Real Estate Builders, Developers and Investors

Feature Articles

John McIntosh: "John McIntosh speculated on a great future"

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William Tomison: "The builder of the first Fort Edmonton"

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Malcolm Groat: "A Man named Malcolm Groat"

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Noel Dant: "The father of the traffic circle"

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A.J. Davidson: "A.J. Davidson sold Beverly"

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Stan Carscallen

Probably the strongest boom that Red Deer ever enjoyed occurred in the years prior to the First World War. One of the major figures in that boom was Stan Carscallen.

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Edward Michener

Although Edward Michener was at one time Red Deer’s leading real estate developer, he is generally now remembered as former Governor General Roland Michener’s father.

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R.B. Welliver

One of the most popular winter pastimes in Central Alberta is curling. One of the most outstanding of Red Deer’s early curlers was Robert Barclay (Bert) Welliver, who owned a real estate and insurance business for 40 years.

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James Geissinger

One of the most successful pioneer entrepreneurs of Red Deer, but a man who unfortunately is no longer well remembered is James I. Geissinger.

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John T. Moore

One of the most influential people in the development of Red Deer is someone who has generally been forgotten, John T. Moore. His company at one time owned 180 sections of land in Central Alberta.

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G.W. Smith

One of the true pioneers and community builders of Red Deer was George Wilbert Smith.