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LASA hosted its first Annual Historical Dinner in Lethbridge, Alberta, at the Galt Museum and Archives on Thursday, April 13, 2023. We were delighted to welcome Dr. Adriana Davies, author and historian, who spoke about an historical case that took place in...
Stacy F. Kaufeld, M.A. While watching the coronation of King Charles III last month, you may have noticed a large stone at the ceremony for the newly crowned King. This is the Stone of Scone (also known as the Stone of Destiny) and it has quite an intriguing...
My article in Alberta History about Edmonton lawyer and human rights activist, Gordon S.D. Wright. Gordon S.D. Wright and Charter...
Medicine Hat, a small town on the South Saskatchewan River in southern Alberta, known for natural gas, coal, clay, and farmland garnered national attention during World War II for the murder of Nazi POWs while interned at a prisoner-of-war camp. Building on...
The term antisemitism almost immediately, and understandably, conjures up images of the Nazi state-sponsored persecution and murder of European Jews between 1933 and 1945. However, antisemitism is not only synonymous with the rise of the Nazi Party. The hatred of...
By Brenda McCafferty This tribute is inspired by lawyer Frank Newson’s’ article, 1983 entitled “Q.C. to K.C. to Q.C.” found within the Law Society of Alberta, Heritage Committee records at LASA (Committee member Alexander Andrekson). The reign of K.C.’s: King...
Glenn M. Morrison, K.C. Lethbridge, Alberta December 29, 1934 – September 25, 2022 Mr. Glenn M. Morrison, K.C., of Lethbridge, Alberta, passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2022, at the age of eighty-seven. He was born on December 29, 1934, in Medicine Hat,...
Alec Addington Ballachey, Sr. grew up in Brantford, Ontario, and received his law degree from Osgoode Hall in 1904. He ventured west and initially set up shop in Fort Macleod. In 1905 he moved to High River. Alec Sr. met his wife, Genevieve McDonell, and they were...
On April 17, 2022, the fortieth anniversary of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms has come and gone. Since its introduction, there has been plenty of discussion about the political and legal significance of the Charter over the last forty years. Forty years is not...
Black History Month Every February, Canadians across the country are invited to honour the legacy of Black Canadians and their communities. Here, at the Legal Archives Society of Alberta, we are acknowledging the transformative work of Black lawyers and judges,...