Remembering Today

"In Flanders Fields" by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae.

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Family History at the Library

Historical photo of Shellbrook Hotel, c. 1912. Image Source.

Family History

Public Access to Ancestry.ca
Your ancestors left clues along the way. Now, you can trace them online. Visit any branch of the Wapiti Regional Library system, including Shellbrook, from now until December 1st and see what amazing history you can find using our new tool.
Now till December 1

“Come and Go” 
Join the enthused and the experienced for an evening of exploration using the Library’s new tool—for if we don’t, the tool will disappear like some of our ancestors like to.
November 22 • Thursday • 6:30 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. 




Shellbrook Public Library 
Drop in and discover your personal history.

Access to the Archives of the Shellbrook Chronicle

Logo for NewspaperARCHIVE.com. Image Source.

The local Shellbrook Chronicle newspaper has completed digitization of their archives stretching back from the first publication in 1912 to 2004. The archives are available through the third party, NewspaperARCHIVE.com.

"NewspaperARCHIVE.com, the largest historical newspaper database online, contains tens of millions of newspaper pages from 1753 to present. Every newspaper in the archive is fully searchable by keyword and date, making it easy for you to quickly explore historical content."

CAUTION: the third party website is subscription based, but guests can browse two issues a day without subscription.