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George H. Buck completed his Master of Education thesis on "A Technological History of the Edmonton Radial Railway and Edmonton Transit, 1893-1981 & in 1985".

Marjorie Buckley graduated from the University of Alberta with a degree in fine arts. A noted playwright in the Edmonton area, Ms. Buckley was also a teacher at Jasper Place Composite High School. In 1967 students in the Fine Arts Department at the school wrote and performed a play entitled "This Hour Has Ten Decades" as part of Canada's Centennial celebrations. The play was edited and arranged by Marjorie Buckley. The play was performed Thursday, Friday, Saturday February 16, 17, 18, 1967 in the Jasper Place Composite High School auditorium.
Marjorie Buckley died 11 May 1985 in Edmonton at the age of 78 years.

Thomas Bullock was a resident in Edmonton from around 1931 to 1940. He was a bicycle and motorcycle mechanic who first worked at Smith’s Cycle in Edmonton from 1931-1936. In 1936, he took over Indian Sales and Service, an Indian motorcycle dealership, located at 10412 – 100th Avenue. Thomas was both manager and mechanic, and also operated Reliable Delivery from the same location.
After 1940, Thomas is no longer associated with either business and appears to have left Edmonton.
Nothing is known about him after 1940.

Bulyea, George Hedley Vicars 1859-1915
Bulyea, Annie Blanche (née Babbit) 1863-1934
Bulyea, Percy McFarlane 1885-1901

George Heldey Vicars Bulyea was born in Gagetown, New Brunswick on February 17, 1859 to James Alberta Bulyea and Jane Blizzard. George received his education in New Brunswick attending Gagetown Grammar School and the University of New Brunswick where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1878.

After receiving his degree Bulyea became a teacher and was a principal in New Brunswick before moving to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1883 and in the same year moved again to Qu'Appelle, District of Assiniboia, North-West Territories (now Saskatchewan).

George married Annie Blanche Babbit on January 29, 1885. Annie was born on September 17, 1863 in Gagetown, New Brunswick and was the second daughter of Robert Thorne Babbit. Annie attended public schools in Gagetown.

Until 1898 George worked as a merchant and was the first treasurer of Qu'Appelle and Annie was the president of the local union. In 1899 Annie was elected president in Regina, Saskatchewan. Annie was also superintendent of W.C.T.U. in Northwest Territories and in 1905 made honorary president of the Edmonton Union. While in Alberta, Annie was honorary president of the Alberta Provincial W.C.T.U., the Dominion W.C.T.U., and president of the Baptist Women’s Missionary Society of Western Canada.

In 1891 George ran in the Northwest Territories election as an unsuccessful candidate for a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories. He ran again in 1894 and was successful and was re-elected in 1898 and 1902. In 1897 George became a member of the first Executive Council of the Northwest Territories. From 1898 to 1905 George was Special Commissioner to the Territories and Administrator of Territorial Affairs in the Yukon. In these early years of his political career George also served as the Commissioner of Agriculture and Territorial Secretary n Haultain and the Commissioner of Public Works.

On September 1, 1905 George was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, the same day Alberta became a province. He was appointed for a second term and served until October 20, 1915. George was then appointed as the chair of Alberta’s Board of Publicity Utility Commissioners until 1923.

George and Annie had one son together in 1885, Percey McFarlane Bulyea, who passed away on February 5, 1901 at the age of fifteen from a paralytic affliction.
Following George’s retirement, Annie and George moved to Peachland, British Columbia. George died on July 22, 1929 and Annie died on August 27, 1934.

Burrill, Emerson Luther 1886-1951
Burrill, Myrtle Irene Field 1887-1980
Field, Violet Scipeo 1896-1975

Emerson L. Burrill was born 30 Aug 1886 in Burgessville, Oxford County, Ontario, to Rebecca Burkett and Charles Burrill. He was the youngest of twelve children.

He grew up in southern Ontario, including the Oxford County and Beamsville areas. Emerson became a commercial teacher and in 1917, enlisted in the Canadian military in Ottawa. He was made a Corporal (No. 2098948) and assigned to No. 3 A.M.C. Training Depot (CEF). Over the next two years he encountered medical problems and was sent to the Queen's Military Hospital in Kingston, Ontario. He did not serve overseas. Emerson was discharged from the military on 7 Nov 1919.

Emerson Burrill next headed to western Canada. He worked in Vancouver, as a chiropractor, from 1921 to about 1925. However, this was a time before the medical practice was regulated and anyone who worked in the health care field, but was not a M.D., called themselves a chiropractor.

By the 1930's, Emerson went to Alberta. In 1934 Emerson L. Burrill married Myrtle I. Field in Edmonton. Emerson worked as a clerk at the Hotel Macdonald, and later for the CNR. Given the amount of music sheets in the fonds that have his signature, it is assumed that he was very musical.

Emerson L. Burrill died 15 Sep 1951 in Edmonton.
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Myrtle Irene Field was born 23 Nov 1887 to Lydia Jane (Jennie) Phillips and James William Field in Teeswater, Ontario. Myrtle had three siblings - Thomas Harold, Ethel Louella and Alfred. By 1916, the family was living in Edmonton, Alberta. Myrtle was working as a teacher.

In 1934, Myrtle Irene Field married Emerson L. Burrill, in Edmonton. Myrtle Field Burrill was the proprietress of Field's Pharmacy on Fort Road. Given the amount of music sheets in the fonds that have her signature and annotations, it is assumed that she was very musical.

Myrtle Irene Field Burrill died 22 May 1980 in Edmonton.
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Violet Scipeo Field was born about 1896 in Bacup, Lancashire, England to Edith and Rev. Thomas Boulanger Field.

By the 1920's Violet was working in London, England as a secretary at the Chelsea Hospital for Women. In late 1924, Violet Scipeo Field married Dr. Thomas H. Field in Middlesex, England. In early 1925, Violet moved to Edmonton to be with her husband.

Dr. Thomas H. Field, brother of Myrtle Field (above), was a prominent Edmonton surgeon, and at one point, was the President of the Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Thomas and Violet S. Field had two children, Yvonne and Derek.

Violet Field, now known primarily as the second alderwoman of Edmonton, was also known as one of Edmonton's leading club women, and a strong advocate for social and welfare reform. Her involvements included being President of the Women's Canadian Club and Victorian Order of Nurses, chair of the Northern Alberta Division of the Navy League and the Red Cross. She served on Edmonton City Council in 1952-1953, and served as acting mayor in the absence of Mayor Hawrelak in 1952. Violet S. Field was also an accomplished pianist.

Dr. Thomas H. Field died in 1950. Violet Scipeo Field died 17 Dec 1975. They are buried in the Edmonton Cemetery.

Mike Kaplansky was the grandfather of Mike Bush. Mr. Kaplansky was long time resident of Edmonton who was an athlete and acted as a team secretary/sports promoter for hockey and boxing through the early decades of the twentieth century.

The Industrial Development Board was approved by Council in 1945 and was responsible for promoting industrial development in Edmonton and to advise City Council and the City Commissioners. In 1957 the Industrial Development Board became the Land and Industrial Development Department, but two years later it was dissolved into the Land Department and the Industrial Development Department. The Industrial Development Department was responsible for promoting Edmonton as a destination for industry.

In 1971 the Industrial Development Department was renamed the Business Development Department to more accurately represent the work being done. The primary purpose of the Business Development Department was to develop and execute programs to attract and facilitate all aspects of economic and industrial growth in the Edmonton area. Through its involvement in resource development and tourism the department also played a vital role in the promotion of the city and its facilities. Specifically, it was instrumental in the growth and development of Klondike Days and Fort Edmonton Park, which were used as promotional tools at Expo '67 in Montreal. The department also assisted in the development and promotion of the Yellowhead Highway route across western Canada.

The Business Development Department was dissolved in 1982 when it was replaced by the Edmonton Economic Development Authority.

Percy Byron was born 21 Sep 1878 to Julia Lewin and Joseph Byron in Nottingham, England. In 1899, he emigrated to the United States with his parents and siblings – Maude, Georgiana, Florence, and Philip. His father, Joseph Byron, became a celebrated New York photographer.

Percy emigrated to Edmonton in April 1906 with the intention of homesteading or ranching. Realizing there were no photography businesses in Edmonton, he quickly sent for a ‘photographic engraving plant’ and by August of that year had set up business. A year later he was joined by his brother-in-law, Gustave May, and the Byron-May company was formed.

In 1908 Percy married Louise (Lulu) Marrin in Richmond, New York. Louise returned to Edmonton with Percy. They had four children, all born in Edmonton – Elizabeth (Betty), Grace, Joseph, and Jane.

The Byron-May Company fell on hard times with the coming of World War I and the business was sold to McDermid Engraving in 1917. The following year, Percy moved his family back to New York. He continued in the photography business, specializing in steamship photography.

Louise Marrin Byron died 31 Jul 1956 in New York, USA.
Percy Byron died in 9 Jun 1959 in New York, USA.

Percy Byron arrived in Edmonton in April 1906 with the intention of ranching or farming. However he quickly realized there were no ‘photographic engraving’ businesses, ie businesses capable of producing publications with photographs, in the area at the time. In fact there were none between Winnipeg and Vancouver. As the son of famous New York photographer Joseph Byron, he saw an opportunity. Within twenty-four hours of arriving in Edmonton, he telegraphed his father to ship one ‘complete photographic engraving plant’. He set up a shop on First Street (now 101 Street) and by August he was producing photographic images.

The following year, Percy’s brother-in-law, Gustave May, joined him and the Byron-May Company was formed. While Byron-May are often credited with predominance in scenic imagery photography, a staple in their business was the capacity to produce illustrated catalogues and brochures with their photoengraving equipment. This was a crucial advantage in the early days of advertising.

By 1913, the Byron-May Co. had over 10 employees. As their business grew they found an investor and built a two-storey brick building at 252 Howard Avenue (now 100A Street). The Edmonton Chamber of Commerce commissioned the Byron-May Company to create images and produce brochures promoting Edmonton. Some of these images have become iconic in telling the history of Edmonton.

The Byron-May Company fell on hard times with the coming of World War I and the business was sold to McDermid Engraving in 1917. Both Percy Byron and Gustave May returned to New York with their families.