History of athabasca in the late 1800s athabasca landing was established at the elbow of the athabasca river where it sweeps south and reaches within one hundred miles or 160 kilometres of edmonton. Penned by local experts, each images of america book weaves the history of a community in stories and rare photos, from its beginnings to today. Athabascas importance as a transportation centre disappeared. Reissue of the nailbiting tale of sabotage set in the desolate frozen wastes of two icebound oil fields, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense. Unlike many other towns in alberta, athabasca predates the railway. In many ways athabasca is a lot like macleans earlier novel, the satan bag in that a great premise gets off to a flying start, full of tension and a good mystery to intrigue you. But he has still penned an excellent thriller and if you are a fan then be sure and read this one.
With both books i whizzed through the first halves enthusiastically, keen to read a maclean with the man at the top of his game. Incorporated in 1911 as athabasca landing, legend has it that david thompson was the first to arrive at this location in 1799 with only two first nations guides, a prayer book, and a sextant. Dated and signed at the city of edmonton, in the province of alberta, this 27th day local authorities board, dr. Blue cloth, gilt titling to front and spine, light grey endpapers, black and white photographs throughout, 249 pages. Athabasca river, alberta, canada, brief article by alberta history. Light edge wear, slim strip of glue residue to top of ffep probably exess glue from the binding process. The athabasca river headwaters are located on the eastern slopes of the rocky mountains, at the columbia icefield. Saskatchewan towns, cities, and rural municipalities and.
It was known as athabasca landing prior to august 4, 19. Joyce hunts illustrated book entitled local push global pull is a. The recovery and editing of english vernacular ballads and folk lyrics, 18201883 2006. From the interior to the western side of canada see map are the athabascan people. Instead, the town evolved to become a service centre for agriculture, forest industries, energy, education, and recreation. Friends of the athabasca train station november, 2015 the library board has been invited to attend a meeting with town council to further discuss the future of the library and archives on december 3, town council chambers, 5.
Many books and articles on canadian history are listed in these annotated bibliographies. As with the novel night without end, it depicts adventure, sabotage and murder in the unforgiving arctic environment. It flows northeast through the steep mountainous region of jasper national park and past the foothills region where it is joined by the berland and mcleod rivers, before entering a boreal forest region. Firstly contact the community or rural municipality, towns chamber of commerce, city hall, rural municipality town office or send a letter to the local history committee listed in the bibliography of the book. That should give you an excellent overview of the alberta oil industry and its impact. People who were or are pioneers in their field, business people, professionals, educators, religious leaders and community leaders. Alberta history, cumulative index, 20072017 click here to download hard copy is available at the h. Spent a couple of days in athabasca, and thoroughly enjoyed the trails and historic signage throughout the town. Famous canadian poet robert service wrote about his visit to athabasca landing in 1911. Most of these towns are located in picturesque spots, or have some inherent architectural interest. By 1892, trading posts and missions along the athabasca river had been taking place for around 15 years. History athabasca university, athabasca course hero. Still the best though is alberta in the 20th century.
History of the minto athabascan university of alaska. I have books on the cree too, but none of them really stand out. We strive for improvement and are quite aware that this improvement depends, to a large extent, on a steadily increasing population along with the commerce and industry they create. David thompson arrived at town siteas the legend goes, accompanied by two first nations guides, a prayer book. This collection makes available historical photographs from the town of athabasca. Arcadia publishing local and regional history books. Athabasca is a novel by scottish author alistair maclean, first published in 1980. Between the years 1880 and 1914, athabasca landing, as the town was then called, became known as the gateway to the north, a jumping off point for the peace and athabasca trading rivers flowing to the arctic. Colleen was first elected to athabasca town council in 1998 and served five terms including one term as mayor. Athabasca, alberta wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Athabasca named athabasca landing, is a town in northern alberta, canada. References were taken from athabasca historical walking tour book. The town of athabasca has a population of 2990 and we are rather proud of some of our recreational facilities, the general layout and gradual development of the town. The true story of a lake athabasca mining town patricia.
Colleen was born and raised in calgary and after graduating from the university of calgary, became a cuso volunteer in ghana. During her time on council, the town won two major provincial awards for the towns heritage program. Which are athabascan, tlingit, haidi, tsimshian, aleut, and eskimo. The ore that was key to the manufacture of nuclear bombs during the height of the cold war. The history of old athabasca, athabasca landing, began in 1799 and ended in 1921. Welcome to the official town of athabasca facebook page. Satellite learning centres were then established in calgary, edmonton and fort mcmurray the fort mcmurray location was closed in may 2000. Each theme includes a historical background, photographs, and observations about life at the landing.
Athabasca, alberta is a town in northern alberta, canada. Info athabasca university, athabascas history department has courses in course hero with 54 documents and 1 answered questions. Of course, there is nothing stopping you from enrolling in a. Over the past two decades, the oil sands region of northeastern alberta has been the site of unprecedented levels of development. History of the athabascan about 35,000 years ago people came over to alaska across the bering land bridge. I did a lot of research which i used for my close reading but i broke down almost every aspect. On march 10, 1983, in a meeting at athabasca town hall, sixteen individuals voted unanimously for the creation of the athabasca historical society and bob tannas was named its first president.
Friends of the athabasca train station posts facebook. The landing was abustle with spring activity and the company was the centre of all. Wednesday, the 20th day of september, 1978, in the town of athabasca. I recommend a visitor start at riverfront park, and walk the river trail there to learn the fascinating history of this town, which has its roots in the the 1800s as. It is a hilly town, heavily wooded and interspersed with ravines. I became very interested in an athabasca story mainly because i was confused on how cariou wanted the last few paragraphs to be portrayed to the reader. Its an amazing true tale of the men and women who built and lived in a uranium mining town on the shores of lake athabasca, sask during the 1950s 1960s. Athabasca river, river in northern alberta, canada, forming the southernmost part of the mackenzie river system.
Unlike many other towns in alberta, athabasca predates the railway, it was the terminus of the. Between whitecourt and athabasca, the athabasca river is joined by the pembina. Founded in the mid twentieth century, the town of boyle is located in the diverse parkland district of northeastern alberta, which counts the boreal. That the effective date of this order is the 1st day of january, 1979. Local push global pull oil sands history book map town. Ebooks resource portal athabasca university library. Town of athabasca all you need to know before you go. The athabasca archives is home to the rich history of the athabasca region. Town planners hoped that the railway would fan northeast and northwest from athabasca, but it wasnt to be. In 1984, the university moved from edmonton to the town of athabasca, 145 km north.
Located within the athabasca public library on 48th street, the archives are open on tuesday and thursday afternoons and exist to preserve and make available historical evidence about the athabasca region. It is a small town or village that has been revitalized by converting most of its retail space to the selling of books. For a more indepth look at the regions history, visit the athabasca archives or. Step right on to main street at any point in history, and be immersed in the wonder and unique flavor of life in your town, or any town in america. February 5, 2015 february 5, 2015 alli s 1 comment.
Albertas lower athabasca basin tells a fascinating story of how a catastrophic ice age flood left behind a unique landscape in the lower athabasca basin, one that made deposits of bitumen available for surface mining. The untold history of the athabasca oil sands 1900 to 1930. Explore life stories, offer tributescondolences, send flowers or create a lasting online memorial. On this page you will find information about the library, including. Boyle and district history book society athabasca university library. The original site of entrance is now known as old entrance. The next day was spent in preparations for our departure. From its source in the columbia icefield canadian rocky mountains near the continental divide, the river flows through jasper national park, site of the spectacular athabasca falls, and winds northeastward across alberta to its mouth and delta on lake athabasca. It is located 145 km 90 mi north of edmonton at the intersection of highway 2 and highway 55, on the banks of the athabasca river. This is the home page for the athabasca university library. You can take these courses as a visiting student and earn credit towards a credential at another university. It is located 145 km north of edmonton at the intersection of highway 2 and highway 55, on the banks of the athabasca river, it is the centre of athabasca county.
A hand book to british columbia and vancouver island. The landing trail linked fort edmonton to athabasca and the athabasca river, which became the major route for travelers, missionaries, surveyors, prospectors. Disease, politics, and starvation, and the loss of aboriginal life. History though initial efforts were made to begin an historical society in athabasca in 1955, it took until 1983 for the society to be formed. Athabasca is one of his later books written when the social landscape was changing and therefore not quite as comfortable as his ww ii novels. We honour the ancestry, heritage, and gifts of the indigenous peoples and give thanks to them. It is laid in the oilfields and oil sands fields of alaska and canada and includes a considerable amount of technical detail on the operations. We will be using this page to keep community members up to date on information facing our.