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Discovery Hall

Podcasts: The People on the Wall

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Introduction

As you enter the Discovery Hall, go to the left and past the buffalo - [don't worry, he only talks!] - and have a look up. You will notice pictures of people hanging along the walls.

Who are these people and why are they here?

Every cultural and socio-economic group, gender and person has a different perspective of history. When creating the Discovery Hall, we wanted people to understand there are many stories, all equally important and all of which, combined, have created the identity of the communities and peoples of southwestern Alberta.

The 27 people presented here, and many others for whom we didn't have room in the Discovery Hall, all have important stories to tell...

They are listed in order as they appear in the Discovery Hall, starting on the far right.

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		Jerry Potts

I am also known as Bear Child, and apparently was one of the most renowned guides and interpreters to serve with the Northwest Mounted Police.

		Way Leong

I was a Chinese entrepreneur in Lethbridge and, along with my wife Florence, opened the Bow-On-Tong store. My son Albert now owns it.

		William Samuel Lee

I was one of the first Caucasian residents in this part of the country, opened up a trading post, worked for the Hudson Bay Company, and was southern Alberta's first rancher.

		Anne Campbell

It is said that I am one of the best known, and best loved, choir conductors to ever work in southern Alberta. The Anne Campbell Singers performed around the world

		Thomas Blakiston

I traveled the world pursuing adventure and scientific interests. I he travelled west with the Palliser Expedition to explore and map the western plains.

		George "Daddy" Houk

I am from the old west before trains, settlers, and rules and was the first white man to set foot on what would become Lethbridge.

		Henrietta Muir Edwards

I am one of the Famous Five, an artist and legal expert, and supported many causes, especially those involving the legal and political rights of women in Canada.

		Elliott Galt

At my death in 1928 I was called the "father of Lethbridge." I saw an opportunity to develop the region and reported on the coal to my father. I later managed various companies in the area.

		Ella Emma Dunn

When I came to Lethbridge in 1932, I opened a café called Emma's Hot Tamale Parlour. I ran my home as a boarding house until 1973, fostering children of all different races.

		Joan Waterfield

Coming to Lethbridge as a WWII bride, I was an actor and supporter of the arts. I wrote a column in the Lethbridge Herald and had a daily TV show. I founded the Lethbridge Youth Theatre.

		Frank Mewburn

I worked from a three-bed hosptial on the banks of what is now the Oldman River. I performed the first appendectomy in western Canada, served in WW1 and headed the Department of Surgery at the University of Alberta.

		Mildred Dobbs

I was in charge of the Isolation Hospital, taking care of those with contagious diseases, and never took a sick day in 39 years of work. I was asked not to attend church.

		Irene McCaugherty

I was a painter, poet and photographer. My paintings depict life a century ago as seen through a truck window. I was born in Hardieville and awarded an Honourary Doctorate of Law from the University of Lethbridge.

		Nicholas Sheran

I was the first commercial coal miner in Alberta, although at first I was looking for gold. I started mining in earnest in the river valley at what is now Lethbridge, establishing Alberta's coal industry.

		Jim Shot Both Sides

I was Chief of the Blood Reserve from 1956 to 1981. Descended from Red Crow, I worked to develop industry and irrigation on the reserve.

		Ted Hagell

I loved to paint the prairie landscape, animals and the early west and made it my job to capture this before it disappeared through nearly 1500 works of art.

		Edith Emma Coe

I was Lethbridge's first teacher... until I got married! My one-year stint as a teacher was at a one-room school in a miner's cottage.

		Charles McKillop

The first Presbyterian Minister in Lethbridge, I was known as the Fighting Parson... perhaps because I learned to box and wrestle when I was raised in lumber camps?

		Kate Andrews

I worked tirelessly in the field of education, starting when I was 16, and was the first woman named an honourary member of the Chamber of Commerce, and the first female chairperson of what is now Lethbridge College.

		Red Crow

As wise leader, I counseled my people to be better educated and self-sufficient. I was Chief of the Blood Tribe from 1870-1900 and was one of the Treaty 7 signatories.

		William Lethbridge

Although Lethbridge is named after me, I never set foot on Canadian soil... however, I was the first president and largest investor in the North Western Coal & Navigation Company run by the Galts.

		Louise McKinney

I was the first woman elected to a government in Canada, and to a legislature in the British Empire. I was a member of the Famous Five and helped win the right the vote for women.

		Joe Healy

I was a member of the Kainai people. As a youth, I was an eye-witness to the 1870 battle. I went to school and learned English, and became a scout for the NWMP.

		Alexander Galt

I am a Father of Confederation, and was knighted for my role. Coal got me interested in the Lethbridge area around 1882 and, along with my son Elliott and others, developed railways, irrigation and communities.

		William Buchanan

I was the publisher of what is today the Lethbridge Herald, was elected to the Alberta Legislature and then to Parliament. I was a Senator for 29 years!

		Father Van Tighem

I was Lethbridge's first resident Catholic priest and he first Pastor of St. Patrick's Church - as I was skilled in stonework I did a lot of work on the Church myself, built a convent, school and churches through southern Alberta.

		William Fairfield

Upon my death, I was declared "Southern Alberta's best known pioneer and moving spirit in agriculture trail blazing".
I started the Model Farm - today the Lethbridge Research Centre.

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Historic Downtown Lethbridge
Audio Walking Tour

A stroll through Lethbridge's historic downtown provides a unique understanding of the origins and development of the community. The tour is available as podcasts on our website - click on the image to the left to listen to them online! Pre-loaded Audio Wands are available at our information desk for $2/person - this includes the wand and a map, available to you for 24 hours.