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Peel's Prairie Provinces is a resource dedicated to assisting scholars, students, and researchers of all types in their exploration of western Canadian history and the culture of the Canadian prairies. » Read More
The Alberta Non-Partisan
The Alberta Non-Partisan (1917-1919), edited by William Irvine, was a political newspaper and the official organ of the Non-Partisan League, an agrarian protest movement seeking a stronger voice for farmers' political interests. For more background on the Non-Partisan League, read Rise to Power, Alberta Online Encyclopedia.
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Peel wins Edmonton Historic Recognition Award!
Chief Librarian and Vice-Provost, Ernie Ingles, and his U of A Libraries team were delighted to receive a 2009 Historical Recognition Award in honor of Peel’s Prairie Provinces. The awards recognize outstanding contributions made by individuals and organizations who further local historical knowledge about Edmonton. Thanks to everyone for their support and interest in Peel! November 10, 2009
Peel in 3D
Peel has been enabled to work with the popular web browser plugin, Cooliris, which allows images on websites to be viewed as a 3D wall (sites are required to have a compliant Media RSS feed). More information and a demonstration of how the Cooliris plug-in can be used is available on the Cooliris website. In addition to the media feed, individual record pages within Peel now have a Cooliris viewer embedded directly into the page (no plug-in required). Simply click "3d Wall" to see it in action or check out Peel 1389 for an example. September 2, 2009
Henderson's Directories
Ever wished you had a directory to the past? The Henderson's Directories contain addresses of citizens and businesses dating as far back as 1905. Historical research for the directories was done by expert staff who gathered information for the various cities and regions by visiting every home and business in person.
Grain Grower's Guide
Grain Grower's Guide (1908-1928) is described as "the most important publication of the early farm movement." (The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan). It was first published by the Grain Growers Grain Company (GGGC) under the editorial leadership of E. A. Partridge, one of the founders of the farming cooperative. GGG later became the Country Guide, which continues to be published in Winnipeg by the United Grain Growers.
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Collection Stats
| Bibliographic records: | 10,420 |
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| Digitized Items: | 7,498 |
| Digitized Pages: | 660,303 |
| Newspaper Issues: | 12,421 |
| Newspaper Pages: | 163,331 |
| Newspaper Articles: | 754,297 |
| Newly Mounted Issues: | 101 |
