"A 'Pioneer,' for this account, is a person who was resident of that part of the Province of Alberta lying south of Township 40 on December 31, 1890 and a person who was resident in the three prairie provinces prior to December 31, 1890 who applied for and was admitted to membership in the Society [now Southern Alberta Pioneers and Their Descendants] between May 8, 1964 and October 25, 1967."--Introd.
Contents
Prologue - Pioneers Memories Treasured
Forward
Calgary Stampede
Introduction
Biography Index & Genealogical Information
Biographies
History
Past Presidents
Pioneer Photographs
Notes
Links to "A 2005 Centennial Addendum to the 1993 Publication" Call # 08.2 So8a
Accession Number
2019.68
Call Number
08.2 So8p
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Website for Southern Alberta Pioneers and their Descendants
Includes bibliographic references and index. -- Partial contents include Max Bell, Annora Brown, Bruno Engler, Elizabeth Sterling Haynes, Joe Kryczka, Lizzie Rummel, Ralph Scurfield, Catharine Robb Whyte
Born and raised in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Margo Talbot grew up with a distant mother who “ruled the household with her eyes”; a father who opted to spend much of his time away from home; and four siblings struggling to deal with their particular domestic situation. As a result of her family’s dysfunction and her own growing mental illness, young Margo rarely smiled, had difficulty connecting with others, and was plagued with a black wave of anger and sadness that overshadowed much of the world around her. In time, drugs, alcohol, sex, and violence became her primary ways to connect with herself and others.
From the depths of suicidal depression and a conversation with Death, Talbot eventually found solace and redemption in both the healing power of nature and the glory of climbing frozen landscapes in some of the world’s most pristine and challenging environments. Heartbreaking, honest, energizing, and inspiring All That Glitters is a remarkable memoir that shines a fresh light of hope on mental illness.-- From back cover