“Lethbridge only wet city in the province”

The July 22, 1915, headline says it all -- Lethbridge was the only city in Alberta that voted against prohibition. Regardless of the wishes of Lethbridge, the province of Alberta went dry in 1916.

The Lethbridge prohibition vote was close, though, and there were many people across southern Alberta who actively supported prohibition.

Discover what happened during the prohibition years of 1916 to 1924 in the newest Lethbridge Historical Society publication:

Squirrel Whiskey, Mr. R and Prohibition in Southern Alberta – by Belinda Crowson.

Book Launch:
Saturday, November 3, at 2 pm
Theoretically Brewing, 1263 2 Avenue South

Following the book launch, the book will be for sale from the LHS and from various booksellers in Lethbridge (list will be made available at the launch).

This is Belinda Crowson’s 6th book. Her 1st five publications, all published through the LHS, are:

• Vice, Virtue and Lust: Lethbridge’s Cemeteries

• We Don’t Talk About Those Women!

• You Can’t Make This Sh*t Up! Strange, weird and little known stories of southern Alberta

• Southern Alberta’s Sugar-coated History

• So, you think you know Lethbridge? Lethbridge History for Kids

For more information on the book or to purchase, contact the LHS at info@lethbridgehistory.org