February = Teacher’s Conventions and Spring! Or so it is said…
Posted on February 2, 2015EventsOn The RoadSessions
A lovely February to all of you! As Mr. Glen Buchan has explained to me – when the time for teachers’ conventions arrives, spring arrives too! Perhaps it will arrive soon? The curricular programming instructors and I are looking very forward to starting February at the North Central Teachers’ Convention on the 5th and 6th […]
Welcome to 2015!
Posted on January 5, 2015EventsOn The RoadSessions
Happy New Year! This month commences the 2nd half of our 2014/2015 programming season at the Fort Heritage Precinct’s History Centre. The programming team is looking very forward to sharing our historical fun with all of you! Currently the remainder of our programming season is completely booked. However, on occasion, a program is cancelled and […]
We’ve Got a New Name!
Posted on November 10, 2014On The RoadPress ReleaseSessions
Hey History Fans! Welcome to Winter in Alberta… dry, cold, and (thankfully) full of history that is made perfect for an afternoon by a crackling woodstove. Speaking of said history, check out our exciting news! The Fort Saskatchewan Museum & Historic Site has a brand new, much shorter name! The museum is now called the […]
A New Season of the History Centre and History on the Road
Posted on August 19, 2014On The RoadSessions
Welcome Back History Buffs! This year marks the third season of the History Centre and History on the Road programs at the Fort Saskatchewan Museum & Historic Site. We are looking forward to seeing all of you, this year, and have updated our programs to include a higher level of historical engagement and fun! Ninety […]
Thanks for Visiting Us!
Posted on May 27, 2014EventsOn The RoadSessions
Wow! What an amazing year at the History Centre. We loved every minute of it and we want to thank all of you, all of our amazing schools and fabulous students, for choosing HISTORY and choosing US! If History is on the agenda for the 2014/2015 school year, please mark June 2nd on your calendars. […]
March 2014 at the History Centre
Posted on March 4, 2014On The RoadSessions
As February turned into March and museum programming staff enjoyed the last of February’s Teachers’ Conventions, the remaining History Centre program booking dates were all claimed! Therefore, as of March 1st, the History Centre is fully booked until the end of the current school year. Registration for the 2014/2015 school year opens Monday, June 2nd, […]
January to March 2014 at the History Centre
Posted on February 6, 2014EventsOn The RoadSessions
The History Centre started 2014 off with historical fun (and why not)! January 7th was the launch of our Grade 4 Connections to the Peoples program at the Fort Saskatchewan Museum & Historic Site. The Connections to the Peoples program is designed to elucidate general and specific curricular outcomes outlined in the Alberta Social Studies […]
History Centre Moves to Fort Saskatchewan
Posted on August 20, 2012EventsOn The RoadPress Release
The Edmonton and District Historical Society’s History Centre is moving to the Fort Saskatchewan Museum & Historic Site. The Edmonton and District Historical Society (EDHS) is one of Alberta’s oldest heritage institutions, tracing its origins to 1907. In recent years, the Society has offered curriculum based history programs through the History Centre, receiving enthusiastic endorsements […]
