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
1964-1990
Misericordia Community Hospital
A history of health care and workers’ struggles. Paula E. Kirman The Misericordia Community Hospital is operated by Covenant Health and is known as Edmonton’s
1949-1964
Irma Belton (née Lipscombe)
Irma Belton (née Lipscombe) is a descendant of Alberta’s early Black communities. Born in Athabasca, she moved with her parents and siblings to Edmonton in
1949-1964
Jim Selby
Jim Selby is a lifelong labour activist and author of left-wing publications. He was research and communications director at the Alberta Federation of Labour for
1949-1964
Lilly Ann Selby
Lilly Ann Selby came from an agrarian socialist family in Saskatchewan. She began married life on a farm until financial conditions forced her parents to
1949-1964
George Murphy
George Murphy has deep connections to the Jasper Place area that go back to early childhood. He is still connected to the area. Here he
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
1949-1964
Christopher Braiden
Christopher Braiden was born on May 13, 1939 in England to Irish parents. The family moved to Edmonton in 1959. Braiden became a police officer
1949-1964
Ruby Swartz
Ruby Swartz is originally from Yellowknife, but has had connections to the Jasper Place area since childhood. Here is her family’s story, and she also
