Earlier this month, the Edmonton & District Historical Society had its annual historical festival, from July 1 through 7. For more than 20 years, the society has partnered with community arts and heritage organizations throughout Edmonton, and the Edmonton Highlands Historical Society once again offered neighborhood tours as its contribution to the Edmonton-wide festival. We hosted…
The Highlands Historical Society was very fortunate to have been invited by Sparrow Capital (currently restoring the Gibbard Block) to send off old doors and old radiators for a new life. The “doors and rads” from the Gibbard Block were offered by Sparrow Capital to anyone with a use in mind for these ornate and…
Watch the July 7, 2019 segment on CBC Edmonton for the latest on the Gibbard Block at 6 minutes and 44 seconds – https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1563944003726 and Read the article here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/gibbard-block-renovations-highlands-edmonton-1.5200155
Photo Courtesy: Urban Sketchers Edmonton On June 1, join the Highlands Historical Society and Edmonton’s Historian Laureate, Marlena Wyman, as we sketch the Owens Residence in Highlands followed by other heritage homes nearby. Marlena leads her 2-year term as Edmonton’s 5th Historian Laureate by chronicling the history of Edmonton through journaling and sketching around the…
Our blog outlines a few quick steps to get your submission ready for a decorative plaque – https://edmontonhighlands.ca/heritage-plaques/ You have lots of time to do the research before the deadline to get your plaque this summer. The next submission deadline will be late October. It’s a simple 3-step process. Look up Henderson’s directory, retrieve the…
