City of Edmonton Research

Go to the following sites to start and collect information that could be useful to help in the creation of a mystery story:

https://archivesphotos.edmonton.ca/Presto/home/Default.aspx

http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/edmonton_archives/city-of-edmonton-archives.aspx

http://www.edmontonhistory.ca/

In the second site, look at records and the photos etc.

Save your information to a word document for future use.

Selected Web Sites
http://www.epl.ca/edmontonportal/

Alberta Folklore and Local History Collection An archival collection the history, tall tales, humour and stories of Alberta.
Alberta Heritage Digitization Project Read old newspapers and local histories online. Includes lots of information about Edmonton.
Alberta Historic Main Streets Twenty-three communities have reclaimed their architectural legacies and invite visitors.
Alberta History "Here you’ll find stories about Albertans who have helped to shape our province's history."
Alberta Source Collection of historical, heritage sites. Good starting place for Alberta history from the Heritage Community Foundation.
Alberta's Political History
Alberta: How the west was young A dynamic new platform to help make Alberta's history come alive for everyone! Explore aspects of Alberta’s early history through images, text and CKUA Radio Network’s Heritage Trails.
Archives Network of Alberta Database Search for over 6000 descriptions of archival records held in Alberta's archives.
Atlas of Alberta Railways
Canadian West From the National Archives of Canada.
Edmonton & District Historical Society Organizes Historic Edmonton Week (July 23 to 31, 2005)and Doors Open Edmonton, plus active role in many Alberta historical celebrations.
Edmonton Archives - 25,000 photos online Take a look at wide range of historical photos about Edmonton from the City's Archives.
Edmonton: A City at War "An interactive education resource that invites viewers to live the lives of its characters during ...the Second World War..."
Edmonton: A Living History
Edmonton: Our Heritage Lawrence Herzog is a local historian who took over the ‘Old Edmonton Buildings’ column Alex Mair used to have in Real Estate Weekly. They’ve now made Herzog’s column available on line, and it’s a wonderful collection of articles specific to Edmonton architectural history.
Famous Five Learn more about Emily Murphy, Henrietta Muir Edwards, Louise McKinney, Irene Parlby, and Nellie McClung. See Phase 6.
Henderson's Edmonton City Directories (1908-1953) Digitized version of the print directories.
Heritage Resources Management Information System "The Heritage Resources Management Information System (HeRMIS) provides a central gateway for virtual visitation of Alberta's heritage and cultural collections." It provides a "view of Alberta's historic resource information".
Historical Society of Alberta
Homes on the Prairie Covers early settlement on the prairies of North America, produced by PBS.
Lawrence Herzog's History of Edmonton Articles This page provides an index and subject based approach to these valuable series of articles.
Lois Hole Digital Library Publicly available resources from the newly launched Lois Hole Digital Library.
Northlands Park - Memories Worth Keeping Photos and text cover the history of Edmonton's Northlands Park area.
Peel's Prairie Provinces From the University of Alberta, a collection of text and images from western Canada. Note under "Featured Collections" are digitized versions of some Prairie City Directories (Henderson's) up until 1953. These include Edmonton and Calgary.
Tony Cashman's Edmonton Stories Listen to 73 CJCA radio broadcasts from the 1950s and early 1960s.