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[1]
Book Chapter:
Record Number
218
Title, Analytic:
L. A. Weber
Connective Phrase:
In
Author, Monographic:
Blue, John
Title, Monographic:
Alberta past and present; historical and biographical.
Place of Publication:
Chicago
Publisher Name:
Pioneer Historical Pub. Co.
Date of Publication:
1924
Volume ID:
III
Page(s):
344-345
Abstract:
Weber was born in Waterloo County, Ontario and came to Edmonton in 1911. He was senior member of the Weber Brothers, a real estate and insurance business. See cautionary note in main reference
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. FC 3661 B65 1924
Keywords:
Weber/Businessmen/Real estate agents/Insurance companies/Settlers from Ontario
[2]
Book Chapter:
Record Number
219
Author, Analytic:
Burk, Delos
Title, Analytic:
About the James River Church
Connective Phrase:
In
Author, Monographic:
Lynn, Esther
Title, Monographic:
Derbytown echoes: A history of Rockwood, Lobley, Eagle Point, James River
Place of Publication:
Youngstown, Alta.
Publisher Name:
Derbytown Book Club
Date of Publication:
1975
Page(s):
199-200
Abstract:
Recollections about building the James River Church
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. FC 3695 R4 L98 1975
Keywords:
James River Missionary Church/James River/Reminiscences
[3]
Book Chapter:
Record Number
220
Author, Analytic:
=S[torms], E[verek] R[ichard]
Title, Analytic:
Acadia Valley Church
Connective Phrase:
In
Title, Monographic:
The Mennonite encyclopedia: A comprehensive reference work on the Anabaptist-Mennonite movement
Place of Publication:
Hillsboro, Kansas et al.
Publisher Name:
Mennonite Brethren Publishing House et al.
Date of Publication:
1955
Volume ID:
I
Page(s):
9
Abstract:
Small church which in 1950 had only ten members
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. BX 8106 M54
Keywords:
Acadia Valley/Mennonite churches/Acadia Valley Mennonite Church/Mennonites
[4]
Book Chapter:
Record Number
221
Title, Analytic:
Acadia Valley - St. Mary's (The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
Connective Phrase:
In
Author, Monographic:
Byrne, M. B. Venini
Title, Monographic:
From the buffalo to the cross. A history of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary
Place of Publication:
Calgary
Publisher Name:
Calgary Archives and Historical Publishers
Date of Publication:
1973
Page(s):
300
Abstract:
Acadia Valley began to grow in the 1940s when some German Catholics moved there from Saskatchewan. First mass was said in St. Mary's in 1951
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. BX 1423 C15 B99 1973
Keywords:
Acadia Valley/Catholic churches/Settlement history/Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church/St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church/Catholics/Settlers from Saskatchewan
[5]
Book Chapter:
Record Number
222
Title, Analytic:
Adler, Kurt
Connective Phrase:
In
Title, Monographic:
Who's who in Alberta: Registered 1978/79. An illustrated biographical record of men and women of the time.
Place of Publication:
Edmonton
Publisher Name:
L.U.L. Publications
Date of Publication:
[1979]
Page(s):
2
Abstract:
Kurt Adler was born in Vienna on January 5, 1919. He was educated at Dublin University (B.A. in 1944) and the University of Toronto (D.P.H. in 1960), and was made a member of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in the U.K. in 1970. Mr. Adler came to Canada in 1950. He was a general practitioner and medical health officer in Newfoundland between 1950 and 1957 and then moved to Fort MacLeod as the medical director and health officer of the Chinook Health Unit.
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. FC 3655 W625 1979
Keywords:
Adler/Medical health officers/Physicians
[6]
Book Chapter:
Record Number
223
Author, Analytic:
=G[ingerich], M[elvin]
Title, Analytic:
Alberta
Connective Phrase:
In
Title, Monographic:
The Mennonite encyclopedia: A comprehensive reference work on the Anabaptist-Mennonite movement
Place of Publication:
Hillsboro, Kansas et al.
Publisher Name:
Mennonite Brethren Publishing House et al.
Date of Publication:
1955
Volume ID:
I
Page(s):
31-34
Abstract:
Brief history of Mennonite immigration and settlement in Alberta with map (p. 32). Details are provided on the various Mennonite conferences in the Province. As of the publication date of the Mennonite Encyclopedia, Churches of the Mennonite Church are Bethany Church in Smith, Salem (Tofield), Mt. Calvary (Westward Ho), Acadia Valley (Acadia Valley), West Zion (Carstairs), Duchess (Duchess), Mount View (High River), and Stirling Church in Stirling. To the General Conference Mennonite Church belong Lacombe-Neukirchner and Schoenseer both in Tofield, Scarboro (Calgary), Westheimer (Rosemary), Vauxhall-Grantham (Vauxhall), Coaldale (Coaldale), and Blumenthal southeast of Pincher Creek. The churches of the Mennonite Brethren included the churches of the same name in La Glace, Lindbrook, Linden, Namaka, Gem, Vauxhall, Grassy Lake, Coaldale and Pincher Creek. Churches of the Church of God in Christ Mennonite are Rosedale Church in Crooked Creek and Linden (Swallwell). Among the larger and older churches of the United Missionary Church were Mennonite churches established in Edmonton, Galahad, and Didsbury. An Old Colony Mennonite Church was found in Ft. Vermilion.
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. BX 8106 M54
Keywords:
Mennonite churches/Bethany Mennonite Church/Salem Mennonite Church/Mount Calvary Mennonite Church/Acadia Valley Mennonite Church/Duchess Mennonite Church/Mount View Mennonite Church/West Zion Mennonite Church/Stirling Mennonite Church/Lacombe-Neukirchner General Conference Mennonite Church/Schoenseer General Conference Mennonite Church/Scarboro General Conference Mennonite Church/Westheimer General Conference Mennonite Church/Vauxhall-Grantham Mennonite Church/Coaldale General Conference Mennonite Church/Blumenthal General Conference Mennonite Church/La Glace Mennonite Brethren Church/Lindbrook Mennonite Brethren Church/Linden Mennonite Brethren Church/Namaka Mennonite Brethren Church/Mennonite Brethren Church (Gem)/Vauxhall Mennonite Brethren Church/Grassy Lake Mennonite Brethren Church/Coaldale Mennonite Brethren Church/Pincher Creek Mennonite Brethren Church/Rosedale Mennonite Church/Linden Mennonite Church/Edmonton United Missionary Church/Galahad United Missionary Church/Didsbury Missionary Church/Fort Vermilion Mennonite Church/Smith/Tofield/Westward Ho/Acadia Valley/Duchess/High River/Stirling/Calgary/Rosemary/Vauxhall/Coaldale/Pincher Creek/La Glace/Lindbrook/Linden/Namaka/Gem/Grassy Lake/Pincher Creek/Crooked Creek/Swalwell/Edmonton/Galahad/Fort Vermilion/Carstairs/Settlement history/Mennonites
[7]
Book Chapter:
Record Number
224
Author, Analytic:
Windhorst, Rolf
Title, Analytic:
Alberta
Connective Phrase:
In
Author, Monographic:
Auburger, Leopold//Kloss, Heinz//Rupp, Heinz
Title, Monographic:
Deutsch als Muttersprache in Kanada. Berichte zur Gegenwartslage.
Place of Publication:
Wiesbaden
Publisher Name:
Franz Steiner Verlag
Date of Publication:
1977
Page(s):
83
Abstract:
P. 83: A poem on Alberta
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. PF 5939 D48 1977
Keywords:
Literature/Poetry/Windthorst
[8]
Book Chapter:
Record Number
226
Author, Analytic:
=D[ick], C. L[orne]//=S[awatzky], R[eynold]
Title, Analytic:
Alberta
Connective Phrase:
In
Author, Monographic:
Dyck, Cornelius J.//Martin, Dennis D.
Title, Monographic:
The Mennonite encyclopedia. A comprehensive reference work on the Anabaptist-Mennonite Movement
Place of Publication:
Waterloo, ON
Publisher Name:
Herald Press
Date of Publication:
1990
Volume ID:
5
Page(s):
12
Abstract:
In 1988, there were 74 Mennonite congregations in Alberta, representing ten different conferences
Call Number:
Interlibrary loan. McMaster University
Keywords:
Mennonites
[9]
Book Chapter:
Record Number
227
Author, Analytic:
=Kl[assen], Ja[cob J.]
Title, Analytic:
Alberta Mennonite Health Society
Connective Phrase:
In
Title, Monographic:
The Mennonite encyclopedia: A comprehensive reference work on the Anabaptist-Mennonite movement
Place of Publication:
Hillsboro, Kansas et al.
Publisher Name:
Mennonite Brethren Publishing House et al.
Date of Publication:
1959
Volume ID:
IV
Page(s):
1057
Abstract:
The Alberta Mennonite Health Society was organized in 1932 as a mutual-aid organization to cover medical expenses of its members
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. BX 8106 M54
Keywords:
Alberta Mennonite Health Society/Insurance companies/Aid organizations/Mennonites
[10]
Book Chapter:
Record Number
228
Author, Analytic:
=G[ingerich], M[elvin]
Title, Analytic:
Alberta Mennonite High School
Connective Phrase:
In
Title, Monographic:
The Mennonite encyclopedia: A comprehensive reference work on the Anabaptist-Mennonite movement
Place of Publication:
Hillsboro, Kansas et al.
Publisher Name:
Mennonite Brethren Publishing House et al.
Date of Publication:
1955
Volume ID:
I
Page(s):
33
Abstract:
A high school sponsored by the Alberta Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Church with the purpose of giving its young people an opportunity to get their instruction in a Christian institution from Christian teachers with special emphasis on the ideals of the church in matters of faith and practice
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. BX 8106 M54
Keywords:
Mennonite Church/Coaldale/Education/Church schools/Alberta Mennonite High School/Mennonites
[11]
Book Chapter:
Record Number
229
Author, Analytic:
=G[ingerich], M[elvin]
Title, Analytic:
Alberta Mennonite Home for the Aged
Connective Phrase:
In
Title, Monographic:
The Mennonite encyclopedia: A comprehensive reference work on the Anabaptist-Mennonite movement
Place of Publication:
Hillsboro, Kansas et al.
Publisher Name:
Mennonite Brethren Publishing House et al.
Date of Publication:
1959
Volume ID:
IV
Page(s):
1057
Abstract:
The Alberta Mennonite Home for the Aged in Coaldale was dedicated in 1955
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. BX 8106 M54
Keywords:
Coaldale/Alberta Mennonite Home for the Aged/Aid organizations/Mennonites
[12]
Book Chapter:
Record Number
230
Author, Analytic:
=Kl[assen], Ja[cob J.]
Title, Analytic:
Alberta Mennonite Mutual Aid Society
Connective Phrase:
In
Title, Monographic:
The Mennonite encyclopedia: A comprehensive reference work on the Anabaptist-Mennonite movement
Place of Publication:
Hillsboro, Kansas et al.
Publisher Name:
Mennonite Brethren Publishing House et al.
Date of Publication:
1959
Volume ID:
IV
Page(s):
1058
Abstract:
The Alberta Mennonite Mutual Aid Society was a branch of the Alberta Mennonite Relief Society which provided fire and storm insurance for its members
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. BX 8106 M54
Keywords:
Alberta Mennonite Mutual Aid Society/Alberta Mennonite Relief Society/Insurance companies/Aid organizations/Mennonites
[13]
Book Chapter:
Record Number
231
Author, Analytic:
=Kl[assen], Ja[cob J.]
Title, Analytic:
Alberta Mennonite Relief Society
Connective Phrase:
In
Title, Monographic:
The Mennonite encyclopedia: A comprehensive reference work on the Anabaptist-Mennonite movement
Place of Publication:
Hillsboro, Kansas et al.
Publisher Name:
Mennonite Brethren Publishing House et al.
Date of Publication:
1959
Volume ID:
IV
Page(s):
1057-1058
Abstract:
The Alberta Mennonite Relief Society was organized in 1946 to aid Russian Mennonite refugees stranded in Germany, but later devoted itself to aiding the settling of these refugees in Alberta
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. BX 8106 M54
Keywords:
Alberta Mennonite Relief Society/Mennonites/Settlers from Russia/Settlement history/Immigration/Aid organizations/Mennonites/Refugees
[14]
Book Chapter:
Record Number
232
Author, Analytic:
Harder, Judy
Title, Analytic:
Alberta Mennonite Youth Organization
Connective Phrase:
In
Author, Monographic:
Dick, C.L.
Title, Monographic:
The Mennonite Conference of Alberta. A history of its churches and institutions
Place of Publication:
Edmonton
Publisher Name:
The Mennonite Conference of Alberta
Date of Publication:
1980
Page(s):
119-126
Abstract:
Account of the history of the A.M.Y.O since its beginnings in 1944. (Material submitted by Judy Harder.)
Call Number:
University of Calgary, BX 8129 G4 D52 1980
Keywords:
Mennonites/Alberta Mennonite Youth Organization/Youth programs
[15]
Book Chapter:
Record Number
233
Author, Analytic:
=G[ingerich], M[elvin]
Title, Analytic:
Alberta Provincial Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Church
Connective Phrase:
In
Title, Monographic:
The Mennonite encyclopedia: A comprehensive reference work on the Anabaptist-Mennonite movement
Place of Publication:
Hillsboro, Kansas et al.
Publisher Name:
Mennonite Brethren Publishing House et al.
Date of Publication:
1955
Volume ID:
I
Page(s):
33
Abstract:
The Alberta Provincial Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Church was the first conference of Mennonites established after 1926
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. BX 8106 M54
Keywords:
Mennonite Church/Alberta Provincial Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Church/Mennonites
[16]
Book Chapter:
Record Number
234
Author, Analytic:
=K[onrad], A[bram] J.
Title, Analytic:
Alberta Provincial Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Church
Connective Phrase:
In
Author, Monographic:
Dyck, Cornelius J.//Martin, Dennis D.
Title, Monographic:
The Mennonite encyclopedia. A comprehensive reference work on the Anabaptist-Mennonite Movement
Place of Publication:
Waterloo, ON
Publisher Name:
Herald Press
Date of Publication:
1990
Volume ID:
5
Page(s):
12-13
Abstract:
The first Mennonite Brethren Church in Alberta was established in 1926 in Coaldale. In 1987, the Conference consisted of 19 churches with a total membership of more than 2,250 scattered across the province of Alberta. More than 50% of the members are located in urban centers. [Map of the location of Mennonite congregation in Alberta on p. 13]
Call Number:
Interlibrary loan. McMaster University
Keywords:
Mennonites/Mennonite Brethren Church (Coaldale)/Coaldale/Membership
[17]
Book Chapter:
Record Number
235
Author, Analytic:
=G[ingerich], M[elvin]
Title, Analytic:
Alberta-Saskatchewan Mennonite Conference
Connective Phrase:
In
Title, Monographic:
The Mennonite encyclopedia: A comprehensive reference work on the Anabaptist-Mennonite movement
Place of Publication:
Hillsboro, Kansas et al.
Publisher Name:
Mennonite Brethren Pub. House et al.
Date of Publication:
1955
Volume ID:
I
Page(s):
34
Abstract:
The Alberta-Saskatchewan Mennonite Conference was organized in 1907
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. BX 8106 M54
Keywords:
Mennonite Church/Alberta-Saskatchewan Mennonite Conference/Mennonites
[18]
Book Chapter:
Record Number
237
Title, Analytic:
Alderson
Connective Phrase:
In
Author, Monographic:
Holmgren, Eric J.//Holmgren, Patricia M.
Title, Monographic:
Over 2,000 place names of Alberta
Edition:
3rd
Place of Publication:
Saskatoon
Publisher Name:
Western Producer Prairie Books
Date of Publication:
1976
Page(s):
4
Abstract:
Alderson was called Carlstadt before 1915
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. FC 3656 H76 1972
Keywords:
Origin of place names/Carlstadt/Alderson
[19]
Book Chapter:
Record Number
238
Title, Analytic:
Alderson
Connective Phrase:
In
Author, Monographic:
Karamitsanis, Aphrodite
Title, Monographic:
Place names of Alberta. Southern Alberta
Place of Publication:
[Edmonton]
Publisher Name:
Alberta Culture and Multiculturalism
Date of Publication:
1992
Volume ID:
II
Page(s):
2
Abstract:
Carlstadt was renamed Alderson in 1915 for patriotic reasons
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. FC 3656 P697
Keywords:
Carlstadt/Alderson/Origin of place names
[20]
Book Chapter:
Record Number
239
Title, Analytic:
Allerston
Connective Phrase:
In
Author, Monographic:
Catholic Women's League of Canada. Calgary Diocesan Council.
Title, Monographic:
A short history of the Catholic Church in southern Alberta: Diocese of Calgary, 1865-1948
Place of Publication:
Calgary, Alta.
Publisher Name:
Calgary Diocesan Council of the Catholic Women's League of Canada
Date of Publication:
1948
Page(s):
[29]
Abstract:
The Allerston area was settled by Catholics from Minnesota in 1910 and 1911. The name of the church is St. Isidore
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. BX 1422 A3 S56 1948
Keywords:
Catholic churches/St. Isidore's Roman Catholic Church/Settlement history/Allerston/Settlers from the U.S./Catholics
[21]
Book Chapter:
Record Number
240
Title, Analytic:
Allerston - St. Isidore
Connective Phrase:
In
Author, Monographic:
Byrne, M. B. Venini
Title, Monographic:
From the buffalo to the cross. A history of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary
Place of Publication:
Calgary
Publisher Name:
Calgary Archives and Historical Publishers
Date of Publication:
1973
Page(s):
253-254
Abstract:
The district near Allerston (16 miles east of Milk River) was settled by German Catholics from Minnesota in 1910 and 1911. A school was built in 1910 and was used as a location for masses until 1912
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. BX 1423 C15 B99 1973
Keywords:
Allerston/Milk River/Settlement history/Catholic churches/St. Isidore's Roman Catholic Church/Catholics/Settlers from the U.S.
[22]
Book Chapter:
Record Number
241
Author, Analytic:
Vitt, Kurt H.
Title, Analytic:
The Andreas Lilge story
Connective Phrase:
In
Author, Monographic:
Bruderheim Historical Committee
Title, Monographic:
From bush to bushels: A history of Bruderheim & district
Place of Publication:
Bruderheim, Alta.
Publisher Name:
Bruderheim Historical Committee
Date of Publication:
1983
Page(s):
5-11
Abstract:
Lilge's contributions to the establishment of the Moravian colony at Bruderheim are described
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. FC 3699 B88 F93 1983
Keywords:
Bruderheim/Lilge/Moravians/Colonization/Settlement history
[23]
Book Chapter:
Record Number
242
Title, Analytic:
Anthony S. de Rosenroll
Connective Phrase:
In
Author, Monographic:
Blue, John
Title, Monographic:
Alberta past and present; historical and biographical.
Place of Publication:
Chicago
Publisher Name:
Pioneer Historical Pub. Co.
Date of Publication:
1924
Volume ID:
III
Page(s):
263-264
Abstract:
The Swiss-origin de Rosenroll was elected to the Legislature in 1905 and retired from it in 1909
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. FC 3661 B65 1924
Keywords:
de Rosenroll/Politicians
[24]
Book Chapter:
Record Number
243
Title, Analytic:
Anthony Sigwart de Rosenroll
Connective Phrase:
In
Author, Monographic:
MacRae, Archibald Oswald
Title, Monographic:
History of the province of Alberta
Place of Publication:
s.l.
Publisher Name:
Western Canada History Company
Date of Publication:
1912
Volume ID:
I
Page(s):
449
Abstract:
Life history of Rosenroll who was born of descendants of an old Swiss family. Rosenroll was a member of the Alberta Legislature for Wetaskiwin
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. FC 3661 M17 1912
Keywords:
de Rosenroll/Politicians/Wetaskiwin
[25]
Book Chapter:
Record Number
244
Title, Analytic:
Aspen Beach
Connective Phrase:
In
Author, Monographic:
Holmgren, Eric J.//Holmgren, Patricia M.
Title, Monographic:
Over 2,000 place names of Alberta
Edition:
3rd
Place of Publication:
Saskatoon
Publisher Name:
Western Producer Prairie Books
Date of Publication:
1976
Page(s):
10
Abstract:
In 1916, Wiesville was renamed Aspen Beach
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. FC 3656 H76 1972
Keywords:
Origin of place names/Wiesville/Aspen Beach