Harry Strom left a legacy of integrity
With Albertans going to the polls on Monday, it’s a good time to look back on the legacy of Alberta’s 9th Premier, Harry Strom. Although usually associated with the end of the Social Credit dynasty in 1971, this son of the southeast’s greatest legacy was that of being a man of uncommon personal integrity: Who [...]
American settlers are part of our story
Is it my third column already? This month’s offering for the Prairie Post is about the most influential group to set down roots in Alberta’s southeast during the first two decades of the 20th century: Americans. This is a controversial notion for some, I will refrain from speculating why, but one that I believe is [...]
Rabbit drives were a part of pioneer life
My second column for the Prairie Post, a modified version of a blog post from late last year, talks about when Mother Nature goes sideways, and features a pretty morbid photo from Idaho. The past few months have been a “hare-raising” experience for the people of Canmore. The Rocky Mountain town made worldwide headlines last November after town [...]
Pioneers, not Palliser, define southeastern Alberta
Happy 2012 everyone! For your reading enjoyment (I hope) here is an excerpt from, and a link to, my first Forgotten Alberta column for the Prairie Post: You’ve probably heard of Captain John Palliser. He’s the Irish adventurer whose expedition passed through these parts a century-and-a-half ago, and whose name has become synonymous with Alberta’s southeastern [...]
Coming soon to the Prairie Post – Forgotten Alberta
I am happy to report that starting in January 2012, select articles from the Forgotten Alberta website will begin appearing in print, on the pages of the Prairie Post newspaper. My column, to be called “Forgotten Alberta – Stories of the Southeast”, will run the third week of every month for readers in SW Saskatchewan [...]
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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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