From the Vaults: Audio from Edmonton's Past
From the Vaults: Audio from Edmonton’s Past is a bi-weekly podcast that explores the early history of Edmonton through digitized audio recordings preserved in the City of Edmonton Archives. These recordings were made by the people who helped shape Edmonton and who bore witness to the community’s growth throughout the early twentieth century. Wearing headphones to listen is highly recommended!
Podcasting since 2020 • 89 episodes
From the Vaults: Audio from Edmonton's Past
Latest Episodes
Voices of Old Strathcona: Doris Lawton
Today's episode features Doris Lawton. Lawton goes into detail about her experience in school and about getting a job after graduating.
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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1:32:35
Voices of Old Strathcona: Irene Richards
Today's interview features Irene Richards, another resident of Old Strathcona. Richards, having lived on a farm outside of Strathcona, describes her experience working on her parent's dairy farm and the growth of her local church community.&nbs...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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1:20:49
Voices of Old Strathcona: Helen Taylor
Today's episode features an interview of Helen Taylor. Taylor describes her experience of Strathcona after the Second World War and the enormous post-war growth of the area.
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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1:19:30
Voices of Old Strathcona: Vonda Smith
This week's interviewee, Vonda Smith, discusses winter sporting in Edmonton including skating and cross-country skiing. Smith also describes the effects of the influenza epidemic in the area.
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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1:12:40
Voices of Old Strathcona: George L. Davies
Named a 'Living Heritage Treasure' by the Alberta Museums' Association in 1993, George L. Davies is the subject of today's oral history interview. A teacher by trade, Davies describes life in Strathcona and his decades of work with the Edmonton...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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1:01:19