Heritage Workshop | Caring for your Personal Collections

Flatiron Building Museum 5005 50 Ave, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada

What treasures do you have in your personal collections? Are they being cared for in a way that improves their longevity? Did you know that VHS tape degrades up to 20% every 10-25 years? Or that the chemicals in most cardboard or plastic boxes can contribute to the deterioration of your photographs or documents? That […]

Heritage Workshop | Heritage and Rural Properties

Flatiron Building Museum 5005 50 Ave, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada

After the excitement of the Stones and Bones event we hosted in 2023 we realized that the rural part of our community is looking for resources to help them understand the heritage features found on their land! Our heritage is not confined to urban hubs and rural properties can be important cultural landscapes full of […]

Heritage Workshop | Caretaking of a Heritage Building

Lacombe Performing Arts Centre 5227 Calgary Edmonton Trail, Lacombe, Alberta

**Please note that this event has been cancelled** Do you own a heritage building? Do you have questions about what it means to designate a building? Are you curious about how the preserve the built history that is in your care? For our forth heritage workshop in 2024 we have teamed up with the City […]

Heritage Workshop | Early Lacombe: 130 Years of the Michener House and our Community

Lacombe Performing Arts Centre 5227 Calgary Edmonton Trail, Lacombe, Alberta

This will be the last heritage workshop before a summer break! More of a lecture than a workshop join us in celebrating 130 of the Michener House, and Lacombe, as we look back to the early settlement of our community. We will showcase the early settlement of Lacombe with photos from our collection, share stories […]

S-hook Workshop (June)

Lacombe Blacksmith Shop Museum 5020 49 St, Lacombe, AB, Canada

New in 2024 we are offering mini-workshops! The mini-workshops give students a taste of blacksmithing with a project that is designed to take less time than our large project workshops. Each mini will let students make a small item that allows them to dip their toes into the art of blacksmithing. In June Mini-Workshop Students […]

$100.00

Fire Poker Blacksmith Workshop (June)

Lacombe Blacksmith Shop Museum 5020 49 St, Lacombe, AB, Canada

In June (on Father's Day) workshop participants will be making Fire Pokers. No previous blacksmithing experience is required for this project.   Forge a connection with the past in our 1902 blacksmith shop! Our blacksmith workshop series is back for another year. Each workshop will give students hands-on experience working with our coal forge to […]

Hoof Pick Mini Workshop (July)

Lacombe Blacksmith Shop Museum 5020 49 St, Lacombe, AB, Canada

New in 2024 we are offering mini-workshops! The mini-workshops give students a taste of blacksmithing with a project that is designed to take less time than our large project workshops. Each mini will let students make a small item that allows them to dip their toes into the art of blacksmithing. In July Mini-Workshop Students […]

$100.00

Coat Rack Blacksmith Workshop (July)

Lacombe Blacksmith Shop Museum 5020 49 St, Lacombe, AB, Canada

In July workshop participants will be making a coat rack. Students will forge hooks that will then be fastened to a barn board back. No previous blacksmithing experience is required for this project.   Forge a connection with the past in our 1902 blacksmith shop! Our blacksmith workshop series is back for another year. Each […]

August Mini Workshop: keychain

Lacombe Blacksmith Shop Museum 5020 49 St, Lacombe, AB, Canada

New in 2024 we are offering mini-workshops! The mini-workshops give students a taste of blacksmithing with a project that is designed to take less time than our large project workshops. Each mini will let students make a small item that allows them to dip their toes into the art of blacksmithing. In August Mini-Workshop Students […]

$100.00

Cloak Pin Blacksmith Workshop (August)

Lacombe Blacksmith Shop Museum 5020 49 St, Lacombe, AB, Canada

In the August workshop participants will be making a cloak pin. Some previous experience with blacksmithing or metalworking is recommended for this project as fine work is required in the creation of the pin.   Forge a connection with the past in our 1902 blacksmith shop! Our blacksmith workshop series is back for another year. […]

September Mini Workshop: fire striker

Lacombe Blacksmith Shop Museum 5020 49 St, Lacombe, AB, Canada

New in 2024 we are offering mini-workshops! The mini-workshops give students a taste of blacksmithing with a project that is designed to take less time than our large project workshops. Each mini will let students make a small item that allows them to dip their toes into the art of blacksmithing. In September Mini-Workshop Students […]

Blacksmith Workshop: cutlery set (September)

Lacombe Blacksmith Shop Museum 5020 49 St, Lacombe, AB, Canada

Welcome to the Blacksmith Workshop, which focuses on a new cutlery set! In the September the Blacksmith Workshop participants will be making a camping or re-enactment cutlery set. Some previous experience with blacksmithing or metalworking is recommended for this project but ambitious beginners can join. Please note that this is the first time we will […]

$200.00