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Acquired in honour of Brian Paisley

This community cookbook hails from Quill Lake, east of Saskatoon. A number of community cookbooks in Saskatchewan were compiled by the Homemakers’ Clubs, which were established in that province in 1911 and raised money for hospitals, libraries,…

A cliff face over the river at the entrance to Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories, known locally as The Ramparts.

A rock formation along the Mackenzie river known locally as The Ramparts. This formation is located at the entrance to Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories.

Clearly serving as a local business advertiser as much as a household guide, the first edition of this series was published in Vancouver around 1911–13, but versions soon followed for Winnipeg, Hamilton, Toronto, and Montreal (Driver, Culinary…

Printed and bound reproductions of the media, communications and photographs of the Mr. Peanut for mayor of Vancouver political campaign. Inscribed: For Francis, See you at the White House. Signed by MItchell and Trasov.

Edmonton’s Ladies Hospital Aid, founded in 1898, paid the initial $8000 cost of opening the 25-bed Edmonton Public Hospital in 1900 (Infofile). The cornerstone was laid in 1910 for a replacement hospital, which opened in 1912. This new building,…

Acquired in honour of Richard Sutton

Printed by the Calgary-based Western Printing & Lithographing Co., this particular edition is not included in Elizabeth Driver’s Culinary Landmarks; other 1915 editions were printed by S.A. Hynd Litho-Print Ltd. of Calgary (1043–44).…