Beginning as two humble columns in 1910, “Miladi” was a women’s section in the Lethbridge Herald, which quickly grew to a whole page later in the year. “Miladi” included everything from personal happenings to sewing patterns to Aunt Sal’s Handy Hints, which was an advice and information column written by Sara Nelson.
Read MorePhotography and journalism have a long history in Lethbridge, dating back to the Lethbridge Herald’s first publication in 1906. Herald photographers have played a crucial role in narrating the city’s stories through their visual storytelling. More recently, the industry has gone through significant changes with the emergence of social media and various news channels.
Read MoreNot all humour ages gracefully, as anyone who grew up subjected to dad jokes can tell you. Context gets lost, punchlines become predictable; when was the last time a knock-knock joke got a laugh from you? It’s easy to see, then, how printed jokes in the newspaper fell out of fashion. This doesn’t mean, though, that old newspapers are entirely humourless today. Indeed, some jokes published over a century ago still prove funny today!
Read MoreWhether you’re repulsed by or devoted to tattoos, it’s hard to deny their significance in human history. Ötzi the Iceman, a 5,000-year-old mummy, sported sixty-one small lines of ink around his body. Body modification has long been used around the globe to denote characteristics like strength, social standing, or battle experience. In modern-day Lethbridge, many of us wear them for a slightly less compelling reason; we like how they look!
Read MoreMany of us are uncomfortable when discussing funerals and death—and for valid reasons. Examining the history of these events in our community, however, can shed some light on how we conduct them today.
Read MoreDiscover the development of hearing aids
Read MoreVenture through archived issues of the Lethbridge Herald for glimpses of what this tradition may have looked like a hundred years ago
Read MoreThe Galt displayed two exhibits about different subjects in the winter, both featuring stories about Georgia Green Fooks’ life. Learn about the impact she had on southern Alberta.
Read MoreAnna M. Tilley was described as "the best friend the city ever had."
Read MoreMaking the photographs taken for the Lethbridge Herald available to the public and researchers has been one of the largest and longest projects in the Galt’s archives.
Read MoreA hundred years ago, the local citizens seemed less enchanted with the urban railway. The articles in the Lethbridge Herald reveal a range of issues that Lethbridgians had with the public transit of the day.
Read MoreThe Roast and Toast section of the Lethbridge Herald has a surprisingly long history. One hundred years ago, this column was known as "People's Forum."
Read MorePlaying cat and mouse with local "gambling joints" was a daily activity for the Lethbridge Police in the 1920s. It was not an easy game to win.
Read MoreDaring prisoner escapes — Hollywood's bread and butter for psychological thrillers — happened in Southern Alberta too. Many mirrored or even surpassed the classics of the genre.
Read MoreFew film screenings in Lethbridge history attracted as much attention as the 1920 screening of Fit to Win.
Read MoreArchives Assistant Bobbie Fox walks us through how to use our online database as a starting point for community and family research with a focus on the collection of Lethbridge Herald photographs in the Galt's archival collection.
Read MoreDo you know the story behind what local historians have called “unquestionably the most famous photograph ever taken in the City of Lethbridge?”
Read MoreOrville Brunelle, Lloyd Knight, David Rossiter, and Ian Martens are four of the most prolific photojournalists who have contributed to the Lethbridge Herald. Find out more about their work and accolades.
Read MoreDid you know that the Czech Army was transported through Canada on the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1920?
Read MoreA 1920s memorial erected in Vancouver’s Stanley Park includes the names of Japanese Canadians from Raymond, Alberta. Do you know what the memorial was erected to commemorate?
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