Maud Bowman oversaw all of the Museum’s early activities—including writing the constitution, organizing visiting artist ...

In 1950, Jean Wallbridge and Mary Imrie started Canada’s first all-female architectural firm. That partnership was ...

My ancestor lost three children to scarlet fever at Fort Edmonton in 1845 — and endured I began writing this article during the early days of the Covid pandemic, when there was much uncertainty about ...

The people who did the most dangerous jobs constructing the skyscrapers in downtown Edmonton in the 1960s and 1970s were ...

Black history is Alberta’s history. In this exhibit explore the formation of Alberta’s Black communities from the late 1800s through to the early 1970s. Although Black peoples encountered racism in ...

Launched in 2013, the Edmonton City as Museum Project (ECAMP) is an initiative of the Edmonton Heritage Council that explores the history of our city through story. The stories that connect us, the ...

The perspectives and stories of women have often been downplayed or excluded from representations of history. In this collection, discover parts of Edmonton’s heritage history by exploring the stories ...

Want to learn about what it was like to build one of Edmonton’s skyscrapers without a safety harness, or the work it took to rebuild a family after a tragic run-in with scarlet fever? This collection ...

Many young men from Edmonton fought in the First World War. The 49th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Edmonton Regiment) numbering 1200, and 190 men of the 19th Alberta Dragoons, fought at the Battle of ...

Beginning in the late 1800s, Muslims first started to immigrate to Canada from the Turkish Empire. In 1938 the first Mosque in Canada was built right here in Edmonton and many Muslims made their home ...