1754	First European, Anthony Henday, arrives in Alberta
1788	First North West Company post built in Peace River district
1795	First Edmonton House established
1799	Rocky Mountain House established

1800s

1837	Smallpox epidemic, two-thirds of Blackfoot Confederacy perish
1840	First Methodist mission established in Edmonton
1843	Father Thibault establishes mission at Lac Ste. Anne
1852	Father Lacombe arrives in Alberta
1854	Rev. R.T. Rundle, Methodist missionary, arrives in Alberta
1863	Father Lacombe establishes St. Albert mission
1867	British North America Act, creating Dominion of Canada
1869	Crowfoot becomes chief of the Blackfoot tribe First permanent whiskey post established (Fort Whoop-up), near site of Lethbridge Transfer of control of Rupert's Land from Hudson's Bay Company to Dominion of Canada
1872	Dominion Land Act passed, offering free homestead of 160 acres
1873	Land Survey begins 1873 North West Mounted Police formed
1874	49th Parallel surveyed Northwest Mounted Police (NWMP) march west, build post Fort Macleod
1875	Fort Calgary established as NWMP fort
1876 & 1877	Signing of Treaties No. 6 & 7
1879	Great buffalo herds gone
1880	Edmonton Bulletin" begins publication, first newspaper in Alberta
1881	Dominion census enumeration, included the North West Territory Commercial ranching begins in the foothills, yearly leases available for one cent per acre
1882	North West Territories divided into four districts: Alberta; Assiniboia East; Assiniboia West; Saskatchewan; Unorganized Territories
1883	Canadian Pacific railway reaches Calgary, first passenger train Aug 10 "Calgary Herald" begins publication
1884	Calgary incorporated as a town, population 400 Northwest Territories (NWT) Public School Act passed
1885	Edmonton and District Telephone Company established North West Rebellion Alberta Field Force raised
1886	"Calgary Tribune" begins publication (1889 becomes "The Albertan")
1887	Cardston founded by Charles O. Card and other Mormons from Utah First union (locomotive firemen) formed at Medicine Hat, most trades organized by 1906
1888	Anglican Diocese of Calgary formed, included Edmonton
1889	Germans from Ukraine settled at Dunmore, near Medicine Hat
1890	First Swedish settlers arrive in Thorsby - Malmo District
1891	Dominion Census, included District of Alberta Calgary-Edmonton Railway opened French settlement established by Father Morin at Morinville Icelandic settlement established at Markerville Ukrainian settlement established at Edna-Star
1893	Mennonites from Eastern Canada and US settled near Coaldale Small Jewish settlement established east of Red Deer
1896	Father Lacombe establishes St. Paul de Metis Klondike gold rush in Yukon Territory
1897	Clifford Sifton, Minister of Interior, makes radical changes to immigration policy Construction begins on Crowsnest Pass railway Civil Registration of vital statistics begins in District of Alberta

1900s

1901	Dominion Census, included District of Alberta Alberta Territory population 73,022
1903	Small group of Japanese settled at Raymond Barr Colonists arrived at Lloydminster Frank Slide, Crowsnest Pass
1904	City of Edmonton buys Edmonton & District Telephone Company
1905	Province of Alberta created 1905 Canadian Northern Railway reaches Edmonton
1906	Calgary Normal School opened Alberta Government Telephones established
1908	University of Alberta established at Edmonton US into Alberta border crossing records begin, kept until 1918
1910	Bellevue Mine Explosion, Crowsnest Pass 160 Blacks from Oklahoma settle in Amber Valley
1911	Alberta Population 374,000
1913	Anglican Diocese of Edmonton formed
1914	Hillcrest Mine Explosion Oil discovered in Turner Valley Alberta population 470,000
1916	Railroad reaches Peace River Provincial franchise extended to women Alberta Provincial Police established Provincial Institute of Technology established in Calgary
1918	Spanish Influenza epidemic reaches Alberta, wearing of face masks mandatory in public 1918 Federal franchise extended to women
1920	Royal North West Mounted Police becomes Royal Canadian Mounted Police
1925	Mennonite Settlers arrive after fleeing Russia United Church of Canada formed from Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregationalist churches
1930	Alberta Provincial Police disbanded, RCMP assume policing responsibility
1939	Seven Metis settlements come into being after passing of Metis Betterment Act
1940	National Registration of everyone over age of 18
1945	Calgary Normal School becomes part of Faculty of Education, University of Alberta
1947	Beginning of oil boom with successful drilling at Leduc
1955	Establishment of the Glenbow Alberta Institute and Archives in Calgary
1960	First buildings of University of Alberta at Calgary opened
1963	Alberta Archives established
1964	Oil Sands development at Fort McMurray began
1966	University of Calgary established as autonomous institution
1967	University of Lethbridge established Divorce Act, first federal legislation, greatly expanded grounds for divorce
1995	Adoption laws amended allowing people to search for birth parents or children given up for adoption through search agencies