----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Volume IV of Place Names of Alberta, has just been published by the University of Calgary Press. This is the final volume in the series and covers Northern Alberta. ISBN 1-89517659-X. Price is $29.95 Vol. I: Mountains, Parks and Foothills, pub. 1991. ISBN 0-019813-73-9. $29.95 Vol. II: Southern Alberta, pub. 1992. ISBN 0-919813-95-X. $18.95 Vol. III: Central Alberta, pub. 1994. ISBN 1-895176-44-1. $29.95 Four-volume Boxed Set - ISBN 0-919813-91-7. $100.00 Distributor: UBC Press, 6344 Memorial Road, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6T 1Z2 FAX Orders: 1-800-668-0821 / E-mail: [log in to unmask] Volumes may also be ordered from: Friends of Geographical Names of Alberta 8820 112 St., Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2P8 Same prices, same deals, separate or set. These volumes deal with the origins of placenames in Alberta. Influences include aboriginal, exploration, fur trade, surveying, industry, war, famous people, founders, the railways, community names of regions from which settlers originated, and memorable occurences. The University of calgary Press has a new "New & Recent Titles" list available from their head office at 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 1N4. I haven't checked it out yet but they have a homepage at www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/departments/UP. Ron Whistance-Smith 14520 84th Ave. NW Edmonton, AB Canada T5R 3X2 FAX: (403) 483-5858 email: [log in to unmask]