What's in a Name? explores the nominal backgrounds of many prominent towns, cities and regions in Alberta. It also provides a glimpse into the lives of the many men and women who have participated in Alberta history and molded the political landscape of the places investigated. Members of Parliament, Senators and Judges are catalogued with details about their riding, the party they align themselves with, their occupation and more. This work spans the history of Alberta from its induction into Canada as a province in 1905 to the end of the Social Credit era in 1972.
Alberta Anglican Politicians features a series of short biographies of over a century's worth of Anglican politicians. During these men's and women's remarkable lives, all of them at one point of their life have found themselves living in the province of Alberta. They would all later go on to contribute the political system of Alberta and Canada by sitting in the Legislature or the House of Commons.
This book is part of a series of books comprising the political history of the province of Alberta, Canada within the 19th & 20th Century's. The Mardon's research has resulted in 36 other titles that have been published since 1971. This book is one of the last to be published in this series. Dr Ernest George Mardon was one of the founding faculty at the University of Lethbridge. Austin Mardon is a Member of the Order of Canada, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, & a Knight Commander of the Papsl order of St Sylvester.
A weekend holiday to Scotland's River Findhorn turns into a thrilling adventure as Roger Meikle and Michael Cain stumble upon a dark and devious scheme. But as the two young men search for clues, they find themselves matching wits with yellow-haired ghosts, wild bagpipers, and vicious smugglers. Soon a few strange occurrences start adding up to a mysterious plot that thickens with every new person Roger and Michael meet...
During the 20th century, Catholics accounted for approximately one third of the province's population, and their influence has extended into the political realm. This resource is meant to be an objective collection of brief biographical entries featuring Catholic politicians in Alberta, both on provincial and federal elections. The author, Dr. Austin Mardon, has published other references of Alberta politicians including those featuring Mormons and Anglicans. He is involved in an ongoing project to chronicle all of Alberta's politicians, past and present.
This book is a compendium of Alberta politicians who are considered to be ethnically German. Using a variety of sources, the idea behind this manuscript is that researchers will have an excellent starting point when tracing ethnic lineages in Alberta's political history
