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Event Series Lacombe Historic Downtown Walking Tours

Lacombe Historic Downtown Walking Tours

Michener House Museum 5036 51st Street, Lacombe, Alberta

Rediscover Lacombe's History with our weekly walking tours. Lacombe Historic Downtown Walking Tours themes rotate between Historic Downtown Building Tours, Mural Tours, True Crime, and more (attendees can pick the tour theme upon arrival). Tours are family-friendly and take roughly 45-60 minutes to complete, and cover 0.5kms-2kms depending on participants’ abilities. Audio devices are also […]

Event Series Lacombe Historic Downtown Walking Tours

Lacombe Historic Downtown Walking Tours

Michener House Museum 5036 51st Street, Lacombe, Alberta

Rediscover Lacombe's History with our Alberta Day special walking tours. Lacombe Historic Downtown Walking Tours themes rotate between Historic Downtown Building Tours, Mural Tours, True Crime, and more (attendees can pick the tour theme upon arrival). Tours are family-friendly and take roughly 45-60 minutes to complete, and cover 0.5kms-2kms depending on participants’ abilities. Audio devices […]

Event Series Lacombe Historic Downtown Walking Tours

Lacombe Historic Downtown Walking Tours

Michener House Museum 5036 51st Street, Lacombe, Alberta

Rediscover Lacombe's History with our Alberta Day special walking tours. Lacombe Historic Downtown Walking Tours themes rotate between Historic Downtown Building Tours, Mural Tours, True Crime, and more (attendees can pick the tour theme upon arrival). Tours are family-friendly and take roughly 45-60 minutes to complete, and cover 0.5kms-2kms depending on participants’ abilities. Audio devices […]

Connections Learning from the Land

Ellis Nature Centre 39502 Range Road 260, Lacombe County, Alberta, Canada

Connections Learning from the Land The Lacombe Museums is excited to partner with Ellis Bird Farm, the Red Deer Native Friendship Society and Rainy Creek Ranch to offer two days of Alberta Culture Days activities. Join us September 9 and 10 as we offer many Indigenous teachings which focus on our connection to the land […]

2023 Prairie Fibre Festival

Lacombe Memorial Centre 5214 50 Ave, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada

2023 Prairie Fibre Festival Discover the joy of weaving at the 2023 Prairie Fibre Festival. In collaboration with the Lacombe Museum and Mary C. Moore Library, dive into the world of textile arts with our engaging workshop, where participants will craft their very own personalized bookmark using weaving techniques. Led by the  instructors from the […]

Truth and Reconciliation Week Lunch and Learn

Lacombe Memorial Centre 5214 50 Ave, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada

Truth and Reconciliation Week Lunch and Learn Join St. Andrews’s United Church, the Lacombe Museum, and Mary C. Moore Public Library in daily watch parties for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation’s Lunch and Learns. Each day explore a topic related to reconciliation and further your own journey in becoming a good relationship. Drop-in […]

Event Series Axe Making Workshop

Axe Making Workshop

Lacombe Museum Street, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada

September 30 and October 1 Lacombe Blacksmith Shop Museum $500/student In this two-day workshop, students forge their own axe head, shape a handle, and create a leather sheath for their axe with blacksmith, Will Steed, of The Forge Co. Register via 403-782-3933, [email protected], or in person.

“Speaking the Inuit Way” & “The Ones We Met” Exhibit Opening Night Wine & Cheese

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

Join us for two exhibit openings on October 5th from 6-8pm, where "Speaking the Inuit Way" and "The Ones We Met" will be showcased at the Flatiron Building Museum. "Speaking the Inuit Way" introduces viewers to the diversity of the Inuit language, highlighting Inuit writing systems, dialect differences, and modern revitalization efforts while illustrating how […]

The Ones We Met

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

This exhibition explores the importance of Qaujimajatuqangit — Inuit traditional knowledge  — which made it possible to determine the fate of the Franklin Expedition, which had set out in 1845 to complete a Northwest Passage. For generations, Inuit shared memories of meetings with sick and starving men, as well as visits to an abandoned ship locked […]

Speaking the Inuit Way

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

The Canadian Language Museum presents the exhibit Speaking the Inuit Way which introduces viewers to the diversity of the Inuit language. This exhibit presents Inuit writing systems, dialect differences, and modern revitalization efforts, and illustrates how the language reflects both historical and contemporary Inuit culture and identity. On display at the Flatiron Building Museum from […]

Blacksmithing 101 Workshop – Fire Poker

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

Learn the basics of blacksmithing in our 1902 blacksmith shop! Students will make their own fire poker in our historic shop. This is a beginner class and no experience is necessary! Students must be 16 years of age or older. October 14 12-4:00 $150/student 10% off the registration fee for LDHS Members Register via [email protected] […]

PD Day Youth Craft – Soapstone Carvings

Lacombe Museum Street, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada

Dig deeper into our new exhibits this October PD day with an Inuit-themed craft day. Create your own soapstone carving of an arctic animal!

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Flatiron Building Museum
Suite #200, 5005 50th Ave, Lacombe AB T4L2L1

(403) 782-3933

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FALL/WINTER HOURS

Flatiron Building Museum
OPEN Wed-Sat 10 am – 4 pm
Blacksmith Shop Museum
OPEN Victoria Day – Labour Day
Michener House Museum
CLOSED over 2023 for renovations

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The Lacombe & District Historical Society acknowledges that we are working, volunteering, and living on Treaty 6 Territory and the Métis homeland, a traditional gathering place for diverse Indigenous Peoples including the Maskwacis Nēhiyaw (Bear Hills Cree), Niitsítapi (Blackfoot), Nakoda (Stony), Dene (Athabascan), Métis and many other distinct Indigenous Peoples whose footsteps have walked these lands for time immemorial, and whose history, culture, and language continues to influence our vibrant community.
To learn more, please visit our Treaty No. 6 resource page.
The Lacombe & District Historical Society is a registered Alberta Society’s Act Non-profit Organization & CRA Recognized Charity
Charity No: 119244416RR0001

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