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Placido Monachello fonds

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Placido Monachello fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of photographs pertaining to Placido Monachello and family; and a bound publication titled "Machinery's Handbook", 1943, which belonged to Placido. 12 photographs pertain to Placido's experiences at the Alternative Service Corps work camp at the Spray River Trail near Banff Springs H…
Date Range
1941-1943
[ca.1950-1960]
2010
Reference Code
M582 / V803
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Digital image
Photograph
Photograph print
Published record
Textual record
Part Of
Placido Monachello fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M582 / V803
Sous-Fonds
M582 / V803
Accession Number
2020.25
Reference Code
M582 / V803
GMD
Digital image
Photograph
Photograph print
Published record
Textual record
Date Range
1941-1943
[ca.1950-1960]
2010
Physical Description
ca.172 photographs : b&w prints -- 3 digital files : col. JPG images -- 4 cm of textual records (1 volume)
History / Biographical
Placido Monachello (1920-2018) received a conscription notice to join the war effort between 1940-1941. Placido opposed the conscription notice, identifying himself as a Conscientious Objector who refused to participate in the war. After appealing his case in court, Placido was sentenced to one year of work in an internment/work camp. Placido completed his year of work at the Alternative Service Corps work camp, located near the Sunshine Road/Brewster Creek area (ASW Camp No. 1). While at the work camp, Placido aided in the clearing of land and road construction around Banff. Placido returned home to Hamilton, Ontario in 1942, where he worked odd jobs as a labourer and farm hand. Placido married his partner, Leonarda "Leona" (Borsellino) Monachello (1920-2019) in 1944, with whom he later had two children, John and David. Placido sent numerous letters and photographs to Leona during his time at the ASW camp. While Placido was in Banff, Leona directly supported the war effort as an employee at Westinghouse in Hamilton, Ontario, where she produced high-tech military components. Placido and Leona ran two delicatessen businesses together after the war, one of which was initially funded by her parents. The couple sold their business in the 1970s, after which Placido worked for Stelco (a steel manufacturing company) until 1985. Placido and Leona took a trip to visit Banff together in 2010.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of photographs pertaining to Placido Monachello and family; and a bound publication titled "Machinery's Handbook", 1943, which belonged to Placido. 12 photographs pertain to Placido's experiences at the Alternative Service Corps work camp at the Spray River Trail near Banff Springs Hotel (ASW Camp No. 1). ca.160 photographs pertain to Placido's family and personal life, including his wedding to Leonarda (Leona) in 1944 and their children [ca.1950s]. Fonds also includes 3 digital images of Placido and Leona visiting Banff in 2010.
Name Access
Monachello, Placido
Monachello, Leona
Subject Access
World War II
Family and personal life
Internment Camps
Settlement
Labour
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Ontario
Hamilton
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Labour
Land, settlement and immigration
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Unprocessed
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Josephine Schupp fonds

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Josephine Schupp fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of 23 letters sent to Josephine (Schäffer) Schupp from her cousin, Mary Schäffer Warren, between 1916 and 1939.
Date Range
1916-1939
Reference Code
M588
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Josephine Schupp fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M588
Sous-Fonds
M588
Accession Number
2021.33
Reference Code
M588
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
1916-1939
Physical Description
4 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
Josephine Schupp (née Schäffer) (1888-1975) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in Phoenix, Arizona. Josephine married Alfred Adolf Schupp in 1912.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of 23 letters sent to Josephine (Schäffer) Schupp from her cousin, Mary Schäffer Warren, between 1916 and 1939.
Notes
Majority of letters in fonds are dated between 1934-1939
Name Access
Schupp, Josephine (Schäffer)
Schaffer, Mary
Warren, Mary Schaffer
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Correspondence
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
United States of America
Arizona
Phoenix
Reproduction Restrictions
No restrictions
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Ben Gadd fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, …
Date Range
1956-2018
Reference Code
M590 / V810 / S61
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Digital image
Drawing
Negative
Newspaper clipping
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
Published record
Textual record
Video
Transparency
Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M590
V810
Sous-Fonds
M590
V810
Accession Number
2021.20
2024.01
Reference Code
M590 / V810 / S61
GMD
Digital image
Drawing
Negative
Newspaper clipping
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
Published record
Textual record
Video
Transparency
Date Range
1956-2018
Physical Description
ca. 7.9 metres of textual records -- ca. 274 maps -- 29 VHS tapes -- ca.15 discs with digital files -- 21 cassettes -- photographs -- oversized materials -- USB stick with 15 sldeshows
History / Biographical
Ben Gadd (1946-) is a retired naturalist, guide, geologist, instructor, freelance writer and award-winning author based in the Canadian Rockies. Ben was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1946. He met his wife, Cia (Langdon) Gadd at Colorado College in 1965, and the couple married four weeks later. Ben and Cia had two sons, Will and Toby. Ben and his family relocated to Jasper in the late 1960s. Ben later attended the University of Lethbridge and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Earth Science in 1972. Between 1976 and 1980, Ben taught classes at Mount Royal College and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology; he later taught additional classes at Grant MacEwan College and Lakeland College. From 1981, Ben also worked as a seasonal naturalist/guide for Parks Canada. Ben left Parks Canada in 1985 to start an independent naturalist guiding business with Cia based in Jasper and other parts of the Canadian Rockies, which the couple continued to operate for over two decades. Ben published his best-known work, "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies", through his publishing company Corax Press in 1986. The second edition of "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies" received multiple awards after its release in 1995. Ben's fiction book, "Raven's End" won the title of Best Canadian Rockies Book at the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival in 2001 and became a Canadian bestseller. Overall, Ben has authored or co-authored 11 books and received nearly one dozen awards for his achievements as a writer, researcher and guide. Ben continued to lead guided hikes and school programs until his retirement in 2016.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, video and sound recordings, and other related material. Materials donated in 2024 include one USB stick containing
Notes
Ben Gadd fonds arrangement: Series I : Personal records - Subseries A : Travel guides and maps - Subseries B : Education and early writings - Subseries C : Personal interest files - Subseries D : Other personal and collected Series II : Research and publication records - Subseries A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies - Subseries B : Other publications Series III : Professional records - Subseries A : Parks Canada Records - Subseries B : Interpretive guiding - Subseries C : Teaching records - Subseries D : Other contracts and projects Series IV : Legal and financial records - Subseries A : Legal records - Subseries B : Financial records
Name Access
Gadd, Ben
Gadd, Cia
Subject Access
Education
Research
Publication
Environment
Geology
Tourism
Family and personal life
Personal and Professional Life
Academics
Guiding
Guides
Businesses
Finances
Conservation
Wildlife
Natural history
Sports and recreation
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Jasper National Park
Banff National Park
Yoho National Park
Kootenay National Park
Lethbridge
United States of America
Colorado
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Reproduction Restrictions
Copyright restrictions apply
Language
English
French
Dutch
Category
Education
Environment
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
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Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

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Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sen…
Date Range
[ca.1844 - 1909]
[ca.1939 - 1944]
1980 - 1981
2014
Reference Code
M555 / V777
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Textual record
Diary
Drawing
Postcard
Private record
Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M555
V777
Sous-Fonds
M555
V777
Accession Number
2018.8685
Reference Code
M555 / V777
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Textual record
Diary
Drawing
Postcard
Private record
Responsibility
Some materials produced by Catharine (Adams) Elkin
Date Range
[ca.1844 - 1909]
[ca.1939 - 1944]
1980 - 1981
2014
Physical Description
21 cm of textual records -- 16 postcards -- 3 drawings -- 1 photograph album : 107 b&w photographs
History / Biographical
Mary Wright (Molly) Adams was born on 15 October 1868. in Ridgefield Connecticut. She was the third of five children born to Cornelia Ann Cook (1830-1902) and Daniel Lucius Adams (1814 - 1899) She died in Kobe, Japan on 23 January 1909 and was buried there.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sent between Molly's extended family members [including members of the Adams, Cook and Wright families], ca.1844 and 1866. Textual records primarily consist of correspondence sent between Molly Adams and various friends and family members [ca.1891-1909].
Notes
Fonds consists of two series: Series I : Correspondence [contains two sub-series: I / A : Molly Wright Adams ; I / B : Extended family] Series II : Personal and collected records
Name Access
Adams, Molly
Schaffer, Mary
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Family
Correspondence
Travel
Exploration
Geographic Access
United States of America
Connecticut
New York
Europe
Language
English
Creator
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Category
Family and personal life
Exploration and travel
Biographical Source Notes
Searching for Mary Schaffer: Women Wilderness Photography by Colleen Skidmore
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Soole family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to members of the Soole and Astley family, as well as the Homestead Hotel and property near Lake Minnewanka. Includes family photographs and albums; published materials, including two guidebooks; collected newspaper articles; notes and corre…
Date Range
[ca.1905-1960]
Reference Code
M596 / V811
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Transparency
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Soole family fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M591
V811
Sous-Fonds
M591
V811
Accession Number
2022.24
Reference Code
M596 / V811
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Transparency
Private record
Published record
Date Range
[ca.1905-1960]
Physical Description
3 photo albums -- ca.6 cm of textual records -- ca.124 photographs (48 prints; 76 transparencies) -- one annotated ribbon
History / Biographical
David Mowbray Soole (1885-1959) was postmaster at Bankhead until 1913 when he moved to Banff to establish a real estate and insurance business. He sold the business in 1919 and bought the Homestead Hotel in Banff which he operated until 1945. Eric and his wife, Violet, had two children: a daughter, Ivy (Bond), and a son, Eric A. Soole. Eric Astley Soole (1918-2012) grew up in Banff and Calgary. He married Sylvia (Maberley) Soole (1924-2016) in 1942 or 1943. Eric served in the Royal Canadian Air Force
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to members of the Soole and Astley family, as well as the Homestead Hotel and property near Lake Minnewanka. Includes family photographs and albums; published materials, including two guidebooks; collected newspaper articles; notes and correspondence, including genealogical records; Eric and Sylvia Soole's marriage certificate; and other related materials.
Name Access
Soole, Eric
Soole, Sylvia
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Hotels
Homestead Hotel
Travel
Publication
Correspondence
Genealogy
Research
Marriage
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Lake Minnewanka
Language
English
Category
Exploration and travel
Family and personal life
Biographical Source Notes
https://albertaonrecord.ca/d-m-soole-fonds https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/timescolonist/name/eric-soole-obituary?pid=157142355
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Unprocessed
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Margaret Gmoser family fonds

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Part Of
Margaret Gmoser family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of materials personally collected by Margaret Gmoser. Fonds includes photographs and textual records pertaining to Hans Gmoser, Robson Gmoser, and traverse trip with Chic Scott. Fonds also includes an original letter from Orville Wright regarding early helicopters.
Date Range
predom. 1970-2015
Reference Code
M594 / V816
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Margaret Gmoser family fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M594
V816
Sous-Fonds
M594
V816
Accession Number
2022.38
Reference Code
M594 / V816
GMD
Textual record
Responsibility
Margaret Gmoser
Date Range
predom. 1970-2015
Physical Description
4 cm textual records -- ca. 42 photographs -- 1 oversized poster
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of materials personally collected by Margaret Gmoser. Fonds includes photographs and textual records pertaining to Hans Gmoser, Robson Gmoser, and traverse trip with Chic Scott. Fonds also includes an original letter from Orville Wright regarding early helicopters.
Name Access
Gmoser, Margaret
Gmoser, Hans
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Family
Children
Sports
Sports and recreation
Correspondence
Language
English
Related Material
Hans Gmoser fonds: M224 / S49 / V68
Category
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Unprocessed
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Arthur H. Sovereign family fonds

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Part Of
Arthur H. Sovereign family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of ca.147 photographs pertaining to Bishop A.H. Sovereign and his alpine expeditions (ACC, American Alpine Club, possibly other). Includes ca.47 b&w prints, 10 scanned images printed on paper, and ca.90 b&w negative photographs depicting summit views, campsites, ACC members, etc. bet…
Date Range
[ca.1910-1920]
Reference Code
V817
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Print
Negative
Part Of
Arthur H. Sovereign family fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V817
Sous-Fonds
V817
Accession Number
2023.13
Reference Code
V817
GMD
Photograph
Print
Negative
Date Range
[ca.1910-1920]
Physical Description
ca.147 photographs : ca.47 b&w prints -- 10 scanned paper copies -- ca.90 b&w negatives
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of ca.147 photographs pertaining to Bishop A.H. Sovereign and his alpine expeditions (ACC, American Alpine Club, possibly other). Includes ca.47 b&w prints, 10 scanned images printed on paper, and ca.90 b&w negative photographs depicting summit views, campsites, ACC members, etc. between ca.1910-1920.
Notes
Photographs were transferred to the Whyte Museum from the Greater Vernon Museum and Archives on March 17, 2023.
Name Access
Sovereign, Bishop Arthur H.
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Exploration
Hiking
Recreation
Summit
Camps
Access Restrictions
No restrictions
Reproduction Restrictions
No restrictions
Language
N/A
Category
Exploration and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Jon Whelan fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of research materials, publications, ephemera, and other materials collected by Jon Whelan. Fonds includes three Canadian Pacific bell boy log books, 1970-1980; five bound scrapbooks with collected newspaper clippings, ca.1880-1890; and collected advertisements and articles pertainin…
Date Range
[1880-2022]
Reference Code
M595 / V818
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Textual record
Photograph
Print
Newspaper clipping
Published record
Scrapbook
Album
Part Of
Jon Whelan fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M595
V818
Sous-Fonds
M595
V818
Accession Number
2022.39
Reference Code
M595 / V818
GMD
Textual record
Photograph
Print
Newspaper clipping
Published record
Scrapbook
Album
Date Range
[1880-2022]
Physical Description
3 bankers boxes
History / Biographical
Jon Whelan (1952-2022) was a researcher, historian, and collector based in Banff, Alberta. Jon had a special interest in topics related to Banff National Park and Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Jon conducted independent research, as well as research for various authors and historians, from the 1980s onwards. Jon was also an active participant in municipal politics in Banff. "For most of Jon’s life, he was engaged in community affairs and fearless in voicing an opinion. He was successful in raising public awareness and his tenacity achieved a personal goal, which was to initiate the use of video for regular Town of Banff council meetings. He dedicated himself to the concerns of Banff residents." -Barry Kelly, Rocky Mountain Outlook, July 30, 2022
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of research materials, publications, ephemera, and other materials collected by Jon Whelan. Fonds includes three Canadian Pacific bell boy log books, 1970-1980; five bound scrapbooks with collected newspaper clippings, ca.1880-1890; and collected advertisements and articles pertaining to Canadian Pacific, Banff, travel and tourism within Canada, and related subjects.
Name Access
Whelan, Jon
Subject Access
Research
Chateau Lake Louise
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Tourism
Travel
Recreation
Publication
Newspaper
History
Community events
Reproduction Restrictions
restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Exploration and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Tourism
Transportation
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Unprocessed
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Forgotten warriors

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Medium
Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)
Published Date
2014 NFB
1997 film
Author
Todd, Loretta
Publisher
Canada : National Film Board of Canada
Call Number
06.3 F48w DVD
  1 website  
Author
Todd, Loretta
Responsibility
Directed by Loretta Todd; written by Loretta Todd; produced by Carol Geddes, Michaeldoxtater, Jerry Kerepakavich
Narrated by Gordon Tootoosis
A National Film Board of Canada production
Publisher
Canada : National Film Board of Canada
Published Date
2014 NFB
1997 film
Physical Description
1 videodisc (51:05 min:sec) : sound, color
Medium
Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)
Abstract
Although they could not be conscripted, when World War II was declared, thousands of Canadian Indigenous men and women elisted and fought alongside their non-Indigenous countrymen. While they fought for freedom for others, ironically the Indigenous soldiers were not allowed equality in their own country. As a reward for fighting the Canadian Soldier Veteran's Settlement Act allowed returning soldiers to buy land at a cheap price. However, many of the Indigenous solders were never offered, nor told about the land entitlelement. Some returned home to find the government had seized parts of their own reserve land to compensate non-Indigenous war veterans. With narrator Gordon Tootoosis providing a historical review, Indigenous veterans poignantly share thier unforgettable war memories and their heailing process. We join them as they travel back to Europe to perform a sacred circle for friends left behind, but not forgotten,in foreign grave sites.
Accession Number
2019-109
Call Number
06.3 F48w DVD
Collection
Archives Library
Websites
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Braiding sweetgrass : indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the teaching of plants

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2013
Author
Wall Kimmerer, Robin
Publisher
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Milkweed Editions
Call Number
07.2 W15b
Author
Wall Kimmerer, Robin
Publisher
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Milkweed Editions
Published Date
2013
Physical Description
390 pages ; 23 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Indigenous
Traditional Knowledge
Science
Botany
Abstract
As a botanist and professor of plant ecology, Robin Wall Kimmerer has spent a career learning how to ask questions of nature using the tools of science. As a Potawatomi woman, she learned from elders, family, and history that the Potawatomi, as well as a majority of other cultures indigenous to this land, consider plants and animals to be our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowing together to reveal what it means to see humans as "the younger brothers of creation." As she explores these themes she circles toward a central argument: the awakening of a wider ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgement and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the world. Once we begin to listen for the languages of other beings, we can begin to understand the innumerable life-giving gifts the world provides us and learn to offer our thanks, our care, and our own gifts in return.
Contents
Planting Sweetgrass ; Skywoman falling ; The council of pecans ; The gift of strawberries ; An offering ; Asters and goldenrod ; Learning the grammar of animacy ; Tending Sweetgrass. Maple sugar moon ; Witch hazel ; A mother's work ; The consolation of water lilies ; Allegiance to gratitude ; Picking Sweetgrass ; Epiphany in the beans ; The three sisters ; Wisgaak Gokpenagen : a black ash basket ; Mishkos Kenomagwen : the teachings of grass ; Maple nation : a citizenship guide ; The honorable harvest ; Braiding Sweetgrass ; In the footsteps of Nanabozho: becoming indigenous to place ; The sound of silverbells ; Sitting in a circle ; Burning cascade head ; Putting down roots ; Umbilicaria : the belly button of the world ; Old-growth children ; Witness to the rain ; Burning Sweetgrass ; Windigo footprints ; The sacred and the superfund ; People of corn, people of light ; Collateral damage ; Shkitagen : People of the seventh fire ; Defeating Windigo ; Epilogue: Returning the gift
ISBN
978-1-57131-356-0
Accession Number
P2022.01
Call Number
07.2 W15b
Collection
Archives Library
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The lost art of reading nature's signs

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2015
Author
Gooley, Tristan
Publisher
New York : The Experiment
Call Number
02.7 G59t
Author
Gooley, Tristan
Publisher
New York : The Experiment
Published Date
2015
Physical Description
xii, 402 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Outdoor life
Survival
Nature
Abstract
Turn every walk into a game of detection. When writer and navigator Tristan Gooley journeys outside, he sees a natural world filled with clues. The roots of a tree indicate the sun's direction; the Big Dipper tells the time; a passing butterfly hints at the weather; a sand dune reveals prevailing wind; the scent of cinnamon suggests altitude; a budding flower points south. To help you understand nature as he does, Gooley shares more than 850 tips for forecasting, tracking, and more, gathered from decades spent walking the landscape around his home and around the world. Whether you're walking in the country or city, along a coastline, or by night, this is the ultimate resource on what the land, sun, moon, stars, plants, animals, and clouds can reveal - if you only know how to look!
Contents
Getting started ; Ground ; Trees ; Plants ; Mosses, algae, fungi and lichens ; A walk with rocks and wildflowers ; Sky and weather ; Stars ; Sun ; Moon ; A night walk ; Animals ; A walk with the Dayak part I ; City, town and village ; A city walk with invisible snakes ; Coast, rivers and lakes ; Snow and sand ; A walk with the Dayak part II ; Rare and extraordinary ; The breakthrough ; Your invisible toolbox
ISBN
9781615192410
Accession Number
P2022.01
Call Number
02.7 G59t
Collection
Archives Library
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Understanding the Banff spring hot springs through karst hydrogeology

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2019
Author
Yonge, Chas
Publisher
Canmore : Charles J. Yonge
Call Number
04 Y8u
Author
Yonge, Chas
Publisher
Canmore : Charles J. Yonge
Published Date
2019
Physical Description
104 pages ; 15 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Karst
Hydrogeology
Caving
Banff Hot Springs
Geology
Abstract
Yonge explores the geology of the Canadian Rocky Mountains related to the development of hot springs and caves including Rats Nest Cave, Canmore. Furthermore, he dicusses the ecology of caves and the impact of human activity on them.
Contents
Hot springs in Canada, where do you find them? ; Rocky Mountain geology around Banff ; Geological setting of the Banff Hot Springs ; Sources and depth of the Banff thermal spring water ; Carbonate hot springs viewed as hypogene karst ; Hydogeology of the Rockies and Banff Hot Springs ; Flow nets developed along thrust faults ; Conduits developed along a thrust fault, nearby examples in Rats Nest Cave ; Hypogene recharge at the Banff Hot Springs: mechanisms and chemistry ; Epigene recharge; the invasion of cold, shallow ground water at Banf ; Age of the groundwater ; Spring elevation: relevance to the Late Wisconsin Glaciation ; Tufa deposits and tufa caves ; Cave formation by microbes: tufa spelenogensis ; The cave deposits (speleothems) ; Banff Hot Springs Summary ; Human activity in the vicinity of the Banff Hot Springs and the role of Banff National Park ; Hot Springs ecology ; Walking around: Geological points of interest
ISBN
9780987936936
Accession Number
P2022.01
Call Number
04 Y8u
Collection
Archives Library
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Iroquois in the west

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2019
Author
Barman, Jean
Publisher
Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press
Call Number
07.2 B23i
Author
Barman, Jean
Publisher
Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press
Published Date
2019
Physical Description
xv, 314 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Fur trade
Indigenous
colonialism
Travel
Abstract
Iroquois principally from Caughnawaga, today's Kahnawa`:ke, were recruited now two centuries ago on a par with Whites to man the large canoes taking trade goods west from nearby Montreal, coming back with animal pelts. While some soon returned home, others stuck with the fur trade, yet others made their lives across the west so far as possible on their own terms. Their stories speak to Indigenous self-determination and self-sufficiency. The book tracks four Iroquois clusters or bands across time, place, and generations. Set down among Montana Flatheads, Iroquois responded to their host's desire for the Catholicism they brought with them from Quebec by four expeditions to St. Louis in search of a Jesuit missionary, who no sooner arrived than lost interest, leaving Iroquois once again to mentor their hosts. The fur trade's economic imbalance impelled a second group, whose words quite remarkably survive as they were spoken, to overturn the status quo to the advantage of employees, they themselves engaging the American west. A third group opted for the Pacific Northwest fur trade, those doing so on the American side of a border put in place in 1846 discovering their long service mattered for naught when they sought to settle among their White counterparts, those in British territory faring somewhat better. Repeatedly lauded in travelers' accounts, a fourth cluster was displaced on their homeland becoming Jasper National Park, again on their new locale an Alberta boom town, yet still today self-identify as Iroquois.
Contents
Self-determining their lives ; Heading West, maybe forever, maybe not ; Bringing Catholicism to the Flatheads ; Challenging a fur monopoly ; Committing to the Pacific Northwest ; Disappearing into a changing Pacific Northwest ; Becoming Jasper Iroquois ; Persisting in Jasper's shadow
ISBN
9780773556256
Accession Number
P2022.01
Call Number
07.2 B23i
Collection
Archives Library
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No map could show them

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25489
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2016
Author
Mort, Helen
Publisher
London : Chatto & Windus
Call Number
05.1 M84n
Author
Mort, Helen
Publisher
London : Chatto & Windus
Published Date
2016
Physical Description
70 pages ; 22 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Women
Poetry
Women's History
Travel
Adventure
Mountaineering
Climbing
Abstract
A Poetry Book Society Recommendation 2016. 'When we climb alone en cordee feminine, we are magicians of the Alps - we make the routes we follow disappear'. The poems of Helen Mort's second collection offer an unforgettable perspective on the heights we scale and the distances we run, the routes we follow and the paths we make for ourselves. Here are odes to the women who dared to break new ground - from Miss Jemima Morrell, a young Victorian woman from Yorkshire who hiked the Swiss Peaks in her skirts and petticoats, to the modern British mountaineer Alison Hargreaves, who died descending from the summit of K2. Distinctive and courageous, these are poems of passion and precipices, of edges and extremes. No Map Could Show Them confirms Helen Mort's position as one of the finest young poets at work today.
Contents
An Easy Day for a Lady ; How to Dress ; Miss Jemima's Swiss Journal ; Ode to Bob ; Height ; The Fear ; Scale ; Beryl the Peril ; My Diet ; Difficult ; The Old Dungeon Ghyll ; Hill ; Black Rocks ; Descent ; Prayer ; Kiss ; Solo ; Nordwand ; Home ; At Night ; Above Cromford ; Route ; Dear Alison ; Engineer ; Lethal Roy ; Bloodhound ; Skirt ; Rachel in Attercliffe ; King's Cross ; Ink ; What Will Happen ; Ablation ; Hathersage ; Kalymnos ; Loutro ; Alport Castles ; Eagle Owl ; Royal Mile ; Kinder Scout ; Murmuration ; Big Lil ; Lil's dream ; What the papers said ; Lil's answer ; Lil's last word ; Tom Hulatt's Mile ; Heinrich Harrer's Motorbike ; How Much Can You Carry? ; Everest ; Oxygen ; Beck Weathers ; Sherpa ; Lene Gamelgaard ; First ; Rope
ISBN
9781784740641
Accession Number
P2022.01
Call Number
05.1 M84n
Collection
Archives Library
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Discovering numbers : english, french, cree

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25490
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2019
Author
Auger, Neepin
Publisher
Victoria, British Columbia : Rocky Mountain Books
Call Number
07.2 A4o
Author
Auger, Neepin
Publisher
Victoria, British Columbia : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2019
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 17 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Language
French
Cree
Children
Learning
Abstract
Neepin Auger's books for children contain original, brightly coloured images and early-education concepts familiar to everyone. In addition to the English words presented, the French and Cree equivalents are also given, making these some of the most dynamic and useful board books on the market, perfectly suitable for the classroom, library and nursery.
ISBN
9781771603317
Accession Number
P2022.01
Call Number
07.2 A4o
Collection
Archives Library
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Discovering people : english, french, cree

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25491
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2019
Author
Auger, Neepin
Publisher
Victoria, British Columbia : Rocky Mountain Books
Call Number
07.2 A4b
Author
Auger, Neepin
Publisher
Victoria, British Columbia : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2019
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 17 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Language
French
Cree
Indigenous
Abstract
Introduces basic words in English, French, and Cree relating to familiar people at home and in the community
ISBN
9781771603270
Accession Number
P2022.01
Call Number
07.2 A4b
Collection
Archives Library
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Discovering words : english, french, cree

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25492
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2016
Author
Auger, Neepin
Publisher
Victoria, British Columbia : Rocky Mountain Books
Call Number
07.2 A4a
Author
Auger, Neepin
Publisher
Victoria, British Columbia : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2016
Physical Description
30 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 17 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Language
French
Cree
Children
Abstract
Neepin Auger's books for children contain original, brightly coloured images and early education level concepts familiar to everyone. Playful and bold, this dynamic series will educate and entertain preschoolers, parents, and teachers alike. In addition to the English words presented, the French and Cree equivalents are also given, making these some of the most dynamic and useful board books on the market, perfectly suitable for the classroom, library, and nursery.
ISBN
9781771603294
Accession Number
P2022.01
Call Number
07.2 A4a
Collection
Archives Library
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I^ethkai^ha^ yawabi = counting in Stoney

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25494
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2019
Author
Wesley, Natasha
Wesley, Tanisha
Publisher
Calgary, Alta. : Durvile
Call Number
05 W51i Reference copy 05 W51o copy 2
  1 website  
Author
Wesley, Natasha
Wesley, Tanisha
Publisher
Calgary, Alta. : Durvile
Published Date
2019
Physical Description
29 pages : color illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
First Nations
Stoney Nakoda
Languages
Animals
Teachers
Abstract
This simple yet precious Îethkaîhâ book of numbers provides a beautiful narrative of counting. Author Natasha Wesley and her artist sister, Tanisha Wesley, portray the numbers 1 to 20 through their way of life. -- Back cover
Notes
The mentors and publishers of this series have supported the First Nations authors to share their stories under the guidance of traditional language speakers and Elders.
ISBN
9781999294748
Accession Number
P2020.09
P2022.01
Call Number
05 W51i Reference copy 05 W51o copy 2
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Treaty 7 Language Books via Calgary Public Library
Websites
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I^ya^ Sa Wiya^ Wahogu-kiybi Cha = red mountain woman receives a teaching

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25495
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2019
Author
Fox, Tina and Wesley, Tanisha
Publisher
Calgary, Alta. : Durvile
Call Number
05 F83i reference copy 05 F83i copy 2
  1 website  
Author
Fox, Tina and Wesley, Tanisha
Publisher
Calgary, Alta. : Durvile
Published Date
2019
Physical Description
29 pages : color illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
First Nations
Stoney Nakoda
Languages
Animals
Teachers
Abstract
In this traditional Iyethka Nakoda story, Red Mountain Woman shares a traditional teaching that she learned from her Grandmother about protocol, respect, and sharing. -- Back cover
Notes
The mentors and publishers of this series have supported the First Nations authors to share their stories under the guidance of traditional language speakers and Elders.
ISBN
9780969448976
Accession Number
P2020.11
P2022.01
Call Number
05 F83i reference copy 05 F83i copy 2
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Treaty 7 Language Books via Calgary Public Library
Websites
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Parks, peace, and partnership : global initiatives in transboundary conservation

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25497
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2012
Author
Quinn, Micheal S.
Publisher
Calgary : University of Calgary Press
Call Number
13.0 Q4 copy 2 13.0 Q4
Author
Quinn, Micheal S.
Responsibility
edited by Michael S. Quinn, Len Broberg, and Wayne Freimund
Publisher
Calgary : University of Calgary Press
Published Date
2012
Physical Description
xxxiii, 542 p. : ill., maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Waterton Glacier International Peace Park
National parks
Environmental conservation
First Nations - (SEE ALSO Indians)
Chief Mountain
ISBN
9781552386422
Accession Number
12-17-12 70,000
P2022.01
Call Number
13.0 Q4 copy 2 13.0 Q4
Location
Reading Room
Collection
Archives Library
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