Back in the day not many people used valuable film to photograph an outhouse. However, this lopsided structure was captured on film in the 1940s.

Henry Ford invented the Fordson tractor in 1917. It was lighter, cheaper, and easier to manoeuvre. This model was from 1926.

This is what downtown Medicine Hat looked like a century ago.

A jar of molasses was a common ingredient in the household of every pioneer, primarily because it was an affordable sweetener compared to refined sugar.

Esther post office opened in 1912. Settling had been going on for ten years. Exelda School was the sixth in the area, and closest to Esther.

By Herald Correspondent, Calgary Herald June 29, 1942, p. 15. At the beginning of the school term the students of the Oyen high school organized a students’ union and decided to publish a paper…

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the Canadian government advertised homesteading in the Canadian West as a means to a prosperous future.

I learned something of courage in the face of adversity on my most memorable Christmas.  It happened 42 years ago in a makeshift home dug into the side of a small hill on the prairie.

Alberta Treasury Branches, adopting the brand name ATB Financial in 2002, officially celebrated its 80th anniversary on September 29.

The first Kindergarten Class at New Brigden, Alberta 1983.

The Crossroads Museum received wonderful donations from the descendants of the Howard and Eloise Ireland family. Family items like a porcelain doll and even family albums were donated to us in 2024.

The Pop Pez was made to vend hot popcorn for only 10 cents. It was made in the mid to late 1940s. This particular popcorn machine was an upright model, but countertop models were also made.

Pioneers worked extremely hard, but they also knew the importance of celebrating together as a community and having fun.

In early 1928, Gelbert Kasa bought a second hand 1927 Chevrolet from Mr. C.V. Johnson. He promised that when he traded it in on a new car, he would get his money back.

Last summer, The Crossroads Museum received quite the item from the Kimber family of Youngstown—an old wooden phonograph with records within the compartments.

This is a photo of the building of Highway No. 9 between Calgary and Saskatoon in 1930-1931. Roads were built with horsepower and manpower and small, basic equipment, due to lack of funds.

Joyce (Jorgensen) Radcliffe who grew up near New Brigden played with the band known as The Happy Plus during her high school years.

In May 2025, the Empress and District Historical Society unveiled the beautifully restored dray wagon which is on permanent display at the historic 1914 CPR Train Station in Empress.

Fifty years later students from the graduating class of South Central High School gathered again in Oyen to reflect, reminisce and share their life experiences over the past five decades.

He’s quite a guy. The leather and rock type. Bert has been around a long time. A long, long time. Since 1855. Sunday, July 15, Bert turned 107. He looks 70.