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The Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SACPA) presents a session with historian Belinda Crowson as she discusses Lethbridge's haunting history.
A Bump in the Night: Lethbridge Ghost Stories
Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 10 a.m.
YouTube Live link: https://youtu.be/Ilo3FbQnNjw
Ghost stories are part of our community's folklore, teaching us about ourselves and our history. Discover some of the ghost stories of southern Alberta in this light-hearted look at the things that go bump in the night.
Speaker: Belinda Crowson
Belinda Crowson is a storyteller, tour guide and author who researches and shares Lethbridge's history and stories. She is the president of the Lethbridge Historical Society, for whom she has written several books, and sits as a member of Lethbridge City Council.
Some of her books include: We Don't Talk About Those Women! Lethbridge’s Red-Light District; Vice, Virtue and Lust: Lethbridge's Cemeteries; Southern Alberta’s Sugar-Coated History: The Sugar Beet Industry; Squirrel Whiskey, Mr. R and Prohibition in Southern Alberta; So! You Think You Know Lethbridge? Lethbridge History for Kids; You Can’t Make This Sh*t Up! Weird & Little-Known Stories of Southern Alberta. Her books are available via the Lethbridge Historical Society website at (lethbridgehistory.org).
In order to ask questions of our speaker in the chat feature of YouTube, you must have a YouTube account and be signed in. Please do so well ahead of the scheduled start time, so you’ll be ready. Go the YouTube Live link provided in this session flyer and on the top right of your browser click the “sign in” button. If you have Google or Gmail accounts, they can be used to sign in. If you don’t, click “Create Account” and follow along. Once you are signed in, you can return to the live stream and use the chat feature to ask your questions of the speaker. Remember, you can only participate in the chat feature while we are livestreaming.
For further information on the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs, visit the SACPA website.
Contact:
Trevor Kenney | trevor.kenney@uleth.ca | sacpa.ca