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Scott Lilwall

Writer


Recent work by Scott

A newspaper clipping from 1979 about the Cromdale walking tour is in a larger collage that includes a 1950s image of the hotel
history downtown

A moment in history: July 24, 1979

On this day in 1979, the Cromdale Community League was offering people tours of historic buildings from the early days of the neighbourhood.

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A newspaper clipping of an ad from 1917 that details a train service from Edmonton to Alberta Beach
history region

A moment in history: July 17, 1917

On this day in 1917, beachgoers in Edmonton were taking the Moonlight Express train to Alberta Beach, 60 kilometres northwest of the city.

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A newspaper clipping with a headline that reads, "Stadium turf damage probed"
history sports

A moment in history: July 10, 1971

On this day in 1971, the City of Edmonton was investigating the torn-up turf at Clarke Stadium.

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A newspaper clipping with a headline that reads, "Historic residence finds home"
history downtown

A moment in history: July 3, 1969

On this day in 1969, Edmonton's other Rutherford house was being moved to a new location.

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A newspaper clipping with a headline that reads, "Mayfair's in fine shape for Dominion amateur golf tourney
history city council

A moment in history: June 26, 1946

On this day in 1946, the Mayfair Golf and Country Club was preparing to host the Canadian Amateur Golf Tournament.

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A newspaper clipping with a headline that reads, "They're Citizens-Official"
history downtown

A moment in history: June 19, 1967

On this day in 1967, Grant MacEwan, Alberta's lieutenant governor at the time, presided over a fictitious citizenship ceremony for 300 Boy Scouts.

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A newspaper clipping that reads "Recruiting problem at Camsell denied"
history indigenous

A moment in history: June 12, 1971

On this day in 1971, officials at the Charles Camsell Hospital were denying news reports that the institution was struggling to recruit new medical staff.

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A picture of a multi-storey building from a newspaper clipping. The headline reads: "A modern plant for a modern paper"
history architecture

A moment in history: June 5, 1920

On this day in 1920, the construction of a new home for the Edmonton Journal was underway.

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A newspaper clipping that reads, "Urges stop to confectioners, cafe licenses"
history food

A moment in history: May 29, 1934

On this day in 1934, some concerned citizens were calling for Edmonton to have fewer candy stores.

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