by Highlands Historical Society – July 22, 2021 Article written by Carol Snyder, edited by Laurel Erickson, from Vol 18 No 2 (Summer 2007) of the HHS Newsletters. from the newsletter… Gaby was born in Czechoslovakia on November 7, 1920. He was taught violin and piano, and classical music. The family decided to come to…
Category: Notable People
Mary Parris – Highlands Watercolour Artist
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…
Nancy Power, a founding member of the Highlands Historical Society, will be remembered
Nancy Power, a founding member of the Highlands Historical Society and long time resident of the Highlands neighbourhood in Edmonton, passed away on August 10th, 2019. This vibrant lady, 93 years young, was an astute business woman who was a supporter of politics, a true friend and patron of the arts and asset to the…
Who Was James Bond Steele?
Who was James Bond Steele? And why are we publishing his diaries? James came to the Northwest Territories in 1885, following his older brothers Richard, Godfrey, and the infamous Sam Steele. Sam was the leader of Steele’s Scouts during the Northwest Rebellion, and James wanted to join up. That was not to be his destiny,…
William Magrath & the Development of the Highlands
One of the most interesting things about William Magrath, one of the two developers of the Highlands community, is that he challenged a prevalent theory of the day (early 1900’s), in which classy neighbourhoods were supposedly built in the west end of cities. He cited many other cities that had built prestige neighbourhoods to the…
