Spring and Easter go hand in hand at Rutherford House! Join us to celebrate the Easter season. Enjoy freshly baked cookies and a spring-themed craft. Learn about a variety of natural dyes and how they were used to colour eggs. Be sure to keep a watchful eye for the Easter Bunny as you do your... Read more »
Don’t be a flat tire! Let the C-Jam Big Band and Sugar Swing Dance Club swing you into spring at the Alberta Aviation Museum’s Blatchford Boogie-Woogie on Saturday April 7th from 7 PM – 1 AM! Tickets are $35. Available online through TIX on the Square and in person at the museum. Take a step... Read more »
Join us for a screening of Last of the Fur Traders. In the early 1950s, Hugh Kroetsch worked on the Arctic Ocean and he filmed all of his adventures. In the summer of 2017 he returned to show his old footage to remote communities in the Western Arctic.
On April 21st, 1918, WWI flying ace known as the Red Baron took to the skies for the last time. The Alberta Aviation Museum will mark this event and its connection to Edmonton’s aviation history with family friendly games, crafts, and dress-up photo booth. Join us at 1 PM for guest speaker Denny May who... Read more »
Join us on Sunday, April 22nd as we host a gathering of poets as part of the Edmonton Poetry Festival. Lisa Martin (shortlisted for the Stephan G. Stephansson Award for Poetry for her most recent book Believing is not the same as Being Saved), Naomi McIlwraith, Anna Mioduchowska and Shirley Serviss will be reading poems... Read more »
The Archaeological Society of Alberta – Edmonton Centre (ASAEC) is pleased to announce that we are hosting the 2018 Archaeological Society of Alberta Annual General Meeting and Conference. This conference runs from April 27th until April 28th, 2018 at the Lodge Snow Valley. The conference will explore the rich history of Edmonton and area, highlighting... Read more »
The Archaeological Society of Alberta – Edmonton Centre (ASAEC) is pleased to announce that we are hosting the 2018 Archaeological Society of Alberta Annual General Meeting and Conference. This public talk will take place at the Telus Centre on the University of Alberta campus. Todd Kristensen of the Archaeological Survey of Alberta will present on... Read more »
The Archaeological Society of Alberta – Edmonton Centre (ASAEC) is pleased to announce that we are hosting the 2018 Archaeological Society of Alberta Annual General Meeting and Conference. On Sunday, April 29th we will be having a walking tour of the Strathcona Site / Strathcona Science Park with archaeologists and researchers who worked in the... Read more »
The City of Edmonton and the Westmount Community League invite you to attend a community workshop to learn how to research the history of your home. The City Archivist will provide information on the various options available to find out the history of your house. This free event is tied to the heritage plaque program that was... Read more »
Joins us as we celebrate another exciting year for Edmonton's heritage community! Details to come, but SAVE THE DATE!