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: January 2023
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Fort Ethier and the North-West Resistance: A Historical Insight
The Heritage Museum would like to share this drawing of Fort Ethier. The artist is a one B Odell. This image was a part of Bob Vickerson’s collection of art. He believes it belongs to a series of drawings from the 1970s. Fort Ethier was constructed in 1885 by Major General Thomas Bland Strange, who…
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Historic Carding Bench: A 1930s Craftsmanship Legacy
The Heritage Museum would like to share this carding bench we received recently. Emanuel Nelson made it in the 1930s for his mother, Ingeborg Nelson. It was then passed down to the donor’s mother, Bertha Blakely. A handful of wool was placed on the carder; the handle would then be pushed back and forth to…