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Local History
The Library’s local history room includes information for genealogy seekers, local history buffs, Alberta historians, and so much more. This collection was started by Senator Buchanan, and local historian Alex Johnston was involved in procuring parts of the collection.
Where: The Senator Buchanon Room is located in the North Upper wing of our Main Branch in downtown Lethbridge.
How To Access: Ask one of our staff for access during our operating hours.
What's Available: The Senator Buchanan room hosts a collection of records and documents, archiving local history. To assist in reading these records, we have a publicly accessible microfilm/fishe reader.
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Available for free online in both English and French, The Canadian Encyclopedia includes more than 19,500 articles in both languages on numerous subjects including history, popular culture, events, people, places, politics, arts, First Nations, sports and science.
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography is a dictionary of biographical entries for Post-Colonial Canadian Figures.
As of January 1, 2019, Canadiana.org now provides open and free access to a large collection of full-text historical content about Canada, including books, magazines and government documents.
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