Fort Edmonton Redux

History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The Mind

Diane Student

Travel, History, Places & Travel, Paranormal, Haunted, Society & Culture, Ghosts

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🗓️ 13 May 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Fort Edmonton is a settlement that dates back to the true beginnings of Canada becoming an official country and to Alberta becoming a province. This would be a series of trading posts that were built on the north bank of the North Saskatchewan River. It played a key role in history with both European settlers and the natives that lived on the land. Today, this is a cultural center and museum that reputedly has unexplained activity. Join us as we explore the history and hauntings of Fort Edmonton.

Check out the website: http://historygoesbump.com

Music used in this episode:

Main Theme: Lurking in the Dark by Muse Music with Groove Studios

Outro Music: Happy Fun Punk by Muse Music with Groove Studios

Other music in this episode:

Title: "Darkness Haunts"
Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
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0:00.0	History tells the story of the world and of our lives.
0:21.5	Sometimes that history goes bump in the night.
0:32.5	Broadcasting from the center of oddity and the supernatural in central Florida. It's the History Goes Bump
0:41.6	podcast. Hello, you sputacular people. Welcome to History Goes Bump Redux. I am your host, I.N.
0:54.0	And this is Kelly. Kelly, on this Redux,
0:57.3	we're going to be going to Oak Canada. Awesome. We're going to be talking about Fort Edmonton.
1:04.9	Are you ready to go back? I'm ready.
1:07.6	I'm ready.
1:23.8	Fort Edmonton is a settlement that dates back to the true beginnings of Canada becoming an official country and to Alberta becoming a province.
1:28.9	This would be a series of trading posts that were built on the North Bank of the North Saskatchewan River. It played a key role in
1:34.0	history with both European settlers and the natives that lived on the land. Today, this is a cultural
1:39.4	center and museum that reputedly has unexplained activity. Join us as we explore the history and hauntings of Fort Edmonton. The area that is now known as Alberta, Canada, was first settled by several First Nation tribes, including the Cree, Blackfoot, Denny, also known as the Chippewan, Assiniboine, Sarchi, Stony, and Blood.
2:27.8	These tribes were semi-nomadic and traveled following the buffalo herds.
2:32.0	These native people traveled in groups of lodges, which was a term used to
2:35.6	identify a group that shared a TP as a family unit. The Blackfoot traveled as 10 to 30 lodges, which could
2:42.1	equal up to 240 members. In 1670, King Charles II of England granted trading rights to the Hudson
2:49.4	Bay Company for Alberta, which was called
2:51.7	Rupert's land at the time. The land was named for the king's cousin Rupert. He was the one who got
2:57.2	the royal charter and land grants for the governor and company of adventurers of England trading
3:02.2	into Hudson Bay. The Hudson Bay is considered the Great Inland Sea. The Hudson Bay Company named itself for this sea,
3:09.6	and they made it a practice early on to build their forts near the water. They would trade with
3:14.3	the native people there, exchanging metal goods like knives and kettles and special items like
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