Resources
Countless hours of research have gone into the compilation of information on this site. As I move forward, I will compile lists of those resources I have used to gather information below:
Alberta Local History Books Online (From www.ourroots.ca)
Southeastern Alberta
- Settlers along the bow : a history of Rainier, Bow City
- History of Lomond and district
- (Bindloss) Golden memoirs, 1912-1963
- Drybelt Pioneers of Sundial, Enchant, Retlaw
- (Cessford) This is Our Land: A Centennial History
- Roads to Rose Lynn
- Golden jubilee : Empress, 1914-1964
- History of Cravath Corners, 1910-1926
- Hanna North
- Down Cereal’s memory trails, 1910-1967
- Duchess and district memories
- Snake Valley : a history of Lake McGregor and area
- Brooks : between the Red Deer and the Bow Plains,
- (Dunmore South) Trains and Wagon Wheels
- Shortgrass country : a history of Foremost and Nemiskam
- Social Plains School District : golden jubilee booklet, 1913-1963
- Conquerville : a growing community
- Bow Island, 1912-1962, 50th Anniversary: The Story of the Beginning
- (Bow Island area) Long shadows : a history of shortgrass country
- Golden jubilee : commemorating fifty years of picture history of Taber, Alberta, 1905-1955.
- Winnifred : our trails, trials and memories
- Down Cereal’s memory trails, 1910-1967
- We’ll all be buried down here : the Prairie Dryland Disaster, 1917-1926 – By David C. Jones
- Hand Hills heritage.
- Next-year country : a study of rural social organization in Alberta – By Jean R. Burnet
- Cypress Hills country
- Etzikom, 1915-1975
- (Maleb) The Piegan country
- (Milk River) Under Eight Flags: Vol. 1
- (Milk River) Under Eight Flags: Vol. 2
- The golden years of Redcliff
- Early history of the Medicine Hat country
- Esther Community History
- (Hays) From Sod to Silver
- Scandia Since Seventeen
Homestead Resources
- Alberta Homestead Maps – circa 1918 – Invaluable collection of Cummins Map Co. township-range maps, listing the landowners of each quarter section
- Alberta Homestead Files – Growing online collection of Alberta homestead files, previously only available at the Provincial Archives of Alberta
- Index to Applications for Alberta Land Patents- 1885 to 1897 – Provided by Alberta Genealogical Society
- Index to Alberta Homestead Records - 1870 to 1930 – Provided by Alberta Genealogical Society
- Index to Alberta Homestead Records – post 1930 (work in progress) – Provided by Alberta Genealogical Society
- CPR Land Sales Catalogue – Records of sales of agricultural land by the Canadian Pacific Railway to settlers in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta from 1881 to 1927 (Provided by Glenbow Museum)
Important Works
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- Exploration—British North America further papers relative to the exploration by the expedition under Captain Palliser of that portion of British North America which lies between the Northern Branch of the River Saskatchewan and the frontier of the United States; and between the Red River and the Rocky moutnains and thence to the Pacific Ocean - By John Palliser, Thomas Wright Blakiston
- Reports of Progress; Together with a preliminary and general report on the Assinboine and Saskatchewan exploring expedition, made under instructions from the provincial secretary, Canada. - By Henry Youle Hind
- We’ll all be buried down here : the Prairie Dryland Disaster, 1917-1926 – By David C. Jones
- The Last Best West – Advertising for immigrants to Western Canada, 1870-1930
- Empire of Dust: settling and abandoning the Prairie dry belt, by David C. Jones
- Government of Alberta, Municipal Affairs – Official Populations
- Alberta’s revolutionary leaders, by Timothy C. Byrne.
- Feasting on misfortune: Journeys of the human spirit in Alberta’s past. – By David C. Jones
One Room Schools
Online
- Alberta Teacher’s Association- A Brief History of Public Education in Alberta
- Glenbow Museum School Districts Catalogue
- Pioneering with a piece of chalk: the one-room country schools of Alberta, 1885-1982, by William Peter Baergen
Online Census
Online newspapers (Free)
- Peel’s Prairie Provinces – A growing archive of Alberta newspapers and publications with a user friendly interface
- Our Future Our Past – The Early Alberta Newspaper collection
- Google News Archive Search – Includes Calgary publications the Herald, Daily Herald and Weekly Herald
Railways
Rural Post Offices
Other Important Resources
- Provincial Archives of Alberta – Includes online archives search (Heritage Resources Management Information System)
- Archives Society of Alberta – Archival record, photographic and text databases
- Glenbow Museum (Calgary) – Collections and Research – From the website: “[E]xtensive collection of art, artifacts, archival materials, and published works document the history and culture of Western Canada. It also includes a diverse range of international art and artifacts.”
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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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