1949-1964
Wayne Krys
Wayne Krys was born in Jasper Place in the early 1950s where his parents had bought a house in West Jasper Place on the corner
1949-1964
Eveline Garneau
Eveline Garneau (née de Jong) was born in the Netherlands. At one year of age, she and her parents immigrated to Alberta in June 1960.
1880s-1949
156 Street and Stony Plain Road Across the Years
Colette Lebeuf 1943 The intersection of 156 Street and Stony Plain Road is seen in the centre of this aerial photo dating from 1943. At
1949-1964
Straightening 149th Street and Widening Stony Plain Road
Accommodating growth and safety. Paula E. Kirman Thanks to provincial government construction of a four-lane highway to Jasper beginning in 1949, 149 Street was straightened
1949-1964
Neil Henry
Neil Henry was born in South Africa in 1942 of Scottish parents; he spent 7 years as an army kid in post-war Germany and immigrated
1949-1964
Teuna (Toni) de Jong
Below are excerpts from letters Teuna de Jong wrote to her mother in the Netherlands throughout the 1960s. She and her husband, Jelle, bought a
1880s-1949
The Jasper Place Rustlers
Pioneering hockey champions. Paula E. Kirman Edmonton is a city known for its championship-winning NHL hockey team. However, long before the Edmonton Oilers came into
1949-1964
Food Security in Jasper Place: Part Three
Corner stores. Paula E. Kirman Jasper Place residents often chose to make many of their grocery and other purchases in corner stores. People chose where
1949-1964
Life in the ’50s and early ’60s in the Town of Jasper Place
Interviewee stories and reminiscences by former residents provide the backbone of the Jasper Place Community History Project. They evoke growing up and living in the
1949-1964
Food Security in Jasper Place: Part Two
Food and water delivery. Paula E. Kirman In a time period when food security was often precarious, many families who lived in Jasper Place, before