As we embrace these wintry months like Ernie Pool in the feature photo, delivering bread in Highlands and Beverly for McGavin’s bakery in 1931, the Highlands Historical Society would like to extend a warm invitation to our first and upcoming speaker series of 2019! Feature Photo courtesy: City of Edmonton Archives (Photo EA-160-1451) and the…
Photo Credit: Johanne Yakula This will be my final blogpost as a board member and current “web master” of the Highlands Historical Society. It’s been a fun 14 years and I’m so pleased to have met so many people that share my values around the preservation of heritage buildings and the importance of shared stories…
We had an intimate setting for our 2018 AGM. Although we had to compete with the Grey Cup, and other seasonal events, there was a good turn out!
It’s that time of year again – the time when we share all the exciting things that the HHS has been part of over the last year. Come and join us on Saturday, November 24th, from 1-3 pm at the Community League hall at 6112 113 avenue. If you love history and are curious about what…
One of the most emotional and poignant experiences of our trip to Belgium this June was a guided tour of the town of Ypres, Menin Gate, the Passchendaele Museum and Flanders Fields… where poppies still grow. I’m sharing several photos with you that I took on our trip of these WW1 battle sites – pictures…
