The membership newsletter of the

The Historical Society of Alberta

Box 4035, Station CCalgary, AB T2T 5M9Telephone: 403.261.3662Fax: 403.269.6029email: albertahistory @telus.net

In This Issue

HSA Patron

Membership/Donations 2

President's Message 3

Members ' Page: Fred Holberton

and Kathryn Ivany 4

Special - Nevitt Diary Letters 5

AB Heritage Awards 2010 5

ierrnan's Peril 6-9

HSA Award Nominations 10-11

Books 12-13

The Alpine Meadow Stream 16

Chapter Reports 15-19

Poem by Jasmine Blackett 19

Calendar and Crossword 20

The Historical Society of AlbertaBox 4035, Station C

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NO.1Jan 2011ISSN 1205-0350PMA #40010031

His Honour, Col. (Ret' d) The HonourableDonald S. Ethell OC OMM AOE MSC CD

LLD The Lieutenant Governor of Albertahas agreed to become our patron during his

term of office.

Hc was installed as the 17th Lieuten ant

Governor of Alberta on May 11 , 2010. HisVice-Regal dut ies came follow ing a long and

distinguished career in the Canad ian ArmedForces as well as c ivilian service as a mil itary

adv isor and volunteer with hum anitarianca uses . Donald Ethell was born in Vanco uver

in 1937 and raised in Victor ia , BC. In 1955 hejoined the Canadian Army (Reg ular) as a

ri fleman in the Queen 's Ow n Rines and thenmoved to the Princess Patricia 's Light Infantry

in 1970 . He was co mmissioned as an officer in1972 .

Colonel Ethell is a vetera n of 14 peacesupport operations. His military service

included NATO duties in Germany as well asex tensive service in Cyprus, Lebanon , Syria,

Jord an , Egypt , Israel , Centra l America and theBalkans.

Colonel Ethell retired from the Army inJul y 1993. Follow ing his ret irement , Co lone l

Ethell travelled extensive ly as a military

adv isor and began to deepen his focus onhumanitarian causes. He became involved

with CA RE Canada , working with staffresponsibl e for five refugee camps in Eastern

Kenya and Somalia . He also serv ed asAlberta's director of the Intern ational

Co mmittee for the Relief of Starvation andSuffering (lCROSS), which deli vers aid to the

countless African children and adults faci ngstarvation and AIDS-re lated illnesses . He is a

past member of the Veterans Affairs Canada ,Canadian Forces Advisory Coun cil and

chaired vario us projects focused onstrengthening mental health supports for

membe rs of the Ca nadia n Armed Forces andthe RCMP. He also has been an ac tive

member of numerous service orga nizationsincluding the Canad ian Association of

Vetera ns of United Nations Peacekeepers , theGulf War Veterans Association of Canada, the

Royal Ca nadian Legion and the ANAVETS.

He is an Officer of the Order o f Canada, a

memb er of the Alberta Orde r of Exce llenceand the Order of Mili tary Merit and a Knight

of Justice of the Order of St. John ofJerusalem. In 1987 he received the

Meritorious Service Cross for his wor k withneut ral observers to plan and negoti ate large

sca le, short notice prisoner of war exc hangesbetween warring nations in the Middle East.

In 20 IO he received an Honourary Doctor ofLaws degree from the Universi ty of Alber ta .

His Honour first moved to Ca lgary in1956 and has made that city his hom e base

ever since. He and his wife. Linda . have beenmarr ied since February 1960. Their famil y

includ es two sons and daughters-in -law,Darrell /Ruth and Doug/l ryna, and two

beautiful gra ndc hildren, Natalie and Alec.

The Historical Society of Alberta is a

registered charitab le organization.

Donations arc gratefully received to help

further the work of the Society whichincludes the publication of Alberta History

and this newsletter. History NOW.Donations arc tax deductible and will be

acknowledged in History NOW. unlessotherwise requested.

History NOW is published quarterly. Wewelcome information about your

upcoming or past events. activities.publications. etc. They should be in the

hands of the editor prior to deadline.

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Send copy to:Sherring Amsden.

Editor. History NOW.Historical Soc iety of Alberta

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Members of Council2010-2011President William Baergen1st Vice-Pre sident Belinda Crowson

2nd Vice-Pres ident Vivian SampsonSecretary Brad McDonald

Treas urer Qiude (Max) ZhengPast President Lind a Co llier

Director at Large Ron WilliamsDirector at Large Irene Nico lson

Director at Large Diana Ringstrom

Committees:Alberta History Editor Hugh DempseyHistory NOW Editor Sherring Amsden

For information contact:Office Coordinator

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Welcome new members

Terry Scerbak, Grande Prairie

Rene Arts Waterwell Ltd .. WestlockPat Clampitt. Oyen

Marilyn Asshc ton-Srnith, EdmontonYvonne Bruinsma. Lethbridge

Ken Drysdale. CalgaryBruce Korol. Ca lgary

Esther Lind. Ca lgaryMargaret Mckobcrts, Red Deer

Cheryl Winter . LloydrninsterLily Johre, Lloydminster

Donna Noble , RimbeySusan Schalin, Arrowood

Terry Goulet. Cars tairsPam/Ken Wright . Calgary

Netherlands Investment Company ofCanada Limited. Calgary

Jonathan Marshall. California USAMuriel/Lanny Walkey, Red Deer

Maril yn Patton Family. EdmontonTim O 'Grady, Edmonton

Carol e-Anne Brown. EdmontonJuliette Champagne . Edmonton

Aimee DcValois . Baron sJack Hicken. Stirling

Mary Willett, CalgaryKim M. Wilkes. Edmonton

Anna/Bill Walker. Grande PrairieMari lyn Wilson. Calgary

Susan Keeley. CalgaryDelores Cog hill. Red Deer

Michelle Roth. Red DeerFay Wilson . Ca lgary

Thea/James Langseth . Ca lgaryErnes t A. Marshall . Edmonton

Elizabeth Skagcn. CalgaryHarry Lehners, Grande Prairie

Holler Famil y. Grande Prairi eKreg Aide . Beaverlodge

South wood Branch/Calgary PublicLibrary

William Lowry, St. AlbertJessie Laverick, Calgary

E. Taylor. CalgaryJeff Small. Lethbridge

Val William s. GibbonsKenneth Kingsbury . Rocky Mtn House

Donald Schneider. DayslandRobert MacCallum. Brooks

Ian Laing. Ga lahadJoe May. Airdrie

Laure ne Sargea nt. Bentley

Kevin Fundytus, Red Deer

Chri s Armstrong. Brantford , ONR. Kosscy, Stony Plain

C & S Fine Furniture Ltd .. CarstairsTrena Gallant . Calgary

Christine Reiser. RaymondMyna Goltz. Vernon. BC

Cody Waters. Cupar, SKStephen Williscroft. High Prairie

Millarvi lle Community School .Mi llarvi lle

Fumio Yokota . BanffJoanne/Bob Allen. Calgary

George Nelson. ForestburgBernie Poloz, High Prairie

Monique Carre ll. BeaverlodgeKare n Patchin g. Bentl ey

Brian Vallrath, EdmontonPeter Friesen. Edmonton

Gai l Smith. Edso nBetty K. Cooper. Calgary

Davi s Wang. Calga ryGreg Campkin. Sundre

Georgina Bayes. Three Hill sCarolyn Green Olson. Vermilion

Wendell Bell iveau. Paradi se ValleyM. Jane Orachc ski, Round Hill

Harey Nielsen. EnildaArt Talbot. Tees

Marie Nylund. SundreAlison Eccleston. Ca lgary

N. Vandermeulen. High PrairieBrian Buck. Bon Accord

Bob Lathwcll, Coc hraneSloane Stock . Canmore

Trish Payne . Airdr ieLouis Turner. Ca lgary

Gamet DuGray. RimbeyMarg Smi th . Okotoks

Joan Korbut, EdmontonJohn Dancey. Red Deer

Jamie Larkam, AirdrieLeslie Latta. Edmonton

Gail Elaschu ck , Red DeerLarry Trapp. Sherwood Park

Vera Armstrong. Lind say. ONKandice Grenville. Morrin

Bill Hart . Fort MacLeodCorinne Macdonald. Drumheller

Paul Fisher. SundreGarry Schwabe . Medicine Hat

Lorna Gree n. Parad ise ValleyDave Tctz , Linde n

continued on page 19

President's Report

More good new s. Fort McMurrayHistorical Soci ety has ex presse d

interest in join ing us a a chapter . Youmight reca ll that we had a quasi Vision

Quest last year and decided that onemain goa l of HSA would be to try to

rly represent as much of Alberta aspossible by increas ing our membership

by ten to twelve per cent in the next twoyears. In the immort al words of the

ever-popular George bush, "MissionAccomplished". Onl y this time, it's

genuine.

I don 't have to look very hard to

lind excit ing news for my rep ort thistim e . Th e Grouard and Area Histori cal

Society has applied to our Coun cil to beaccept ed as the sixth (yes, the SIXTH )

chapter of the Historical Society ofAlberta . Naturally, the Coun cil

approved the application at is ea rliestopportunity which was the September

meeting , held in Red Deer. As I' ve saidall along , we arc overjoyed at the

pro spect of havin g in our midst ano therhuge area in nort hern Alberta (along

with the Peace River Chapter NumberFive ) with its goldmine of history.

AND a number of members of non­European persuasion !

In clo sing , my second book note

concerns a book I wrote on the one­room sc hoo ls of Alberta, called

Pioneering With a Piece of Chalk. Iknow I shouldn' t be using the

president's bull y pulpit to flog my ownwares , but since I make no money on it.

I will tell you that the book is all so ldout and is on the web at http: //

www.ourroots .ca .. digiti zed by theUnive rsi ty of Calgary and totall y word­

searchable. Our ow n HSA websitecouldn' t handl e a 622-pager.

would be no membership fees; theywould recei ve our newsletters .

Previous HSA President Lind aCollier has been working with the

Heritage Fairs Committee on aProposed Term s of Reference

document. which was approved by theCouncil. Many thanks to Lind a and the

Heritage Fai rs Committee for yourefforts on thi s excellent project.

by Bill Baergen

Two book notes: On behalf of theARPB and the Co uncil , I am proud to

offer our newest pub lication ca lledFrontier Life in the Mounted Police .

You' ll find an adve rtisement of it in theNewsletter so I'll j ust add my

endorsement of it as a fine bit o freading for you ove r the wint er. I

apprec iate histo ry on the personal level.Edited by our ow n Hugh Dempsey,

you' ll find the diary letters of R.B." Barr ie" Nevitt, a medic, to his fiance

back in Toronto most engagi ng as heaccompanies the NWMP in their trek

west in 1874 . An aspect we oftenoverlook when readi ng about thi s trek,

is worthy of note . In Dempsey 's words,A " matte r that aro se from time to time

in Nevitt's letters was lonel iness. Hehad not forged any clo se per sonal

relationships with fellow officers andthe class distinction with the rank and

file did not leave much room forcamaraderie . Earl y In 1875 he

commented to Lizzie, 'I do so long tosee you , so yearn for the so und of your

voice . I am almos t homesick . It is soutterl y lonely out here , not a single

person that I care two straws about. nordo I suppose they ca re about me ' And

on ano ther occasion while at FortCalgary, 'You can form no idea of how

utterl y lone som e it is out here . Sinc eDenn y left , I am more than ever alone .

Brisebois is very poor company, therearc no books to read , and nothing to do

of an evening but go to bed . It is nowon ly half past eight and I think I will

retire for wan t of something to do .'"

them )(b lessYour Council

embarked on a singularly exhilaratingenterprise at its September meeting

(The Red Deer air does thin gs topeopl e) which we arc counting on you

all to endorse. Irene Nicolson circulateda first draft prop osal for co nsideration

by Council of "'1 complimentary­assoc iate memberh ip status" for other

histori cal groups as a way of opencommunication with them . Cu rrent

chapters would be asked for theirreaction to a proposal which would

allow for "a complimentary-non-votingif yo u will associate membership" to

- ttract small heritage/preservation/.torical groups (of whic h there arc so

many in the Peace Country) to becomeinvolved with our Soci ety. There

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Fred Holberton passed away on December

30t h,2010

Fred Ho lberton was Treasurer of The Historical

Society of Alberta fro m 1984 - 93 , and again from1997 - 99 .

"

Mr. Holberton was instrumental in thedevelopm ent of the Society and in particul ar with

the success of establishing a viable office inCalgary. Through his work we have been able to

continue the good work of the Society and it wasthrough Fred's insig ht and due dili gence with respect to the financ ial responsibi lity of the

Society that has sus tained us through the years .

The following is a poem writt en by Jasmine Blackett, 12 year o ld daughter of

the Honou rable Lind say Blackett , Mini ster of Com mun ity Culture & Spirit,Province of Alberta. This poem was inclu ded in the Minister's 20 10 Christmas

Greetings . We bel ieve it is an excellent example of the Alberta spirit and weare plea sed to have the opportunity to celebrate Ms. Blackett's work with her.

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Kathryn Ivany named City Archivistfor the City of Edmonton

Kathryn Ivany, a Past President

of H.S.A. has recently been

named City Archivist for the

City of Edmonton . We wish to

congrat ulate Kathryn Ivany on

her appointment as City

Archivist for the City o f

Edmonton.

Kathryn Ivany is a native

Albertan. raise d in Ca lgary, Red

Deer and Edmo nton. Her first job at the Provincial

Museum of Alberta started a career in the study and

interpretation of Alberta 's natu ral and hum an history.

Educated at the Universities of Alberta, Calgary and

Cambridge, she has pursued histor ica l subjects for over

twenty years as a public historian wo rking with Historic

Site s to plan museums, the Historical Society of Alberta

and the Archi ves Society of Alberta to promote its

preservation and study, and as a co nsultant researc her

and writer to neig hbourhood groups , not-for-profit

agencies, archi ves and museum s researchin g their

stor ies . Kathryn has authored several books on

Edmo nton's her itage and leads walking tou rs of

neighbourhoods and cemeteries during the Edmonton

and Athabaska District Historical Festival in the

summer month s.

Jo.srnine. Blo.c.Ke.tt, I] ~e.o.rs old

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Members only $29.50

Don't miss an opportunity topurchase the latest ARPBpublication at a great price.

The Diary Letters of Richard Barrington Nevitt NWMPSurgeon 1874-1878

To Order Contact the HSA OfficeThe Historical Society of Alberta#622 Lancaster Building304 8th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB. T2P 1C2Phone: 403-261-3662 Fax: 403-269-6029e-mail: albertahistory@telus.net website:www.albertahistory.org

On July 23, 1874 Richard Barrington Nevitt, a recent graduate in medicine from Trinity College

Medical School in Toronto, was appointed as assistant surgeon with the newly formed North-WestMounted Police. In the space of days, he had to say goodbye to his fiancee, Elizabeth Beaty, and

arrange to join the first contingent of Mounted Police at Fort DulTerin in the North-WestTenitories. From Fort Duffcrin, Nevitt would travel to Fort Macleod to help set up this frontier

police outpost where he would remain stationed from 1874 to 1878.

Before leaving Toronto, he and Elizabeth committed themselves to a remarkable pact. they agreed

to write a kind of diary by correspondence about virtually everything they did or thought - "nomatter how trivial."

The collection of "diary letters" also included numerous fine illustrations of notable events.Aboriginal people and daily life in the Mounted Police done by Nevitt, a very talented amateur

artist. These illustrations arc some of the earliest depictions of life in what would become southernAlberta, while his letters offer an intimate and engaging portrait of life at Fort Macleod and as a

member of the NWMP.

Volume XVI II- --------2010 Alberta Heritage Awards

Awards salute commitment to heritage for Alberta individuals and groups.

Eight groups and individuals were recently recognize d for their dedication and co mmitme nt to local Alberta history and heritage.

Pre sented by the Alberta Histori cal Resources Foundat ion , the 20 10 Alberta Heritage Awards recogn ize significant contributions in the

protecti on, preservation and promot ion of herit age in the province . Awards can be given to indi vidual s , team s, organi zations , corporations,congregati ons, institutions, muni cipaliti es , First Nations , or Metis Settlement s.

"Community organizations and indi viduals acro ss Alberta continue to recogni ze the value of prese rving and protectin g local history andherit age ," said Lindsay Blackett , Mini ster of Culture and Community Spir it. " For the ir tireless effort and co mmitment to preserving our sense

of place, my sincere congratulations go out to all of this year 's reci pients ."

Award recipients were se lec ted fro m 35 nom inations in categories of Outstanding Achieve ment, Heri tage Aware ness , Municipal Her itage

Preservation and Heritage Co nservation. The awards were presented at the Sout hern Albe rta Institute of Tec hnology on November 26 .

Ind ividual recipients of th is year's awards include Marilee Crann a Toews of Fort Vermi lion and Elizabeth Sheehan of Gra nde Prairie .

Organ izat ions receivi ng awards incl ude Cypress Club of Med ic ine Hat ; Frie nds of Med alta Society, Medicine Hat: Brooks Ce ntennia l C lub;Ledu c/Devon Oilfield Historical Society; South Peace Regional Arc hives: and the Ci ty of Ca lgary.

" We are so pleased to recognize these people and orga nizat ions for the excellence of their contributions to the conservation and promot ionof ou r Alberta heritage. Thei r hard work and dedicat ion deserve our thanks," said Dr. Carolee Pollock, Chair of the Alberta Histori cal

Resources Found ation .

.rc Alberta Histori cal Resources Foundation was established to prom ote publi c awareness and enjoyment of Alberta's cultura l her itage .

For more information on the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation Heritage Awards , vis it culture.a lber ta .ca/ahrflheritageawards .

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Fisherman's Perilby Don Edgecombe

On a cold November day in 1949 Iwas preparing to close the store that I

managed for the Hudson's BayCompany at Hay River Northwest

Territories. It was situated on the eastside of the river about a mile from the

mouth of the Hay where it empties intoGreat Slave Lake. It was 6 pm and I

was locking the door when youngDavid Lamalice came running toward

me hollering, "There's someone callingfor help out on the lake ." David had

been cutting (ircwood along theshoreline of the lake about three or four

miles east of the mouth of the river, andused his father' s dog team to haul the

wood home.

I immediately phoned the RCMP

detachment where my friendsConstables Bill Campbell and his

youn ger associate Jack Hunter wererespon sible for law and order in the

Indian village of approximately eighthundred, and also for the new town that

had sprung up on Vale Island thanks tothe booming commercial fishing

indu stry. The two young mountiesarrived at the Bay store very quickly

and we three began planning a rescueoperation, which we knew would be no

simple task. By early November icewould have formed along the shoreline

and small bays of Great Slave Lake.This huge lake is approximately 298

mile s long and varies in width from 12to 68 miles, with wave s rivaling the

oceans when the wind exceeds 30 milesper hour. Consequently the main body

of the lake remain s open for weeks afterice start s forming along the shore and in

the dozens of small bays and inlet s thatare sheltered from the waves.

The se conditions were a serioushazard for commercial fishermen who

were anxious to get started as soon asthe ice would support them and their

dog teams. and later for those able toafford snowmobiles. We knew there

would be no boats out on the lake inearly November so we concluded that

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the distress calls were probably from

commercial fi shermen. Most of the fishbuying companies operated from a point

called West Channel. where a smallerchannel of the Hay River branched off

from the main channel in a northwesterly direction emptying into the

lake about 3 miles west of the townsite.This is where the fishermen bought their

gear and began the race to lind smallbays or inlets frozen with at least four

inches of ice to support the weight ofthe men plus their dog team and sled

loaded with nets and a jigger.

Once a suitable bay was found the

fishermen would cut a hole through theice and drop in the jigger, a clever

device used to string the nets beneaththe ice. A jigger was a board about four

inche s wide by about five feet long witha two foot long slot cut down the

middle . A spring loaded metal armpivoted through the slot. A light rope

was attached to a loop on one end of thearm. which when jerked would move

the other end of the arm up through theslot with a sharp pointed end which

would dig into the under surface of theice . Slacking off the rope allowed this

claw to drop down aided by the springattached , then the next jerk would move

the j igger forward about two feet. Theboard had a small metal keel on the

underside to keep it moving in a straightline. The fish net was attached to the

back end of the jigger and would bepaycd out as the jigger moved forward

under the ice . The nets would vary from100 to 150 feet in length, and were

about five feet deep with a gill size ofone and a half or two inches ideal for

whitefi sh , the principal target of thecommercial fisherman. The top of the

net was spaced with cork (louts and thebottom with lead weight s which caused

the net to hang verticall y like a curtainas it was being jigged under the ice. The

back end of the net was secured to asturdy stick longer than the diameter of

the hole in the ice while the jiggerstretched the net its full length. The

fisherman tracked its progress guidedonly by the sound of the claw as it bit

into the underside of the ice. When all

the net was in place the men cut anotherhole in the ice, retrie ved the jigger and

secured the front end of the net toanother sturdy stick, then repeated the

whole procedure 'til they had six orseven nets set. An overnight catch

should yield at least 100 whitefish pernet.

My mountie friends had beenadvised by the Federal Fisherie s officers

that several fishermen were actuallyjumping the gun and going out before

the commercial fishing season officiallyopened. They correctly surmised that

this was the source of the voices heardfrom the lake by 14 year old David

Lamal ice . Bill immediately contactedHarry Cam sell , the local game warden,

who grew up in the north and had yearsof experience on the lake. Harry agreed

to join us and suggested we also askFrank Isaac , an Indian trapper to lend

his considerable experience. Next weneeded transportation to negotiate the

rugged south shoreline of the lakestrewn with large rocks, plus hundreds

of trees and roots cast up on shore byhuge waves. Jack called Alex Arychuck,

a local mechanic , who owned aBombadier, a relatively new contraption

built by the now famou s BombardierCo . It had the cab, motor , and drive

train of a pickup truck, with a woodencabin attached to the passenger cab . The

front wheels were replaced by steel skisabout four inches wide by four feet

long. There were three wheels on eachside at the back aligned in tandem , over

which a ten inch wide rubber track withmetal cleats rotated.

We loaded and secured my twentyfoot freighter canoe on top the

Bombadicr, threw in a couple of two byten planks , plus a fifty pound coil of

quarter inch rope from the store. Withmountie s Jack and Bill plus Harry,

Frank, Alex, and I we had quite a load.Following David's dogsled tracks

eastward , Alex did a superb job ofcrashing his machine through the bush.

over logs. rocks . driftwood . sand dunes.

and creek banks.

It was probably 8:30 pm when we

reached the spot where David had beencutting woo d. We shut off the motor and

hollered into the north wind. Amazinglyour first shouts got a response. We could

not see anyone on the lake as theblowing snow limit ed visib ility to less

than a hund red yards . It was decidedthat Harry and Frank were the most

qualified to attempt the rescue . havingfar more experience than we others in

this type of situation. These two menearned my lifelon g respect and

admi ration for volunteering to risk theirlives in such a treacherous undertaking.

Harry was almos t fifty years old with alarge family. nothing to gain. and

every thing to lose. should anything gowrong out on the pack icc. Frank also

showed no hesi tation in risk ing his lifefor one or more strangers whose voices

were growing weaker in the howlingnorth wind . My canoe was unloaded.

-ic end of the mile long coil of rope.tachcd , then with flashlights and the

two plank s aboard . was pushed out ontothe shore ice while I played out the

rope . Bill and Jack kept ca lling to thevoice on the lake to not give up as a

rescue was in progress.

It is difficult for me to explain the

danger. but it was significant. Beyondone hundred feet from shore the lake

would be over six feet deep . so onefalse step could plunge Harry or Frank

into the icy water. As they movedoutward they used the planks to stand

on while they pushed the canoeforward . At this time of year the waves

com ing fro m the open water further outdrove the small ice flows toward shore

and squeezed them together like a gian tjigsaw puzz le. Unfortunately they don' t

fit like a puzzle so pieces of our fourinch thick ice would be interspersed

with patches of new ice. possibly onlyie inch thick. fi lling in the spaces

.hcrc the four inch pieces didn 't fitsnugly to eac h other. Making matters

much more treacherou s was the driftin g

snow which made four inch and one

inch ice look alike to Harry and Frank.My canvas covered ches tnut canoe got

badly ripped on the jagged edges of icebut that was the least of our worr ies. We

hoped the five thousand odd feet of ropewould be long enough to reac h the

victim or victims. It was . but just bare ly.When they reached the source of the

feeb le ca lls for help. Harry and Frankfound a young man stand ing petrified .

unable to speak. and his entire bodycoa ted with ice. Another man . short .

heavy and about sixty. was lying on hisback motionless bes ide an open hole

where one of them had obviously fallenthrough the thin ice into deep water.

The rescuer s tried to lift the old maninto the ca noe but his clothing was

frozen to the ice. They had to use theirhunting knives to free him. Harry knew

it was too late to save the old man so heremove d his own parka and put it on the

younger man . Both men were loaded inthe canoe and while Harry and Frank

pushed from their planks . Bill. Jack.Alex . and I pulled them shoreward with

the long rope .

We loaded them into the cabin of

the Bomb adicr and began the franticdas h to the village . A small nursing

station was operated next door to theHudson 's Bay store , by Miss Neville a

courageo us little English lady at least65 years o ld. who as a registered nurse .

sing le handcdl y cared for the health of800 natives and the boo m town

inhabitants aeros s the river. She hadbeen servi ng in this capacity for over

twen ty years. and also conductedchurch serv ices and Sunday Schoo l in

the Anglican Mission nearby.

When we brought the two men in

Miss Nev ille confirmed what we feared.the old man was dead. She tried to

revive him by injecting a needle into hisbody but it was froze n so badly the

needle could not penetra te . The youngerman was given hot dr inks . warm dry

pajamas . some hot soup. and put to bed .still unable to relate how they got into

such a predicament. By now it was after

eleven o'clock in the eve ning so I went

home . Jack drove Frank and Harryhome. while Bill stayed at the nursing

station with the survivor hoping to get astateme nt. However the young man was

too weak and tired to be coherent

Next morning. about 8 am. I went

over to the Nursing Station to see howthe survivor was recovering. As Miss

Neville greeted me at the door. I heard aloud voice from the nearby room yell.

"Send that man in here ." The youngman reached up from his bed. grabbed

my hand and exclaimed . " I'll neverforget your voice as long as I live . you

were one of the men hollering at us tohold on. last night on the lake ." He told

me of his incred ible ordeal. He wasabout 25. of medium build with dark

hair and eye s. His name was DouglasBullied and he had immigrated from

England in early fall. Looking for workwith no success. he arrived in Hay

River with little money but con tactedone of the tish buying companies.

probably Carter or McGinnis. I can'treca ll which. to stake him with fishing

gear. The manager being concernedwith his lack of experience . suggested

that he consi der a partner. thu s he wasintroduced to Stanley Bel inski. the old

man . who just happened to ow n a dogteam and had years o f ex perience

trappin g and homestead ing in the PeaceRiver area. but little or no commercial

lishing ex per ience .

Douglas and Stan ley became

partners and staked by the fish buyingcompany they headed west along the

south shore of Great Slave Lake insearch of a frozen bay where they cou ld

set their nets. They found a small bayabo ut three miles west of West Channel

village and by early afternoon hadstarted setting their nets. Being

inexperienced they took longer thanthey should have . and failed to not ice

that the wind had come up from thesouth. Sudde nly they rea lized their ice

fl ow which covered the small bay wasdrifting north away from shore.

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Douglas estimated there was about

30 feet of open water between their icenow and shore so he hoIlered at Stanley,

"We have to go for it, either wade orswim before we get pushed farther

o ffshore by the wind ." Stanleypan icked. " I can't swi m and I'm not

leaving my dogs on this ice now" Wh ilethey argued the ice moved slowly and

steadily away from shore and they soonrea lized their only hope would be a shift

in wind direction , that would push themback tow ard shore. Stanley reaso ned

that in the Territories the prevailingwind is usually from the north or north

west , which could provide an escape .

However Stanl ey guess ed wrong,

the wind continued from the south andsoon they had drifted about a half mile

out in open water, on an ice now nolarger than two acres. Th ey had their

dog team and some food but no way towarm it. Douglas prayed that the wind

wo uld n't get any stronger as stro ngerwind produced bigger waves , whic h

wo uld sure ly start breaking up their iceraft.

As darkness fell they were stilldr ifting in a north easterl y direction,

farth er and farther from shore. Allthrough the night they huddled with

their dogs and hoped the wind wouldnot pick up. When daylight finaIly came

they could see the shoreline in thedistan ce wh ich Dou glas estimated to be

three or four miles. On the second daythe wind shi fted to the north west and

they started drift ing slow ly toward themouth of the Hay River, close enough

to hear dogs barking and vehicles horns.T hei r hopes were buoye d only for a few

hou rs . As darkness feIl another windshift drove them north eas t away from

the townsite.

By the third day Stanley was

becom ing ungl ued . With increased windand bigger waves their two acre ice now

sudden ly split in two pieces of similarsize . Th e ir unh arnessed dogs were on

the wrong s ide of the break, and werewatched driftin g helple ssly away. Th e

men saw airplanes /lying high overhead

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to and from YeIlowknife on the north

shore, but real ized the chance of beingspotted was remote at best.

Later that afte rnoon the wi ndchanged aga in, this time gusti ng from

the north. They had already dr ifted we lleas t of the river's mouth but at least they

we re moving toward shore . EventuaIlytheir ice raft, which had pieces break ing

o ff all around the outer edges , wasreduced to about 50 feet acro ss . FinaIly

near dark it pushed up again st the shoreice which had extended to almos t a mile

off shore, consisting of small ice flowspushed together like the giant jigsaw

puzzle I described earlier. Between thepieces of the puzzle were patches of

water that had recentl y frozen. Th eystill had thei r dog sled and decid ed to

abando n the large now they we re on, byjumping from one small now to another,

hoping to reac h shore . However as itgrew dark at about 4 pm this became

di fficult as on several occasions ei therStanley or Douglas wo uld land on the

new ice, ofte n less than an inch thic kand break through into the frigid wa ter.

Stanley was impat ien t and brokethrough sev eral times , to be rescued by

Douglas who also fell in a few times .Dougla s couldn 't recall exactly how

man y times they fell through butestimated at least ten for Stanley and

five for him . He recounted that duringStanley 's last mishap, they were both so

exhausted and co ld he could probablynot puIl him out so he kicked the

dogsled over the hole in the ice, andwith Stanley cl inging to the sled

managed' to puIl him out.

It was between these last few

submersions that Douglas heard dogsbark ing and cou ld see so meo ne on

shore . It was David Larnal icc. the 14year old woodcutter, who heard

Douglas shouting for hel p and rushed tothe viIlage to tell me . Meanwhile

Stanley was too co ld, weak , andex hausted to get up on his feet after his

final dunking . Douglas pleaded withhim to get up but Stanley couldn't. He

sa id , "Just let me rest a few minutes and

I'll ge t up." In spite of Douglas 's

pleading he lay pant ing on the ice andin a few seconds his wet clo thing had

froze n to the surface. He didn 't speakagai n and Douglas bel ieves he may

have perished from over exe rtio n ratherthan by freezing to death . Th is was the

situatio n when Harry and Frank reac hedthem with the ca noe.

After relating the whole story againfor Bill Campbell 's official polic e report

Dou glas rem ain ed in the nursing stationfor a day or two , but I later learned that

he went back to the fish buyingcompany, who agreed to finance him for

replacement gear and he was back outfishin g in a few days .

This ex perience occurred when Iwas 23 years old, I am now 80 so

Douglas Bullied would be about 80 orsl ightly older. I was transferred to

another Hudson 's Bay store in Albertain April 1951 and have not heard any

more about him . I have lost track ofAlex Aryc huck and Constable Bill

Campb ell. both of whom we re olde rthan I, so perh aps the y too are no longe r

alive . I reco nnec ted with Jack Hunt erman y yea rs later for a long friendship

whil e he served as a Sergeant inWhitehorse Yukon. He later becam e a

commissioned officer in K DivisionEdmonton , and sub sequently was

tran sferred to Ottawa as one of thesenior officers in the RCMP.

Th e ge nuine hero es in this dram awe re Harry Camsell and Frank Isaac. To

my knowledge neither received anyforma l recognition or decoration fo r

their actio ns, nor did they ex pec t any.T he unwritten code of the nort h was

" You help so meo ne in need not forrecognition but because some day yo u

mig ht also need help." Harry was bornin Fort Simpson in 1902 so wo uld have

bee n 47 years o ld at the time of therescue. He has no doubt passed away,

never ex pec ting or rcccivmg therecognition he deserved . He com es

from a famou s northern famil y and theDoctor Charles CamseIl hospital in

Edmonton spe cialized in the care of

northern patients. was named afte r his

unc le. a geo logist who served as Deputy'liinister of Mines in the Federal

rovcm mcnt. My daughter was a nurseat the Camsell for many yea rs and her

husband also worke d there as a soc ialwor ker until the old hospital was closed.

Frank Isaac would sure ly not bealive as I write this in 2006. If he were

alive he would be neari ng age 90 . Hespoke English well and I am tru ly sorry

that I did not keep in touch with eitherhim or Harry by mail after I was

transferred . He had attended theAnglican residential school in Hay

River and co uld certa inly answer mylett ers if I had only atte mpted to

correspond with him. David Lamal ice

was the chief's son and upon his fathers

passing would have probably receive dsome co nsideration for the chief's

posit ion . but I have no idea if he everbecame chief. He would now be about

71 years old if he is sti ll ali ve .

Th ere have been many tragic

incident s over the years rela ted toco mmercial fishing. both in summer and

winter . I recall one when a snow mobilesimilar to the one Alex ow ned went

through the ice and five men were lost.Fishery Department regul ations were

amended making it mand atory to carryat lea st two empty 45 ga llon drum s as

flotation devices thus slow ing thesinking process and allowi ng the

occ upants more time to escape .

For generations. parks have offeredcanadians grand vistas toponder,(lear lakes toswim in. pathwaystomeander. manicured gardens toadmire, and im ive stnxturesto take shelter

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The Historical Society of AlbertaCriteria for Awards

There shall be three type of awards given by the Historical Society of Alberta, viz., Annual Award , Award of Merit , and Honorary Lifet ime

Memb ership.

Annual AwardThe Annual Award shall be presented to an indiv idual for his or her outstanding contribution to Alberta history. To be eligible, the rec ipient

must qualify in one or more of these categories :

a . Meritorious service to the Histor ical Society of Alberta over a period of several years;

b. Meritorious service to the preservation , promot ion or development of Alberta 's history ove r a period of

seve ral years;

c. Performan ce of a single action, deed or service which is of such significance , uniqueness , or magnitude that it

ranks far abo ve routine or regul ar action s, deeds or services.

Normally, no more than one Annual Award shall be give n in any ca lendar year. Under no circumstances shall more than two awards be given

in any ca lendar year.

The recip ient of the Annual Award shall receive a suitably framed scroll from the Socie ty.

Award of Merit

An Award of Merit shall be presented from time to time by the Society to any eligible business, corpora tion, soc iety, gove rnment, church, or

other corporate body.

To be eligible, the recip ient must quali fy in one or both of the following categories:

a. Meritorio us service to the prese rvation, promotion or development of Alberta 's history ove r a period 0

several years;

b. Perform ance of a single action, deed or serv ice to the benefit of Alberta history which goes beyond the routine

serv ices expected of the recipient.

Normally, no more than one Award of Merit shall be given in any ca lendar year. The recipient of the Award of Merit shall recei ve a suitable

scroll or certificate from the Societ y.

Honorary Lifetime MembershipAn Honorary Lifetim e Membership may be presented from time to time by the Society to an indiv idual member or former member of the

Society.

To be eligible, the recipient must have provided meritorious service to the Histor ical Society of Alberta over a period of years. The Honorary

Lifetime Membership shall be give n sparingly and will be most commonly awarded to a lifetime member who is retiring after having worked

dili gentl y for the Society.

The recipient shall rece ive a suitable scroll or cert ificate from the Society. He or she shall also receive all benefits of full membership in the

Soc iety, including the quarterly publi cation, without the payment of annual dues.

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The Historical Society of AlbertaAnnual Awards Program - Nomination Form

.mation Procedure:

To be considered. each nomination must be accompanied by this nomination form. as well as any further information that may be relevant.Deadline for nominations is March 15,2011.

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by Geo Takach

Will the RealAlbertaPlease StandUp?

Paperback , 6x6. SSp

IsBSOGks8&03Websites

One little question propels author and

reader on a genrebcnding quest todefine the elu sive essence of a Canadian

province known for its sturdyste reotypes of oil- spoiled , becfeating ,

bible-thumping rednecks de void ofclass or culture . Fascinated and

fru strated by his Albertan home, GeoTakach uses any and every available

me an s to answer thi s incendiaryquestion . Through a kaleidoscope of

research, interviews and colo urfulobservations , he showcases the

complexity and contradictions of thi sperplexing province.

Like Geo's 2009 documentary film ofthe same name, Will the Real Alberta

Please Stand Up ? rides roughshodthrough some treacherous terrain :

· Are Albertan s down to earth or are

they destroying it?· Are the y rednecks or rad icals?

· Are they truly mavericks or are the ymore like sheep?

· Is Alberta a cultural backwater or aflowing fountain o f knowledge and the

arts ?· Ju st what does Alberta bring to

Confederation besides tran sfer-paymentcas h , a tradition of opposition MPs and

the odd case of mad cow disease?

ISBN: 97X-O-X8X64-543-2Price : CND$ 34 .95 . USD $ 34 .95 . £ 21Discount: TradeSubject: Alberta/Hi story/Cultural StudiesUnive rsity of Alberta Press

Lingo & Linesfrom aCowboy's Lifeand aCowboys'sWU'e

Smoke fromthe BrandingFire EarlyRanch HistoryofWestemCanadaHan k Pallister withJoyce Pall iste r

Price: $26 .95

ISBN: 978-0-9810034-2 -92010 , PalIi ster Publications

Binding: PaperbackLen gth: 240 approx

Han k Pall ister was raised on his

fathe r 's ranch , at Turner Valley Alberta .the so n of a recognized pio nee r fam ily.

He lived his earl y life surrounded by theold -time cowme n and a world of

fascinating stories . La ter. asCoordinator of Brand Inspection fo r

Albert a. Hank ca me to know ma ny ofthe persona lities tha t gave so much to

the aura o f cowboy life in the Canad ianwest. His experiences and knowledge of

Albe rta's catt le brand registra tion s andranching history. its lore and mem orab le

cha racters are rec orded here in richdet a il. Hank passed awa y in 2005 at the

age 01'79 .Paperback. 6x9 256pp b& w photos

ISBN 979-0-98 10034-0-5 $27 .95Pa llister Publ icat ion s

Hank Pa lliste r & Jo yce Palliste r

This co llec tion o f cowboy poetry

celebrates the Western way o f life fro mtwo viewpo ints: the co wboy and the

unsunu hero . his uood wife . C lassicc _

rhy me schemes ec ho idyll s of the range .

work. hom e and famil y. A lbertaillustrator , Don Brcstlcr, co mp letes this

co mpend ium with his striking pe n andink ske tches.

Bulls, Brands& B.S.History andHu mour fromAlberta'sLivestockBrandInspectors

Hank Palli ster with Jo yce Pallister­

Bronsch, Revi ew by Brenda Etherington

Thi s book is a delightful collection of

historical fact s , illustrations , "co wboypoetry" and personal memoirs about the

livestock industry in Alberta. From thefirst 1000 head of cattle that arrived in

Alberta in 1879 to the 1996 WesternStock Growers Centennial Cattle Drive

of 2,200 head , the stories and poems arean entertaining way to learn about

Alberta 's history.

Th e first brand (71 on the left rib s) tobe regi stered in the Northwest

Territories wa s in 1880 by retiredNWMP Percy Neale and Sam Steele.

A still active brand (O H for cattle on theleft rib s and horses on the left sho ulder)

wa s allotted to buffalo hunters LafayetteFrench and O.H . Smith in 1881. In

1882. the now famous Bar U brand wasthe 37 th to be regi stered. " Between the

years of 1989 and 1907 , the number ofbrands registered increased to 45 ,000 .

Seventy five percent of the cattle diedduring the bad winter of 1906-1907

" res ulting in many of the ranches goingout of bu siness" .

How to cro ss a herd over a river,

George Lane 's percherons. the Cal garystockyards , the Hom Tax between

1935-1972 and the difference betweencowboys and cowhands (drov ers .

wadd ies, cowpokes , buckaroos) are allco vered.

The co mbinatio n of historical facts

about famous people , such as ColonelMacleod . Jerry Potts . Guy Weadick and

the Sundance Kid. amusing tidbits like"Hat Etiquette" and personal

experiences of brand inspectors fromthe 1950s to 2000 make this book an

informative fun read .

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ISBN: 978 -0-8886+-509-8Price : $3..j..95,

Discount: TradcUniversity of Alberta Press

Subject: Prairie Histor y/Lab our His tory/Family S tudies

by Cecilia

~ Iasuskapoe

piko kikway e­nakaciluiit

ISBN : 978-0-8886..j.--I-89-3

Price: s39.95,University of Alberta Press

Subject: Na tive Studies /Canadian History

The Plai ns Cree title of Cecilia

Masuskapoe's co llec tion of personalreminiscences. cultura l and historical

narratives is piko kikway c-na kaci hllit:kekek o tficimo wina c-nchiyawastcki. It

can be tran slated into Eng lis h as "Thereis nothing she can't do: The

reminiscence s of Cecilia Masuskapoe,publ ished in Cree ." A very

accomplished wo man at the tender ageof 92 , Cecilia ~ lasu skapoe has been a

resi de n t of Sas ka tchewan 'sAh tahkakoop First Nation since the

19-10 s. Her mastery of tradition al skillssuch as tanning hides an d making

hirchbark boxes is surpassed only byher gi rt for story tell ing in her Native

language. Plains Cree is also the lirstlangu age of edi to r Freda Ahe nakew,

who was hom and rai sed atAhtahkakoop.

ISBN 978-0-92 106 +' 2 1-3$30

University of ~ lan itob a - Voices ofRupert's Land Fund

lutp .rcreeliteracy.org/ev cnt s.lumOrde ring Instru ctions

piko kikway e-uakacilua t is Volume 2 1of the Algonquian and lroquoian

Ling uist ics ~ Icm oirs SClics, Pricc is$30.00; prcp aymcnt by chc quc is

rcquircd . Crcdit card paym cnt s arc notacccptcd . l\ !ail ordcrs to :

Voiccs of Rupert's LlUldc/o Dcpt. of Ling uistics

Univcrsity of l\ lani tob aWinnipeg , l\ Ilmitoba

C mada R3T 5V 5

Father G ro uard's prayer book, written in

Svllabics an d printed in 1883 . Moretl;lm a cen tury later, Deme rs,

M cllwraith. and Thunder rep roduce thetext, along wi th a direct English

tran slati on, a tran sliteration into theStandard Roman Orthography now in

usc as well as in nin eteenth-centurySRO. Demers offers an introductio n to

the wo rk w ithin its cultural framework;the translators togeth er discuss

Grouard's usc of Cree Syllabics, whichilluminates the difficulti es this

mission ary-pi on eer faced in tran sferrin gthe nuances of one lan gua ge to another

in whic h he was an ardent learner. Creehistory scholars, lingui sts , and anyone

interested in print histor y wo uld be wellserved by addi ng this inIluential work to

their lib rary.

ISBN : 978-0 -8886+-5 15-9

Price: $ 100 ,University of Albe rta Press

Subjec t: Canadian History/Na tive Studies

Age nts of the State

and Ind ian Policyin Canada's Prairie

West, 1873 - 1932

bv Brian Titlev. .

The IndianCotnmissioners

Be tween 1873 and 1932, Indian

poli cy on the pramcs was theres po nsibi li ty of fede ral governme nt

appointees kno wn as IndianCommissioners , Charged with

incorporating Native socie ty into theapparatus of thc emergent state, these

of ficials di rected a co mplexco nlioura tio n of mcasurcs tha t incl udc deo

trcati es, thc Ind ian Ac t, schools,ag liculturc, lUld to somc dcgrcc,

mission ary ac tivi ty. In this study, Blia nTitlcy CO~IS t l1lcts cri tical biographi cal

portmits of thc Sl:\ Ind ianCom miss ioncrs , cxan Bung thcir

succcss cs lUld failurcs in confronting thcchalIcngcs of a rcmarkablc pCli od in

Canada's history.

Heavy Burdens011 SmallShouldersThe Labour ofPioneerChildren 011

the CanadianPrairies

The BeginningofPrintCulture illA thabascaCountry

by Sandra Rollings-Klagnusson

The phrase "child lahour" carrie snegative undert ones in today's socie ty.

However onlY a cc nturv ago o n theO madim: Prairics , yo ungs ters lab oured

alongs ide their parents' wo rking theland, cleaning stovepipes, and chopping

wood . By shouldering their share of thechores, ' thcsc children learned the

dom estic and manual lahour skillsneeded for life on a Prai rie family farm.

Ro llings-Magnusson uses historicresearch , photographs, and personal

an ecd otes to describe the kinds of workperformed by childre n and how each

task lit into the fami ly econo my, This" ,ok is a " ita] co ntrih utio n to western

.madian histor y as well as family andgender studies ,

Facsimile Edition & Transla tio n of aPrayer Book in Cree Syllabics hy Fathc r

Emilc Grouard , OM I, Pre pm'cd mIdPri ntcd at Lac La Bichc in 1883 with an

Int roduct ion by Patricia Dc mcrs ,Trans la tor Pallicia Dcmcrs, Naomi L.

M cIl wraith, Dorothy Thundc r.-, ' rcword Arok Wolvcngrcy.

roduct ion Patricia Dc mcrs

A signa l cvcnt in thc mo vc fro m

oral to print culturc for thc Crcc wa s

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Lethbridge Histor ical Soc iety

P.O . Box 974Lechbridge. AB TIJ4A2

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Honourary Lifetime Memberships19()2 E.S. Geo rge, Edmo nton

1963 Hu gh A. De mpsey, Calgary

1968 Ja mes G ray, Calgary

1977 Georgeen Bar rass, Calgary

1995 Fred G. I-Iolbe rton, Calgary

1999 Shei la Joh nston, Ca lgary

2000 Morris Flcwwelling. Red Deer

2000 A llen and Shir ley Ronaghan,Edmonton

2001 Carlto n (Carl y) RossStewart ,Lethbridge

200 1 James A. N. Mackie, (2.c. Ca lgary

2002 Helen LaRose, Edmo nton

2005 Jack and Enid Fitzsi mo nds

2006 Ra lph L. Erd ma n, Le thbridge

2006 F ~ Iarie Dorsey, Edmonton

2007 No Awa rd

2008 No Awa rd

2009 Dr. Gcoffrey J. Wilso n

20 I0 Do na ld Hep burn

Awards of Me ri t1993 Lac La Biche Mission His torica l

Society, Lac La Biche

1997 T he Lethbridge Hera ld, Lethbridge

1999 Smoky River Ge nea log ica l &Histori cal Society, Smok y River

2000 Viking His torica l Soc iety andT he To wn of Viking, Viki ng

200 1 Old Strathcona Fo undation Edmonton

2002 T he Alberta Pionee r Rail wa yAssociatio n, Ed mo nton

2003 Big Valley His tori cal Society

2004 Fort Edmonton Historical Founda tion

2005 Alberta Avia tion I\ lu seum Associa tion

2005 Alberta Prairie Rai lway Excursio ns

2006 Ge m of the Eas t Museum Society

2007 No Award Recognitio n of 100Co ntributors

2008 The Conn uence Herirage Soc iety

2009 T he Jewish Historical Soc iety ofSo uthern Albe rta

2009 T he G rea t Canadian Plains RailwaySociety

20 I0 Leg acy ~ Iagazine

2008 Sena tor Joyce Fai rba irn

2009 Hon . Pe ter Loug heed

2010 E..!. (Ted) Hart

2010 Tony CashmenAnnual Awards19(,1 Eric L. Harvie , Calgary

19(">4 Ja mes G. ~ lacG regor, Ed mo nto n

1964 Hug h A. De mpsey, Calgary

I% 5 Kerry Wood, Red Deer

19()6 Grant Macliwan, Calgary

1% 7 Fra nk Ande rso n, Calgary

1% 8 Dr. Jack W. C halmers, Edmonton

1% 9 Bruce B. Peel, Ed mo nto n

1970 Malvina Bo lus, Winnipeg

1971 Ric hard Y. Secord, Ed mo nto n

1972 T.R "Pat" !\kCloy, Ca lgary

1973 Alex Johnston , Lethbridge

1974 Dr. Lewis II. Tho mas, Edmo nton

1975 Jam es G ray, Calgary

1976 Bruce Haig, Let hbridge

1977 Georgeen Barrass, Ca lgary

1978 Ca tharine Whyte, Banff

1979 Jim Par ker, Edmonton

19R0 Dr. Lewi s G. T hom as, Edmonto n

19R I G ra nt L. Weber, Calgary

19R2 Balmer Wat Fa mily, Ed monton

1983 Shei lag h Jameson, Calgary

1984 A lan Ridge, Edmonton

1985 Lill ian Knupp, High River

1986 !\ lei Hurt ig, Ed mo nton

1987 Ca rlton Stewart, Lethbridge

1988 William Peters, Calgar y

1989 Jim Carpe nter, Lethbridge

1990 Cha rles De nney, Edmonto n

1991 Isabel Cam pbell, G rande Prai rie

199 2 Elise Co rbet, Calgary

1992 Arle ne Borgstcde, St. A lbe rt

1993 Be tty Dahlie, Calgary

199 5 Pe ter D. Ha wke r, Edmo nton

199 6 Ha rold Mitchell, Smo ky Lake

199 7 Ro be rta Ryckman , Calgary

1997 Alla n Arms tro ng , Red Dee r

199 9 Raymond Maisonneuve, Donne lly

2000 Gerald ~ 1. Hutch inson , Ed mo nto n

200 1 Geor gia G reen Foo ks , Let hbridge

200 2 Pa uline Fen ia k, War spite

2002 Fred Sc hutz , Rimbey

2003 r: ~ Iarie Dorsey, Edmo nton

2003 William Bae rge n, Stettl er

2004 Richa rd H. Shoc kley, Le thbr idge

2004 Hon . Th elm a C halifoux, ~ lorinville

2005 Cla rence (Clancy) Patton, Ca lgary

2(XJ6 David Bly, Calgary

200 7 No Awards

Recogn ition o f 100 Contributors

The Historical Society ofAlberta Awards

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Peace Country Historical SocietyWrite to : 10105 - 94 Avenue, Grande Prairie, AS T8V OK7by Campbell Ross, President

Great Ncws!!! On Septem ber 30thwe received notice of our successful

application to the Comm unityIniatitives Program for a grant to as sist

with the publication of the first in aplanned seri es of Historical Maps of the

Peace.

On October 15th we held a very

success ful second Iccture in the PeaceC ountry Hi storical Society Lecture

Series : Monkman Pass Memorial Trail ,presented by Kreg Alde of Beaverlodge.

There were over fifty in attendance atthe lecture held in the Grande Prairie

Regional College . Our third lecture willtake place on February 5, 2011 entitled

Steamboats on the Peace, presented byLa ura Gloor, Museum Coordinator of

Peace River r-, luseum and Archives . Wcarc planning our fourth Iccture which

will hopefully he a presentation of our'; rst publication to be launched at our

. icty's AGM in April 20 II.Co nsideration is being gi ven to the

cold-case mystery of Grande PrairiesMass Murders of 1918 as our fifth

lecture in the Fa ll of 20 II .

O n October 30th the Board

of Directors held a planning meeting toassess exi sting activities and

organizational arrangements for theSociety and to consider improvements.

O pportunities were identified for futureIccturcs as well as shorter pre sentations

within regular meetings. The Boarddecided to not hold general Society

meetings in months in which occur apre sentation in the Lecture Series , The

Board also gave consideration to :

a. providing non -liSA Associate

Membership in Peace CountryHistorical Society for regional heritage

groups, so that we might be in ongoingmutual sharing of minutes of activities;

b. inve stigating logi sti cs of Fallhistori cal hus tours of the Peace ,

including overnight to such points asFor t Vermilion;

c . designing a Socie ty brochure : andd. acknowledgement that we need to

work at inter-chapter communicati onwith the Society.

In November we took the first mock -upof the complete contents of our first

publication, The Edson Trail

19/1-1916, the first in the plannedse ri es of Hi stori cal Maps of thc Peace

as referred to above, to the printers.Expected printing of 1000 copies within

the next Iew weeks. 1300k launch isplanned for April as previously

indicated. With respect to the nextpublication, the Long Trail/Th e

Athabasca Trail 1880-1 916, we hope tocollahoratc with the Grouard & Area

Historical Societ y on thi s project .

Our Annual Ge neral ~ Iecting will

be held in April and Luce Ca mpcll hasindicated that she is willing to continue

as Vice-President , while taking on freshgraduate studies , and Daryl White has

not so far refused to consider the idea oftaking on the lead ership in the Spring.

\Vith Janet Peterson as our anchor, wewill be in good shape . A new Treas urer

will be needed. The work will not belarge , hut we will need to be diligent in

light of recording and reportingassociated with the puhlication.

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Chinook Country Historical Society Write to: 311, 223 12 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB T2R OG9by Shona Gourlay, President

CCHS had its third program of the

season on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 .It was a lecture on Annie Glen Broder

(a Calgary music teacher), presented bythree speakers and a singer! We also

had very interesting lectures oneugenics in Alberta, and Alberta

literature. December was our Christmaslunch and musical entertainment by

Eggs & Chips , at Fort Calgary. Severalspeakers have already been lined up for

the 2011-2012 season. Laurel Halladay ,our program director, is leaving the

board; Chelsea Clark has agreed to takeover the position next year. We extend

our thanks to Laurel for all her work inorganizing speakers for our Tuesday

evening programs.

It was also the twentieth

anniversary of Historic Calgary Weekthis year. As with past years, many

hours of work and people (120volunteer planners, presenters and event

assistance) were required to host/present this event. Approximately 3500

people attended 58 events (mainlywalking tours and lectures). The

volunteers were celebrated at avolunteer appreciation event on October

21 . Val Jobson has been contractedagain to act as project coordinator for

Historic Calgary Week 20 II.

CCHS had a display booth at the

Calgary Public Library 's HeritageWeekend November 5-7, manned by

some of our wonderful volunteers. The

event was held at the main branch

downtown, and had a variety ofhistorians, authors, artists and educators

were on the program.

We are hoping to have a greater

presence in Calgary's Heritage Fair in20 II. Alan Macdonald, of Heritage

Park in Calgary, is coordinating theevent this spring. He gave a short

presentation on the upcoming fair at theNovember 23 program, and mentioned

the importance of getting young peopleinterested in history. Hopefully, there

will be some volunteers from CCHSranks. We are hoping to have a 'mini-

fair' of the 20 II winners at one of ourTuesday evening programs in the Fall.

The Alpine Meadow Stream

by Bryan J . Smith , Cowboy Poet,

As I cup my hands together so as not to leave a seamAnd sip some Godly nectar from an alpine meadow stream

I know what they were meaning , those Sons of PioneersWhen they sang of cool clear water way back so many years

Soon this little trickle matures into a creekWith gravity to guide it for adventure it will seek

Babbling forward peaceful as night gives way to dawnA herd of elk are drinking , then swiftly they are gone

The little brook gets swollen as it stops to restAgainst the work of beavers interrupting there its quest

A family of these rodents, the largest of their breedHave built themselves a beaver lodge, stocked with winter feed

To share this pristine swimming pool, a solitary mooseIts head submerged in water, antlers draped in marshy sluice

The stream continues onward spilling down the valley floorGrowing even larger as it's joined by many more

Until majestic mountains yield themselves to wide expansePast falls and canyon rapids staging thrilling circumstance

Where kayaks test their resolve, ride the roar that it's becomeHuman laughter echo, nature's challenge there for some

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Across the plains the fledgling river slowly starts to steer

But soon a modest helping is diverted by a weirThat feeds a farming district at the mercy of the rain

Now blessed by irrigation prompting agriculture gain

It isn't too much further, a city looms ahead

With thirst that's never ending for the river's water shedWho quench's so benevolent the urban appetite

And reimbursed with sewage, discretely kept from sight

But miles of rolling tumble nearly cleans the water clear

Before more skyline scrappers, ahead are looming nearNot always does consumption seem justified or wise

Wasteful entertainment ignores conservation cries

Beyond the Great Lakes it finds rest in the deep blue sea

The pull of earth no longer, the river is now freeTo rise into the heavens as a misty kind of dream

Then fall back to a trickle in an alpine meadow stream

Lethbridge Historical SocietyWrite to: PO Box 974, Lethbridge, AB, T1J 4A2

by Belinda Crowson , President

The Lethb ridge Historical Societyco mmenced its Fall 20 I0 meetin g and

program schedule with a trip to Baronson the eve ning of Sep tember 281h to

visit the ir impressive History Ce ntre ,housed in what was formerly St. Mary's

Rom an Catholic Church and to learnabou t the activities and plans of the very

ac tive Barons and District HistoricalSoc iety. Following our October 26th

meet ing , Stirling resident Jack Hickengave an exce llent overview of the

events leadin g to settlement of theco mmunities of Cardston, Magrath ,

Stirli ng and Raymond . And mostrece ntly, after our Annual General

Meeting on Novemb er 23rd , FarleyWuth chronicled the history of the

ranching frontier and Pincher Creek 'sco mmercial developm ent in an

illu strated talk. Our "CelebratingSo uthe rn Alberta" series continues in

II with post meeting presentations on.ethbridgc Mayhem" (Belinda

Crowson, Ja nuary 25th) , "A nswered andUnanswered Questions of Medicine Hat

History (Philip Pypc , February 22nd) ,

" Homes teaders of the Noblcford

Area" (Julie Pike , March 22nd) and"Taber, The Ear ly Years" (mem bers of

Taber Toastm asters , April 26th) .

The 20 I0 Alex Johnston Lecture

was presented on Th ursday , November18th by Dr. Elaine Wheaton , a

Distinguished Research Sc ientist at theSaskatchewan Research Counci l and an

Adjunct Professor of Geography at theUniversity of Saskatchewan. Her lecture

was titled New Water Issues in NewCli mates : Lessons from the Past ,

S igna ls for the Future . To ce lebrate the20 th Annive rsary of the Lecture Series , a

special guest , Bryan J . Smith, Cow boyPoet , presented some of his work

inc luding a poem written especially foroccasion, "The Alpine Mcadow

cam", A copy of the poe m is on Page16 of this newsletter. The evening was

well attended despite adverse wea therand the presentations much enjoyed .

The Soc iety's Annual GeneralMeeting on November 23rd received a

report from the Book Co mmittee .Three books were published in 20 I0:

Th is is My Country by Garry Allison,We DOlI't Talk About Those Wom en by

Belinda Crowson and The AlbertaStretch of the Milk River by Johan

Dormaar. Gra nts from the counties ofLethb ridge, Cardsto n, Warne r and

Forty-Mile placed 205 copies of eac hthe Allison and Dormaar books in

school, co llege/unive rsity and publiclibraries across Southern Alberta

(border to border) and a privatedonation enabled copies of Belinda

Crowson 's book to be given to the 33libraries in the Chinook Arc h reg ional

system . Two books arc in progress for20 11.

The LHS Monuments and MarkersCo mmittee (co-chaired by Carly

Stewart and Jean Johnstone) reportedthat 18 bronze interpretive plagu es were

unveiled during Historic Let hbridgeWeek in May, 2010 and that eig ht

plagues arc being prepared for the 20 IIprogram. The City of Lethbridge

Heritage Advisory Committee (chairedby Jean Johnstone , LHS nomi nee)

reported that 12 prope rties have beendesignated as Mun icipal Her itage

Resource with more being worked onfrom an inventory of 50 on the

Mun icipal Inventory.

Also rece ived and approved were

the Treasurer 's Report , Pres ident'sReport and News letter Report . Copies

of written reports arc being filed withthe HSA office .

A Nominations Report wasprese nted and the following slate of

office rs was approved: Presiden t: BarrySnowden, Vice-President: Sheila

McManus, Secretary: Carol Mcgaw,Treasurer: Judy Robin s. Two Co uncil

Memb ers were elected (by acclamation)to three year terms: Amy deValo is and

Lana Lonseth. They j oin MarionSnowden and Carly Stewart (co ntinuing

to 20 II AG M), and Bobb ie Fox andIrma Dogterom (co ntinuing to 20 12).

The Exec utive Co mmittee also includesas non-vot ing members : Book

Committee Chairman: Bill Lingard ,Historian : Velda Sjovold and Book

Sales Coordinator: Joe Kadezabek.

A majo r priority for 20 II , in

additio n to those ment ioned in theforego ing, is the Historical Society of

Alberta Co nfere nce and AGM to beheld May 27th to 29th , our Historical

Trip le "E" Co nference . We arccontinuing to add "e-words" to our

lexicon for this extraordinary eve nt witheffervescent enthusias m.

Enoug h? Let me add just a veryspecial thank you to President Bill

Baergen for his visit on the occ asion ofthe laun ch ing of Johan Dorm aar 's book

on October 20lh , for his meeting withour Exec utive and for his remarks

which we so apprec iated that wepublished them in our October

News letter.

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Central Alberta Historical SocietyWrite to: clo Red Deer & District Museum4525 47A Avenue, Red Deer, AB. T4N 6Z6by Sheila Bannerman

A New Year, yet aga in! 2010 endedwith a grea t Christmas party, thanks to

hard work by Don Hepburn and IrisLoewen. Four mem bers of the Lindsay

Thurber High Schoo l jazz choirserenaded us during dinner, and

histor ical readings were followed by ashort carol sing accompanied by a

pictor ial pow er point, enjoyed by all.

The highlight of the eve ning,

however, was the presentation of theChap ter Volunteer award to Bill

Baergen. W hen the program committeebegan thinking abou t who might be the

deserving charac ter , we were astoundedto learn that Bill had never received this

award , so our choice was crystal clear.Bill 's co ntributions, not least his sense

of humou r, have been a major part ofthe CA HS for many years. The speech

outlining Bill's achievements can beread in full in the next CAHS

newsletter, but I will include oneastounding feat here: "B ill also brings

history to life . Many of you will haveseen his portrayal of Louis Riel making

his fina l addre ss to the jury during histrial for treason in 1885 , a performance

which Bill had delivered on over 75occasions aro und the province ."

Congratulations , Bill.

IDonations Thank You

Anony mous (2)Kat hry n Filipowicz

Ela ine/Jerry MachtmesMarjorie Mcintyre

Nancy Mi llarSheila Power

Hans Garde-HansenJean/Leon Matwe

Wi lliam (Bill) chebukBi ll Tye

Marion/Barry SnowdenJean Wells

Diana Can'Kate Reeves

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At the CA HS offices (so far afictiona l construct) we are moving into

the seco nd half of an informat ive andfun program year. Fo llowi ng Nancy

Millar 's talk on the 'Famous Five' inOc tober, which feature d a del ightful

readers' theatre , we saw local historianTony Maxwell's film 'Searching for the

Queen 's Cowboys ' in Novemb er. Thisfilm IS a skilful blending of

photographs , readings and travelphotography that follows the path of

Canadians fighting in the Ang lo-BoerWar. We are looki ng forward to our

upcoming programs, the next beingabo ut North Red Deer, which is

celebra ting its Centen nial this year.Many people don't know that North

Red Deer was a co mpletely separatemunicipali ty until as late as 1948, and

as such has its own distinctive characterand history.

The CA HS publications committeehas been worki ng on digitizing our

publications, where it seems appropriateto do so . The big news at this time , is

that Bill Baergeri 's book Pioneeringwith a Piece of Chalk has ju st been

newly added to the digital list atww w .ourroot s .c a /toc . a sp x ?

id= l32 36&amp:qryID=65 61 39 5 8-

Mari lyn CaskeyEliza beth Mars hall

Marguerite/Eugene WatsonVivian D. Sampson

Anita J. KohseAnna/B ill Walker

Joh n Ga llowayMyrt le A. Lambert

Joan /A lan Vanterpoo!Bernice/Clare nce Patton

Brian RothLloyd Rodway

Ms. Diane ClarklDr. Ian MacLach linMaymai/GeofTrey Wilson

bb4b-4982-b997- 188<1451 Oe91 Pleasecheck it out!

We wou ld like to wholeheartedlythank the City of Red Deer for its

support of the Arches project ,demonstrated most recently by

completion of the landscaping. It looksquite majestic , and at nig ht , makes a

del ightful statement. Fundraising frommajor do nors, in several categories

begi nning at $3,000, has now begin inearnest - if you are interested in

donating to the Arches fund, pleaseco ntact Bob Lam pard at

j .robert .lampard@gm ail.com. Donorswill be recogn ized on the Arc hes , for

posterity . In memoriam donations willbe recogn ized as such.

And finally, what is a New Year atthe CA HS without a new tour? Don and

Bill Mackay have been worki ng on atour called "Living in the Triangle'

which will explore vario us peoples'attempts to live within the Palliser

Tria ng le. If you don't know what that is ,or where it is, or think you probably

don 't know as much as Don and Bill,then this is the Tour for you! The tour

will take place June 7-19 , 2010 .

For more detai ls...keep in touch.

Enjoy the winter; it will be over one day!

D. Larraine AndrewsRuth Bryan

Orrin HartMyrt le Seg uin

Kenneth MunroRobert W. Tannas

Fay WilsonHelen/James Mackie

Hugh A. DempseyRon Williams

Nata lie JerwakLinda/Tom Co llier

Delcie GrayRoberta Ryck man

Edmonton & District HistoricalWrite to: Queen Alexandra School,7730 106 Street NW, Edmonton, AB T6E 4W3by Bud Squair, President & Tim Marriott, Ist Vice President

With the summer actrv rncs on theshelf, we arc still operating the History

Centre in the Queen Alexandra Schoo l.T his offers history stor ies and acti vities

in a specially themed se tting forelementary school children throughout

their class year. Also, our speaker seriescontinues to attrac t as our November

speake r revived one persons mem oriesof early hockey. Our speaker for

January 25 is Debbi e Shoctor , archivistof our Jewish Arc hives and Historical

Society of Edmonton, speaki ng on theear ly migration of the Jew ish

co mmunity to Edmonton. February 22wi ll feature Baldwin Reich wein

speaking about child protection serv icesin Edmonton - 1900 to 1971. Th en we

have JohanneYakul a for March 29,speaking on historical features of the

interiors of histor ic buildings. April 26is the EDHS AGM and our speaker is

'n Scafe of the Edmonto n Radial-l ilway Society who wi ll present

pictures relating to the focus and visionof that socie ty.

Very shortly, all material for theAlan Vanterpoo l book on our historic

ra ilroads will be ready for the print er.

We arc look ing into a revision o four web site . And as indicated earlier,

we arc continuing to deli ver about 450EDHS new sletters to libraries, arc hives

and seniors' drop -ins. Let' s not fo rgetthat we do need volunteers on our

Board.

Edmonton and District HistoricalSociety Annual Christmas party andprogramme

The EDHS annual Christmas party

and programe was held Tuesday 30

Nove mber, 20 10 at the Edmo nton

Petroleum Club. A total of sixty live

peopl e enjoyed a sumptuous dinner

while enjoy ing one of the highli ghteve nts in EDHS's calendar. The serv ice

was impeccable , and Christine Prokop ,

who orga nized the eve nt. had ensuredthat the Chr istmas theme was we ll

represented.

The eve ning includes a coc kta il

hour. dinn er. and a guest speaker. part

of the EDHS Speaker Series. Th ere is

also souve nir programc. a raffle , and an

eagerly anticipated historical qu iz , ove rthe co mpletio n of which the var ious

tables of diners compete, in hopes of

winn ing a Christmas them ed prize. Thi syear 's quiz had an Edmonton sports

history theme , to co mplement thespeaker 's talk. The winn ing table

included Linda Coll ier , Ron Williams.Kathy Reith and Kathryn Ivany. Talk

about stac king the odds!

The guest speaker was Dr. David

Mills of the University of AlbertDepartment of History and Classics. His

talk was on winter sport in Edmonton,specifically Edmonton's early and more

recent hockey history. An Edmontonteam challenged for the Stanley Cup as

ear ly as 1908 (one of four and the finalStanley Cup cha llenge in that yea r) , and

challenged agai n in 1910 and 1923.Hockey was played with seve n players

a team on the ice, no forwa rd passes andno blue lines . Dr. Mills also explored

Edmont on 's women's hockey history.de monstrating that its or igins were

co ntemporaneous with the men 's game.

Th e EDHS eve nt started the

Christmas season with a wonder fuleve ning; the chapter 's next eve nt is the

continuation of the Speakers Series inJanuary.

!welcome new members (continued from page 2)

Dave Tctz, Linden

James Berry. LindenPeter Hunt , Cars tairs

Richard Schaefer, Red DeerMurray Steele , Vermilion

Margaret Barr , Ca lgaryShelley Chomistek, Medicine Hat

Margaret Lane , Clares holmDarla McDonald , Landon

Andy Hart , ClaresholmK. E. Gicbclhaus , Vegreville

Lou Bracko , Ca lgaryCarleen Jenkins , Ca lgary

1e/Norm Dubois , Innisfailre Waldren , Edmo nton

Janine Carroll. ArrnenaLucy Lohr, Meet ing Creek

Donald Brown. Cluny

Frances Forrest , Coron ation

Roxanne Guenthner , HannaJohn Syra tt, Calgary

George Shrccves, EdmontonDoreen House , Ca mrose

Doris Hirsch. Ca mroseBetty MacArthur, Fairview

Dolores Reisinger , CamroseKen Hoppins , Huxley

Clare Stankicvcch, Troc huTamm y Belleville, Calgary

Joyce Ing , Ca rstairsJohn Thorn cwcll , Whitecou rt

Paula Fejzu IIai , St. PaulApril Boyko . Edmonton

Rundle Co llege Acade my, Ca lgaryTed Boychu k, Ca lgary

Jack Dowhaluk , Atmore

Michele Borden , Airdr ie

Len Wh ite. CalgaryVi Dubrul c, St. Paul

Paulette Maloney, Redcli ffeDorothy Rapson, Bow Island

Helen Grey, Ca lgaryJuli a Cook , Red Deer

Gary Latimer. DevonPenn y Davidson . Delburne

Lester John son. Grande PrairieRay Teghtmcyc r, Pouce Coupe. C

Paul Sutherland, Ca lgaryJohn Visser, Ca lgary

Bob Moreton, Gra nde Cac heDave Wideman , Sherwood Park

E. W. Miller, LacombeDr. Merrill Distad. Edmonton

Dr. David Mill s , St. Albert

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HSA Calendar 2010Jan 25 CCHS To the Grandmother's Land : The Nez Perce in Canada, by George Kush , 7:30 pm FI. Calgary .

Jan 25 EDHS Debbie Shoctor, archivi st of our Jewish Archives and Historical Society of Edmonton , 'The arly migration of the Jewish communityto Edmonton" .Feb 22 EDHS Baldwin Reichwein "Child protection services in Edmonton, I900-1 97 I .Feb 22 CCHS Larger Than Life : Alberta Volunteers in the Anglo_Boer War. 1899-1002 - Sheila Bannennan . 7:30 pm FI. Calgary.

Mar 22 CCHS AGM 5:30 pm. Dinner 6 pm. Location TBA .

Mar 29 EDHS JohanneYakula"Historical features of the interiors of historic buildings" .April 26 EDHS AGM guest speakerDon Scafe , Edmonton Radial Railway Society presents pictures relating to the focus and vision of that society.Apr 26 CCHS Being Good Sports: Fish & Game Conservation in Alberta - George Colpitts. 7:30 pm FI. Calgary.

PCHS check the website www.albertahistory.org/peacecountry

HSA CrosswordThi s crossword puzzle devi sed by Jennifer Prest

Answers to Oct #24 newsletter crossword

AcrossI . Albert; 4 . Stewart; 8. Banff; 9. Wheat ; 10 Pan ; II. Roc; 12. Epcor;13. Annie; 14. Atoms; 16. Yorkton; 19. Drone ;20 . Nisku; 23 . dcWit;25. Crow s; 27 . Hai; 28 . Acres; 30 . A.C.; 3 1. Ail; 32 . Gad ; 33 . Elk ;34 . Ted

DownI . Alberta; 2. Bon Accord; 3. Rifle; 4. Sheer ; 5 . Eat ; 6. Aspen; 7.Tunnel ; 9 . Wacky ; 13.Acton; 15. Scott; 17. Robson; 18. Nose Hill;21. United; 22. k d Lang ; 24 . World; 25. Clark; 26 . Slave; 29 . Ste .

You have plenty of time to complete this crossword puzzle whichwas devised by a member of HSA.The answer will be published inthe next issue of History NOW

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I . Reindeer; arctic deer4 . Northern Alberta Cree8 . A shrub with a red berry9 . A valuable violin (abbr.)

10. A life-savin g manoeuvre on a train ? (Init ials)II . A motel of yore12. Briti sh thespian , Dame __ Evans13. A hamlet west of Calgary14. Alberta's 11th premier16. Prosperity; victory19. Prominent Calgary lawyer circa 190020 . See 19 across23 . David B.__, first President ofCNR25 . Flotilla; swift27 . A hearing aid?28 . Ancient Scandinavian script30 . A donkey ; fool3 I . To glide across the snow32 . A town on Great Slave Lake . _ _ River33 . Type; cate gory34. Alberta's harmless garter _ _

DownI . W.H. , Alberta's first Minister of Publ ic Works2. Carria ge Museum in Cardston3. Lac la4 . An alpine tree5. MP and Senator, __ Olson6. A town 115 km northwest of Hinton , Grande __7. A town 155 km northwest of Red Deer9 . Once the manager of the North West Cattle Company, Fred _

13. Okotoks ' river, the15. A city on the Black Sea where the Allie s met in 194517. In the south east of Alberta. the Hills18. A town 80 km southeast of Cam rosc21 . A perennial found in Albe rta22. Airdries Bert __ High School24 . Ralph Klein challenger in 1992, __ Betkowski25. Site of a dis aster in 190326. Balladeer Ian

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