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: March 2019
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The Prince of Wales Hotel: A History of Heritage and Resilience
The Prince of Wales HotelOnce again, I was woken to images of heritage on fire. At first, I did not recognize the building engulfed in smoke. Then I realized that one of my board members was sending me a text from our parking lot. The historic hotel across the street was on fire. The good…
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Honoring Red Cross Month: A History of First Aid Kits
March is the month of fixer uppers and the dawn of restoring what the winter had deprived us of for so long, new life. Thematically speaking, March is Red Cross Month in Canada where we honour its foundation as a humanitarian organization dedicated to the healing of people in times of peril. In 1885, Dr.…
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Exploring Wetaskiwin’s Beach Heritage: From Pigeon Lake to Ma-Me-O
As winter still looms over our weary Wetaskiwin heads, we remain optimistic as we longingly gaze at our beachwear and garden supplies. This beach/garden chair artifact from 1934 serves as a reminder that ‘Wetaskiwinter’ does end and locals have long embraced a beach culture at many of our scenic lake locations. Pigeon Lake was originally…