- Question 83525 asked on 2011-08-10 09:47:44
I am looking for the book VERMILION MEMORIES. It was
published in 1967, has a hardcover and about 200 pages. I
would like to buy a copy. Thanks (name removed)
- Question 83583 asked on 2011-08-13 19:53:52
Name of used Bookstore on Whyte Avenue, in Edmonton, AB
that burnt down in the 1980's or 1990's. Another building
was built in its place and is now the site of the Wee Book
Inn.
- Question 83651 asked on 2011-08-16 22:50:03
I found a copy of the January 1939 copy of "The Forty
Niner" publication. The front has your stamp on it and I
believe it is dated June 1, 1972. I would like to find out
more about this organization and its members. Can you help
me? Thanks, (name and contact info removed)
- Question 83808 asked on 2011-08-25 11:23:00
Could you please check the Calgary City Directory for an
Edward Wood on Somme Cr I think for the years of 1959-1961
inclusive. thank you in advance, Marianne
- Question 83922 asked on 2011-08-30 19:50:02
Hello, I had sent this message to dear.library, bu to
judge from th automatic reply, perhaps I should've sent it
to this e-mail address, instead? I am a music-teacher in
eastern South Dakota who is researching the life of an early
Hawaiian- and country-music musician named Charles Kama, who
happened to play the Calgary Stampede in 1930. I've recently
learned of an article mentioning Mr. Kama's appearance, in
the 8 July 1930 edition of the Calgary Daily Herald, and I
was wondering if the Calgary Public Library might perchance
be able to make a scan for me of the page on which the
article appears (or, at least the section of the page
containing the article). I've listed the complete
information for the article below. I'm not sure if the
Calgary Public Library does this sort of scanning, but
I'd--of course--be willing to pay whatever research,
scanning, etc. fees that might apply in this situation.
Thanks for any help that you might be able to give me with
this query. Sincerely yours, (personal information deleted)
"Morris and Castle Attractions Shown at the Exhibition"
Calgary Daily Herald Tuesday, 8 July 1930 page 17 (The
article starts in the bottom of the middle portion of the
page, then continues up into a column in the
middle-right-hand portion of the page)
- Question 84012 asked on 2011-09-04 08:33:19
Can you please let me know how I would find out
information about a house at 440 Memorial Drive, Calgary
(near the curling club) - it has a sort of belfry. Thank
you. [name deleted]
- Question 84015 asked on 2011-09-04 10:28:39
I am looking for an Edmonton Journal news article and
photo regarding Julian Bucmaniuk with his painting of Queen
Elizabeth (he wanted to present it to her as a coronation
gift) - Feb or March 1963.
- Question 84044 asked on 2011-09-05 21:10:25
does the library carry land ownership maps from MD's in
alberta?? Eg. Foothills MD landownership maps, or Rockyview
MD landownership maps
- Question 84272 asked on 2011-09-15 11:50:25
Who was the first person to ride a horse the length of the
football field every touchdown for the Calgary Stampeders
football team?
- Question 84296 asked on 2011-09-16 09:29:02
Do you have a copy of the following books: I, Nuligak by
Nuligak Ruffled Feathers by William Wuttunee
- Question 84306 asked on 2011-09-16 16:28:34
Hi there. I hope that you will please be able to answer my
reference question here, although I reside in Ontario. Now I
recently watched an episode of the Canadian TV series called
PET HEROES that dramatized a bear attack from all the way
back to August 7, 1952. In this incident, forest ranger
Ronnie Lyle from Meadows Ranger Station was injured by a
bear in the vicinity of Rocky Mountain House, Alberta.
However, despite Lyle's injury, he managed to crawl onto his
horse & ride away to safety. Another denizen of Meadows, Don
Fregren, now in his 70's, was interviewed for PET HEROES as
he was 16 in '52 & remembers this incident well. Anyway, do
you have any record of this incident, assuming this story is
true to begin with? HOWEVER,I read on your website's FAQ
that you can not handle in-depth research, so I hope that my
inquiry isn't too much trouble for me to ask of you. I also
hope that I am asking the right people. Thanks
- Question 84315 asked on 2011-09-16 21:41:55
On a web page:
http://clubweb.interbaun.com/~jtidridge/112avbus.htm I am
listing the businesses that occurred on 112 Avenue between
50 & 76Sts. I have used Henderson's but they stop at 1978. I
think (?!) I am looking from 1978 to the present...The city
(of Edm)business licence info. is almost non-existent. Is
there a free list of addresses and businesses that might
meet my needs? Thank you, (name removed)
- Question 84464 asked on 2011-09-23 07:33:35
Good morning from England I have just been given this
email address in the hope that you might be able to help me
please? I am searching for marriage information of my great
uncle Thomas Frederick Ballard who married Salome Austwick
(aka Sally) sometime in 1931 in Calgary (somewhere!). It
might have been the 1Q. Also sometime after they married
they had their fist and only child, a son I believe who died
possibly of pnuemonia when he was very young. I am hoping
you might be able to find any newspaper announcement on the
marriage or the birth of death of their son please in local
newspapers of that time. In 2009 I was given the following
info. on the marriage but at the time the registers were not
available to look in, but the info. might be of some use to
you for looking up? Married in Calgary (accession, item 112)
the marriage has been recorded as #5 which led the person to
think the marriage took place early in the year of 1931. I
am sorry but I do not know what any of the figures mean, so
hope you do. I look forward to hearing from you. I see you
are having a History weekend, I hope it goes well, sounds
interesting. Many thanks and kind regards [name deleted]
- Question 84518 asked on 2011-09-26 04:56:14
Good morning from England Many thanks for the death
notice, it must be the little lad I was after, but only 2,
bless him, I was always lead to believe he was about 9.
Would you know if births are online anywhere for the year he
was born c. 1930 please? I have started looking through the
newspapers you sent but it is a long winded way, is there a
quicker way that I haven't worked out yet for looking for a
marriage in 1931 please? You say the address would have
corresponded with the Canadian Pacific Railway yards, do you
mean that the Railway company had their own houses for their
staff? Would they have any records I could try do you think
please? Many thanks for your help. Kind regards (personal information deleted)
- Question 84602 asked on 2011-09-29 14:02:08
I live in Calgary, Alberta. In the late 1970's or early
'80s, I used to take a bus from the University of Calgary
down to Kensington Road NW. As I headed south on Crowchild
Trail NW, there was a very large old house on the west side.
The house would have stood just below the hill, at
approximately where the 7th Avenue NW cul-de-sac is now. The
house number may have been 819 (Crowchild Trail NW?). I seem
to remember 2 storeys, red brick, a white porch, and
possibly a couple of large spruce trees. Sometime in the
late 80's, the house disappeared and was replaced by three
smaller infill homes. Can you please find out for me: Who
originally owned the old house? When was it built? What was
it used for in the late 1970's? When exactly did it
disappear? What happened to it? (demolished? moved to…?)
Thanks! [name deleted]
- Question 84758 asked on 2011-10-07 15:46:35
I thought there was a branch of the Calgary Public Library
named after Georgina Thomson but I don't see it on their
home page. Perhaps it's just a room, or...?? Thanks.
- Question 84798 asked on 2011-10-09 13:39:12
I would like to know more about Georgina Thomson, after
whom a branch used to be named. You've told me that there is
now just a room named after her. I paged for her many years
ago and would like to get a bit more background. Googling
her has just given bare bones info; I'd like to know why a
library was named after her. Thank you
- Question 85391 asked on 2011-11-09 21:16:55
fatel accident involving a pick up truck and aloging truck
in or near athabasca alberta in spring 2007
- Question 85412 asked on 2011-11-10 23:49:20
I am trying to trace a Thomas Court and have been given
this "There is a memorial entry for a Thomas William Court
who died 19 Jul 1920 which was entered by his parents
(website doesn't list their names) in the 19 Jul 1926
edition of the Calgary Herald listed at this website" Is
there a possibility that you may have a copy of this edition
and be able to send the full details of the parents or the
memorial. I live in New Zealand and am finding it hard to
get information about people.Thomas Court was the
step-brother of A Horace Charles Reynolds who died in 1974
and burried in the Canmore Cemetery Thanks [name]
- Question 85429 asked on 2011-11-11 23:15:05
I am looking for a copy of an obituary for James Alphonsus
Strain who died in Calgary on August 19, 1952. His parents
were Robert Strain and Susan (Meehan) Strain. I am trying to
help someone from England find family members and the
obituary will likely help identify the family so they can
follow up. Thank you for any help you might be able to
provide. Sincerely, [name]
- Question 85507 asked on 2011-11-17 10:25:09
Hi, I live in Winnipeg and have been trying to locate a
copy of Billy's Guide - an Edmonton only publication
published up to 2007 - Billy Warwick's death. The only place
I can find with a copy is EPL. Is there any way this could
be scanned and sent to me? I could pay for the expense
involved. Thank you Jocelyn Greenwood
- Question 85667 asked on 2011-11-26 10:06:46
Hi Im loking fore my father,s uncle HALLDOR JAKOBSON who
lived in okotoks he was from fitjar in sunnhordland in
norway he had three brothers gustav johan and hans and
helmik who was my grandfather hans moved home to norway in
the fiwties gustav died in the wv1 on a destroyer i belived
halldor worked at the railroad i have been told he came from
winsconsin in the twenties my name is (personal information deleted) i
am 47 years old and work,s as a mecanic if you could help me
i will be very glad greetings from norway
- Question 85672 asked on 2011-11-26 18:27:19
I am looking for a copy of an Obit for Milton Schneider
who died in Calgary Jul 28, 1982. He is a distant cousin.
Thks [name and location deleted]
- Question 86217 asked on 2011-12-27 18:36:26
Do you have Edmonton telephone directories going back to
the years 1900-1935? Can they be searched online? I live in
Vancouver (and the Vancouver Public Library has Vancouver
directories pre-1940s in an online format). If not online,
can I send information that I would like to have looked up?
- Question 86408 asked on 2012-01-08 13:37:36
What was the first movie film shown at the newly built
Starlite Drive-In in Edmonton, Alberta in June, 1949?
- Question 86554 asked on 2012-01-14 08:25:17
Hi I am looking for information and ideally photographs,
newspaper cuttings etc about my maternal great aunt Rose
Wilkinson nee Owens who was born in 1885 in Cavan in Ireland
and who subsequently emigrated to canada and became an
alderman in Alberta in the 1950's. Any information or leads
you might have would be appreciated.I believe there may be a
book about significant women in which she may be featured.
[name deleted]
- Question 86665 asked on 2012-01-18 11:50:57
How do I access Alberta's historical newspaper archives
from another province?
- Question 86812 asked on 2012-01-25 00:06:16
I am a university student who would like to obtain
information on the history and design process of the fish
creek library. I am curious as to how would obtain this
information. Thank you.
- Question 86995 asked on 2012-01-31 15:24:37
who is/was Nan Boothby?
