Let's Find Out

Rebecca Jade asks whether we can put a plaque where the KKK used to publish their newspaper in Edmonton – The Liberator. Along the way we learn about the mayor and premier who lent support to the KKK, a fiery picnic, and what the point of a plaque is anyway. The Edmonton Historical Board’s Barbara Hilden helps us figure out whether a plaque is possible.

This episode: The Story of the Sheppard House. Christy Boulter asks what exactly is the story behind her home, and its original owner William Sheppard.

Investigating that question gave us a surprising look at booze, the behind-the-scenes machinations around prohibition, and what your dining room says about you.

This episode: The Trustee Enigma. Bashir Mohamed asks whether Edmonton has ever had a black public school trustee.

Looking for an answer takes us to the Edmonton Public School Board’s archives, a conversation with a current trustee, and to the centre of the conversation about modern-day racism in Edmonton.

This episode contains some explicit language.

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The first episode of Let’s Find Out, where we take your questions about Edmonton’s history and find out the answer together. This episode: the Snow Goose Case. How did the Snow Goose Festival become the Snow Goose Chase?

The answer reveals something fascinating about us, and what we can get used to, and how quickly normal can change.

Full episode information at http://letsfindoutpodcast.com.

Episode 0 by Chris Chang-Yen Phillips