Edmonton City As Museum Project
The Edmonton City as Museum Project exists to tell the best stories Edmonton has to offer, from the perspective of Edmontonians.
Recent Blog Posts
Margaret Crang: the AOC of #yegcc circa 1933

When Margaret Crang won a seat as an alderman in the 1933 municipal election, she set the record as the...
Published at Edmonton City As Museum Project

When Margaret Crang won a seat as an alderman in the 1933 municipal election, she set the record as the...
Published at Edmonton City As Museum Project
Judi Singh: A Black & South Asian musician from 1950s-70s Edmonton

Last year, while exploring South Asian music history in Edmonton, I randomly searched “Singh + artist + 70s Edmonton” and...
Published at Edmonton City As Museum Project

Last year, while exploring South Asian music history in Edmonton, I randomly searched “Singh + artist + 70s Edmonton” and...
Published at Edmonton City As Museum Project
The Porter: Building a Better Canada for All

The Canadian National Railway Pullman train bustled through the Rocky Mountains on the way from Vancouver headed for a stop...
Published at Edmonton City As Museum Project

The Canadian National Railway Pullman train bustled through the Rocky Mountains on the way from Vancouver headed for a stop...
Published at Edmonton City As Museum Project
The Last Black West: Oklahoma Freedmen Seek Refuge in Alberta, Part 2

Read The Last Black West: Oklahoma Freedmen Seek Refuge in Alberta, Part 1. As we noted in Part 1, early...
Published at Edmonton City As Museum Project

Read The Last Black West: Oklahoma Freedmen Seek Refuge in Alberta, Part 1. As we noted in Part 1, early...
Published at Edmonton City As Museum Project
The Last Black West: Oklahoma Freedmen Seek Refuge in Alberta, Part 1

Advertisements promoting the “Last Best West”—a frontier open to all pioneers—have become an ingrained part of the Canadian national mythology. Like...
Published at Edmonton City As Museum Project

Advertisements promoting the “Last Best West”—a frontier open to all pioneers—have become an ingrained part of the Canadian national mythology. Like...
Published at Edmonton City As Museum Project
The Ice Age in Edmonton

There is a fascinating series of photos in the Hubert Hollingworth Collection at the City of Edmonton Archives which shows men...
Published at Edmonton City As Museum Project

There is a fascinating series of photos in the Hubert Hollingworth Collection at the City of Edmonton Archives which shows men...
Published at Edmonton City As Museum Project
Forest Heights: A Hidden Pocket of History

I grew up in Forest Heights, a neighbourhood in southeast Edmonton, overlooking the North Saskatchewan River. The neighbourhood is known...
Published at Edmonton City As Museum Project

I grew up in Forest Heights, a neighbourhood in southeast Edmonton, overlooking the North Saskatchewan River. The neighbourhood is known...
Published at Edmonton City As Museum Project
Jake Superstein: A Man for all Faiths

During one of the most tumultuous times in European history, Jake Superstein was born in Pinsk, Poland, into an Orthodox Jewish...
Published at Edmonton City As Museum Project

During one of the most tumultuous times in European history, Jake Superstein was born in Pinsk, Poland, into an Orthodox Jewish...
Published at Edmonton City As Museum Project
A Brief History of the Edmonton Jewish Community

was first incorporated as a town in 1892. At that time, there were about 700 permanent residents. Founded...
Published at Edmonton City As Museum Project

was first incorporated as a town in 1892. At that time, there were about 700 permanent residents. Founded...
Published at Edmonton City As Museum Project
Buy it, Use it, Trash it: Changing Consumption & Growing Environmentalism in YEG

My name is Allie Quigley. I am a fourth-year history honours student from the University of Alberta, working with the...
Published at Edmonton City As Museum Project

My name is Allie Quigley. I am a fourth-year history honours student from the University of Alberta, working with the...
Published at Edmonton City As Museum Project