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The Alberta Association of Registered Nurses was formed in 1916. Subsequently, districts and chapters were formed throughout the province for the support, continuing education and mobilization of their members. The first Grande Prairie Chapter of the Alberta Association of Registered Nurses was formed in 1950, long after nursing services came to the area in 1909. A forerunner of the Association was the Nurses’ Club formed in 1941. In January 1950, this club moved to become a chapter of the AARN for the purpose of the support, continuing education and mobilization of their members. Members included nurses working at the Municipal Hospital, the Auxiliary Hospital, the Grande Prairie Health Unit and the Victorian Order of Nurses. In 1966 the AARN divided the province into districts and the Grande Prairie Chapter became part of Chapter 16. They were an active chapter in the North District until the dissolution of the district in 1999.

Canadian Girls In Training was formed in 1916 in response to requests from teenage girls for a church program. A National Advisory Committee for Cooperation in Girls' Work, with representatives from the Anglican, Baptist, Presbyterian, and Methodist churches and the YWCA, was set up to develop the program. The CGIT program was published in 1916 and promoted for the next two years by CGIT leaders at meetings across Canada. Large rallies held in Edmonton and Calgary met with great response. CGIT groups in Alberta were directed by the Religious Education Council of Alberta, an interdenominational body which coordinated youth work groups through the Boys' Work Board, Girls' Work Board, and Childrens' Work Board. These boards existed until 1962 when the Alberta Girls' Work Board became the Alberta CGIT Association, incorporated as a society and registered as a charity. The Alberta CGIT produces its own paper, The Gleam, and holds Provincial Camp at Sylvan Lake annually, as well as many other activities. For further information see Sheila Johnston's article, "The CGIT in Alberta : 100 years of service", in the Journal of the United Church of Canada Historical Society, Alberta and Northwest Conference. v. 28, 2015, p. 28-33.

The Coal Branch Club is a social group formed by and for the former members of the Coal Branch mines. The Coal Branch region is in Central Western Alberta and included the communities of Mountain Park, Cadomin, and Luscar. It was developed in 1910 by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway to provide coal for their railway. It included nine major mines and more than twelve smaller operations. Production reached a maximum in World War Two when the mines provided coal for the war effort. However, with the discovery of oil and natural gas in Alberta, the market for coal decreased. The mines would close in rapid succession from 1951 to 1962. As the communities were company towns built on forest reserve land leased from the province, the companies simply cleared the landscape of all operations. Families were forced to move away, and many came to Edmonton.

The Coal Branch Club formed through former coal branch residents who had moved to Edmonton starting in the 1950’s. The group started rather informally, meeting for dances, dinners and picnics. Then in 1959 the club formed and began organizing annual social events. They organized there first reunion back at the mountains of Coal Branch in 1985, and had additional reunions in 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005.

Dr. T.C. Buchanan, pastor of McDougall Methodist Church in Edmonton, founded the province's first post-secondary institution in 1903 on Methodist Mission land set aside for missionary and education purposes by Reverend George McDougall. Although originally named McDougall College in honour of this early missionary to the Edmonton area, the founders soon abandoned this designation in favour of Alberta College. The college's first classes assembled on October 5, 1903 in the space above the Johnstone Walker Store on Jasper Avenue. Within two months, the original 67 students, along with four teaching staff, moved to the Masonic Hall to continue their studies in Arts, Commerce and Music under the direction of the school's first principal, Reverend Dr. John H. Riddell. The Northwest Territory Council granted a charter to Alberta College in October 1904, at which time the school moved into a new building on 101st Street, on the grounds of McDougall Methodist Church. The institution continued to undergo a number of changes, including new campuses, buildings, and the transfer to the United Church in 1926. Enrollment continued to expand in the 1930s to the 1980s.

In 1991, the provincial government passed amendments to the Alberta College Act to continue college operations as a private college independent of the United Church. Work also began on a two-phase construction project for a new facility. In 2000, the Board transferred college assets to the province, and on July 1, 2002 the facility and the majority of its programming was transferred to Grant MacEwan College. The Alberta College Campus offered academic upgrading, English as a Second Language (ESL), and the Royal Conservatory of Music. It continued as a MacEwan University campus until 2020, when programming moved to Allard Hall located on City Centre Campus.

The Folk History Project for the Kakwa/Two Lakes area in north-western Alberta was initiated by Alberta Community Development, Parks and Protected Areas Division to collect information about historical land use in the area and about the people who lived and traveled there. This area contains two protected areas, the Kakwa Wildland Park and the Two Lakes Prvovincial Recreation Area, but the area of interest for this project extends from Nose Creek to the Kakwa Wildland Park. In 2001, Jim Nelson, a Grande Prairie author and playwright, was contracted to interview long-time local residents who had lived or had consistent contact and experience in the area, or were descendents of some of the earliest residents. The interviews were completed over the winter of 2001-2002. Jim's intention throughout the interview process was to cover the history from as many aspects as possible: descriptions of the land, its flora and fauna; origins of aboriginal families that occupy the area as well as their grave sites; local folklore which includes tales of Big Foot, legendary characters and events such as plane crashes; guiding, trapping and "country" knowledge regarding survival in the wilderness and the use of plants for food and medicine; early settlers in the area and the development of communities such as Bridge Creek and South Wapiti; the role of the forestry department, early foresters, the growth of industries and their impact on the environment; fire fighting; development of trails, roads and ferries; and the recreational use of the area. Due to the small population in the area, the same names come up in different interviews. Some of the more common ones, besides those families being interviewed, are Lee Poole, Adam Kenney, Art Sherman, Ray Smuland, Ole Overland, Ed Schadeck, and families such as the Joachims, Campbells, Wilsons and Wanyandies.

The Alberta Country Vacations Association (ACVA) was established in Alberta in 1971. It was one of the first organizations to develop and promote farm/ranch experiences for tourists visiting the province. The association offers visits to working farms and ranches, horseback riding,cattle drives, backcountry trips, bed and breakfast stays, camping, fishing, winter activities such as snowshoeing and sleigh rides, and an introduction to western Canadian culture.

A collection of research materials gathered by Valerie Martins for Alberta Culture, in 1986 and 1987, related to archaeological and cemetery sites within the City of Medicine Hat.

The below listed textual material was facilitated by Alberta Culture-Historic Sites Service between 1982 and 1987, and reflects research projects of varied historical themes undertaken and approved by this Provincial Department. Where possible, a number of source materials housed at the Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery Archives was utilized in their production. Copied images from their collection also reflect themes of local interest.

Dates of founding and/or dissolution: The Department of Advanced Education was first founded in September 1971 through the passage of Order in Council 1614/71 under the Public Service Administrative Transfers Act, 1971, which transferred administration of the Colleges Act and the Universities Act to the Minister of Advanced Education. Formal creation of the department occurred on June 2, 1972 with the passage and proclamation of the Department of Advanced Education Act. The department Department of Advanced Education Amendment was dissolved in 1975 through the passage of the Act. In 1983, the Department of Advanced Education was recreated through the enactment and proclamation of the Department of Advanced Education Act, 1983. The department was dissolved again in December 1992, when its responsibilities were transferred through Order in Council 749/92 to the new Department of Advanced Education and Career Development. Functional responsibility: The principal functional responsibilities of the department were the planning, administration, and operation of the entire post-secondary education system in Alberta, including programs delivered through universities, colleges, and technical, agricultural and vocational institutions. The department was responsible for the administration of the Department of Advanced Education Act, Colleges Act, Universities Act, Banff Centre Act, Technical Institutes Act, Education of Service Men's Children's Act, Trade Schools Regulation Act, Private Vocational Schools Act, Students Loan Guarantee Act, Students Finance Act, Alberta Heritage Scholarship Act, and the Universities Foundations Act and all regulations that fall under these acts. Predecessor and successor bodies: Before the creation of the Department of Advanced Education, responsibility for delivery of adult agricultural and vocational education was held by the Department of Agriculture, by way of the Agricultural and Vocational Colleges Act, 1967. Responsibility for adult education delivered through universities, colleges, and technical institutes was held by the Department of Education, through the Department of Education Act. In 1975, responsibility for planning, administration and operation of the post-secondary education system was transferred to the new Department of Advanced Education and Manpower, through administrative transfers formalized through Orders in Council 0140/83 and 0285/83. In 1983, post-secondary education and manpower functions were split into two departments again, through the recreation of the Department of Advanced Education and the creation of the Department of Manpower. In December 1992, responsibility for the post-secondary education system in Alberta was transferred to the new Department of Advanced Education and Career Development through administrative transfers formalized through Order in Council 749/92. Administrative relationships: The Department of Advanced Education reported to the Legislative Assembly through the Minister of Advanced Education. The Minister also passed to the Legislative Assembly the annual reports of semi-independent agencies that reported to him:;Universities Commission (1972-1973),;Colleges Commission (1972-1973),;Students' Finance Board (1972-1975, 1986-1992),;Private Vocational Schools Advisory Council (1983-1992),;Private Colleges Accreditation Board (1984-1992),;University of Calgary Foundation (1991-1992),;University of Alberta 1991 Foundation (1991-1992),;University of Lethbridge Foundation (1991-1992), and;Athabasca University Foundation (1991-1992). The structure of the department was hierarchical. The principal components of the department were various divisions, each in turn made up of a number of branches. Three semi-independent agencies, the Students' Finance Board, the Universities Commission and the Colleges Commission, reported directly to the Minister of Advanced Education. The Communications and Personnel offices reported directly to the Deputy Minister. Provincially Administered Institutions functioned as divisions of the Department. Their presidents reported directly to the Deputy Minister, who acted in the role of Board of Directors for these institutions. Provincially Administered Institutions included the Alberta Vocational Centres (former agricultural colleges) and, until April 1982, Alberta's three Technical Institutes. In 1982, the three Technical Institutes became Board-governed institutions akin to public colleges and universities. Significant reorganizations of the Department took place in 1973, 1985, 1986, and 1988. In the first two years of the department, the different divisions were Continuing Education, Regional Colleges (agricultural colleges), Vocational Education, and Other Services. These divisions had been transferred from predecessor agencies when the department was created, and were all eliminated with the first departmental reorganization in 1973. With reorganization, the department's divisions reflected general departmental functions, such as administration, planning, program delivery, and policy development. The principal functions of the department were performed by the following units:;administration and support functions: performed by the Other Services Division (1972-1975), Administrative Services Division (1973-1975 and 1983-1988), and Department Services Division (1988-1992);system planning: Special Services Division (1973-1975) and Planning, Research and Organizational Analysis Division (1985-1986);program planning, development, coordination and delivery, and development of campus facilities: Program Services Division (1973-1975 and1983-1988), Field Services Division (1983-1988), and Operations Division (1988-1992);administration of Provincially Administered Institutions: Division of Vocational Education (1972-73), Regional Colleges Division (1972-1973), Provincially Administered Institutions Services Branch (1973-1975), Financial Planning Branch (1973-1975, 1983-1986), Operations and Planning Branch (1986-1988), Operating and Endowment Support Branch (1988-1992);policy development and evaluation of programs to ensure that they conform to provincial and departmental policies: Policy and Planning Division (1988-1992);student support: Special Services Division (1973-1975);For information on the Students' Finance Board, Universities Commission, and Colleges Commission, refer to the sous-fonds descriptions of these agencies. Names of chief officers: Ministers of Advanced Education; James L. Foster 1972-1975; Dick Johnston 1983-1986; David J. Russell 1986-1989; John Gogo 1989-1992; Jack W. Ady 1992