Her Paintbrush Captured History By Tim Lasiuta Sarah Mary Blakes’ contribution to Pincher Creek (Little Spitzee) from the 1890s was unmistakable. She married Alfred Hardwick Lynch- Staunton in 1890 and
Capturing Canada’s History By Tim Lasiuta Calgary photographer Alexander Ross was a man at the right place and time. On November 7, 1885, at precisely 9:22 a.m., in Craigellachie, B.C.,
From Big Muddy to ‘Big Time’ Not every child that slid down a snow-covered hill in Saskatchewan’s Big Muddy Valley eventually had their photo on the front page
Settlement “Some of us will not be content in heaven if we hear of a place further West.” —Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald, 1881 The drive for prairie settlement
By Tom Reardon Considering Hughie Long’s traumatic childhood, he could have been a sour, bitter person. Instead, he took a path that led to three Hall of Fame inductions,
By Tim Lasiuta He was a leader whose keen interest and pride in his heritage led to a wealth of Aboriginal cultural and historical associations preserving Aboriginal history.
From PEI to Buckingham Palace By Tom Reardon John James Bowlen quite possibly took the most diverse route ever travelled from P. E. I. to Buckingham Palace. Visiting the Queen
The Singing Ranger ~ by Fred Hauck When we think of singing cowboys, we think Gene Autry and Roy Rogers, and here in Canada, we add Wilf Carter (also known
Alberta Stampede Company By Terri Mason Peter Welsh was born in 1878 in Scotland and by 1910 he had immigrated to Canada, settling on Tudesco Farms, a former Canadian Pacific Railway
Barbed Wire Strung Together the First Telephone System By Duane Gray Migowsky Due to southwest Saskatchewan’s geographic location and sparse population, we realized generations ago that if we want something
Alongside the Heritage Mile, east of Edmonton in Sherwood Park, Alta., stands a statue of the three Lendrum sisters. Although their homestead lined a mile that contributed to the city’s
His name was William Browning Greathouse, and in the Neutral Hills of Alberta he is still a legend. Born in Arkansas on March 31, 1866, Bill grew up in San
