Category: Alberta Local History

Pioneer Legacy - Memories of Yesteryear and Today for Tomorrow of Bowden and Districts [Alberta Local History]

Price: $395.00

Publisher: Alberta, Canada, Bowden Chamber of Commerce : 1979

Seller ID: 526j0256

Condition: Good

Presents the local history of Bowden, Alberta and district, located an hour north of Calgary on highway 2. "It is nearly a century since this part of Central Alberta was first surveyed and since the influx of settlers in the 1890's. Time passes and with it often go the stories of the past. So let us weave our memories into history and let us pray that others, in future times, in this place, will pick up our threads and record in like manner the Legacy of Today." - Foreword. 589 glossy pages profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. One-hundred and forty ...
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Cherished Memories - Local History of the Ardrossan Community [Alberta Local History]

By: Ardrossan Women of Unifarm (Compilers)

Price: $295.00

Publisher: Ardrossan, Alberta, Ardrossan Unifarm : 1972

Seller ID: 132j0052

ISBN-13: 9780919212169

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Presents the local history of the former rural areas of Wye, Baker, Uncas, Garden, Deville, Douglas, Bremmer, Agricola, Ardrossan, Salisbury, Brookville, Ypres Valley, East Clover Bar, North Cooking Lake, and Clover Bar, Alberta, located just east of Edmonton. viii, 712 p. Index. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Includes almost four hundred pages of pioneer stories/family histories. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this informative local history and invaluable genealogical reference. Krotki (2nd Edn) 32, Strathern 33...
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The Golden Years [Local History of Barrhead, Alberta]

By: Barrhead History Book Committee

Price: $295.00

Publisher: Barrhead, Alberta, Barrhead History Book Committee : 1978

Seller ID: 132j0062

ISBN-13: 9780919213760

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Presents the proud history of this Alberta community located a one and a half hour drive northwest of Edmonton. 499 pages. Index. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Includes over two-hundred pages of family histories. Unmarked with moderate wear to dark blue cloth. Binding intact. A quality copy of this informative local history and invaluable genealogical reference. Krotki (2nd Edn) 48, Strathern 3263. ; 4to
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Reflections - A History of Elk Point and District [Alberta Local History]

By: Bennett, Mary (Editor); Elk Point and District Historical Society

Price: $295.00

Publisher: Canada, Elk Point and District Historical Society : 1977

Seller ID: 526j0106

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Presents the local history of Elk Point, Alberta and district, located about two hours east northeast of Edmonton. 457 pages including 8 pages of detailed maps indicating landowners and over 250 pages of family histories. Generously illustrated with excellent black and white reproductions of archival photos. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. A high-quality example of this informative local history and invaluable genealogical reference. Strathern 2879, Krotki (2nd Edn) 68. Please note that a 195 page supplement to this book was also published but is not included with this of...
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Settlers Along the Bow: A History of Rainier, Bow City [Alberta Local History]

By: Book Committee

Price: $295.00

Publisher: Canada, Rainier-Bow City History Book Club : 1975

Seller ID: 628a2004

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

296 pages. Index. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Topics include: Bow City - early ranchers, 1900; First Homesteaders, 1906; River Bow; South-west of town; Townsite and Mining; Irrigation; Schools and Teachers; Camp; Cattle Brands; Rainier - Agriculture; The Railway; Clubs and Organizations; Public Services; Schools; Items of Interest; Family Histories. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this informative local history and invaluable genealogical reference. Krotki (2nd Edn) 247, Strathern 3236.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Z.ca has ...
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Shortgrass Country - A History of Foremost and Nemiskam [Alberta Local History]

By: Butterwick, Alyce [Editor-in-chief]; Foremost Historical Society

Price: $395.00

Publisher: Foremost, Alberta, Foremost Historical Society : 1975

Seller ID: 526j0309

ISBN-13: 9780919212664

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Presents the local history of Foremost and Nemiskam, Alberta, located southwest of Medicine Hat, a mile north of the U.S. border. "Dedicated to the pioneers of the area who in response to their environment carved out their destiny and passed on to us a distinctive heritage. Their spirit of adventure, their courage, endurance and ingenuity and their willingness to experiment and accept new ideas laid the foundations for the legacy which is ours today." - page iv. viii, 689 pages. Index of family histories. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Colour...
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Pioneers of the Peace [Local History of the Grande Prairie District, Alberta, Canada]

By: Campbell, Isabel M. (Signed)

Price: $295.00

Publisher: Grande Prairie, Alberta, Grande Prairie and District Old Timers' Association : 1975

Seller ID: 526j0257

ISBN-13: 9780919212756

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good in Fair dust jacket

Signed by Editor Isabel M. Campbell, Artist Robert C. Guest and Old Timers' Association Secretary Gerald Carveth atop Table of Contents. Presents the local history of Alberta's Grande Prairie district. 428 pages. Extensive index. Large fold-out map inside back board. Hundreds of pages of local family histories. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of wonderful archival photos. Illustrated endpapers. Unmarked with average wear to burgundy cloth decorated in gilt. Slight lean to spine. Binding intact. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new arc...
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Down Memory Lane in Colchester

By: Christie, Agnes; Reed, Myrtle; Editors

Price: $295.00

Publisher: Alberta, Canada, Colchester Women's Institute : 1980

Seller ID: 132j0054

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fair

Presents the local history of Colchester, a school district eight miles southeast of Edmonton in the municipal district of Strathcona. 348 pages including about 200 pages of family histories. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Unmarked with above-average wear. Long tape repair to front cover along spine. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this informative local history and invaluable genealogical reference. Krotki (2nd Edn) 211, ; 4to
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Leaves of Yesteryear: A History of the Bon Accord District and The Biographies of the Men and Women Who Pioneered the Area [Alberta Local History]

By: Chubb, Jean; Milligan, Hilda

Price: $295.00

Publisher: Bon Accord, Alberta, Bon Accord F. W. U. A. (Local 502) : 1969

Seller ID: 526j0301

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Presents the local history of the community of Bon Accord, Alberta located about forty minutes north of Edmonton. 1-94, xvi [black and white photos], 95-402 pp. Index of Family Histories. Time Chart. Map endpapers. Includes almost two-hundred pages of family histories. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear to original navy cloth. Binding intact. Fore-edges of pages 100-160 rumpled but fully legible. A sound copy of this informative local history and invaluable genealogical reference. Krotki (2nd Edn) 212, Strathern 2939, Alberta Histories p.56. ; 8vo
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Memories of Verdant Valley, Cassell Hill, Livingston, Rainbow [Alberta Local History]

By: Clipsham, Muriel Greene; Adie, Adelaide, Greene; Gaschnitz, Eleanor Chambers; Howard, Alice Bell

Price: $350.00

Publisher: Alberta, Canada, Drumheller East F.U.A. : 1966

Seller ID: 562h1753

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

500 pages. Index. Black and white reproductions of wonderful archival photos. Separate 20" x 13.5" map stored inside back board documents local land holdings assigned by the Canadian Government to South African Veterans. Prior owner's details inside front board otherwise contents clean and unmarked. Average wear to maroon cloth. Binding tight. No dust jacket, presumably as issued. A sound vintage copy of this informative local history and invaluable genealogical reference. Strathern 2986, Krotki (2nd Edn) 300. ; 8vo
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Prairie Sod and Goldenrod - Crossfield and Area [Alberta Local History]

By: Crossfield History Committee

Price: $295.00

Publisher: Crossfield, Alberta, Crossfield History Committee : 1977

Seller ID: 132j0061

ISBN-13: 9780919213036

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

"The pages of this book contain the stories of how some 400 families changed a way of life to adapt to a new land, whether it be hostile or benign. It relates the physical struggle and mental conflict experienced while trying to match ambition with reality. There were heroes and villains, fortune seekers and idealists, and countless ordinary men, women and chldren. Their unfaltering resourcefulness won the struggle and today, we in the Crossfield district, have become a comfortable generation in the harsh land these worthy pioneers opened to a new civilization." - Foreword. 359 pages. Ind...
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Derbytown Echoes - A History of Rockwood, Lobley, Eagle Point, James River [Alberta Local History]

By: Derbytown Book Club

Price: $295.00

Publisher: Youngstown, Alberta, Derbytown Book Club : 1975

Seller ID: 132j0067

ISBN-13: 9780919212626

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Presents the local history of this Alberta district located about a two hour drive north-northwest of Medicine Hat. 217 pages. Index. Maps. Loaded with family histories. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Gift greetings on back of front free endpaper, otherwise clean and unmarked with average wear to illustrated green cloth. Binding intact. A sound copy of this informative local history and invaluable genealogical reference. Krotki (2nd Edn) 268, Strathern 3125. ; 4to
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From Out of the Wilderness [Alberta Local History] A History of Baptiste Lake, Deep Coulee, Forfar, Forfar East, Forfar West, Fraternity, Grosmont, Lahaieville, Larvert, South Athabasca, West Athabasca, and Winding Trail School Districts

By: Eight Horizons Historical Society

Price: $395.00

Publisher: Athabasca, Alberta, Eight Horizons Historical Society : 1986

Seller ID: 132j0010

ISBN-13: 9780889254572

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

"The purpose of this book is to preserve for future generations the rich history of our area. It was prompted by the realization of the vast amount of history which had been lived since the first white man to leave a record passed through the area in 1799. The story is rich in tales of adventure, exploration, joys and tragedies by adventurers and pioneers in the last two hundred years. More than 80 people have worked to research, compile and organize the 700 stories and 3000 photos we received. Thousands of hours of work have been spent to produce a book which will preserve the history of t...
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Foley Trail: A History of Entwistle, Evansburg and the Surrounding Districts, Volume II [Alberta Local History]

By: Fausak, Hazel (Editor)

Price: $295.00

Publisher: Alberta, Canada, Pembina Lobstick Historical Society : 1984

Seller ID: 562j0027

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Please note: we are offering volume II only of this two-volume set. Volume I is not included. Includes pages 561-1104 with indexes of family names, maps and documents. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear to original chocolate brown cloth nicely lettered and illustrated in gilt. Binding intact. A sound copy of this invaluable genealogical reference. ; 4to
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Our Treasured Roots: A History of Gibbons and Surrounding Areas [Alberta Local History]

By: Gibbons History Committee

Price: $295.00

Publisher: Gibbons, Alberta, Gibbons History Committee : 1982

Seller ID: 562j0031

ISBN-13: 9780889253964

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Presents the local history of the community of Gibbons, Alberta, located about forty minutes north-northeast of Edmonton. "This book contains records which outline the joys, disappointments, hardships, and to a very great extent, the accomplishments that over the years have composed the development from the very early pioneering years of this prosperous and progressive community. Provides the history, the story of the evolution from the early days of the freighting to the North Country, to the arrival of the railway, to the present modern times, and of the people who have caused this evoluti...
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Memories - Redwater and District [Alberta Local History]

By: Hrynchuk, Audrey; Klufas, Jean (Compilers)

Price: $295.00

Publisher: Redwater, Alberta, Redwater Centennial Committee : 1972

Seller ID: 132j0051

ISBN-13: 9780919212121

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

"Written in an attempt to present an historical account of Redwater and district - an account about the earliest settlers who blazed the way into a wilderness, about their descendants and the later settlers who carried on with the development and about the town folk who provided the much needed services to the rural area. It is also about the geophysical crews who arrived to prove the hidden treasures beneath the surface of the land, the exploratory crews and the industrial developers who followed - about all who contributed to the building of Redwater and district." - Foreword. vi, 227 pages...
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The Lantern Years - Buffalo Park to Neutral Hills [Alberta Local History]

By: Hughenden Women's Institute Book Committee

Price: $295.00

Publisher: Alberta, Hughenden Women's Institute Book Committee : 1967

Seller ID: 132j0063

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Please Note: This is a paperback copy. Presents the local history of this rural Alberta district located half an hour south of Wainwright. "Intended to depict to generations yet to come, a true picture of early days in this district when our pioneer forebears carried a lantern in their hand, not only literally to light their path, but figuratively to lighten the pathway for us, enabling our generation to stride forward with confidence and vision into a bright future of progress and development." - page 1. 304 glossy pages. Biographies and family histories make up about two-thirds of the bo...
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Jasper Reflections [Local History of Jasper, Alberta]

By: Jasper Community History Book Committee

Price: $295.00

Publisher: Jasper, Alberta, Jasper Community History Book Committee : 1996

Seller ID: 132j0021

ISBN-13: 9781550562132

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Presents the local history of Jasper, Alberta, including over 400 pages of family histories. "Many books have been written about the history of Jasper and the national park. We want this one to reflect the lives of the residents of our unique community, past and present." - vii. 477 pages with index. Photo endpapers. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Very attractively presented in forest green leatherette brightly adorned with gilt lettering and illustration. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A lovely copy of this informative local ...
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"Way Out Here": History of Carcajou, Chinchaga, Keg River, Paddle Prairie, Twin Lakes [Alberta Local History]

By: Keg River History Book Committee

Price: $295.00

Publisher: Keg River, Alberta, Keg River History Book Committee : 1994

Seller ID: 562j0016

ISBN-13: 9781550561944

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

This history of several districts south of High Level, Alberta includes general chapters on the history of the area folowed by an extensive list of family histories. 310 pages. Index. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Gift greetings upon title page. Clean and bright with light wear to black faux leather boards brightly lettered in gilt. A high-quality copy of this informative local history and invaluable genealogical reference. Wetherell 6-65. ; 4to
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Verdant Valleys - In and Around Lougheed [Alberta Local History]

By: Lougheed Women's Institute

Price: $295.00

Publisher: Lougheed, Alberta, Lougheed Women's Institute : 1972

Seller ID: 132j0053

ISBN-13: 9780919212176

Condition: Good

Presents the local history of Lougheed, Alberta and surrounding districts, located a two-hour drive southeast of Edmonton. "It is hoped that all who read the stories in this book will get an insight into the lives of those who struggled through the early years - yes, and through the depression, too - and will appreciate what it took to make this part of Alberta what it is today. You will smile and, perhaps, even shed a tear. The human-interest stories are many and varied." - Dedication. x, 488 pages. Index. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Includes almost four hundred pa...
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Category: Alberta Local History