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Past Exhibits

History

Salt and Pepper: Shake it Up! (2024-2025)

This one-of-a-kind exhibit showcases over 230 salt and pepper shakers from around the world—including Japan, Austria, Germany, England and much more. It explores the history of salt and pepper shakers, their cultural significance as souvenirs, the story of salt in Alberta, and much more.

Travelling Exhibit

Refuge Canada Tent (2024)

This bilingual travelling exhibit by the Canadian Museum of Immigration offers insight into Canada’s role within the global refugee crisis. Through compelling displays and heart-wrenching personal accounts, it unveils the myriad of challenges confronted by refugees upon their arrival to Canada. The exhibit also celebrates the resilience and achievements of those who have found sanctuary within Canada’s borders. 

History

Robb: The Early Years (2023)

This exhibit was created by the Yellowhead County Heritage Program to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the naming of Robb. Featuring historical photos, maps and stories of the hamlet from the 1910s and 20s, the exhibit explores the history of one of the last standing hamlets of the once-thriving Alberta Coal Branch. 

Travelling Exhibit

The Resilience Project
(2022-2023) 

This multifaceted project was undertaken by the Edson & District Historical Society and CANOE to showcase the role of arts and culture in community recovery. The Project consists of a series of five murals on local businesses, a gallery exhibition, along with a documentary and book compiling accounts of local residents who all exemplify the theme of resilience. Learn more about this collaborative project here.

History

National Survival Edson (2021-2022)

The Cold War developed from mutual distrust and hostility between the Soviet Union and its former Western Allies following the Second World War. This exhibit explores the Cold War and the emergency measures taken by Alberta in the event of an unfriendly attack, complete with immaculate Civil Defence artifacts from Edson’s own mobile unit! 

History

A Place to Call Home (2020)

A Place to Call Home explores the life, stories and hardships of some of Edson's earliest settlers. The exhibit also includes the tools that settlers used to shape this raw, rough land into a thriving and modern community.

Culture

Indigenous Peoples  (2019)

Indigenous Peoples have inhabited the land now known as Alberta for at least 11,000 years. This exhibit, in honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day, celebrates the history, art and culture of Indigenous Peoples who call this area home.

Travelling Exhibit

Anne Frank: A History for Today (2019)

This international exhibit, coordinated by the Anne Frank House, tells the story of Anne Frank against the background of the Holocaust and the Second World War. It contains many photos of the Frank family as well as other photos and information about historical events. 

Toys

Toys N Us
(2018)

This annual Christmas exhibit features primarily tin and robotic toys dating from the 1930s and on. It explores the cultural significance of the toys and how they can help to bridge our understanding of the past and the people who possessed them.​

History

Close Shave: Tools of the Trade (2018)

Barbershops were once a place for men to gather and swap stories, play pool, gamble and smoke cigars. This exhibit explores some of Edson's first barbershops, the tools used, and the significance of barbershops in Edson. 

History

Caring for the Heart of the Yellowhead
(2018)

In Canada during the early 1900’s, nurses, doctors and hospitals were desperately needed in remote areas and in rapidly growing towns and cities. This exhibit explores the history of health care and health care facilities in Edson. 

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In the spirit of truth and reconciliation, the Edson & District Historical Society (EDHS) acknowledges that we are on Treaty 6 territory, the traditional and ancestral lands of the Nehiyawak, Saulteaux, Siksika, Piikuni, Kainai, Dene, Nakota Sioux and Otipemisiwak (Metis) Nations. The EDHS further acknowledges the harms done in the past and as a volunteer organization are dedicated to cultivating relationships in the spirit of reconciliation. We welcome the opportunity to continue to live and learn on these lands with mutual respect.

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