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Long road home : centennial commemoration of Jasper's Mountain Metis

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14412
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2014?
Publisher
Alberta : People & Peaks Productions ; Willmore Wilderness Foundation
Call Number
07.2 W68l DVD
  1 website  
Responsibility
Willmore Wilderness Foundation ; collaborative production with the Mountain Metis Centre
Publisher
Alberta : People & Peaks Productions ; Willmore Wilderness Foundation
Published Date
2014?
Physical Description
1 digital video disc : sound, colour ; 12 cm.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Jasper National Park
Metis
Willmore Wilderness Provincial Park
Horses
Pack trips
History
History of Alberta
Notes
Summary: In 1806 Metis guide Jacco Findlay was the first to blaze a packtrail over Howse Pass and the Continental Divide. He made a map for Canadian explorer David Thompson, who followed one year later. Jacco left the North West Company and became the first "Freeman" or "Otipemisiwak" in the Athabasca Valley. In 1907 the Canadian Government passed an Order in Council for the creation of the "Jasper Forest Park" enforcing the evacuation of the Metis in the Athabasca Valley. By 1909 guns were seized causing the community to surrender its homeland including Jacco's descendants. Six Metis families made their exodus after inhabiting the area for a century. This documentary, focuses on a 14-day return trip of the descendants of the evicted families, as well as Jacco's progeny. Storied are shared through the voices of family members as they reveal their struggle to preserve traditions and culture as Mountain Metis.
ISBN
829982125729
Call Number
07.2 W68l DVD
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Website for film and Mountain Metis - Otipemisiwak
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Living in the Shed

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15457
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2015
Author
Milholland, Bille
Publisher
Edmonton, AB : North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance
Call Number
08.1 sh3b
Author
Milholland, Bille
Publisher
Edmonton, AB : North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance
Published Date
2015
Physical Description
304p. : ill, maps.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
History of Alberta
North Saskatchen River
Conservation
Canadian Rockies
ISBN
9780973759921
Accession Number
2017.8669
Call Number
08.1 sh3b
Collection
Archives Library
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Booze & bars : a brief history of pub culture in the Crowsnest Pass

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue1903
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2016
Author
Hamilton, Stephanie Laine
Publisher
Coleman, Alberta : Stephanie Laine Hamilton
Call Number
08.3 Ha17b copy 1
08.3 Ha17b copy 2
Author
Hamilton, Stephanie Laine
Responsibility
Stephanie Laine Hamilton
Publisher
Coleman, Alberta : Stephanie Laine Hamilton
Published Date
2016
Physical Description
184 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Crowsnest Pass
History of Alberta
Abstract
"In a region shaped by industry and tragedy, the Crowsnest Pass survived and has created on of the most vibrant and beautiful 'watering holes' in the Canadian Rockies. Surviving amazing hardships early on in the Crowsnest Pass was an accomplishment in itself, how did those early residents do it? Well ... to be honest, they had a little help from a few libations now and then. This book wades through how alcohol is interlaced with the history of the area, it is really an expose on the buildings that facilitated the pub culture in the region. Each community has its own unique history and distinct buildings that were meeting places, social houses, and hallowed grounds, spaces that tied the history, alcohol, and people to one another. So ... might I suggest you sit down, grab a drink, and enjoy the fascinating (and historic) pub culture of the Pass. Cheers!"--Back cover.
Contents
The Backstory: A brief history of pub culture in the Crowsnest Pass
Coleman
Blairmore
Frank
Bellevue & Hillcrest
Appendices
Notes
Signed by author
ISBN
978-0-9687890-2-5 pbk
Accession Number
2019.04
Call Number
08.3 Ha17b copy 1
08.3 Ha17b copy 2
Collection
Archives Library
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Surveying the 120th meridian and the great divide : the Alberta/BC boundary survey, 1918-1924

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24952
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2019
Author
Sherwood, Jay
Publisher
Halfmoon Bay, BC : Caitlin Press
Call Number
08.3 Sh5s Volume 2
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Author
Sherwood, Jay
Responsibility
Jay Sherwood
Publisher
Halfmoon Bay, BC : Caitlin Press
Published Date
2019
Physical Description
192 p. ; illus.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Volume 2
Subjects
Surveyors
Surveys and Mapping
Surveys
Great Divide Trail
Alberta
British Columbia
British Columbia - Boundaries
British Columbia - Surveys and Mapping
Alberta - B.C. Boundary
Alberta - Boundaries
Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
Cautley, Richard William
History
History of Alberta
Abstract
"Surveying the 120th Meridian and the Great Divide is the second book of a two-part series describing the initial Alberta/BC boundary survey undertaken between 1913-1924. Surveying the 120th Meridian focuses on the years 1918–1924, when the Alberta crew continued the survey of the 120th meridian while the BC crew split off to continue mapping the Great (Continental) Divide. The Alberta/BC boundary survey was a unique Canadian project that combined talented surveyors, high-tech surveying equipment, rugged crew members and Canadian wilderness. This is a story of adventure and danger: the crew climbed mountains and surveyed from the peaks of the Canadian Rockies; slogged through the muskeg north of the Peace River; occasionally crossed rivers at high water; and often worked in the rain, snow or cold. The boundary survey produced the first detailed maps of the terrain along the divide and the first pictures of the northern Canadian Rockies taken from an airplane. But the most important legacy of this project is the collection of approximately 5,000 photographs developed from high-quality glass plate negatives. These photographs provide full panoramas of the Rocky Mountain landscape as it looked over a century ago. Surveying the 120th Meridian and the Great Divide combines the best of these photographs, diary entries and government documents to recount the astonishing journey of the surveyors and their crew members as they explored Canada’s most dramatic landscape."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents
Maps
Acknowledgements
Introduction
The Surveyors
Surveying Methods 1918-1924
Completion of the Boundary Survey, 1950-1953
Conclusion
Geographical Names
Survey Crews, 1918-1924
Sources Consulted
Index
Notes
Features visual and textual material from the A.O. Wheeler fonds M546 / V771
ISBN
9780773860091
Accession Number
2019.90
Call Number
08.3 Sh5s Volume 2
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Publisher's website
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Calgary Heritage Authority Annual Report 2010

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24966
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2010
Author
Calgary Heritage Authority
Publisher
Calgary, Alberta : Calgary Heritage Authority
Call Number
08.2 C11c PAM
  1 website  
Author
Calgary Heritage Authority
Responsibility
Lesley Beale
Joni Carroll
Sarah Meilleur
Clea Sturgess
Publisher
Calgary, Alberta : Calgary Heritage Authority
Published Date
2010
Physical Description
38 p.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Calgary
Calgary, Alberta
History
History of Alberta
Buildings
Research
Architecture
Abstract
Pertains to built heritage resources in the city of Calgary as of 2010 - includes photographs, timelines, maps, recommendations
Contents
Executive Summary
Identify Protect Manage
Looking Back
Who We Are
Implementing
Saving Places
Reaching Out
Raising Awareness
Acknowledging
Funding
Identifying Places
Notes
Table of Contents page has information about James Langlands Thomson who also sculpted the faces on the Banff stone bridge.
Accession Number
2019.98
Call Number
08.2 C11c PAM
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Final 2012 version of report available online via the Calgary Heritage Authority
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Alberta-NWT Command Legion Military Service Recognition Book Volume X 2018

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25092
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2018
Author
The Royal Canadian Legion Alberta-NWT Command
Publisher
Calgary : The Royal Canadian Legion Alberta-NWT Command
Call Number
08.1 R11 m PAM
  1 website  
Author
The Royal Canadian Legion Alberta-NWT Command
Publisher
Calgary : The Royal Canadian Legion Alberta-NWT Command
Published Date
2018
Physical Description
352 pages ; illus.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Volume X
Subjects
World War I
World War II
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1939-1945
World Wars
History
History of Alberta
Abstract
Includes alphabetical list of veterans in Alberta and NorthWest Territories, some with photographs
Contents
Messages Legion Information Articles of Interest Veterans Advertiser’s Index Submission Requirements Veteran Submission Form
Accession Number
TBD
Call Number
08.1 R11 m PAM
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Available online via the The Royal Canadian Legion Alberta-NWT Command website
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100th anniversary of the formation of The Rocky Mountains Park Branch of the Great War Veterans’ Association - The Banff Legion - Saturday March 31, 2018

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25093
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2018
Author
The Banff Legion
Publisher
The Banff Legion
Call Number
08.3 B22o PAM
Author
The Banff Legion
Responsibility
The Banff Legion
Publisher
The Banff Legion
Published Date
2018
Physical Description
14 pages ; photographs
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
History
History of Alberta
Canada
World War I
World War II
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1939-1945
World Wars
Banff
Banff (residents)
Abstract
Pertains to the history of the Banff Legion, celebrating 100 years of the Great War Veterans’ Association
Accession Number
TBD
Call Number
08.3 B22o PAM
Collection
Archives Library
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Deep in the furrows - a four-generation Noble venture

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25132
Medium
Library - Periodical
Published Date
June 2018
Author
Smith, Steven Ross
Publisher
Alberta Views
Call Number
P - General
  1 website  
Author
Smith, Steven Ross
Responsibility
Steven Ross Smith
Publisher
Alberta Views
Published Date
June 2018
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Agriculture
Noble, Charles
History
History of Alberta
Abstract
Pertains to the agricultural history of the Noble family
Notes
In Alberta Views; Volume 21, Number 5, June 2018, p. 42 - 46
Call Number
P - General
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Available online via Alberta Views website
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Indigenous ingenuity

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25133
Medium
Library - Periodical
Published Date
July August September 2015
Author
Mannaerts, Marijke
Laermans, Roger
Publisher
Kant in Vlaanderen Filum
Call Number
P - General
  1 website  
Author
Mannaerts, Marijke
Laermans, Roger
Responsibility
Marinke Mannaerts
Roger Laermans
Publisher
Kant in Vlaanderen Filum
Published Date
July August September 2015
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
History
History of Alberta
Stoney First Nation (formerly known as Stoney Indians)
First Nations
Beading
Abstract
Features Stoney Nakoda and other First Nations beadwork pieces held at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies in the heritage collection - vest, moccasins, dress.
Notes
In Kant in Vlaanderen Filum; Volume 19, Number 3, July August September 2015, p. 14 - 17
Call Number
P - General
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Website for publication
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The Cave and Basin : Banff's hot springs and the birth of Canada's national parks

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25251
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2017
Author
Hart, E.J. (Ted)
Publisher
Banff, AB : Summerthought Publishing
Call Number
08.3 H11c
  1 website  
Author
Hart, E.J. (Ted)
Responsibility
Ted (E.J.) Hart
Publisher
Banff, AB : Summerthought Publishing
Published Date
2017
Physical Description
91 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Cave and Basin
History
History of Alberta
History-Canada
National parks
Tourism
Abstract
THE CAVE AND BASIN by Ted Hart is the story of mineral springs in Banff National Park that were instrumental to the growth of Banff and formed the nucleus of Canada’s national park system. Authored by renowned historian E.J. (Ted) Hart, Cave and Basin offers background on what is now protected as a national historic site, exploring the story of its discovery and the lives of those involved in its development as a world-famous attraction. It describes these unique and fascinating hot springs and how they became the catalyst for important developments in Canadian history and culture. The book details the story of the springs’ first discovery, their critical place in a government decision to create a reserve to protect them for public use and their development into a tourist location where generations of Canadians and those from around the world came to enjoy their soothing balm. In the process, the springs, and the Cave and Basin particularly, became the epicentre for both the creation and the commemoration of Canada’s national parks. (From publisher's website)
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Sacred waters of the mountains
Chapter 2 - Like some fantastic dream
Chapter 3 - The hot springs investigation
Chapter 4 - Recuperate the patients and recoup the treasury
Chapter 5 - As near perfetion as it is possible to make
Chapter 6 - Walter Painter's wonder
Chapter 7 - Different guises
Chapter 8 - Recent times
Index
Photo credits
About the author
ISBN
9781926983271
Accession Number
P2020.07
Call Number
08.3 H11c
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Publisher's website
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