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 2023
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Charles and Tomas Groves: A Legacy of Valor in Two World Wars
This week the heritage museum would like to share a badge from the royal air force. The Royal Flying Corps Canada was established in late January 1917 to recruit and train Canadians for service during the First World War. This training program influenced an establishment of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. This would prove…
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Celebrating Women’s History: The Falun Women’s Institute Legacy
The Heritage Museum is sharing this banner from the Falun Women’s Institute Chapter in honor of Women’s History Month. Mrs. Albert Rodell of Wetaskiwin was instrumental in setting up the Falun institution. The first meeting for this branch was on February 8, 1930, with the required eight-member minimum of over 16 present as laid out…