Tess McNaughton discusses their work with Queer History and the development of the Downtown Lethbridge Queer History Walk.
Photo Courtesy: Galt Museum& Archives| Akaisamitohkanao’pa
Join us for an engaging talk with Ross Kilgour, Senior Community Planner for the City of Lethbridge, as he delves into the history of city planning and development. Ross will share big-picture insights and highlight recent heritage initiatives, including the City’s work surrounding the Battle of the Belly River. This session promises a unique perspective on how historical events and urban planning intersect in shaping our community.
Photo: Herald photo by Al Beeber
Join us as Itsinohtss piyaki (Rebecca Many Grey Horses) as she discusses her newest publication - KOTTAKINOONIKSI AWAAHKAPIAYAAWA: Bringing Our Spirits Home.
Itsinohtss piyaki (Rebecca Many Grey Horses) is a Blackfoot woman from the Kainai Nation in Southern Alberta. Her traditional Blackfoot teachings and upbringing has given her the skills to educate on Blackfoot perspectives and worldviews. Having a MA in Jurisprudence in Indian Law provides the academic background to consult, educate, and work in many areas. Rebecca loves to teach about Indigenous/ Blackfoot stories, traditions, and perspectives.
Join Galt Museum Archivist Andrew Chernevych as he discusses how AI is being used in the Galt Archives through a program called Archepanion which will allow the public to have greater access to their photographic collection and other ways this technology is changing archival work.
Image courtesy Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao'pa
Join Apooyak’ii/Dr. Tiffany Prete-Hind Bull as she discusses The Kainai Stolen Children Era.
Apooyak’ii/Dr. Tiffany Prete (nee Hind Bull) is a member of the Kainai (Blood Tribe) of the Siksikasitapi (Blackfoot Confederacy), located in the Treaty 7 area. She is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Lethbridge. Her program of work is comprised of implementing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action on the Blood Reserve. Dr. Prete earned her bachelor’s of elementary education specializing in math and science and completed her master of education and doctor of philosophy in education at the University of Alberta. She held both a Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Postdoctoral Fellowship and was an inaugural recipient of the University of Calgary's Provost's postdoctoral award for Indigenous and Black scholars at the University of Calgary. Dr. Prete’s background is in educational policy studies, specializing in Indigenous Peoples education. Her area of expertise includes: Indigenous secondary retention rates within the public school system, Blackfoot historical research, impacts of colonization, intergenerational trauma, and Indigenous research methodologies. In her spare time, she is a Native American beadwork enthusiast and published a research paradigm grounded in an Indigenous worldview that is guided by Native American beadwork
Image courtesy Apooyak’ii/Dr. Tiffany Hind Bull-Prete
Join U of L History Student and recipient of the 2024 Joanne Helmer Research Fellowship as he discusses how Joanne Helmer's newspaper articles in the Lethbridge Herald, which challenges the notion of the stereotype of “The West” that lives here in Southern Alberta.
Free Admission, Everyone Welcome. Please note: The AGM portion of the evening starts at 6 pm. The presentation will follow at 6:30 pm.
Zoom link is available, Please email info@lethbridgehistory.org for the link.
Join Carleton University's Associate Professor of History, Michel Hogue, as he discusses research done by Alberta-based genealogists who helped create some of the early archival collections on Métis genealogy in the 1970s and 1980s.
Researchers included folklorists, journalists, biographers, and genealogists, many of whom worked outside the academy and often in collaboration with Métis community members. Their work, done primarily in the 1970s to 1990s, transformed Métis historiography.
Free Admission, Everyone welcome.
Belinda Crowson will share fun facts, rumours and stories (maybe even a few spooky ones) of Lethbridge.
Free Admission, Everyone welcome.
A Zoom link is available for those that wish to join online. Please email info@lethbridgehistory.org to get the link details.
Murders and Crime of Lethbridge Past
LHS Members Only Exclusive Tour. LHS Members will receive details on the tour in the LHS newsletter and via emails to members.
Not a member? Memberships can be purchased at albertahistory.org. Purchase early to get the most from your membership, as the membership year is April 1 to March 31
Join us for the start of our 2024/25 Speaker Series as Galt Museum & Archives' Archives Assistant, Bobbie Fox shares her experience working on the Nitsitapii Landscapes project.
Chinese Restaurants of the Past
Throughout Lethbridge's downtown many Chinese restaurants have served incredibly tasty food to Lethbridgians over the past 120+ years. Discover their stories and more about the lives of the people who owned and operated these restaurants.
Meet at 1 Avenue and 5 Street South.
Public tour. Free. All are welcome
St. Patrick's Cemetery Tour, New Stories
American civil war vets, local coal miners, murder victims, victims of pandemics and more are buried in St. Patrick's Cemetery. Come discover their stories and the history of the cemetery.
Meet outside the cemetery gates at the west end of 6 Avenue North.
Public tour. Free. All are welcome
Lethbridge’s labour history is long and inspiring. Join our Lethbridge Historical Society tour guide as we discover the working class history of Lethbridge and area.
Tour is held during Labour Day weekend in conjunction with the Lethbridge & District Labour Council.
Free tour. All welcome. Tour starts at the corner of 1st Ave. South by the Brewery Gardens.
Women's Labour History
Discover the stories of women who helped build Lethbridge and southern Alberta through their work.
Meet at 4 Avenue and 4 Street South
Public tour. Free. All are welcome
Hardieville Walking Tour
In 1917, Hardieville had a population approaching 1000, with 100 household. In the mid 1930s, when the Galt 8 mine closed, 75% of the population of the community left and Hardieville had to redefine itself from a coal mining community to an agricultural hamlet. This tour will outline the history of this community from coal mining boom town to a neighbourhood within the city of Lethbridge.
Meeting at Georgetown Park in Hardieville.
Public tour. Free. All are welcome.
13 Street North Walking Tour
As we stroll down 13 Street North -- the original Main Street of the North Ward and North Lethbridge -- we'll discover the many hidden historical gems of this vital neighbourhood.
Meet at the corner near the Canadian Tire Gas Station on 13 Street North.
Public tour. Free. All are welcome.
Warehouse District Walking Tour
Around 1909, Lethbridge's warehouse and wholesale district started to develop east of 9 Street South along 1 and 2 Avenues. Constructed near the rail yard, many of these old warehouses still exist and this area has, and is, undergoing redevelopment. Learn the history of this neighbourhood and the many buildings and businesses that have, and do, call this location home.
Meet at 2 Avenue and 13 Street South.
Public tour. Free. All are welcome
Bars & Taverns of Lethbridge Past
LHS Members Only Exclusive Tour. LHS Members will receive details on the tour in the LHS newsletter and via emails to members.
Not a member? Memberships can be purchased at albertahistory.org. Purchase early to get the most from your membership, as the membership year is April 1 to March 31.
Explore the history and stories of Henderson Park and Lake on this guided walking tour.
Meet at Gunnery Point, at the east end of Henderson Lake across from the Agri-Foods Hub.
Free tour for the public and all are welcome.
About the Walk:
Back alleys have a life of their own different than the city streets. Last fall, the back alleys of Lethbridge were named. On the tour you'll discover the stories behind some of the new back alley signs, learn about ghost signs and other signage visible from back alleys, and explore some proposed and possible ideas for Lethbridge's back alleys.
Walk leader:
Belinda Crowson is the president of the Lethbridge Historical Society.
Walk length: 60 minutes
Walk ending location: Festival Square
Dogs welcome
Meet at corner of 2 Avenue and Scenic Drive South.
Public tour. Free. All are welcome.
Join us for this cultural exploration hosted at the Hungarian Hall downtown beside the old Firehall, and we will be guided through the history of the Hungarian people in Lethbridge by Mike Stefancsik and other community members. The Hall has many artifacts from immigrant families, and we’re excited to see them!
Join us for a good old-fashioned book swap. Bring your gently used history books and exchange them for new to you books.
While there, swap stories of your experiences at different drinking establishments throughout Lethbridge's history.
TBD
Join us as LHS Board Member, Heather Martin-Detka, shares the history of the Victory Garden and how you can create your own this spring!
This will be our annual AGM, where we will be electing our Executive Council, reporting on our activities of the past year, and discussing where we’re going in the next 12 months. After the business portion, we will be receiving a presentation on Native Plants of Southern Alberta by Robert Oakley.
Doors at 615pm, meeting at 630pm, presentation at 645pm.
Join Bobbie Fox from the Galt Archives, Ross Kilgour from the City Planning Department, and historic building owner, Hunter Heggie to discuss the process from start to finish of getting a building designated as a historic resource.
Doors at 6:15pm, meeting at 6:30pm, presentation at 6:45pm.
Doors at 6:15pm, meeting at 6:30pm, presentation at 6:45pm.
Details to follow
March Speaker is Barry Adams speaking about the rangelands of southern Alberta.
We will be joined by the author of Booze and Bars: A Brief History of Pub Culture in the Crowsnest Pass, Stephanie Laine Hamilton. The February meeting will be held at Theoretically Brewing in the Warehouse District.
This will be a hybrid meeting. You can attend in person at Theoretically Brewing or via the provided Zoom link:
Time: Feb 28, 2023, 06:30 PM Edmonton
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Logan Zemp from the Cardston Temple will speak about the anniversary of the Cardston Temple.
This will be a hybrid meeting. You can attend in person at the main branch of the Public Library or via the provided Zoom link:
Time: Jan 24, 2023, 06:30 PM Edmonton
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Details to follow
Details to follow
Join Stewart Foss from the Raymond Museum as he discusses prohibition in southern Alberta.
This will be a hybrid meeting. You can attend in person at the main branch of the Public Library or via the provided Zoom link: Time: Sep 27, 2022, 06:30 PM Edmonton
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Meeting ID: 889 9696 0772
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Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances, we have had to cancel Tuesday’s Zoom meeting.
We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause.
Thank you for your understanding and support.
Join Tatyanna Ewald from Atlatl Archaeology as she discussed their current dig sites in southern Alberta.
This meeting will be on the Zoom platform.
Zoom meeting information:
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Meeting ID: 865 1179 4006
Passcode: 139386
Meeting ID: 865 1179 4006
Passcode: 139386
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