Bow City – November 1924
Forgotten Alberta Road trip 2010
After a two year hiatus, our fourth Forgotten Alberta road trip was underway. Following an evening of revelry with hosts Mike & Karin (and cousin Steve), myself and my wheel-man Greg headed out from Brooks on the morning of August 17th to see what we could see. Running from Alderson to Armada in one day, [...]
Walter spelled backwards
The C.P.R’s Suffield subdivision – Part Two of Two While rumours continued to surface about possible links to Lethbridge, the final destination of the Suffield subdivision remained a mystery well into 1913. On April 24, any hopes of a link up with Kipp were dashed when the Lethbridge Herald confirmed that the Suffield line would [...]
The C.P.R’s Suffield subdivision – Part One
Prior to the outbreak of the First World War, barely a week passed by without somebody floating another proposal for a railroad running from one far-flung corner of Alberta to another. While the vast majority remained dreams and schemes, by 1930 around a dozen of these subdivisions actually made it off the drawing board in [...]
Google Earth Map Icons: Railway sidings
Quite literally the network of railroad branch lines which crisscrossed the southeast after 1905 were the arteries that gave life to our corner of the province. Along these arteries were sidings, in essence parallel rail lines located roughly six to ten miles apart, which were designated during the initial survey of the rail route. Later, [...]
“Homecoming Scotland” celebrates Irvine
Irvine, Alberta has gained some notoriety from its namesake in Scotland. An exhibition of photographs (not including the above, which is a rendering of one of my own) on display in the Scottish Parliament celebrate the community of Irvine in North Ayrshire’s association with the Alberta hamlet: One panel at the exhibition includes pictures of [...]
Google Earth Map icons: Points of Interest
Points of interest for the purposes of this site are anything that serve to remind us of the people, places or events that helped to shape the character of the southeastern corner of our province. We’ve come across a number of them in our travels, and will no doubt come across many more before we’re [...]
Google Earth Map icons: Photographs
Since 2003 my wife and I- and for three years with our friend and fellow Pilsner Club alumnus Greg- have logged many miles up and down the southeastern corner of the province. Basking in the sun and the serenity of the southeast, we’ve captured many of the region’s sights and highlights on film, and over [...]
Google Earth Map icons: One-room Schools
During the settlement era of southeastern Alberta, the one-room school was usually the institution that defined the region in which it served. Established and usually named by the residents living within the school district, one-room schools often served as the social hub of the surrounding community, playing host to a number of events such as [...]
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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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