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Tag: archives
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Exploring Wetaskiwin’s Historic Murals
If you’ve driven behind the Heritage Museum in the past couple of weeks you couldn’t have missed our new murals. This got me thinking about murals in Wetaskiwin in general. Murals, or at least something being painted onto a wall, have always been a part of Wetaskiwin’s past. This photo from the City of Wetaskiwin Archives is…
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A Glimpse into Wetaskiwin: Early 1900s Community Insights
To restart this little series, I decided to share my favourite shot of the young community of Wetaskiwin. This photo dates to ca. 1901, before Alberta was even a Province and we were still a part of the North West Territories. There is likely not much in this photo that you recognize today, with the possible exception…
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Exploring Norma Bennett’s World War Two Military Uniform
Norma Bennett Military Uniform This week at the Heritage Museum we accessioned a Military jacket and skirt worn by Norma Bennett during her service in World War Two. The buttons on her uniform represent Wings Over Alberta. The uniforms for the Royal Canadian Air Force Division were controversial, with many considering the first caps to…
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Beda Ronn Hannah: A Key Figure in Wetaskiwin’s History
This week at the Heritage Museum we accessioned a variety of black and white photos. Most of the individuals in the photos we could not identify. These photos are either individual portraits or group photos. One photo is of Doris Hanna, one of five Children to Beda (Beatrice) Ronn Hannah one of our Women of…
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The Origins of Valentine’s Day: Stories and Symbols
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, we wanted to regale in some stories about this holiday. There are two different early versions of St. Valentine. The first St. Valentine is a priest in third-century Rome who would secretly marry young soldiers due to Emperor Claudius II deciding that single men made better soldiers than those…