Links
We have assembled an informative listing of websites about
petroleum in general. Links which feature lyrics to songs about oil, sources
on finding historical Leduc information at your local library and Canadian
petroleum industry sites.
Songbook
The Songs of Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie wrote two songs
Boomtown Bill
and Keep
That Oil A Rollin' for the Fort Worth-based Oil Workers International
Union that reinforced union sentiments with a win-the-war message
The
Ex-Oil Carter by Bob Kanefsky
Lyrics to a parody of a song by Stan Rogers titled "Mary Ellen Carter"
Historical Leduc Information
CM
Magazine: Canada Strikes Oil: Leduc, Alberta, 1947
From the People's History of the West Series this video focuses on the
petroleum industry within Alberta specifically on the Leduc
Royal Canadian Mint Gold Coin Commemorating Alberta Striking Oil
This coin marks an important economic achievement that forever changed the
economic landscape of western Canada and put Canada on the map as one of the
major oil producers in the world
The
National Online Transcripts
Features a transcript on the 50th anniversary of the Leduc No. 1 oil strike
Canada's Petroleum Industry
Black Gold: Canada's Oil
Heritage
This site explores the exciting history behind the discovery of oil. Black
Gold offers a wide
variety of images, texts and links related to the oil industry and the
way of life that was the backbone of many small towns in the
late 1800's and early 1900's
Canadian Petroleum Interpretive Centre
The Canadian Petroleum Interpretive Centre and Canadian Petroleum Hall of
Fame was established in 1996 to showcase Canada's oil
industry to the world. The Leduc No. 1 Interpretive Centre salutes the grit,
determination and success of Alberta's oil patch
The Petrolia Discovery
A one-of-a-kind museum combining history and artifacts from the world's first
oil Industry within the framework of an original and still operational
oilfield, which was established in the 1870s
Imperial Oil Charitable Foundation
This site offers company, investor, community, and commercial information
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