and Speak er of th Alberta record be set straight and missing pieces for mation of the Founda tion and formu­ Legislatu re (1967- 197 1). Th e organiza­ of information be filled in. lation of the initial operating plan. Th e tion profile mentions that the A shortage of objective. detailed organization is now seeking funding Founda tio n exi sts to enhance the und er­ accounts of our past are seen to result in fro m a variety of sources to init iate and standing of the history of Alberta and a decrease in attention to our history. in carry out the major proj ect of produc­ the important role played by William our sc hoo ls and by the public at large. tion of material for distribution . Aberhart in the growth of the young with a co nse quent natural reduction in Interested person s are invited to co n­ province to maturity. understand ing. tact Mr. Dixon or other officers of the Created under the Companies Ac t of A conception of Premier Ab erhart Foundation. Alberta in Janu ary 2000 . it was regis­ perpetu ated by popular myth and the Willia m Aberhar t Histori cal tered as a chari tab le organization effec­ medi a is largely misconcei ved and Foundat ion. Chari table registrat ion tive Septe mber. 2000.Officers inclu de clearly not complete. Among these are number 87776 3 128 RROOOI . Mr. D ixon . President. J .Alvin Spee rs. the impression attached to the nam e ACE. Treasu rer: and Directors. John "Bible Bill ." the foc us on the "failed Ga lbraith MD : J . Mart in Hattersley. QC: social divide nd" plan. and no account of M. Wayne Stewart; and C larence Patton . Chinook Country Historical Society News & Views

by Vivian Sampson from HSA Chapters

Greetin gs. October 23 , at FOIt Calga ry. Brian One of our board members and a pas t It' s hard to believe that we are now Brenn an wi ll pay tribute to premiers president of CC HS , Harry Sanders. decid ed to get married during the sum­ enter ing into fall, afte r going through William Aber hart and Ernest Man ning. one of our hottest summers ever. So me Edmonto n mayor Willi am Hawrelak and mer. His new bride is the for mer Kirsten say this summer. especially in southern many othe rs. Ol son . Co ngratulations Harry and Kirsten . May yo u have a long and Alber ta, was drier than the 30's. All in November 27 at Fort Cal gary, a talk happy life togeth er. all, hope everyone had an enjoyable by Ed Bredin about forme r Calgary summer. solicitor and founding chai rma n of the Th e co mmittee responsible in the CCHS again put on a success ful Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , planning of next year's co nfere nce and Histori c Cal gary Week . The Program Leonard Brockington. HSA Annual General Meeting. Ma y 24­ 26,2002, have been busy puttin g Committee has been very busy co mpil­ December 4 will celebrate the 100th togeth er tours and events that will be of ing our new program for the 200 1-2002 anniversary of the founding of the interest to all tastes. Thi s is your pre­ season with more events lasting into Cal gary Old Tim ers' Club at Martin 's invitation to atte nd . so mark those dat es Jun e 2002. on Eight. Reservation s on ly. on yo ur calenda r. Watch for the next September 25. 200 1 at 7:30 pm at Wedn esday, December 12 is our issue of History Noll' to get further Fort Calgary, Linda Manygun s took us annual Christm as Dinner at the details on this event that is open to all through the colou rful history of our Wainwright Hotel. Herit age Park. Brian members of the Historic al Soc iety of Native peopl e before the beginning of Lehman will be entertaining us about Alberta . Calgary with an ove rview of major antiques . Reservation s only. eve nts and historic gatherings .

Historic Calgary Week 2001 Representing the City of Calgary, it opened. reminisce nces abo ut the early Alderma n Bev Longstaff read the days of Edworthy Park, and what was Historic Ca lgary Week was a huge Procl am at ion for Historic Calgary on an artist' s mind when pain ting the success. Th is yea r we had the lower Week. HS A president Ron Willi am s events of war. tloor of Memorial Park Libra ry as our ca me with greetings , as did Marj Win g Ninety-eight entries were submitted headquarters. Displays were set up by from the Cal gary Public Library and for the annual HCW crossword puzzle num erous organi zations includi ng four Sara-Jane Gru etzner representing Fort compiled by Ken Penley and published from Herita ge Fair that depicted so me Calgary. Bob Pearson, dressed in in the Ca lgary Herald . Winners: Neil of Calgary's history. Th ere wa s an art NWMP uni form played O 'Canada on Elison , Airdrie (Ma rtin' s on Eighth gift display of Sandstone bui ldings by the piano. ce rtificate); Doreen A . Rynin g, Calgary Stanley Jon es Grade 3 stude nts. All the Almost 3000 attended events and (Jerom e's Hair Salon gift certificat e); displays were enjoyed by visitors as included visitors and newcomers who Betty Dahlie . Calgary (Jerome's Hair they mun ched on a cookie , sipped wanted to learn the history of their new Salon gift ce rtificate) ; and Doroth y lemonade or drank coffee . On e gentle­ co mmunity. HCW events covered Lam ont , Ca lgary (CCHS gift). The auto man who has lived in Ca lgary over 40 Storytelling , an open hou se to show the tour was also a co ntest. Winners: Glenn years co mmented that he had never restora tion of a fire dam aged apartme nt and Margaret Waite and Jenn ifer Prest been in Mem or ial Park Library unt il this buildin g. a polo ga me , a her itage tour and Martin Stocker (gift certificates) . year's Historic Calgary Week . by car. and climbing up to the bell Co ngratulations to all winners. The them e this year was tower in a church. We lea rned about old A big than k yo u goes to the HCW "Vo lunteerism in the Past: ' It opened fire trucks, the importance of the navy co mmittee, the present ers. to all the Friday Jul y 27 at Fort Calgary with on the prai ries. how sandstone build ings vo lunteers . the members and the general keynote speakers. Dou g Mitchell and Ed on Stephen Avenue were restore d. and public who ca me out and visited the 33 Whalen. On beh alf of the province of viewed old med ical instruments and venues over the ten days. We invite Alberta. Wayne Cao spo ke on the 1907 unifor ms fro m the General Hosp ital. We eve ryo ne to attend the 12th HCW next Act of Legislation and present ed CC HS heard about the personalit ies who year fro m Friday, Jul y 26 to Monday, with a ce rtificate of accomplishmen t. worked at Mem orial Park Library when August 5.2002. Lethbridge Historical Society Write to \'\- PO Box 974 by early Stewart Lethbridge. AB . TIJ 4A2

As a Soc iety. the LHS had a slow of his firm "A.E.Cross Studio" in a talk on the History of Unifarm and she summer as usual. but that does not mean Lethbridge . Ed may bring along some of will bring copies of her latest book for that the Executive has been idle. Jean the firm's early cameras to de monstrate sale and autograph. John stone. Barry Snowden and I have to us . The February program and banqu et been planning a Fall Bus Tour for The Alex Johnston Lecture Series is are well into the planning stages. September 22nd to local area museum s slated for the Lethbridge Public Library This will likely be the last report that and attrac tions. Car ly has also been on the evening of October 30. 200 I at I will make to Sherr ing Amsden. Editor training Jerry Kyllo of Lethbridge in the . :30 pm. Max Foran of Ca lgary will of History Noll' . My term of office is mailin g of our local Newsletter edited deliver the lecture on "Uncertain and due to end with the Novem ber meeting by Irma Dogterom . Jerry, who has Capricious: The Expo rt Market and the of the Lethbridge Historical Soc iety. caught on fast. will be taking ove r most Southern Alberta Ranchin g Indu stry, So I would like at this time to extend a of the work involved in: photocopying, 1887- 1949." The Chinook and spec ial Thank You to Sherri ng for her folding. stuffing, address ing. mailing etc Edmonton Historical Soc ieties have patience and friendly atmos phere that the next newsletter. been contacted to host the Lecture, has prevailed while she has been editor Our latest book : "Where Was It'! A arrangements for Chinook in Calgary of History Noll'. I look forward to Guide to Early Lethbridge Buildin gs" are underway. Be sure to attend when it reading History No 1\' for many years . has sold very well. We arranged a arrives in your community . - Thank you Car ly. your time ly and reprint with some of the photos Our Novem ber meeting is slated for interesting reports will be missed re-digi tized to improved their image 7:15 pm. Nove mber 27th at the Editor plus Duncan Rand-retired Lethbridge Leth bridge Public Library. Dr. Hugh Librarian - compil ed an index which we Demp sey has been asked to present the have incl uded in the seco nd print ing. It program that eveni ng which will com­ Dr. Alex Johnston should be off the press by the time this memorate the spec ial edition of Alberta Lecture Series History Noll' is released . History that is dedicated to the late Dr. Th is year the Dr. Alex John ston Georgia Fooks has been keeping her Grant MacEwan who was the Honorary Lecture Series is scheduled for nose to the grindstone this summer on President of the Historical Society of October 30. 200 1 at 7:30 pm at the our next book: Prairie Prisoners­ Alberta. Final arrangements are still in Lethbridge Public Library Theatre Lethbridge POW Camps During Two progress. Ga llery. Major World Conflicts. If all goes well, Also. on Novemb er 27th Hugh The speaker is Max Foran and his we will launch it the evening of Demp sey will speak on the Grant top ic is "The Export Market and the November 27th or on a specia l launch MacEwan Tribute. It will be at the Sou thern Alberta Ranchin g Indu stry, night thereafter. Public Library Theatre Gallery at 7: 15 1881-1948. Alex Johnston 's heart and On September 17th a group of LHS pm. Afterwards is the Annual General soul was in rangeland management so memb ers met in Carly and Barb Meeting of the Lethb ridge Historical the topic is well chosen. Stewart's garage to label. package and Soc iety. The usual reports will be bundl e 1150 books which went to 200 presented and election of officers will schoo l and public libraries in Southern take place. If all goes well we hope to Alberta. launch our next book: Prairie Our October 23rd program will Prisoners-Lethbridge POW Camps feature local photographer Mr. Ed. During Two Majo r World Conflicts. Keeling speaking on the history of The program for January will be photography and especially the history Carro l Jaques of Calgary. She will present Write to Central Alberta Historical Society c/o Red Deer and District Museum by Janet Walter 45-47 A Avenue. Red Deer. ABT4N 6Z6

Th e summer news from the CA HS Moyie was also used for excursions the Nekkei in Be. In both of these Chapter begins with our June. Go lde n with fine din ing and dan cing. instances. our police were required to Opportunity bus tour. four days of From Kaslo into the Sioca n valley to serve those with legislative might rather beaut iful sce nery and g limpses of Sand on where we toured a still in than maintaining what was right. restored history. The first stop was the operation hydro elec tricity plant. Thi s is Th e Rossland Historical Museum and Morl ey Nakoda Lodge. an ideal off­ the only remaining plant of the e ight. Go ld Mine gave us a picture of the lives high way place for a dri ving break and that once provided min es and city and work ing conditions of hard rock walk around. On over the Great Divide power. Th e Sil versmith power plant has miners and the phenomena of a mine into B.e. for an aftern oon and supper a flume that drops water 300 feet onto a claim in 1890 that becam e a town of stop at F0I1 Steele. As was the case with vertical Pelton wheel - hydro power 7.000 five years later. Back in Alberta . all our stops at restoration sites and without a dam! Sandon was a booming our stop at the the Leitch Collieries interpreti ve ce ntres . tour arran gements mining town in the I890 s. with a Historic Site informed us of what happened in advance ensured that tour guides population peak of 500 0 at the turn of at this site when the sandstone shell provided us with in-de pth present ation s the century. Our interpreter here was familiar to all who travel the Crowsnest at Fort Stee le. Named after Sam Stee le Veronika Pellowski . born in Scotland . Pass highway was a coki ng plant and who built a NWMP post at this location By acade mic training a lawyer. her part of a coal mine enterprise . in 1887. the present historic ce ntre was family operates the electric plant.She initiated locally and co ntinues its has written a soc ial history of Sandon Th e last historic sto p of the tour was operation und er a local historic board. with the title of. Silver, Lead and Hell. at the Pincher C reek Museum and Th e go ld at Wild Horse Creek brought Kootenai Brown Pioneer Village.The white settlement there and an unproven In New Denver we toured the Nikkei local historical soc iety named their site murder charge aga inst a Kootenay. plus Internment Memori al Centre. for a man that ca me west see king go ld a Co lonel Baker land transaction that Reconstru ction sho ws the depl orable at Wild Horse Creek and stayed to live ignored traditional Kootenay terr itories. living conditions of this 1942 site where out a life shaped by the rapid cultural brou ght the police The NWMP Post some of the 22 .000 people of Japanese and commercial changes around him operated for one year. origin were forc ed to live as. "ene my and his own adventurous nature. aliens:' Som e of their sons were in the Th e most adventurous of the forty Canadian Army and 75 % were From June 22 to August 24. Red Deer people in the CAHS tour group did Canadian citizens. This centre was built and District Museum con ducted five some gold panning at Creston in a creek and operated by the local Kyowakai day tours that visited 15 different that flow s into Koot enay Lake.The next Society. The last exhibit in this memorial historic centres in Central Alberta. each morning bus ride alon g Kootenay Lake is a large mirror where viewers see their site the result of local peopl e intent on was a ch angin g sce ne between mountain own face- an unspoken invitation to histori c preserv ation . On August 18 as flowers. shrubs and trees on the one reflect on what can happen under the part of the spec ial Histo ric weeke nd at side; on the other. blue water and sky guise of national sec urity. Rocky Mountain House. dancers fro m framed by the Selkirk mount ain range. the Metis Cultura l Dance Association in A fer ry ride across the lake and north to Our stop at the Doukhobor Historical Edmonton. performed in front of the Kaslo brought us to a tour of the SS Village Museum in Castlega r was remnant chimneys of the HBC fur Moyie. This restored sternwhee ler was another occ asion to look at ugly dis­ trading fort of 1865-1 875. Th e dancing pre-h igh way transport ation for almos t crimi natio n that is part of our history. was filmed by a National Film Board sixty yea rs . Everything and eve ryo ne RCMP were ordered to ev ict crew for inclusion in a docu mentary. that came in and out of this area was Doukhobors from the land given them "How the Fiddle Flows:' that will be on carried by boat or packed in on foot or in Saskatchew an just as they were used APT N and Bra vo programming in 2002 . pack horse. Launched in 1898. the to remove and confiscate the property of Write til Edmonton & District Historical Society PO Box 1013 Edmonton. AB. by Frank Norris, Vice President T SJ 2M!

Summer Activities historic churches and general interest an ove r-all grand prize. This was one This has been a very busy spring and photos of the time period . We find that night of acco mmodation at the Fairmont summer season for our chapter. people grav itate to these old photo Hotel Macdonal d. deluxe room. double displays and interesting conversa tions occ upancy, a three-course dinner in the On June 14 and 15 the HSA casi no result. The display provides an excellent Harvest Room . valet parkin g, taxes and was held at West Edmonton Mall. We opportunity to showcase and prom ote gratuities. The winner was Jean Rogers were fortunate to have an exec utive our society and hopefully attract so me of Edmonton. memb er, Mr. Alan Vanterpoo l, an new memb erships. exper ienced casi no orga nizer. step We were invited to put up a display in forward . He handled all the details in a Historic Edmonton Week was held Edmonton City Hall which was a centre well organized way and as a result there from Jul y 29 to August 6 inclusive. Th is point attraction for the World Ga mes. was not a single problem with the paper annua l eve nt. once aga in. was extre mely We were give n prime space and were trail. Organizing the necessary successful. Our thanks to the many able to set up an interestin g display of volunteers was a formidable task but sponso rs. activity partners, the historic pictures and small artifacts. We thanks to our very supportive memb er­ electronic and print med ia. an act ive and attracted lots of visitors . many from ship we had more than we actually used . efficient coordinator. and of course the other parts of the world , and they took The good news is that we cleared activity participants. We featured six ty­ great interest in our display. Estimates $58 .500 . For those of us new to casino's four (64) activities hosted by ove r thirt y of attendance at City Hall was 50,000 it was an interesting experience. (30) different partners some of whom plus. We were fortun ate to be able to were new to our festival this year. have a host at the display for the busy On June 17.Airfest 200 I was held at Already, we are receiving inquiries hours of the day. Some interesting the aviation Museum to ce lebrate the from new partners show ing interest in conversations were generated . We had a 75th annive rsary of North America's participating in next yea r's Historic guest book which many people signed. first Muni cipal Airport. This Airport is Edmonton Week. We are especia lly We hosted the display from August 5 to still commonly referred to as grateful for the cove rage we rece ived 12. What a great opportunity to Edmonton's Industrial Airfield. We were from the media, in all forms. including distribut e our brochures, magazines and fortunate to have been invited to set up at least three eve nts on live television . socie ty inform ation. a display in the Trade Fair area. We This year we held a con test. with entry Afte r a busy and interesting summer. were given prime space in a visible forms . that served as a means for we now move on to the fall/winter location. We set up a photo display of trackin g attendance at eac h activity. We program . historic eve nts. historic buildi ngs. awarded prizes of books and there was

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Oct 23 CCHS A lberta Originals: Stories of Albertans Wh o Made a Difference . Brian Brennan. Fl. Ca lga ry 7509 Ave SE. 7:30 pm . Oct 23 LHS Gu est speaker Ed Keelin g will speak on the Histor y of Ea rly Leth bridge Pho tographers. parti cul arly the A.E.Cross Studio Oct 30 LHS Th e Alex Johnston Lec ture Se ries at the Lethbridge Public Library at 7:30 pm . Max Foran of Calgary wi ll deliver the lecture on " Uncertain and Capricious: Th e Export Market and the So uthern Alberta Ranching Industry. 1887-194 9 : ' Nov 27 CCHS Leonard W. Brockington : Ca lga ry's S ilver Tongued Ci ty So licitor . Ed Bred in . Fl. Calgary 750 9 Ave SE. 7:30 pm . Nov 27 LHS AGM. Gues t speaker Dr. Hugh Dempsey. Ed itor Alberta History . He will speak abo ut the co mmemora tive edition of Alberta History. dedi cated to the late Dr. Grant Ma c Ewan . If all goes well we hope to laun ch Prairie Prisoners. Lethbridge POW Camps During Two Major World Confl icts. by Georgia Foo ks . or at a spec ial laun ch evening thereaft er. Dec 4 CCHS Historic Ca lgary Week 2002 Fundraising Dinn er. Ma rt in's on Eighth. 121 8th Ave . SW. Cocktails 6:00. Dinn er 7:00 pm Call: Harry 403- 259- 8339 . Dec 12 CCHS C hristmas Dinner. Wain wri ght Hotel. Heritage Park . Cockta ils 6:00 pm, Dinner 7:00 pm .Call : Anne 40 3-242- 5696 Jan 22 LHS Carrol Jaques of Calgary will talk on the History of Unifarm. See book re view page 12. Jan 23 CCHS Sto ryt elling and th e Fur Trade. Louise Crane . Fl. Calgary 750 9 Ave SE. 7:30 pm .

Answer to last newsletter crossword: Across Across: I. Tommy Banks. 6. disc . 9. Rockyview, 10. aloft. II . howls. 12. Innisfail. I . Explorer who. in 1754 . was the first whit e man to see " the 13. Pancake. 15. slide. 16. obeying. 18. ehs . 20. cue. 2 I. holster. 22. Frank. 24 . taper. shining mountains" fro m wes t of site of Red Deer 25. epauleuc. 26. coed. 27 . KuKluxKlan. 8. Famed basketball team from Edmonton 9 . Alberta Alc ohol & Dru g Abuse Co mm iss ion (acronym) Down: I. Torah. 2. Macliwan, 3. yoyos , 4. asinine, 5. Kiwanis. 7. isolate. 1I. Breezy . gay 8. cata logue. 10. Aussies, 13. Prophetic. 14. aviator. 17. eclipse. 18. Garneau. 19. eye 13. Finger. toe or brad ball. 20. Coastal. 22. Felix. 23. Klein. 14. Mom and Dad 16. Highest mountain in the Ca nad ian Rocki es. west of Ja sper 17. Co lour of army tun ic 18. Th e Indi an trib es co mmunicated by moc casin . . . . HSA Crossword 2 I . Departs . 23. Calgary district or Ottawa can al 24 . Pro vince in which Edmo nton's "twin city" is located 25 . So uthern Alberta uni ver sity (abbr) 27. Alb erta is famed for thi s meat 28 . Grant Mucliwans so n-in-law . auth or Max . . . .. 29 . Edmo nton athlete 30 . HB C ex plore r. map maker. who surveyed Lake Athabasca and foothills of the Canad ian Rocki es. Peter . 3 1. Book or list of import ant citize ns Down 2. A Co nse rvative 3. River or dam in So uthern Alberta 4 . Pass into law by the pro vincial legislature 5. With 6 down. post held by Grant Ma cEwan at the University of Manit oba 6. see 5 do wn 7. Stoney c hief whose life was subject of a Grant MacEwan book Tutanua Mani 8. A four t oed ~ taill ess. divin g waterfowl 10 . Type of dit ch which tran sports fresh water to cro ps in part s of dry Alberta 12. Trait<;r. desert er. often a fugiti ve fro m the law 14. North or South . . . . ~ 15. One who doubts the truth 19. A Nation al Park in Alberta 20 . A past presid ent of the Histori cal Soc iety of Alberta 22 . Produ ct of a num ber multiplied by itse lf 23 . Co ndiment used . with pleasu re. on hot dogs etc. at country You have plenty of time to complete this crossword puzzle which was devised by a fairs in A lbe rta mem ber of HSA. The answe r will be published in the next issue of Hi story Now, 26. Female un iversity stude nt 27 . Wagers •