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Twitter account of RETROactive, the blog maintained by the Historic Resources Management Branch of Alberta Culture.

 Alberta, Canada
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Stephen Rusnack: Homesteader, Soldier, Thief albertashistoricplaces.com/2…
Stephen Rusnack: Homesteader, Soldier, Thief

Stephen Rusnack: Homesteader, Soldier, Thief

Editor’s note: The banner image above is courtesy of Victoria Settlement Provincial Historic Site. Written by: Alison Thomas Stephen Rusnack—also known as Rusnak, or Russnack or Rousnac…

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The Place of Frozen Smoke: Cultural Landscapes of M’behcholia albertashistoricplaces.com/2…
The Place of Frozen Smoke: Cultural Landscapes of M’behcholia

The Place of Frozen Smoke: Cultural Landscapes of M’behcholia

Editor’s note: Banner image of Dene Tha’ First Nation drummers at M’behcholia courtesy of Laura Golebiowski. Written by: Laura Golebiowski (Indigenous Heritage Section) in collabo…

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The English Colony and ‘Ready-Made Farms’ in Alberta albertashistoricplaces.com/2…
The English Colony and ‘Ready-Made Farms’ in Alberta

The English Colony and ‘Ready-Made Farms’ in Alberta

Written by: Allan Rowe, Historic Places Research Officer On March 25, 1910, a party of emigrants embarked from Great Britain to settle on 24 “ready-made farms” in the Canadian Pacific R…

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Fighting the 1918 influenza crisis with household chores albertashistoricplaces.com/2…
Fighting the 1918 influenza crisis with household chores

Fighting the 1918 influenza crisis with household chores

Editor’s note: This blog post is small taste of a recent article by Suzanna Wagner: “Households Large and Small: Healthcare Civilians and the Prominence of Women’s Work in the Edmonton Bullet…

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Stage and screen: Black entertainment history in Alberta 1900-1920 albertashistoricplaces.com/2…
Stage and screen: Black entertainment history in Alberta 1900-1920

Stage and screen: Black entertainment history in Alberta 1900-1920

Written by: Jeremy Kuipers-Witten Source: Genius.com. The changing landscape of mass entertainment between 1900 and 1920 was just as evident in Alberta as it was anywhere else in North America. Feb…

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Violet King Henry: trailblazing Alberta lawyer albertashistoricplaces.com/2…
Violet King Henry: trailblazing Alberta lawyer

Violet King Henry: trailblazing Alberta lawyer

Written by: Allan Rowe, Historic Places Research Officer View Violet King Henry Heritage Marker Violet King Henry was one of the most significant figures in Alberta’s legal history. She became a la…

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Borealopelta: A Selective Herbivore albertashistoricplaces.com/2…
Borealopelta: A Selective Herbivore

Borealopelta: A Selective Herbivore

Editor’s note: Alberta’s rich fossil history, including the field of palaeontology, is recognized around the world. RETROactive is now pleased to be sharing stories of discovery from th…

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Alberta’s heritage places need your voice albertashistoricplaces.com/2…
Alberta’s heritage places need your voice

Alberta’s heritage places need your voice

Alberta is known for its abundant heritage places, from traditional cultural sites to architectural heritage to the heritage values enshrined in our cultural and natural landscapes.  With this…

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Season’s Greetings from RETROactive albertashistoricplaces.com/2…
Season’s Greetings from RETROactive

Season’s Greetings from RETROactive

On behalf of the staff and contributors to RETROactive, we wish you and your family the happiest (and warmest) of holidays. Thank you once again for your support and interest in the stories, people…

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Alberta and the Clovis connection albertashistoricplaces.com/2…

Alberta and the Clovis connection

Editor’s note: The banner image above courtesy of the Norman Petty Recording Studio. Written by: Jeremy Witten If you read a cultural history of 1960s Alberta or if you read a cultural histor…

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Métis Week 2022 albertashistoricplaces.com/2…
Métis Week 2022

Métis Week 2022

Métis Week celebrates the culture, history and contributions of Métis people to Alberta and Canada. On November 16, Métis people across Canada pay tribute to the Right Honourable Louis Riel by hold…

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Pilots North: Alberta and IMAX Dome film history albertashistoricplaces.com/2…
Pilots North: Alberta and IMAX Dome film history

Pilots North: Alberta and IMAX Dome film history

Written by: Jeremy Witten The importance of American filmmaker Roger Tilton in the history of IMAX Dome cinema is well documented, but his unique connection to Alberta and Albertan film history is …

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Buried treasure: panning for gold in Edmonton’s river valley albertashistoricplaces.com/2…
Buried treasure: panning for gold in Edmonton’s river valley

Buried treasure: panning for gold in Edmonton’s river valley

Editor’s note: The banner image above is courtesy of the Provincial Archives of Alberta. Written by: Brandon Nadeau, Security Supervisor and Melissa Bowerman, Assistant Curator, Geology Most …

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Kīcēyitākosiwak Awāsisak – Every Child is Sacred albertashistoricplaces.com/2…
Kīcēyitākosiwak Awāsisak – Every Child is Sacred

Kīcēyitākosiwak Awāsisak – Every Child is Sacred

Today across Canada, we are collectively recognizing the legacy of the Residential School system through the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.  In Alberta, many events are taking place to …

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A Protected Place: The Grotto Creek Canyon Pictographs and respectful visitation on sacred landscapes albertashistoricplaces.com/2…
A Protected Place: The Grotto Creek Canyon Pictographs and respectful visitation on sacred landsc...

A Protected Place: The Grotto Creek Canyon Pictographs and respectful visitation on sacred landsc...

Written by: Travis Rider (Stoney Nakoda Nations) and Laura Golebiowski (Indigenous Heritage Section) The Stoney people have called the Rocky Mountains home since time immemorial. We are often refer…

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Dogs and horses through Alberta’s history albertashistoricplaces.com/2…
Dogs and horses through Alberta’s history

Dogs and horses through Alberta’s history

Editor’s note: The banner image about was reproduced with the permission of the Provincial Archives of Alberta. Sled dogs were critical for moving goods in northern Alberta, like this dog tea…

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Stories of discovery: life under the sea albertashistoricplaces.com/2…
Stories of discovery: life under the sea

Stories of discovery: life under the sea

Editor’s note: We continue our series highlighting significant fossil discoveries found by members of the public. Remember, if you find a fossil, follow these instructions. 1997: Nichollsemys baier…

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From Belize to Bezanson: Synergistic research in northwestern Alberta albertashistoricplaces.com/2…
From Belize to Bezanson: Synergistic research in northwestern Alberta

From Belize to Bezanson: Synergistic research in northwestern Alberta

Editor’s note: All images below courtesy of the authors. Written by: Shawn Morton, Northwestern Polytechnic and Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown, Athabasca University Our careers as archaeologists hav…

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Painting Alberta albertashistoricplaces.com/2…
Painting Alberta

Painting Alberta

Editor’s note: Learn about another artist who used resources from the Provincial Archives of Alberta on her latest project. Written by: Erin Sekulich, Provincial Archives of Alberta For five …

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Stories of discovery: the Savage Robber albertashistoricplaces.com/2…
Stories of discovery: the Savage Robber

Stories of discovery: the Savage Robber

Editor’s note: We continue our series highlighting significant fossil discoveries found by members of the public. Remember, if you find a fossil, follow these instructions. 1995:&nbs…

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