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The year was 1910. Edmonton City Council was troubled.

"Becoming alarmed over the citizens' backsliding, it closed down [a business] where rumours said deep and mysterious evils were encouraged..."

ECAMP: Happyland
https://citymuseumedmonton.ca/2025/07/02/happyland/

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An illustration with the word "Happyland" in large serif text overlaid on a rough map of part of downtown Edmonton. There is an illustrated hand below the text pointing to a street corner on the map - the southwest corner of Jasper Avenue and Fifth (105) Street.

Illustration by Toryn Suddaby

"[Lewis Block] features a 25-foot public art installation of Joseph Lewis in a red canoe - dubbed The Steersman. The building is named after Lewis, a “highly accomplished” canoe man with the Hudson’s Bay company in the early 1800s.

Lewis is believed to have lived as a free Black man decades before slavery was abolished."

CTV Edmonton: New Stadium Yards apartment and art installation honours Black fur trader
https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/new-stadium-yards-apartment-and-art-installation-honours-black-fur-trader/

#yeg #yegArts #yegHistory #yegHeritage

A photo of a steel art sculpture in front of a new residential building. The piece is comprised of a black silhouette of a man paddling, on top of the outline of a canoe in red. (David Mitchell/CTV News Edmonton)

"You fought for women’s right to vote, to pursue higher education, and to combine a career and marriage. You debunked the myth that women shouldn’t be allowed to vote because their literacy rate was lower than men’s. You used your position as education convenor for the National Council of Women to promote lifelong learning."

ECAMP: “More than a prize scholar or bookworm”: The Leadership and Legacy of Dr. Geneva Misener
https://citymuseumedmonton.ca/2025/05/20/more-than-a-prize-scholar-or-bookworm-the-leadership-and-legacy-of-dr-geneva-misener/

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Geneva Misener, 1898-99 senior class photo at Queen’s University. V28-Cl-Arts-1898. Queen’s Picture Collection. Queen’s University Archives, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

Some more photos from the Art and Artifacts Jane's Walk I attended today, hosted by @ian_hosler (don't think he's very active here though).

The walk took a look at the artworks at the Indigenous Art Park ᐄᓃᐤ (ÎNÎW) River Lot 11∞, in Queen Elizabeth Park, the history of the former QE Pool, and then into the City of Edmonton Archives Artifacts Centre.

Here's a few of the art pieces at ÎNÎW. See alt text for some additional info.

#yeg #JanesWalk #yegHeritage #yegArts #Indiginous

A group of people standing around a sculpture in a public park. The sculpture is a concrete turtle on the ground. It's back is a large mosaic of various images, including a black Thunderbird prominently visible in the photo. A second turtle sculpture can be seen further back.

This piece is called mamohkamatowin (Helping Each Other) by Jerry Whitehead.

A close up detail on a mosaic beaver from the previous sculpture, mamohkamatowin (Helping Each Other) by Jerry Whitehead.

A sculpture in a public park of 8 large stone slabs standing to against a wall of river stones. There slabs have images in the style of petroglyphs of birds, flowers, horses, carts, and other imagery.

Preparing to Cross the Sacred River by Marianne Nicolson

Two sculptures in a public park.

In the foreground is a large white sculpture made to look like an oversized bone hide scraper. This is mikikwan by Duane Linklater.

In behind are large Cree syllabics built onto a small hill- ᐃᐢᑯᑌᐤ - iskotew by Amy Malbeuf

I know a lot of white colonizers look the same (including fictional ones), but you can't tell me that this isn't Kier Egan.

#yeg #yegHistory #yegHeritage #Severance

A painted portrait of a white man with a large bushy mustache in a black suit and tie, from the early 1900s. It is framed and hanging on a pegboard wall.

Saturday, I was a judge at the Edmonton Regional Heritage Fair, which is like a science fair for history lovers. Students from grades 4-9 presented on all kinds of stories. (I judged 5 different presentations: on the Komagata Maru tragedy, Louis Riel, Viola Desmond, Terry Fox and the history of Confederation.) So much enthusiasm and knowledge on display! #Edmonton #yeg #Canada #HeritageFair #yegheritage

Londonderry Grade 9 students Lucy Cao, Sophie Vong and Haley Wang, in Londonderry Lions blue t-shirts stand in front of their Komagata Maru display.

Grade 5 students Zahra and Yusra, wearing the matching hijabs and blue tunics of the Edmonton Islamic Academy, smile as they stand in front of their Terry Fox display.

A really outstanding three dimensional display and diorama on the Franklin Expedition, including a model ship.

"It is hard to believe that even the greatest March Madness teams could ever compile a winning record superior to that of the Edmonton Grads.

The Grads took part in more than 400 games between 1915 and 1940 and lost only 20, giving them a win ratio in excess of 95%"

The Guardian: Were the all-conquering Edmonton Grads the most dominant team of all time?
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/mar/24/were-the-all-conquering-edmonton-grads-the-most-dominant-team-of-all-time

#yeg #yegHistory #yegHeritage #yegSports #EdmontonGrads

A black-and-white studio photo of six women in early 20th century women's sleeved basketball jerseys and bulky skirts - four standing at the back and two sitting at the front - around a man sitting front and centre. On the floor in front of them are 8 trophy cups, two trophy shield, and a basketball.

Source: City of Edmonton Archives

How A-Channel TV workers fought for dignity and a first contract

"In December 2024, ECAMP presented a story from a former A-Channel employee who decided to cross the picket line during a strike there. Adrian Pearce – a former employee who helped lead their union local through the strike – submitted this story in response."

ECAMP: Station of Broken Promises
https://citymuseumedmonton.ca/2025/03/25/station-of-broken-promises/

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"The Laura Lindsay show was the first woman-to-woman program in the province designed to provide homemaking ideas, recipes, fashion and sewing tips, as well as interviews with interesting people, especially performers passing through. [...] Laura showed “There was life beyond home and children.”"

ECAMP: Laura Lindsay, First Lady of Daytime TV in Alberta from 1955-68
https://citymuseumedmonton.ca/2025/03/11/laura-lindsay-first-lady-of-daytime-tv-in-alberta-from-1955-68/

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An old black-and-white photo taken in a studio made to look like a living room. A man, Robert Goulet, is sitting on the left, hands gesturing while talking. A woman, Laura Banks aka Laura Lindsay, sits on the right listening intently and with interest.

A whirlwind day for the Heart Bombs on the old RAM. Less than 24 hours after we put them up - they had been taken down. I drove by the next morning to see one empty twist tie on the fence.

It seems the honest sentiments of the Heart Bombs were not allowed. We will not be deterred. We will continue.

#savetheoldRAM

#heartbomb #heartbomb2025 #yegheritage

"In 1932, Edmonton had the best women’s basketball team in the world: the Edmonton Commercial Graduates. The Grads had been national champs since 1922, North American champs since 1923, and World champs since 1924. Teams wishing to challenge for the North American title had to travel to Edmonton for a two-game, total-points series."

ECAMP: Women Wanted to Work, and Win: The Grads Take Flight
https://citymuseumedmonton.ca/2025/02/11/women-wanted-to-work-and-win-the-grads-take-flight/

#yeg #yegHistory #yegHeritage #basketball #WomensBasketball #WomensSports