The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗A post office called Strathcona has been in operation since 1905. The city was named for Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal.
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Strathcona, decade by decade
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No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Strathcona is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Strathcona has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Lodge Boleslav Jablonsky No. 219 in Poplar Grove, 10 miles away.
Strathcona and the nearest listed places
Dashed line = Strathcona. Tap a dot.
How a place gets listed
1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Lodge Boleslav Jablonsky No. 219’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Strathcona?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Strathcona’s story, or a memory of it.
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