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The Story behind the Name

  • Present the story behind the name of a local site.
  • Select a historically meaningful name for an unnamed site in the community.

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References

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

Title: Place Names of AlbertaVolume 1: Mountains, Parks and Foothills
Description: This first in a series of four reference books focuses on Alberta's official geographical place names within the mountains, mountain parks and foothills.
Author/Editor: Karamitsanis, Aphrodite
Published by: Calgary, AB: University of Calgary Press, 1991

 

Title: The Story Behind Alberta Names: How Cities, Towns Villages and Hamlets Got Their Names
Description: The book describes intriguing personalities, using humorous anecdotes, the context of people’s lives and careers, and the relationship between individuals and the places named for them.
Author/Editor: Sanders, Harry M.
Published by: Calgary, AB: Red Deer Press, 2003

 

Title: Geographical Names of Alberta
Host: Natural Resources Canada
Description: This website contains information about the origin of place names for some Alberta cities and Aboriginal communities.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to read about the origin and the meaning of the names Calgary, Lethbridge and Red Deer.
URL:  

 

Title:

Welcome to Alberta GenWeb

Host:

Darlene Homme and Annette Bame Peebles

Description:

This website contains an alphabetical listing of nearly 8000 Alberta place names, including cities, towns, villages, hamlets, localities, school districts, reserves, railway points, lakes, rivers, creeks and mountains.

Navigation Tips:

Scroll down and click on the first letter of the Alberta place name you wish to look up to access an information chart.

URL:

http://ab.canadagenweb.org/alberta-info-placenames.html

 

Title:

First Nations and Métis: Aboriginal Place Names

Host:

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

Description:

This website contains information about Aboriginal place names.

Navigation Tips:

Click on Read or Listen near the top of the screen to access information.

URL:

http://wayback.archive-it.org/2217/20101208164633/http://www.abheritage.ca/alberta/en/fn_metis/place_names.html  

 

Title:

Alberta Settlement: New Communities

Host:

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

Description:

This website contains information about some of the early settlements and the origins of their names.

Navigation Tips:

This website contains information about some of the early settlements in Alberta. Scroll down and click on links to access information about the communities and the groups that settled them  

URL:

http://www.abheritage.ca/pasttopresent/en/settlement/new_communities.html

 

Title:

Archaeology and Pre-Contact

Host:

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

Description:

The website provides an overview of archaeology in Alberta.

Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to read the text. Click on headings in the left-hand side menu or on highlighted words within the text to access additional information.

URL:

http://wayback.archive-it.org/2217/20101208160604/http:/www.abheritage.ca/alberta/en/archaeology/index.html

 

Title:

Alberta: Land of Opportunity. Opening of the West.

Host:

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

Description:

This website contains information about the history of settlement of Alberta, with historical posters and photographs.

Navigation Tips:

Click on the topics in the menus or on the highlighted words in the text to access information.

URL:

 http://wayback.archive-it.org/2217/20101208164048/http://www.abheritage.ca/pasttopresent/en/opportunity/opening_west.html

 

Title:

Alberta’s Francophone Heritage: French Placenames all over

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://wayback.archive-it.org/2217/20101208162139/http://www.abheritage.ca/francophone/audio/french_placenames.html

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