Bow City Townsite
Once a mine had been opened along the south bank of the Bow River, Bow City Collieries Ltd. began to focus their attention on promotion of the townsite it has promised to build overlooking the south bank of the Bow River.
Bow City – the Metropolis of Southern Alberta
Save for the odd foundation or slag heap amidst the short native grasses, as you head west on Hwy. 539 past the Bow City Bridge, little evidence remains to be seen of the village that many predicted would give Calgary a run for the title of biggest city on the Bow. However, in the years [...]
Kinnondale School District No. 2096
Kinnondale School (top left) and teacherage on original site in 1941. Koch family farm (formerly John Tibbitts) in foreground. (Koch family photo) By the end of 1909, the land boom in the area northeast of present-day Lomond was in full swing. According to a 1937 study by G.H. Craig and J. Proskie entitled “The Acquisition of [...]
Kinnondale
Located about thirty-five miles southwest of Brooks and twenty-five due south of Bassano, Kinnondale was, for a short time, the hub of what is now eastern Vulcan County.
Vulcan County History Blog
An exciting development for the historically-minded in Vulcan County. The Vulcan Innovation Project has launched the Vulcan County History Blog, an online resource for the history of people and places in Vulcan County. A new Vulcan Innovation Project (VIP) initiative has arranged to create a blog for the county’s past and any resident with some [...]
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Drawing on over 100 years of family history in the southeast, this is my attempt to shine the spotlight on southeastern Alberta's forgotten history.
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