Heritage Research, Annotated Bibliography Example

Andrews, D. Larraine. Ranching Under the Arch?: Stories from the Southern Alberta Rangelands. Victoria; Vancouver?; Calgary: Heritage House Publishing, 2019.

The book gives details of ranching techniques and curation of various ranches by historical artists. In addition, Andrews gives a history dating back from the 18^th to the 19^th century in Lethbridge, which makes it essential for this research due to the coincidence of the start of the A.U. ranch with those discussed in this book.

Corbett, Bill. Let Me Tell You?: a Memoir on Reaching Eighty Years of an Alberta-based Life?: Calgary: Tom Corbett, 2005.

This memoir is a personal experience as a rancher in the 1950s and 1960s. It gives a rich history of the cultural aspects of the local society and the wisdom of ranchers to overcome challenges caused by human activity and climate change.

Hammill, Faye, and Michelle Smith. Magazines, Travel, and Middlebrow Culture?: Canadian Periodicals in English and French, 1925-1960. Edmonton, Alberta?: The University of Alberta Press; First edition., 2015.

These are commercial magazines that give an account of the Alberta families’ economic, social, and political lives. Hammill analyzes magazine accounts and stories from the eighties and nineties to form an expanded network of activities done for leisure, train schedules, and trade in Calgary.

Herbert, Rachel. Ranching Women in Southern Alberta?: Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 2017.

This is a well-researched book about the women who owned ranches in Alberta. The chapters explain the extended lives of children and families raised on farms. The inspiring stories of women pursuing careers popularly occupied by men give details about the challenges experienced in Alberta, especially water shortages and wildlife invasion that forced many women-owned ranches to use lights to chase away wildlife, among other innovative techniques used to store water and increase security.

Mather, Ken. Frontier Cowboys and the Great Divide?: Early Ranching in B.C. and Alberta. Victoria, B.C.: Heritage House, 2013.

The book gives a detailed history of several ranch owners and their influence determined by their kept animals. This analogy provides the life of Alberta cowboys as people who rode on horses, grazed cattle, sheep, and goats of pure breeds, and their social life incredibly defined their social life.

Oetelaar, Delilah Joy. Climatic Risk or Social Progress the Historiography of Ranching in Southern Alberta. Thesis (M.A.)-University of Calgary, 2000., 2000.

Oetelaar discusses the ease of overcoming adolescence and delinquency in the ranches where discipline was paramount. In addition, the book gives oral histories and accounts of the ranch family members at different times.

Onusko, James A. Boom Kids?: Growing up in the Calgary Suburbs, 1950-1970. Waterloo, Ontario, Canada?: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2021.

Growing up in the Calgary suburbs tells a Canadian first experience in rural Alberta. The children are raised confined to yards and watched due to reduction of space in the backyards and a lot of activities that the children have to learn quickly to fit in. the lessons in a rural setting are those of survival, joy, discovery, and firsthand experience, unlike what the parents assumed were of naivety and, hard work.

Seesequasis, Paul. Blanket Toss Under Midnight Sun: Portraits of Everyday Life in Eight Indigenous Communities. Toronto?: Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2019.

The book has a lengthy discussion and explanations about ranching that are well referenced and backed up with pictures for illustrations that explain the use of tools that are not common today or those which are indigenous and no longer popular.

Todd, Matt. The Paradise Syndrome?: Environment, Boosters, and Ranching Along the Montana/Alberta Borderlands. Saskatoon: M. Todd, 2017.

This book explains the social lives of ranchers, especially during challenging times. The relative prosperity during dry seasons and the numerous feed challenges during winter are well described by Todd.