Bibliography
All of the following books are available at either Chapters or Amazon for purchase, but act quickly as some titles are out of print. If one is going to purchase a single book regarding Alberta ghost towns Harold Fryer's Ghost Towns of Alberta is highly recommended:

Anderson, Frank W. The Ghost Towns Journal: The Dead and Dying Ghost Towns of South East Alberta. Vol. 2. Calgary: Frontier Publishing Ltd., 1973.
    • Anderson's work provides interesting information about ghost town exploration techniques, telling the reader what to look for in terms of artifacts, historic barbed wire, bottles, etc. 
----- The Ghost Towns Journal: The Dead and Dying Ghost Towns of South West Alberta. Vol. 1. Aldergrove: Frontier Publishing Ltd., 1973.

“ALTAPOP: Alberta’s Annual Official Population List Publication (1960 to present).” Alberta Population. http://www.altapop.ca/opl.htm.
    • This excellent site gives historical population data for a number of Alberta communities.
 
Aubrey, Merrily K. Concise Place Names of Alberta. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 2006 
    • A fascinating reference work which provides the origins of Alberta community names.
 
Bachusky, Johnnie. Ghost Town Stories II: From Renegade to Ruin Along the Red Coat Trail. Canmore: Altitude, 2003.
    • A number of stories about ghost town residents from the best modern ghost town explorer and writer.
 
Bargery, Mary, and Hinton Municipal Library. Picture Hinton, Entrance, Brule, and Cadomin. Hinton AB: The Hinton Municipal Library, 1999.
    • A local history with memories of former Cadomin residents.
 
Belliveau, Anne. Small moments in time: the story of Alberta's Big West Country. Calgary: Detselig Enterprises, 1999.

Fryer, Harold. Ghost Towns of Alberta. Langley: Stagecoach Publishing Co. Ltd., 1976.
     • The best work on Alberta's ghost towns. A catalogue of the author's extensive research in the 1970s. While some information is now out of date, this work was indispensable for the writing of this guide and a must for thorough exploration of the subject.
 
Koch, W. Martin Nordegg: The uncommon immigrant. Edmonton: Brightest Pebble Pub. Co., 1997.
    •Biography of Nordegg's founding father.
 
Kyba, Daniel. Exploring the historic Coal Branch a guide to Jasper's front ranges. Calgary, Alta.: Rocky Mountain Books, 2001.
    • Excellent book for the outdoor enthusiast with hiking and biking trails peppered with well written history of the region.
 
Ross, Toni. Oh! The Coal Branch. Edmonton: Toni Ross, 1974.
 
Underwood, Todd, and Boris Vasilev. “Ghost Towns of Alberta, Canada.” Ghost Towns. http://www.ghosttowns.com/canada/alberta/alberta.html.



 

 

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