topic:"History of Alberta" found 6 records - Research Collections

Abstract: In August 2016, a group of about 40 residents as well as a couple of county councillors met at the Eagle Valley Community Hall to discuss the process of creating a new area structure plan under the oversight of a steering committee. The result of that meeting was a consensus to create a working group to provide the county with input as well as to help officials “understand who we are as a community, the commitment that we have to the land we live on, and our heritage, cultural and social resources that are in the community,”.Five volunteers — Anne Macklin, Lynne Henry, Douglas McCullough, Bill Souster and Greif — formed the Eagle Valley Working Group, which is not affiliated with any recognized societies already in the region. Over the following six months, a questionnaire was formulated to glean information from the community’s residents. A summary of the survey’s results was then discussed during a meeting held at the Sundre Petroleum Operators Group’s office this past January. When the process started, a number of important stakeholders in terms of working relationships were identified, such as the oil and gas industry, social services including Greenwood Neighbourhood Place as well as the Town of Sundre. So following January’s meeting, the working group was tasked with preparing the legacy document. Included within its pages is information about Eagle Valley’s climate, oil and gas sector, geology, as well as infrastructure issues such as roads, wastewater, water, parks and recreation. A copy of the book, is available for sale at the Sundre Municipal Library. (Summarized from Mountainview Today article - website)

Contents: Reader's guide; Introduction and background; Pride of ownership; Sense of values; Environmental harmony; Stewardship of resources; Property protection and personal security; Legislative and management framework; Appendices

Accession Number: P2020.07

Call Number: 08.2 E1e

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Article with further information

Websites

https://www.mountainviewtoday.ca/sundre-news/legacy-book-provides-guidance-for-future-generations-1818745

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From bombs to meadowlarks : the stories of the war brides of Medicine Hat and district as told to Carol Ann Ross, Kath Killcullen, Doreen Hortness and Angela J. Stubbs

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue1873

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2008

Author: Stubbs, Angela J.

Publisher: Medicine Hat, AB : Historical Society of Medicine Hat and District

Call Number: 08.2 St9f

Author: Stubbs, Angela J.

Responsibility: Angela J. Stubbs (editor)

Publisher: Medicine Hat, AB : Historical Society of Medicine Hat and District

Published Date: 2008

Physical Description: 152 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 23 cm.

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Series: No. 1 1944-1947

Subjects: Women; Women in war; War Brides; World War, 1939-1945; Alberta; History of Alberta; Immigration

Abstract: Pertains to the experiences of warbrides who immigrated to Medicine Hat and district during the World War II time period.

Contents: Forward; Jenny Gratrix Wartime Memories; Bardsley, Theresa; Beasley, Gladys; Blades, Margaret; Bowering, Margaret; Burles, Olive; Byan, Doreen; Capper, Minnie; Clark, Eileen; Crowther, Esme; Dudley-Rees, Peg; Eremenko, Renee; Gazdag, Kea; Goodine, Isabel; Gratrix, Jenny; Hollingsworth, Finnie; Hyland, Doris; Keeler, Daphne; Kehn, Elza; McCarten, Betty; McKay, Amy; Niemen, Madge; Olmstead, Bette; Pahl, Ruby; Pederson, Audrey; St.George, Joan; Solley, Lynn; Stevens, Kathy; Acknowledgements; Glossary; Modern Photographs of Warbrides

ISBN: 978-0-9737894-1-6 pbk

Accession Number: 2019.01

Call Number: 08.2 St9f

Collection: Archives Library

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Historic sites of Alberta

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19870

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1963

Author: Dempsey, Hugh A.

Publisher: Edmonton : Alberta Government Travel Bureau

Edition: Sixth Edition

Call Number: 08.2 D39h Pam

Author: Dempsey, Hugh A.

Responsibility: Hugh A. Dempsey

Edition: Sixth Edition

Publisher: Edmonton : Alberta Government Travel Bureau

Published Date: 1963

Physical Description: 64 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 25 cm

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Alberta; History of Alberta; History; Fur trade; North-West Mounted Police; Missionaries; Riel rebellions

Abstract: Pertains to a series of notable and historically significant sites located across Alberta. The book is divided into nine categories pertaining to influential people and events, such as the Riel Rebellion and the North-West Mounted Police. Within each category, the author Hugh A. Dempsey, has included the names and locations of many historical sites in Alberta, be that a sign, a cairn or other form of historical remembrance.

Contents: Introduction (pg.3); Indians (pg. 5); The fur trade (pg. 12); The missionaries (pg. 24); American posts (pg. 29); North-west Mounted Police (pg. 35); Riel rebellion (pg. 39); The pioneers (pg. 43); Historic events (pg. 50); Transportation (pg. 57); Index (pg. 61); Map (pg. 63)

Accession Number: 2017.8683

Call Number: 08.2 D39h Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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In time and place : master plan 2005 for the protection, preservation, and presentation of Alberta's past

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24956

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2005

Author: Tracey, William; Field, Dorothy; Myers, Patricia A.; Vickers, J. Rod; Wyman, Marlena

Publisher: Edmonton : Alberta Community Development

Call Number: 00.5 T67i

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Author: Tracey, William; Field, Dorothy; Myers, Patricia A.; Vickers, J. Rod; Wyman, Marlena

Responsibility: William Tracey; Dorothy Field; Patricia A. Myers; J. Rod Vickers; Marlena Wyman

Publisher: Edmonton : Alberta Community Development

Published Date: 2005

Physical Description: vi, 165 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 x 28 cm + 1 CD-ROM

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Alberta; Alberta - History; Archives; History; History of Alberta; Guide

Abstract: Pertains to a suggested plan by heritage professionals to thematically protect, preserve and present history in Alberta

Contents: Preface; Acknowledgements; Master Plan 2005: A New Approach to Preserving Alberta's History; Part I: Preservation Strategy; Part II: A Thematic Approach; Part III: Using Master Plan 2005; Part IV: The Thematic Framework; Part V: CD with Printable Appendices

Notes: Includes letter from author Marlena Wyman

ISBN: 0778543374

Accession Number: 2019.93

Call Number: 00.5 T67i

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Full text of publication available online

Websites

https://archive.org/details/intimeplacemaste00trac

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Railways in southern Alberta

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20076

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1973

Author: Bowman, R.F.P.

Publisher: Lethbridge, Alta. : Lethbridge Historical Society

Call Number: 08.2 B67r Pam

Author: Bowman, R.F.P.

Responsibility: R.F.P. Bowman

Publisher: Lethbridge, Alta. : Lethbridge Historical Society

Published Date: 1973

Physical Description: 40 p. : ill., map, ports. ; 28 cm.

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Alberta; Railways; Railroads - Alberta; History; History of Alberta; Lethbridge

Abstract: Pertains to the history of the southern Alberta railways, written as a labor of love from Lethbridge local, R.F.P. Bowman. The intent of the publication was to record the history of the early local railway, in an effort to preserve the history before it was to be forgotten. Author R.F.P. Bowman, worked to commemorate the events that were able to elevate the area of Lethbridge, Alberta from its infancy into a state of maturity.

Contents: Chapter I: The beginnings (pg. 7); Chapter II: The Galts (pg. 9); Chapter III: Enter Canadian Pacific (pg. 13); Chapter IV: The Canadian Pacific extends (pg. 24); Chapter V: Other efforts (pg. 27); Chapter VI: Passenger trains in the past tense (pg. 31); Chapter VII: Freight - the railway's main diet (pg. 34); Chapter VIII: The Lethbridge division (pg. 38)

Accession Number: 3069 a

Call Number: 08.2 B67r Pam

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

Websites

http://caitlin-press.com/our-books/surveying-the-120th-meridian-and-the-great-divide/

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