Education

The Provincial Archives of Alberta is pleased to offer these online educational resources for students and educators to access information about Alberta and its history.

For King and Country: Alberta’s Contribution to the First World War

This interactive timeline of World War I contains many resources about Alberta’s contributions to the Great War, including dozens of photographs and textual records with links to the Provincial Archives’ HeRMIS database. Learn More >

Making History: Premiers and Parties

Learn about the history of Alberta through the history of its government and its leaders. This resource is intended to introduce students and teachers to the wealth of documentary history found at the Provincial Archives, and includes a wide variety of records such as photographs, speech notes, political cartoons and textual records. Learn More >

Homesteading Alberta

This online resource features records and township maps along with homestead files, and is presented to students and educators as a way of learning how to use homestead records in understanding settlement in Alberta. Experience the history of Alberta homesteaders through their own words and images. Learn More >

Photographs: If Only They Could Speak

This rich online resource contains over 29,000 images of Alberta: our people, our places, and the events that shaped our history. This collection features over 20 modules with worksheets targeted to different grades, and is designed to show how photographs can be used in research. Learn More >

Voices of the Past: Alberta School Broadcasts

Ever wonder what it might have been like to be a student 40,50 or 60 years ago? Experience it for yourself through Alberta School Broadcasts recordings. Originally aired on CKUA and CBC, the School Broadcasts were heard by classes across the province and educated students on a variety of topics. Learn More >