After nearly 60 years of farming, Stan and Robin Krause from Jenner, Alberta, will officially be hanging up their hats at the end of this harvest season.

The Order of the Eastern Star is the largest fraternal organization in the world that allows both men and women to be members.

History plays tricks on all of us and especially our mindfulness and memories. Events in the past, what people said and did, the way they looked and behaved, often seems odd and old-fashioned.

“When is it too soon to write history” is the subject of a recent discussion in “The Economist,” the well-known British news magazine.

One of the more inspiring experiences of our times is the possibility that deaths of our loved ones and friends will be gracefully accompanied by a perceptive…

Check out these young Alsask Girl Guides from 1979. Back row (L-R): Lynette Schaefer, Michelle Ross, Kim Peters, Elena Thomas, Catherine Schaefer, Dawn Dooley.

The significance of town life is much neglected by historians as Donald Wetherell and Irene Kmet note in their book, “Town Life: Main Street and the Evolution of Small Town Alberta…

In his new book, “1964 – The Year the Swinging Sixties Began,” Christopher Sandford writes about various events generating memories for those of us living our early lives…

As some Echo readers may know, I was diagnosed with throat cancer twenty years ago this fall – October 2024. My cancer experience has been notable for several reason…

Forty-five years ago this clown entertained spectators at the Alsask Rodeo. The car blew up, ran out of gas, burned alcohol and later split in two…

“Barn At The Right Time; A History of the Baby Boom Generation” is the title of Doug Owram’s book published in 1996.

Despite our complacency and habit of thinking that wars and military conflict occur elsewhere, they often have a direct impact on local communities.

Death struck deeply into those who waded ashore on June 6, 1944. Struggling to quickly move from their landing craft to the sand of Normandy beach.

On June 6, 1944, a pivotal moment unfolded as thousands of Canadian soldiers stormed Juno Beach in Normandy, in the heavily German-fortified coast of France.

This is a series of news items from 1924, offering glimpses of life in this community a century ago. How similar are they to events that occur now – or how different?

The dedicated volunteers who compiled the first series of local history books in the 1970s and 1980s deserve our unconditional praise.

The Oyen Echo’s archives revealed an article celebrating the 75th birthday of the Sibbald Post Office. The post office’s 75th birthday was celebrated on Monday, March 9, 1987…

Compare these prices from a store in Esther, Alberta in 1957.

Inspirational stories, too often, are hidden, lost in the complexities of daily life, remaining untold. That was striking to me while wandering through news reports in 1934.

Two centuries ago, railways replaced waterways as an effective means of travel and transport. Then highways replaced the railway.