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Get your Highlands Historical Society Plaque – October 31 deadline

by Highlands Historical Society • October 19, 2020

What a great time to hunker down and cozy up with a warm cup of cocoa as you sit by the fireplace to research the history of your home. A Highlands Historical Society Plaque is a beautiful way to pay hommage to the history of your home. Our blog outlines a few quick steps to…

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Mary Parris – Highlands Watercolour Artist

by Highlands Historical Society • October 13, 2020

It all started with an old photo! When long-time Highlands resident and historian Ted Smith came across a gentleman holding an old photo on the stairs at the Highlands Golf Course, a conversation naturally ensued! It turned out the gentleman was Glenn Parris and the photo, circa 1947, was of Glenn’s mother, Highlands artist Mary…

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“Following No Mean Task”: The Edmonton Normal School by Marjorie Scott

by Highlands Historical Society • October 6, 2020
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Think the Highlands Historical Society has been quiet this summer? Hardly!

by Highlands Historical Society • September 18, 2020

Highlands Historical Society Self-Guided Walking Tour Over 450 “Highlands Edmonton Historical Walking Tour” booklets have been distributed!  We thank Ted Smith for most of the distribution. You can walk by his house (111 Ave and 56 Street) on a nice day (or any day!) and there is a little sign and a box with the…

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Introducing Buttercup the Cow

by Highlands Historical Society • July 11, 2020

“[…] Up until the Second World War this area between 55 Street and 60 Street and 112 Avenue to 118 Avenue remained farmland. Clyde Smith, an auctioneer, was the first resident of [Buttercup Farm House] and lived there from 1919 to 1942. His home was named after Buttercup the cow, a resident of the barn…

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  • Introducing Buttercup the Cow

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