Wetaskiwin and District Heritage Museum
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Established | 1986 |
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Location | Wetaskiwin, Alberta Canada |
Coordinates | 52°58′10″N 113°22′31″W / 52.96946°N 113.37519°W |
Director | Karen Aberle |
Website | www.wetaskiwinmuseum.com |
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The Wetaskiwin and District Heritage Museum, in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada covers the history, heritage, and culture of Wetaskiwin and area, which includes the City of Wetaskiwin, County of Wetaskiwin, and the Maskwacis Cree Four Nations of Ermineskin, Louis Bull, Montana, and Samson.
Featured exhibits include
- c. 1900 Century Home
- Women of Aspenland - 4 Additions each year
- Entertainment and Past Times (1890-1940)
- Origins Exhibit which includes Fur Trade, Native History and Interactive Computer Game
Location
The Wetaskiwin Heritage Museum is located between Edmonton and Red Deer in Alberta, Canada, 65 kilometres south of Edmonton. The Museum is located on main street at 5007 - 50 Avenue.
History
The Wetaskiwin and District Heritage Museum has been incorporated as a non-profit society since May 1986. The museum provides for the acquisition, exhibition, and preservation of artefacts to interpret the natural, human, and cultural history of Wetaskiwin, the Cree Four Band Reserve, and the surrounding rural area.
In 2004, having outgrown the Calgary Power building, the Wetaskiwin and District Museum Society purchased the three-story, one-hundred-year-old Montgomery Store building situated on Main Street. The main floor opened in November 2004. The entire building-home to a collection of more than 15,000 artefacts-officially opened its doors on May 7, 2005.
Exhibits
Children's Legacy Centre
The Children's Legacy Centre, located in the basement of the historic building, is a unique[
The Women of Aspenland
Every October, Canada celebrates
Temporary exhibits
The main floor features temporary exhibits which are changed on an annual basis. Presently featured is "Entertainment and Past Times" (1890-1940). The main floor also holds the Gift Shop, Front Desk, Donation Desk, Resource Library, and Public Washrooms.
Second floor exhibits
Origins Exhibit
The Origins Exhibit includes dinosaur
Community Halls
After two years of research and more than 250 hours of exhibit design work, visitors are now welcome to explore the new "virtual" exhibit devoted to twenty-five Community Halls from the County of Wetaskiwin No. 10. Read the halls' histories and view hundreds of pictures on a touch screen computer.
Christian Heritage
The Christian Heritage exhibit contains information regarding 28 churches from the Wetaskiwin district, and displays artefacts from many different congregations.
History of Healing
A hundred years of history about the local hospitals and the healthcare professionals who served the community.
Early businesses
Wetaskiwin's earliest businesses include French's Jewellery, the local branches of seven different banks, the Driard Hotel and Barbershop, the Drug Store, a General Store, the City Meat Market, and local dairies.
Century Home
This turn-of-the-century town house features a circa 1910 living room, kitchen, master bedroom and child's room.
Immigrant stories
Immigration has had an enormous effect on Canada, and the Heritage Museum features exhibits devoted to the Swedish and Chinese immigrants who helped build the City of Wetaskiwin.
War Years Remembered
This exhibit honours the citizens who served on the home front and overseas. A