This fascinating video shows how Sourdough was made in the mid 1800's.
Enjoy
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This fascinating video shows how Sourdough was made in the mid 1800's.
Enjoy
The Victorian Society of Alberta
This month we have an outstanding video from the Living History Demonstrations playlist by Katelyn Kearns on YouTube.
"How to Lace Yourself in a Corset"
Lots of good info here.
Check out all the videos in this list at the link above.
Enjoy
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This weekend is Thanksgiving in Canada.
Officially declared a national holiday in 1879 and celebrated on November 6th.
It was changed to the second Monday in October after the two World Wars so as not to coincide with Remembrance Day on November 11th..
Here is a great article from Canada History about Canadian Thanksgiving.
Enjoy your turkey!
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The History of Thanksgiving in Canada
Where did the tradition come from?
Written by Alison Nagy — Posted October 4, 2018
Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day the second Monday of October.
The most recent date change to the second Monday in October was largely a result of the first and second world wars, which we officially remember each year on November 11, Remembrance Day. This was so that the two holidays would not fall on the same weekend.
As Thanksgiving in Canada has historically been celebrated on several different dates, it is fitting that, even though it is observed on Monday, families are equally as likely to celebrate on Saturday or Sunday.
Most Canadians embraced the change of date to October, since that period better coincides with the actual completion of harvest in much of the country.
Parliament officially declares Thanksgiving as “a day of general thanksgiving to almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed.” While this mandate for Thanksgiving may not be observed by all Canadians in its entirety, the ideas of being thankful, of spending time with family, and sharing a delicious meal still remain.
September 1, 1905 Alberta and Saskatchewan become provinces.
Happy 119th birthday!
Alberta
is the only province in Canada named after a princess, Princess Louise
Caroline Alberta, the 4th daughter of Queen Victoria.
Thanks for reading.
This month we delve into the "nitty gritty" of keeping all those fancy, and not so fancy, clothes clean.
This video by Bernadette Banner on YouTube has some interesting info.
Enjoy
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This long weekend we will be at the fabulous Days of Yore in Didsbury Alberta!
A massive event with historical re-enactor groups from all across Alberta.
Covering over a thousand years of history from the Viking age to WWII.
Each group has an historical camp setup and there are lots of demonstrations in the camps and on the field.
A schedule of the events is here.
The Victorian Society of Alberta encampment is the second largest of all the groups after the Vikings.
Pictures from last year's event are here.
Entrance fee is $10.00 per person, kids 6 and under are free.
The event is open to the public from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm both Saturday and Sunday.
Your editor will also have his three station working Telegraph network running and this year the network is part of the Alberta MTC Line project which will eventually connect 26 museums in Western Canada!
Come by and say Hi!
Enjoy the long weekend.
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