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Webb, Alice Beatrice Millis 1879-1958
Webb, Joseph 1882-1966

Joseph Webb was born in London, England in 1884 to ? Curley and ? Webb. He joined the British Army in October 1898 and served in the Boer War. Upon termination of his service in the Army Service Corps in 1906, he was transferred to Army Reserve. Joseph Webb immigrated to Canada around 1909.

Alice Beatrice Millis was born 14 May 1879 to ? and William Millis in Howden, England. Alice immigrated to Canada around 1909.

Joseph Webb married Alice Beatrice Millis in 1910 in Edmonton. Alice and Joseph had one daughter – Ellen. Joseph worked as a clerk at the Dominion Lands Office

Joseph joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force in December 1914 and served in France as an RQMS (senior assistant to the quartermaster). He was discharged on 27 Apr 1919. While he was in military service, his wife and daughter lived in Hull, England.

After Joseph’s military service, the family returned to Edmonton and Joseph resumed his position as a clerk at the Dominion Lands Office. The family first lived at 10523 – 100 Avenue in Edmonton, then moved to 10420 – 100 Avenue.

Joseph and Alice moved to Vancouver in 1931. Joseph worked as a clerk at the Shaughnessy Hospital in Vancouver until retirement in 1947.

Alice Millis Webb died on 1 Nov 1958 in Vancouver.
Joseph Webb died on 3 Oct 1966 in Vancouver.

The Canukeena Club of Edmonton was founded in 1948 as a branch of the original Canukeena Club. Established in 1919 by veterans of the First World War, the Canukeena Club derives its name from ‘keen Canadians.’ The Club’s main goal was to preserve the spirit of military life and to promote its application to new conditions as civilians. Initially restricted to veterans of the First World War, its membership restriction was eventually eased to include veterans of the Second World War. The Club’s Latin motto Non Nobis Solum is translated to English as ‘Not for Ourselves Alone.’ Due to declining membership, the Edmonton branch of the Canukeena Club dissolved in 2003.

The Baker clinic began simply during the 1920s and 1930s when Dr. J.O. Baker began to hire associates for his Edmonton medical practice. As his group of associates grew larger, Baker began to encourage the clinic's more junior physicians to specialise their practices so that the clinic could offer begin to offer a wider range of medical services to patients. Following Dr. Baker's death in 1956, the clinic continued to be a group practice, with an executive partnership directing the future development of the clinic.

Edmonton's first natural history club emerged in 1907, but most likely, this club was an amateur organization that met infrequently and was not a very active group. In 1937, the Botany Foray emerged as an academic group of naturalists based at the U of A. This group was transformed in 1954 by Botany Professor James H. Whyte into the University Botany Club. Though club remained academically focused, its interests began to broaden as its membership began to seek out all types of natural phenomenon in and around Edmonton. Gradually the group became known as the Natural History Club. In 1968, David Cameron suggested that the club reorganize itself to take the club outside the confines of the university, and encourage maximum participation of non-university people. He wanted the club to have broader appeal and application than simply as a small university organization. The new club held its first meeting after this reorganization in 1968 at the provincial museum -- only 6 people showed up. These 6 people became the executive of the new club with the twin goals of expanding membership and offering popular programmes to anyone interested in learning about natural history. The membership and activities of the natural history club grew under the leadership of Loran Goulden as club president. With his wife's assistance, Goulden organized field trips to the river valley to identify areas of overuse and deterioration, he was a regular contributor to the clubs newsletter, the Edmonton Naturalist, and he was involved in establishing natural reserves around the city. Following his sudden death in August 1974, the Edmonton Natural History Club recognized Goulden's contribution to the revitalization of the organization by establishing the Loran Goulden Memorial Award, which the club would offer annually to a deserving naturalist. Through a partnership with the Provincial Museum and the City of Edmonton's Parks and Recreation department, the Natural History Club continued to expand its pubic educational programming through the 1970s by offering nature walks, lectures, and frequent publications for Edmontonians interested in natural history and conservation. The club's activities continue and it is currently involved in Bird Counts, Lecture/slide presentations at the Provincial Museum, Field trips in and around Edmonton, Natural Area Protection & Management, The Edmonton Christmas Bird Count, May Species Counts (Flowering Plants, Birds, Butterflies), Breeding Bird Surveys, Spring Snow Goose Festival at Beaverhill Lake, and Annual Fundraising.

The Edmonton Art Club was established in October 1921 by a group of local amateur artists. They wanted to contribute to the development of a visual arts community in the city by promoting the appreciation of art, by improving the quality of locally produced art through workshops and public lectures, and by encouraging local artists to exhibit and sell their work. The early activities of the club primarily focused on the recruitment of new members and on workshops for members' artwork during the club's monthly meetings.

Publicly, the club also began to increase the awareness for the visual arts in the community. In April 1922, the Edmonton Art Club debuted its first annual show, and from 1923 to 1925 it collaborated with the Local Council of Women and the Art Association to secure a permanent art collection for the city of Edmonton. In 1925, their combined efforts resulted in the development of the Edmonton Museum of Art, which in 1956 was renamed the Edmonton Art Gallery.

The Club has had an average of 50 members from year to year and is composed of people from all walks of life, all of whom share an appreciation of the visual arts and encourage artistic achievement.

The Prince of Wales Armoury Foundation was incorporated on 18 April 1984 to serve as a non-profit corporation dedicated to the preservation of the Prince of Wales Armouries as a historical landmark for the City of Edmonton. The foundation proposed to operate the POWA for a public purpose, including military and civilian functions. They planned to operate a military museum of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment, develop a park, maintain a parade square, and build a seniors home. In addition to proposing a future function of the POWA, the foundation became an outspoken advocate for the ongoing preservation of the armouries as a part of the city's built heritage.

Beginning in 1928 as the Canadian National Social and Athletics Association, the Canadian National Recreation Association (CNRA) was an informal way for employees of Canadian National (CN) to gather and socialize. Membership was open to all CN employees and their families. The association sponsored recreational activities such as tennis, lawn bowling, curling, golf, fastball, and hockey, as well as social activities like dancing, ping-pong, cribbage, and card parties. The association was very popular and grew to become an integral part of the CNR in the Edmonton area. Due to the constant popularity of the club, the CNRA incorporated in 1955 so that it could more formally handle the increasing responsibilities of the organization. In 1960, the CNRA and the CN Credit Union cooperated in the construction of a new recreation centre for CNA employees. In order for the CNRA to enter a partnership with the Credit Union they become incorporated under the Societies Act of Alberta. The CNRA contributed $12,000 to the construction of the facility in exchange for a 30 years lease on the operation of the building. Completed in April 1961, the new building allowed the association to sponsor more social and recreational activities during the 1960s and 1970s. The 1980s, however, saw the demise of the CNRA likely due to the changing nature of the railway system in Canada.

The Dylan Thomas Society was formed to promote and study the life and works of Welsh poet and writer, Dylan Thomas (1914-1953). Incorporated under the Societies Act of Alberta on April 14 1977, the Society's first president was Dr. Norman Thomas, an Edmonton dentist. The executive consisted of six persons. Although the Society was a provincial wide organization, Edmontonians made up most of its membership. The first executive meeting, held on February 14, 1977, outlines the Society's objectives: to celebrate the birth date of Dylan Thomas through an annual banquet; to foster and perpetuate the works of Dylan Thomas; to create a library of his writings, readings, and recordings; to establish a scholarship; and to research and critically analyze the life, works and philosophy of Dylan Thomas. The Society folded after three years due to lack of members.

On July 30, 1924, five days after its incorporation in London, England, the British Dominions Land Settlement Corporation Limited (BDLS) acquired the rights to the land previously owned by the Western Canada Land Company Limited. Like the Western Canada Land Company, BDLS’s mandate was to sell and lease agricultural land. H.M.E. Evans was appointed as Canadian agent for the company with offices located at Winnipeg, Vermillion and Edmonton.

In 1939 the company went into receivership and Norman W. Wild acted as both receiver and manager. He retained Mr. Evans as an agent until October 28, 1948, when the company was liquidated. Mr. Evans proceeded to buy the assets of the company and transfer them to the British Alberta Investors Limited, which followed a similar corporate direction as its predecessor.