Wetaskiwin District Heritage Museum Centre & City of Wetaskiwin Archives
an inclusive gathering place for the local community to engage in the history, heritage and culture of Wetaskiwin City, County, and the Maskwacis Cree Four Nations
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Month: September 2018
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Play Wetaskiwin: A Local Twist on Monopoly
How many cities do you know that have a board game based on it? Wetaskiwin does. It was made by Scouts Canada and resembles the popular ‘Monopoly’ game but with a Wetaskiwin themed twist to it. The game has cards you pick up if you land on a certain spot, money you collect and use…
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Exploring a Rare Shoe Fitting Fluoroscope
One of the craziest artifacts in our collection is this shoe fitting fluoroscope from Brody’s Department Store. It is essentially an X-ray machine used to see if the shoes you wanted fit properly. Yes, you read that correctly. It is one of only about 10,000 devices used from the 1930s to the 1950s. The three…
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The Ingenious Design Behind Mellett & Co.’s Metal Bead Roller
At first glance it may strike you as an upside-down squid, but believe it or not this artifact was once used to bend metal piping at Mellett & Co. Sheet Metal Works. This curious contraption was made and designed by Mr. Bill Mellett, who was the third generation since 1910 to operate the shop in…