Taproot EdmontonMar 3

Ever wonder why Edmonton had a Whale Society?

Join @letsfindoutyeg tomorrow night at the @YEGArchives to uncover the forgotten history of the Whale Society of Edmonton.

Limited seats remain! Grab yours before they're gone: https://edmonton.taproot.events/calendar/2026/03/03/lets-find-out-about-the-whale-society-of-edmonton

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Let's Find Out: About The Whale Society of Edmonton

<p>From 1979 to 1984, the group led public education programs about whales and dolphins and advocated for their protection.</p><p>​<!-- -->Together we'll learn what drove these Edmontonians in a time of hope and crisis, and see fan art and letters they received from around Alberta.</p><p>​<!-- -->Celebrated author and activist Candas Jane Dorsey will share stories about her late sister Jaclyn Dorsey, who helped lead the Whale Society.</p><p>​<!-- -->City Archivist Kathryn Ivany will introduce you to the Whale Society's files at the City of Edmonton Archives, and show you how you can explore your own questions at the archives.</p><p>​<!-- -->Doors at 6pm, show begins at 6:30pm.</p><p>​<!-- -->This venue is wheelchair-accessible and has gender neutral washrooms.</p><p>​<!-- -->Taproot members get $5 off. Check your inbox for the coupon code, and if you're not already a member, <a href="https://edmonton.taproot.news/membership/individual" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">become one here</a>.</p>

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Taproot EdmontonFeb 25

What’s hidden in the @YEGArchives? 🔍📜

On March 3, we’re cracking open the files of the Whale Society of Edmonton. Discover the fan art and advocacy that drove prairie-dwellers to fight for the giants of the sea. 🐳

https://edmonton.taproot.events/calendar/2026/03/03/lets-find-out-about-the-whale-society-of-edmonton

#yeg #yeghistory #LetsFindOutYEG

Let's Find Out: About The Whale Society of Edmonton

<p>From 1979 to 1984, the group led public education programs about whales and dolphins and advocated for their protection.</p><p>​<!-- -->Together we'll learn what drove these Edmontonians in a time of hope and crisis, and see fan art and letters they received from around Alberta.</p><p>​<!-- -->Celebrated author and activist Candas Jane Dorsey will share stories about her late sister Jaclyn Dorsey, who helped lead the Whale Society.</p><p>​<!-- -->City Archivist Kathryn Ivany will introduce you to the Whale Society's files at the City of Edmonton Archives, and show you how you can explore your own questions at the archives.</p><p>​<!-- -->Doors at 6pm, show begins at 6:30pm.</p><p>​<!-- -->This venue is wheelchair-accessible and has gender neutral washrooms.</p><p>​<!-- -->Taproot members get $5 off. Check your inbox for the coupon code, and if you're not already a member, <a href="https://edmonton.taproot.news/membership/individual" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">become one here</a>.</p>

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Paula KirmanFeb 19
The Jasper Place Hotel is burning. The fire started in the morning of February 19. I took these in the afternoon. It was empty for years, but has a colourful history. The hotel opened in 1952 and was renamed in 1967 as The Klondiker, before later on being known as the Jasper Place Hotel. Read more at the Jasper Place Community History Project: https://jasperplacehistory.org/the-klondiker/
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Chad Feb 19

Inside the Rossdale Power Plant | @taprootyeg

#yeg #yegdt #yeghistory

https://edmonton.taproot.news/stories/2026/inside-the-rossdale-power-plant

Taproot EdmontonFeb 11

What’s hidden in the City of Edmonton Archives? 🔍📜

Discover the fan art, letters, and advocacy that drove a group of prairie-dwellers to fight for the giants of the sea.

https://edmonton.taproot.events/calendar/2026/03/03/lets-find-out-about-the-whale-society-of-edmonton

#yeg #Edmonton #yegevents #yeglocal #yeghistory #LetsFindOutYEG #LivePodcast #ExploreEdmonton

Let's Find Out: About The Whale Society of Edmonton

<p>From 1979 to 1984, the group led public education programs about whales and dolphins and advocated for their protection.</p><p>​<!-- -->Together we'll learn what drove these Edmontonians in a time of hope and crisis, and see fan art and letters they received from around Alberta.</p><p>​<!-- -->Celebrated author and activist Candas Jane Dorsey will share stories about her late sister Jaclyn Dorsey, who helped lead the Whale Society.</p><p>​<!-- -->City Archivist Kathryn Ivany will introduce you to the Whale Society's files at the City of Edmonton Archives, and show you how you can explore your own questions at the archives.</p><p>​<!-- -->Doors at 6pm, show begins at 6:30pm.</p><p>​<!-- -->This venue is wheelchair-accessible and has gender neutral washrooms.</p><p>​<!-- -->Taproot members get $5 off. Check your inbox for the coupon code, and if you're not already a member, <a href="https://edmonton.taproot.news/membership/individual" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">become one here</a>.</p>

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Daveography 🇨🇦Feb 6

“When she talked to you, you had a sense of being loved,” says Stephanie Burlie, Mary’s daughter. “She would always refer to you as ‘baby.’ It took all of the stress and worries away; you felt safe. I think from those interactions people began to call her the Black Angel.”

The Black Angel of Boyle Street: the living legacy of Mary Burlie (Transforming Edmonton)
https://transforming.edmonton.ca/the-living-legacy-of-mary-burlie/

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Daveography 🇨🇦Jan 22

Sharing for a friend:

Interested in leading an Edmonton Jane's Walk this year?

Join our virtual info session to learn more.

February 5, 7:30pm
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89209112127?pwd=L1s0KkhplbVVSiCZEITslJutsoY6pb.1

RSVP: [email protected]

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Daveography 🇨🇦Dec 3

"Edmonton’s first Chinese settler was a man named Chung Kee, also known as Chung Gee and John Kee. On May 26th, 1890, he arrived by stagecoach from Calgary, accompanied by a man generally assumed to be his brother, named Chung Yan. Chung Kee started a laundry at 428 Jasper Avenue (now 9725 Jasper Avenue)."

Chinese Hand Laundries: A History of The First Chinese Entrepreneurs in Edmonton (ECAMP)
https://citymuseumedmonton.ca/2025/12/03/chinese-hand-laundries-a-history-of-the-first-chinese-entrepreneurs-in-edmonton/

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Daveography 🇨🇦Sep 30

"Forced child labour was not an accident of the system—it was its foundation. For over seventy-five years, Youville relied on the unpaid labour of Indigenous children. They scrubbed floors, hauled water, wrung laundry through heavy mangles, farmed, carried honey buckets, and cooked. [...] The work was also meant to teach obedience and enforce control."

ECAMP: Child Labour at the St. Albert Youville Indian Residential School
https://citymuseumedmonton.ca/2025/09/30/more-than-half-a-day-child-labour-at-the-st-albert-youville-indian-residential-school/

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Daveography 🇨🇦Jul 3, 2025

The year was 1910. Edmonton City Council was troubled.

"Becoming alarmed over the citizens' backsliding, it closed down [a business] where rumours said deep and mysterious evils were encouraged..."

ECAMP: Happyland
https://citymuseumedmonton.ca/2025/07/02/happyland/

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