A historical perspective of Stony Plain

On June 1, 2011 the Rotary Club of Stony Plain hosted the Stony Plain Chamber of Commerce at their weekly breakfast meeting, to hear Dr. Margit Knupp - Stony Plain historian, from the Multi-Cultural Centre, give a wonderful talk and slide presentation, on the history of Stony Plain. 

Dr. Knupp discussed the early days of Stony Plain, where the early local inhabitants were the Stoney First Nation. Later Stony Plain saw the building of, the John L. MacDonald House and first Post Office in 1892-93. Slides were shown depicting main street in 1912, and the population grew to just over 1,000. Prominent local resident names forming a large part of Stony Plain history over the years included, Umbach, Oatway, Lundy, Armbruster, Houston, Wood, Barth, and Schram, to name a few. 

Everyone was fascinated by the pictures of the early businesses in Stony Plain, including a cattle drive down the main street, all of which provided a fascinating legacy of the culture of Stony Plain.