Learn about Alex Taylor--Edmonton's first telegrapher, meteorologist, lightning manipulator and timekeeper--who is most widely know as being the father of Edmonton's telephone system.

Learn about Max Bradshaw and his creation of the "Bale Booster and Stacker" that was a part of the mechanization of farming in Alberta.

Explore both historical and modern Edmonton such as the years between 1891-1900, the Klondike, L'Ouest Canadian Newspaper, or Immigration and Immigration Policy. Videos, audio and images all support learners as they learn about...

Learn about the "Kirchner Haysweep", invented by Earl and Harold Kirchner who were farmers near Tilley, Alberta in the 1930s.

Learn about the first commercial application of nanotechnology developed by Robert Burrell.

Learn about the 'Arctic Chiller Water Bottle'--an invention from a Sherwood Park, Alberta, sandwich maker!

Learn about St. Paul--from its community to its cultural life to the people and families that enriched it.

Andrew Briosi created nearly 150 inventions in his life, one of which was the "Beet Lifter". Learn about this invention, and about Mr. Briosi through excerpts from his autobiography.

Learn about Orville Gilbert's "Harvester-Stacker" which is an alternative to the traditional method of harvesting wheat which increases productivity.

Learn about Stephen Sears, an Albertan who patented an invention, a weed killer, in 1929, in addition to modifying a Stook Loader.

Learn about Raymond "Sugar Ray" Lemieux's synthesis of carbohydrates as you read about his life and his invention of "Synthetic Sugar".

Learn about Vladimir Mackiw's work in metallurgy development and his effects on Canadian mining.

Learn about Ed Adams and his invention of 'Mobile Gas Tank Leak Testing Technology'.

Laurie Tandrup invented two unique car seats--the 'Travelbud' and 'The Butterfly'. Learn about her inventions and how they came about on this site by the Heritage Community Foundation.

Learn about the "hoe-rake" invented by Frances Kallal, who was one of the few women innovators from the early 20th century.

Learn about John Toogood, one of the most prominent and influential soil scientists in all of North America, and his contribution to agriculture.

Learn about Fredrick von Engelhardt and his invention of extremely efficient as well as environmentally conscious, ceramic bricks.

Read Wasyl Kunda's biography and learn about and his efforts in hydrometallurgy.

Through a timeline, photographs, history, biography page and game zone, students will enhance learning and understanding of the life and times of Alex Decoteau.

Aboriginal Youth Identity Series: Culture and Its Meaning has provided learners as young as grade 1 to learners up to senior high and beyond with an in-depth look at the Culture of the Aboriginal Peoples. From photo galleries and games...

The life of Crowfoot is profiled. As chief of the Blackfoot, he dedicated his life to the safety of his people. Learn more about his early life, the challenges he faced, and even his adopted son, Poundmaker.

In this study, researchers tried to better understand the scope of physical, mental and social consequences of digital technologies in areas such as exercise, homework, identity formation, distraction, cognition, learning, nutrition, and...

A complete description of the career of a public health inspector including duties, working conditions, skills, education and training, and employment outlook and wages.

This resource provides information on the career of a chauffeur. Duties, working conditions, skills, education, employment, salary and more are listed.