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: August 2020
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The History of Locks: From Ancient Egypt to Modern Security
Unlocking the secrets behind history and protecting the collection is part of museum work. With the second break-in within a month at the Heritage Museum, we were inspired to write about locks. Mechanical locks made their debut in North Africa with the Egyptians and in the Middle East with the Babylonians around 1000 BC. The…