1. Norman Kenny Luxton was a pioneer in the Canadian Rockies known as "Mr Banff".
16 Facts About Norman Luxton
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Norman Luxton was the son of Winnipeg Free Press co-founder, William Luxton in Fort Garry, Manitoba.
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Norman Luxton first worked with his father at the Free Press in Manitoba.
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In 1893, Norman decided to head to the Cariboo Gold Fields to make his fortune.
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In 1904, Norman Luxton married Georgina Elizabeth McDougall of the pioneer missionary McDougall family of Morley, Alberta.
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Norman and Georgie Luxton had one child, Eleanor Georgina, born in Banff in 1908.
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Norman F Luxton died on October 22,1962, at the age of 89, in the Holy Cross Hospital in Calgary.
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In 1901, Norman Luxton moved west to Vancouver where he briefly worked for a weekly called Town Topics.
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Norman Luxton journeyed 10,000 miles on the Pacific Ocean with Voss, and endured five months of travel, before the Tilikum struck a reef and Norman Luxton was thrown from the boat.
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Norman Luxton kept notes of the voyage; his Tilikum Journal, edited by his daughter Eleanor was published in 1971.
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Norman Luxton became prominent in Banff after his return from his sailing trip across the Pacific.
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Norman Luxton published the Crag and Canyon newspaper, built the King Edward Hotel and the Lux Theatre in Banff, and founded the Sign of the Goat Curio Shop, which led to the development of the Luxton Museum of Plains Indians, now the Buffalo Nations Museum.
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Norman Luxton was one of the organizers of Banff Indian Days and the Banff Winter Carnival.
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Norman Luxton was made an honorary chief of the Stoney tribe and given the name Chief White Shield.
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In 1953, Norman Luxton established a museum to house his native artifacts.
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The historic Luxton home built c in Banff has been preserved, restored and is open to the public through Whyte Museum guided tours.