Tag: Alberta history

The Cowgirl Who Came to Compete in 1912 and Stayed

Goldie St. Clair placed second in cowgirls' bucking at the first Calgary…

The Track Will Not Be the Same Without Tom Glass

Chuckwagon racing lost Tom Glass at 77 after a stroke. The High…

Take the Kids to See Where Alberta Came From This Summer

From June 19 to September 7, museum admission is free for anyone…

The Prairie Sentinels Alberta Should Refuse to Lose

Wooden grain elevators were once the tallest thing for miles on Alberta's…

Dissecting the Alberta Flag and What Its Five Layers Mean

The Alberta flag turned 58 on June 1 and is the most…

The Little Red Wagon That Carried Alberta’s Promise

Alberta's Promise launched in 2003 with a little red wagon emblem, recruiting…

Catherine Fraser Led Alberta Courts Toward Greater Equality

Catherine Fraser of Edmonton became the first woman appointed Chief Justice in…

Fort Macleod and the First NWMP Outpost in Southern Alberta

After the 1874 March West, the North-West Mounted Police built the first…

The Alberta Flag Belongs To The People Who Built This Place

Blue sky, mountains, foothills, prairie and wheat is the official Alberta flag…

J.M. Wardle and the Road That Made Banff Reachable

J.M. Wardle served as Chief Engineer for Canada's National Parks Branch when…