November's Ed Talk features local Author Jim Cameron, sharing his research on how the Wars impacted Cranbrook, both at home and abroad.
Please join us on March 30th for a presentation provided by Janice Strong and Jaime Levine. This informative and entertaining presentation will focus on the importance of fungus to all our lives. We will discuss tree communication, the medications and therapies made from fungus, plus the destructive and constructive functions of the multitudes of fungi. […]
Please join us on Thursday, April 28th for a presentation provided by local authors Terry Gainer and Michael Cone. In this presentation, local authors Terry Gainer and Michael Cone will speak on the importance of transportation history and progress in the Kootenays. Including travel by train and lake ferries, from the place, you see when […]
On June 29th, The Cranbrook History Centre will be hosting an Ed Talk the likes of which have never been seen before! For the first time ever June's Ed Talk will give you not only a lecture from four of the Kootenay's most dynamic local musicians--but also a musical performance! Also, including a cash bar […]
Take a journey with University of Alberta Paleo student and Director of the Vancouver Paleontological Society Brennan Martens through how fossil hunting at a young age led to a lifelong love for and career in Paleontology. Doors open at 630PM, show starts at 7PM. Admission is always free but registration is required. Who says there's nothing […]
August 31st, 2022 we have a very special Ed Talks! Join us IN IDLEWILD PARK, for the Ka*Kin Na Na Youth Drum Group from the Ktunaxa Nation! The group will speak on their formation and perform several drum songs from their people and culture. Performance starts at 7PM, at the Idlewild Park Bandstand. […]
September's Ed Talks is going to be a blast! Join us on September 29th for a Ticket to Ride Board Game Tournament! Doors open at 630PM, the tournament starts at 7 PM-- and this one is going to run late! We're anticipating the tournament to run until 9 or 930PM. Hosted by local […]
Canada’s Great Divide Trail (GDT) traverses the vicinity of the high elevation continental watershed divide designated as the interprovincial boundary between Alberta (Alta.) and British Columbia (B.C.). It crisscrosses the vast northwest to southeast trending Canadian Rocky Mountains for more than 1,100 kilometres from the US/Canada border in Waterton Lakes National Park in the south […]
“40 years in the Kootenay” Things have changed and things stayed the same. The presentation is about Janice's experiences living in Cranbrook and working in Kimberley. The show features her photographs of diverse Kootenay outdoor locations, local history, social, people, and lively tales of things that happened while exploring the grand mountains around here. The one-hour […]
Come learn about Terry Gainer and Keith G. Powell's latest books from the authors themselves! Free Registration Walk-ins are welcome. Doors open at 6:30pm.
Join us for a Winter Workshop in the Royal Alexandra Hall where there will be glowing lights, warm drinks, and festive music as Libby Olson, a landscape consultant, guides us in making seasonal wreaths. Materials will be provided (but feel free to bring your own add-ons). * This workshop is FULL. If you need to […]
Wednesday, February 28th (7:00-8:00pm) Join us in the beautiful Royal Alexandra Hall for an Ed Talk with Senior Supervisor, Maintenance and Projects, Ryan Peterson, and Social Performance Coordinator, Graham Knipfel, of Teck Legacy Properties. The Sullivan Mine in Kimberley, BC, was a lead, zinc, and silver mine that operated from 1909-2001. Since closure, Kimberley has […]