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Preserving Alberta's Heritage

Which local or regional building or site most deserves a historic designation?


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Books listed as references have not been reviewed or approved by Alberta Education.

Title: Home Place
Author/Editor: Dragonwood, Crescent
Description: The book tells of a family finding an abandoned home place in the woods. They find evidence of the past and wonder about the inhabitants and their lives.
Published by: New York: Aladdin, 1990

 

Title: The Memory Horse
Description: The story demonstrates the importance of sharing memories across generations. A young girl hears the story of her grandmother’s life from her grandfather, as he paints a carousel horse in memory of the grandmother.
Author/Editor: Harrison, Troon
Published by: Toronto: Tundra Books, 2001

 

Title: Sweet Memories Still
Description: The book tells the story of a young girl who pursues her artistic talent and comes to appreciate her grandmother's old photographs and the stories that go with them.
Author/Editor: Kinsey-Warnock, Natalie
Published by: Boston: Dutton Children's Books, 2001

 

Title: Alberta’s Francophone Heritage: French Placenames
Host: Heritage Community Foundation (Now archived by the University of Alberta)
Description: This website contains information about the origins of some of the French place names.
Navigation Tips: Not applicable.
URL: http://www.abheritage.ca/francophone/audio/french_placenames.html

 

Title:

Heritage and Museums
Host:

Alberta Culture

Description:

The website contains links to various museums, archives, cultural organizations around Alberta.
Navigation Tips:

Click the links on the left hand side of the page for information dealing with Alberta Museums and Historic sites or Alberta’s Archives. .
URL:

http://culture.alberta.ca/heritage/default.aspx

 

Title: Our Future, Our Past: The Alberta Heritage Digitization Project
Host: University of Calgary Press
Description: This website contains information about such topics as Early Alberta Newspapers, Calgary Stampede History, Local Histories, Art and Multicultural Alberta.
Navigation Tips: Search or browse the collections by clicking on the underlined topics.
URL: http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca

 

Title:

Political Institutions and Process: Representative Democracy in Action. Historic Museums
Host:

Heritage Community Foundation (Now archived by the University of Alberta)
Description:

This website contains information about McKay Avenue School—Edmonton’s oldest surviving brick schoolhouse that also served as Alberta’s first Legislature.
Navigation Tips:

Click on headings in the left-hand-side menu or under Quick Links to access additional information.

URL:

http://wayback.archive-it.org/2217/20101208163020/http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/process/mckay_intro.html

 

Title: Alberta Historic Places Designation Program
Host: Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture
Description: This website contains information about the Provincial Designation Program.
Note: Click on Designation Application at the bottom of the screen to view the Application for Historic Resource Designation form.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to read the text and click on highlighted words within the text to access additional information.
URL: http://www.culturetourism.alberta.ca/heritage-and-museums/programs-and-services/historic-places-research-and-designation/historic-places-designation-program/

 

Title: Museums and Historic Sites
Host: Culture and Community Spirit
Description: This website contains a database of Alberta’s provincial historic sites and museums. Links are provided to the Provincial Archives of Alberta and to the Alberta Historical Resources.
Navigation Tips: Click on Map of Alberta with Site Locations at the top of the page to access a map of historic sites and museums. Click on an icon to access additional information about historic sites and museums.
URL: http://www.culture.alberta.ca/museums/historicsiteslisting/default.aspx
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