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Homes of Edmonton Entrepreneur TAGE CELEBRATE OUR HERI JULY 8 TO 17 . 2011 OPEN OUR DOORS… The Edmonton and District Historical Society, a chapter of the Historical Society of Alberta, presents the 15th annual historic festival from July 8 to 17, 2011. This year’s theme, Celebrate our Heritage, Open our Doors...celebrates our built heritage. Doors Open Edmonton takes place July 8 - 10, 2011 as a celebration of our built heritage and features free tours of architecturally significant places and information seminars for the public. REALTORS® open more doors than any other organization and the REALTORS® Association of Edmonton is pleased to present Doors Open Edmonton in partnership with the Edmonton and District Historical Society. The guide lists the festival events and is divided into five sections; Doors Open Edmonton, Edmonton and Area, Jasper and Area, Kalyna Country and Northern Alberta. For more information or details on special events and interesting places to visit www.historicedmonton.ca or call 780-439-2797. We look forward to seeing you out there! Please note that additional events may have been added since the WELCOME! production of this guide. These events are posted on the website. INDEX OF EVENTS PHOTO CREDIT - ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA - EDMONTON DOORS OPEN EDMONTON Alberta Legislature: Doors Open at the Historic Legislature July 8 – 10 page 8 Alley Kat Brewing Company: Micro-Brewery Tour July 8 page 8 Calgary and Edmonton Railway Station Museum: Open House July 8 – 9 page 9 Downtown Business Association: Discover Downtown Tour July 8 page 9 Dr Woods House Museum: 1927 Craftsman Style Bungalow July 8 – 10 page 9 Edmonton Heritage Council: Speakers’ Studio July 9 – 10 page 14 EPS Archives and Museum: McKay Avenue School Tour July 10 page 9 Father Lacombe Chapel: Alberta’s Oldest Building July 8 – 10 page 10 Francis Winspear Centre for Music: Backstage Tour July 8 page 10 Government House: Tour July 9 – 10 page 10 Grace Lutheran Church: Guided Tour July 9 page 10 Howell-Mayhew Engineering: Belgravia NetZero Energy House July 9 page 10 Jewish Archives: Movie Presentation July 10 page 10 John Walter Museum: Homes of Edmonton Entrepreneur July 10 page 11 Leduc Historic Grain Elevator: Tour July 9 page 11 Multicultural Heritage Centre: Church and Cemetery Tour July 10 page 11 Museé Heritage Museum: Grain Elevator Restoration Tour July 9 page 11 Old Strathcona Foundation: Provincial Heritage Area Walking Tour July 8 – 9 page 11 Orange Hall: Open House July 9 page 11 Provincial Archives of Alberta: Behind the Scenes Tour July 9 page 12 REALTORS® Association of Edmonton: Open House Blitz July 8 - 10 page 12 St. Joseph’s Basilica: Church Tour July 8, 10 page 12 Strathcona County Library: Doors Open LEED to Library July 11 page 12 The Enjoy Centre: It’s a Destination July 8 page 12 EDMONTON AND AREA Edmonton and District Historical Society: Hanratty High Tea July 7 page 15 Alberta Aviation Museum: Gateway to the North July 8 – 17 page 15 Alberta Genealogical Society: You Have a History July 12 – 14 page 15 Alberta Legislature: Legislature and Grounds Tour July 8 – 17 page 16 Alberta Railway Museum: Farewell to the Caboose July 16 page 16 Alberta Railway Museum: Full Steam Ahead July 8 – 17 page 16 Art Gallery of Alberta: Public Tour Program July 8 – 17 page 16 Beverly, Olde Towne: Horse Drawn Carriage and Farmers’ Market July 12 page 16 Beverly, Olde Towne: Horse Drawn Carriage July 13 page 17 C & E Railway Museum: Edmonton’s First Railway Station July 8 – 17 page 17 City of Edmonton Archives: Edmonton’s Historic Records July 8 – 17 page 17 Downtown Business Association: Discover Downtown Tour July 8 – 17 page 17 Dr Woods House Museum: Toys on Parade July 8 – 17 page 17 Edmonton Cemetery: A Walk Through Time Tour July 12 page 17 Edmonton Ghost Tours: A Ghostly Walk Through Old Strathcona July 11 - 14 page 18 Edmonton Power Historical Foundation: History of Edmonton Power July 8 – 17 page 18 Edmonton Public Schools Archives and Museum: Historic School Tour July 13, 17 page 18 Edmonton Transit: Historic Transit Tours July 8 – 17 page 19 Father Lacombe Chapel: Alberta’s Oldest Building July 8 - 17 page 19 Father Lacombe Chapel: Mission Hill Walking Tour July 14 page 19 First Presbyterian Church: Tour and Pipe Organ Demonstration July 13 page 19 Fort Edmonton Park: Celtic Gathering July 9 - 10 page 19 Fort Edmonton Park: Fort Visit July 8 - 17 page 19 Fort Saskatchewan Museum: Fort on the River July 8 - 17 page 21 High Level Bridge Streetcar: Historic Streetcar Ride July 8 - 17 page 21 Highlands Historical Society: Neighbourhood Ramble Through Time July 13, 17 page 21 Highlands Historical Society: Open House at Magrath Mansion July 9 page 21 Jewish Archives: Movie Presentation July 17 page 21 John Walter Museum: Homes of Edmonton Entrepreneur July 17 page 21 Leduc Historic Grain Elevator: Tour July 16 page 22 Millet and District Museum: Cemetery Tour July 9 page 22 Millet and District Museum: Historic Walking Tour July 9 page 22 Millet and District Museum: Behind the Scenes Tour July 16 page 22 Mount Pleasant Cemetery: A Walk Through Time Tour July 14 page 22 Multicultural Heritage Centre: Brick School and Oppertshauser House July 8 - 17 page 22 Museé Heritage Museum: 150th Anniversary Exhibit July 12 page 24 Museé Heritage Museum: Tour of St. Albert Place July 12 page 24 Museé Heritage Museum: Walking Tour to Mission Hill July 14 page 24 Reynolds Alberta Museum: Luxury Cars of the Roaring Twenties July 8 – 17 page 24 Royal Alberta Museum: Behind the Scenes Tour July 11, 12, 14 page 24 Royal Alberta Museum: Behind the Scenes Tour July 13 page 24 Royal Alberta Museum: Quilts from History Collection Tour July 15 page 25 Rutherford House: Traditions of Hospitality July 8 - 17 page 25 Spruce Grove and District Agricultural Society: Pancake Breakfast July 16 page 25 Spruce Grove and District Agricultural Society: Wooden Grain Elevator July 8 - 17 page 25 Stony Plain and Parkland Pioneer Museum: Pioneers and Tea House July 8 - 17 page 25 Strathcona County Library: Strathcona County Family Tree July 16 page 25 Strathcona County Museum and Archives: Overflowing with History July 8 - 17 page 26 T.A.L.E.S.: Edmonton Cemetery Stories to Thrill and Chill July 9 page 26 T.A.L.E.S.: Strathcona County – The Early Years July 12 page 26 Telephone Historical Centre: Behind the Scenes Tour July 13 page 26 Telephone Historical Centre: Telecommunications Collection July 8 - 17 page 26 The Old Stone House: The Sharman Farmhouse July 9, 16 page 26 Town of Devon: Modern Pioneers Tour July 8 - 17 page 27 Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village: Historic Garden Tours July 8 - 17 page 27 JASPER AND AREA Cardinal River Mine: Steel-Making Mine Tour July 14 page 29 Friends of Jasper National Park: Jasper…A Walk in the Past July 8 – 17 page 29 Friends of Jasper National Park: Parks Day July 16 page 29 Jasper-Yellowhead Museum: David Thompson’s Legacy July 8 - 17 page 30 Jasper-Yellowhead Museum: Totem Pole Raising July 16 page 30 KALYNA COUNTRY Basilian Fathers Museum: Ukrainian Pioneers July 8– 17 page 31 Beaver County: Pond and Garden Tour July 9 page 31 Camrose and District Centennial Museum: Tour July 8 – 17 page 31 Camrose Railway Station and Park: Garden Tour and High Tea July 9 page 33 Camrose Railway Station and Park: Station Beanery Lunch July 16 page 33 Canadian Tractor Museum: Over 200 Tractors July 8 – 17 page 33 Fort George-Buckingham House: Fur Trade History July 8 – 17 page 33 Fort George-Buckingham House: Saskatoon Festival July 17 page 33 Holden Historical Society Museum: Holden in Miniature July 8 – 17 page 33 Mannville Crossroads Museum: Local History and Artifacts July 8 – 17 page 34 Mannville Telephone Exchange: First AGT Building July 8 – 17 page 34 Métis Crossing: Culture Centre and Zip Lines July 8 – 17 page 34 Musée Morinville Museum: Bilingual Origins July 8 – 17 page 34 Sedgewick Archives Gallery Museum: 1906 Merchants Bank July 8 – 17 page 34 Tofield Historical Museum: The Story of Tofield July 8 – 17 page 34 Vermilion Museum: Historic School, Gallery and Stavelock Building July 8 – 17 page 34 Victoria Settlement: Provincial Historic Site July 8 - 17 page 35 Westlock Pioneer Museum: Lamps, Gramophones and Dolls July 8 - 17 page 35 Westlock Pioneer Museum: Pioneer Day July 16 page 35 Westlock Pioneer Museum: Wheels of the Past July 10 page 35 NORTHERN ALBERTA Battle River Pioneer Museum: Historic Buildings and Agriculture July 8 – 17 page 37 DeBolt Pioneer Museum: Cheese Factory and Fossil Collection July 8 – 17 page 37 Dunvegan Provincial Park: Historic Site Tour July 8 - 17 page 37 Fairview Pioneer Museum: One Room Log School July 8 – 17 page 37 Fairview RCMP Centennial Museum July 8 – 17 page 38 Fort Vermilion Heritage Centre: First Nations, Fur Trade and Farming July 8 - 17 page 38 Grande Prairie Museum: Pioneer and Early Years July 8 - 17 page 38 Grande Prairie Museum: Heritage Family Interpretive Days July 8 - 17 page 38 Grizzly Bear Prairie Museum: 1925 Log House July 8 - 17 page 38 Heritage Park Museum: Little Village Locked in Time July 8 - 17 page 38 Kinosayo Museum: Natural and Social History July 8 – 17 page 38 La Crete Mennonite Heritage Village: Life from 1936 to Today July 8 - 17 page 39 Lac Cardinal Pioneer Village Museum: Village Visit July 8 - 17 page 39 Musée Girouxville Museum: Pioneer and Missionary Life July 8 - 17 page 39 Oil Sands Discovery Centre: Alberta’s Oil Sands July 8 - 17 page 39 Sexsmith and District Museum: 1916 Blacksmith Shop July 8 - 17 page 39 South Peace Centennial Museum: Pioneer Days July 16 – 17 page 39 South Peace Regional Archives: Study of History July 8 - 17 page 39 Best Wishes to Edmonton & District Historical Society and its partners for another successful historic Festival From 403-261-3662 www.albertahistory.org Box 4032, Startion C, Calgary, AB T2T 5M9 FREE FREE TO THE PUBLIC ADMISSION CHARGED DONATIONS ACCEPTED LEGEND PRE-REGISTRATION ALL AGES CHILD WITH ADULT ADULTS ONLY WHEELCHAIR ACCESS PARTIAL WHEELCHAIR ACCESS APPROPRIATE ATTIRE GUIDED TOUR SELF-GUIDED TOUR PHOTO CREDIT - PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES OF ALBERTA - 6-7043D PHOTO CREDIT - PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES OF ALBERTA The Historical Society of Alberta and the Edmonton and District Historical Society take no responsibility for the events shown.
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