Lacombe Museum Field Trips

The Lacombe Museum welcomes school groups to our heritage sites in May and June each year! Book your school trip today!

New Program Development

We are working on new programs that focus on local stories and make better use of our small spaces. We welcome suggestions from teachers and leaders of youth-based organizations during this process. Walking tours will be available to book while we work on new programs.

Which Field Trip is Right For My Group?

Groups can attend a Curriculum Program, a Historic Lacombe Tour, or both!

1. Historic Lacombe Tours

Take your group on a journey to rediscover Lacombe through themes of community, arts, and more. Learn more about our current tour offerings below.

2. Curriculum Programs – in development

The Lacombe Museum is developing new programs focusing on local history for school groups. If you would like to bring a group to test these programs, or to be notified when they are available, please get in touch!

3. Full-Day Visits – Paused during program development

Full-day programs combine a Curriculum Program and a Historic Lacombe Tour into one full-day experience!

Historic Downtown Tours Available:

Downtown Mural Tour

Explore phase one and two of the historic murals located in Lacombe’s Downtown core while learning the stories behind the murals and comparing them to the archival photos that they are based off of.

Historic Downtown

Your tour guide will walk you through Lacombe’s historic downtown to explore the histories and origins of some of Lacombe’s oldest buildings.

Intrigue on the Prairies

This tour is not suited for students under 12.

A tour guide will take your group through Lacombe’s downtown core and share some of the exciting, and scandalous, stories from our community’s past.

Please note topics covered in this tour include: epidemics, Residential Schools, true crime, and racism.

This tour has an expanded route that includes stops at St. Andrew’s United Church and the Lest We Forget Memorial Garden.

What to expect

Our programs primarily take place outdoors. Dress for the weather!

Historic Lacombe Tours are walking tours that take place in downtown Lacombe. Depending on the tour groups walk between 2 and 4 downtown blocks.

Our heritage sites do not have large public washrooms. Each site has only a single stall washroom. We encourage groups from Lacombe to use the washroom before attending a program at the museum. Groups can use the public washrooms at the Lacombe Memorial Centre during lunch if attending a full-day program.

Programs run 10-11:30 in the morning. Groups attending a full-day program get a lunch hour 11:30-12:30 before resuming in the afternoon.

Location

The Lacombe Museum operates three heritage sites in downtown Lacombe. Please ensure that you know which building your program takes place in before arrival.

Michener House Museum and Heritage Gardens 5036-51 Street
Lacombe Blacksmith Shop Museum 5020-49 Street
Flatiron Building Museum and Archives 5005-50 Avenue

Accessibility

Please be aware that the physical accessibility of our heritage sites can be limited. Entering both the Michener House and Flatiron Building Museums requires the use of stairs. The Lacombe Blacksmith shop has a portable ramp for guests using mobility aids. Inside the Lacombe Blacksmith Shop the floor is uneven.

If your group has any accessibility needs please include them in your booking request and our team will do our best to accomodate them.

Adult Supervisors

All of our school and youth group bookings require adult supervisors to accompany them. Adult supervisors are required to manage the behaviour of their group and may help lead activities in some of our programs. Our requirements for the ratios of supervisors to students differ depending on the age of the students.

1:5 for students aged 12 and under
1:10 for students aged 13-15
1:15 for students aged 16 and up

What to bring

We recommend groups to bring only what they need for the duration of their visit as our heritage sites do not have secure storage available for backpacks. Students should bring:

closed water bottle
closed-toe shoes
weather appropriate clothing
bag lunch if attending a full-day program

Booking

To book a school trip with the Lacombe Museum please submit a request via the online booking form. One of our team members will get in touch to confirm the availability of your chosen dates.

You will then be sent a copy of the Lacombe Museum “Group Booking Guidelines” and “Group Booking Agreement”. Upon reciept of the completed “Group Booking Agreement” form a confirmation will be sent for your program. Please note that signing the “Group Booking Agreement” indicates that you have read and accept responsibility for your group following the “Group Booking Guidelines”.

Information provided in the “Group Booking Agreement” will be used to provide your group with an invoice for your booking.

Booking Form

Group Booking Guidelines

For more information, please contact the office directly at [email protected] or (403) 782-3933.

Please note bookings are on a first-come-first-serve basis and only confirmed once you receive an official confirmation email from the Lacombe Museums.

Please familiarize your students with our Group Booking Guidelines for Schools prior to your visit!

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ADMIN OFFICE

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

(403) 782-3933

[email protected]

Fall Hours

Flatiron Building Museum
OPEN Wed-Sat 10 am – 4 pm
Blacksmith Shop Museum
Closed for the season
Michener House Museum
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
Charity No: 119244416RR0001