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: December 2019
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The History of Christmas Cards: From 1843 to Today
Nothing ‘says’ Christmas like a card filled with well wishes and holiday dough! It wasn’t until 1843 that the first Christmas Card made its way to the “Penny Post” in Victorian England. Henry Cole was the founder of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and being a renowned socialite, he had a few too…
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Exploring Hudson’s Bay Company Whiskey History
Holiday cheer is always near in our artifact storage with so many empty bottles on the wall! One such bottle is the Hudson’s Bay Company Adventurers of England Whiskey made in Scotland in the early 20th century. Produced professionally since the 1700s, scotch whiskey distillation was first a method of preserving excess grain harvests. Mass…
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The History of the Magnetic Fish Pond Game
‘Once Upon a Christmas’ this Magnetic Fish Pond was a best seller in Germany and England under the Spear & Sons game company. The company became Spear Spiel during WWII and rose to infamy with the production of a game entitle “Bombing England.” Later Spear Spiel recovered its reputation when its original Jewish founder returned…