Edmonton History
A wide collection of photos and historical information about our city.
- EPL Services
- Alberta History Bibliography
A list of key Alberta history resources held by the Edmonton Public Library.
- Edmonton History - books, online video, radio broadcasts and tons of images
A great resource for historical Edmonton. Lost Buildings and Elections, Mayors, Councilors and People's Stories and Historian's essays.
- Licensed Databases
- Info File
Full of facts, trivia, history and other bits and pieces about Edmonton. Produced and updated by the EPL Information Services Division (2nd Floor Milner.)
- Edmonton Obituaries
For assistance in locating obituaries.
- Selected Web Sites
- 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 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.
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