edmonton history
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Groovy like a Drive-In Movie
Recently, one of my friends informed our group chat that he had discovered something very cool: his house had been constructed on the site of one of Edmonton’s many, drive-in theatres. So cool! I needed to find out more…
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The Radio Towers Down the Street
I have been interested in the history of the neighbourhood I live in for a long while. This subdivision, called “Meyonohk” (which means “an ideal spot” in Cree), is part of the much larger subdivision within Edmonton called Mill Woods. The history of Mill Woods is fascinating and certainly merits a post all to itself,…
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Edmonton’s Gold Bar Neighbourhood
My family has had roots in the Gold Bar neighbourhood of Edmonton going back over fifty years. My grandparents lived in the area, and my parents currently live there. I recently made a small booklet and poster for my parents describing the history of their house and the neighbourhood of which it is a part.…
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Mount Carmel Bible School
Mount Carmel Bible School is a one-year Christian training program located in Edmonton. I’ve wanted to write about the history of Mount Carmel (also called Mount Carmel Bible College) for a long time. In 2018, I co-edited a history about the school written by former faculty member, Ted McKellar, called 50 Years of God’s Faithfulness. What I’m interested…
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A “Bad Boy” Grows Up
A car accident occurred 95 years ago in 1929 in Edmonton. The car accident involved a young man named Angus William McCallum, who had been driving recklessly through downtown with a passenger, Alfred Joseph “Dave” Gaucher. The accident led to Gaucher being thrown from the car and seriously injured, William being knocked unconscious and injured himself,…
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Looking Backwards – Part 2
Having recently discovered (with the help of my brother-in-law) some of the earlier roots of the Brethren in Edmonton, I have been wondering about shifting gears and, rather than pushing still further back in time to understand the sources of Scottish Revivalism, instead to trace forwards the gradual development of assembly life from the first…
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The 1907 Edmonton Conference
My brother-in-law recently gave me a copy of a slightly creased, but in relatively good quality, folded notice for an “Annual Conference of Christians Gathered in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ at Edmonton, Alta., December 27th, 28th, 29th 1907.” The notice (which I have scanned below) is very useful for understanding more about…
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Looking Backwards – Part 1
This post was originally posted at my Brethren-focused website, O Brethren! I am not sure I currently agree with everything herein, but thought I’d repost here anyways — I’ll post new stuff as it comes up. I’ve been thinking of roots lately. Specifically, the roots of a church, located in a particular place and time. Within a…
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