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Event Series Historic Downtown Walking Tours

Historic Downtown Walking Tours

Michener House Museum 5036 51st Street, Lacombe, Alberta

Join the Lacombe Museum for our 2024 season of Historic Downtown Walking Tours! Meet at the Michener House Garden each Saturday at 4:00 to explore the history of downtown with one of our tour guides. Tour themes include: Mural Tour, Historic Building Tour, Intrigue on the Prairies, and Hidden Histories. If you have a suggestion […]

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 […]

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Event Series Historic Downtown Walking Tours

Historic Downtown Walking Tours

Michener House Museum 5036 51st Street, Lacombe, Alberta

Join the Lacombe Museum for our 2024 season of Historic Downtown Walking Tours! Meet at the Michener House Garden each Saturday at 4:00 to explore the history of downtown with one of our tour guides. Tour themes include: Mural Tour, Historic Building Tour, Intrigue on the Prairies, and Hidden Histories. If you have a suggestion […]

Edwardian Era in the West

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

Inspired by Lacombe's Edwardian Revivalist downtown architecture the Edwardian Era in the West exhibit unravels the hidden histories of Western Canada's small communities and the lasting impact of this transformative era. On display at the Flatiron Building Museum from June 12th-October 31st, 2024. An exhibition curated by the Lacombe Museum, with financial support from the […]

Event Series Historic Downtown Walking Tours

Historic Downtown Walking Tours

Michener House Museum 5036 51st Street, Lacombe, Alberta

Join the Lacombe Museum for our 2024 season of Historic Downtown Walking Tours! Meet at the Michener House Garden each Saturday at 4:00 to explore the history of downtown with one of our tour guides. Tour themes include: Mural Tour, Historic Building Tour, Intrigue on the Prairies, and Hidden Histories. If you have a suggestion […]

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 […]

Event Series Art in the Garden

Art in the Garden

Michener House Museum 5036 51st Street, Lacombe, Alberta

Join our summer students each Friday in the Michener House Gardens to work on a craft or art project. This is a drop-in program, no registration is required by RSVPing is appreciated. The program is free to attend, but donations are welcome. June 28: paper crafts July 5: Bookmark decorating July 12: chalk sidewalk + […]

Indigenous Peoples Day Mini-Powwow

Lacombe Museum Street, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada

Join the Lacombe Museum at the Michener House Gardens for our 2nd Annual Indigenous Peoples Day celebration! Dancers will demonstrate a variety of powwow dances and explain the significance of their dance and costume. Light refreshments will be provided. Feel free to bring a lawn chair in case we run out of provided seating!

Event Series Historic Downtown Walking Tours

Historic Downtown Walking Tours

Michener House Museum 5036 51st Street, Lacombe, Alberta

Join the Lacombe Museum for our 2024 season of Historic Downtown Walking Tours! Meet at the Michener House Garden each Saturday at 4:00 to explore the history of downtown with one of our tour guides. Tour themes include: Mural Tour, Historic Building Tour, Intrigue on the Prairies, and Hidden Histories. If you have a suggestion […]

Event Series Forging Fridays

Forging Fridays

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

Starting in 2024 the Lacombe Blacksmith Shop Museum will be hosting Forging Fridays on the last Friday of the month during our open season. Forging Fridays are a day to show off your projects, socialize, and learn more about heritage blacksmithing in our 1902 shop. No experience in blacksmithing is necessary! We want to create […]

Event Series Art in the Garden

Art in the Garden

Michener House Museum 5036 51st Street, Lacombe, Alberta

Join our summer students each Friday in the Michener House Gardens to work on a craft or art project. This is a drop-in program, no registration is required by RSVPing is appreciated. The program is free to attend, but donations are welcome. June 28: paper crafts July 5: Bookmark decorating July 12: chalk sidewalk + […]

Event Series Historic Downtown Walking Tours

Historic Downtown Walking Tours

Michener House Museum 5036 51st Street, Lacombe, Alberta

Join the Lacombe Museum for our 2024 season of Historic Downtown Walking Tours! Meet at the Michener House Garden each Saturday at 4:00 to explore the history of downtown with one of our tour guides. Tour themes include: Mural Tour, Historic Building Tour, Intrigue on the Prairies, and Hidden Histories. If you have a suggestion […]

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Closed for the season
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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
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