THE YORK FACTORY EXPRESS: FORT VANCOUVER TO HUDSON BAY, 1826-1849
In 1823, John Work and Peter Skene Ogden travelled west by a route to the Athabasca River that would not ever be used again after the new Governor, Simpson, travelled it. #Journeys #YorkFactoryExpress #AlbertaHistory
A historical look at early education and life in the one-room schools of the prairie.
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#OneRoomSchools 🏫
#BoxSocials 🍛🍲👩🏼🎨
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✨ A special donation! Jackie Breitkreuz & her family made the trip from Wetaskiwin to donate beautiful 1920-40s dresses that belonged to her grandmother. We are honored to be entrusted with this piece of her family's story. 💛 #LacLaBiche #AlbertaHistory #VintageFashion
Have you seen this year’s Pow-Wow brochure? Hang onto it—it might be a museum piece one day! For #FlashbackFriday, we're looking at the very first Lac La Biche Pow-Wow brochure from 1965. A piece of local pride! #laclabichemuseum #PowWowHistory #AlbertaHistory
Leduc, Alberta was named after the "first person to walk in" their first government telegraph office. That person was Father Hippolyte Leduc.
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6/10 The Progressive Conservative brand carries legends' weight—Peter Lougheed's vision, Ralph Klein's populism, four decades of power.
But by 2015, corruption scandals had reduced the mighty dynasty to nine seats, humbling that enabled Jason Kenney's UCP merger.
#PCLegacy #AlbertaHistory
#ThrowbackThursday: Dive into 1968! 🎓 Thanks to Collin Williams, we've acquired a Lac La Biche Post printing plate (Sept 15, 1968). See the J.A. Williams High School graduation ("Somewhere Over the Rainbow!"), farm prices, & rural issues. #LacLaBicheMuseum #AlbertaHistory
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Come along for The RMH Museum Experience This hidden gem brings the region’s rich history to life with exhibits artifacts & restored buildings that share the story of the 👥 who built this community.
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YouTube channel #M68TV 🎥📺 tours a family owned grain elevator near #Ryley 🏘️🦫 #Alberta 🚜🛢️⛽
Built in the 60's & in operation until 2024
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#PrairieHeritage
#AlbertaHistory 🔙⏳
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#CanadianHistory 🇨🇦
#RuralLegacy
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2/7 A "clever chameleon" with "rebellious rhetoric," Smith follows in the tradition of Depression-era Premier William "Bible Bill" Aberhart—a radio host turned politician who similarly read the mood of his "grudging agrarian constituents."
#AlbertaHistory #Populism
Margaret came from Germany in 1919 to the Fort Assiniboine area of Alberta.
Memoir: Provincial Archives of Alberta Accession PR1984.0156
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When Edmonton trail runners go in search of ogres and ghosts in the mountains #ogrecanyon #brule #albertaghosttowns #albertahistory #yegrunners
🌟 Hello, Bluesky! We’re the Lac La Biche Museum! 🌟
Small but proud, we share Alberta's rich history—from resilience and innovation to connections that shaped our region and beyond. Follow us for stories that inspire discovery!
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1963 profile of Al Oeming’s Alberta Game Farm; later renamed Polar Park in the 1970s.
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#animalconservation #aloeming #oeming #conservation #albertagamefarm #polarpark #vintage #alberta #albertahistory #wildlife #wildlifeplanet #wildlifeconservation
Animal conservationist, Al Oeming participated in this episode of Mutual of Omaha’s ‘Wild Kingdom’ from 1968. His Game Farm was in now open, east of Sherwood Park, Alberta. #abcraftbeer #albertacraftbeer #abbeer #albertabeer #albertahistory #animalconservation #arctic #abcraftbreweries #sherwoodpark
Alberta Day-September 1, 2024:
Look for us at the beer gardens. 11:00am-10:00pm at Edmonton’s Legislature Grounds. Food, Drink, Music/Concerts, Drone Show! #alberta #abday #abcanada #abcraftbeer #albertacraftbeer #yeg #yegdt #yegfestival #yegfestivals #abbeer #albertabeer #abhistory #albertahistory
Visit www.polarpark.ca for more info about our brand and our beers! #albertahistory #abhistory #canadianhistory #polarpark #abbeers #abcraftbeer #albertabeer #abbeer #abbeerguide #beer #beersofinsta #beersofinstagram #beerstagram #beersofalberta #manofthenorth
