Norquay’s Century of Skiing Hangs on a Lift First Built in 1948
Mount Norquay history runs from 1926 to a December 1948 chair, Canada's…
Etzikom Keeps The Machines That Made Dry Land Settlement Possible
A four-acre field south of Medicine Hat holds the pumps that decided…
The Boian Church Was Designated In 1974 And Burned Anyway
Boian church fire destroyed a 118-year-old Alberta building on 6 June 2023.…
The $96 Watch That Closed Alberta’s 1920 Train Robbery Case
1920 Crowsnest Pass train robbery ended in a Bellevue cafe gunfight that…
The Leduc County Curling Rink Made of Baled Straw and Stubbornness
Conjuring Lake Curling Club built a straw bale rink near Calmar, Leduc…
Calgary’s 1885 Immigration Hall Survives Only as a File Number
Calgary immigration hall, built 1885 across from the CPR station, was condemned…
What 6,040 Pipes Say About a Decision Made in 1982
Jack Singer Concert Hall opened in Calgary in 1985 and holds the…
Alberta’s History Is Disappearing Faster Than We Can Digitize It
Alberta’s history is scattered across museum shelves, filing cabinets, family albums and…
The Century Old Dam That Still Waters Southern Alberta
The Bassano Dam on the Bow River was poured between 1910 and…
How Lee Williams Built An Empire On A Handshake
Lee Williams came west from New York for 20 cents an hour…
