Join us for story time in one of our historic train cars! Free activity hosted by the museum afterwards. As a way of connecting our community with our collections, the museum is partnering with the Cranbrook Public Library on this monthly program. The hour-long program offers a free story time led by the library, and […]
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 […]
From March 3rd to April 4th you can visit our new travelling exhibits from the Legacy of Hope Foundation. *The exhibit is free with regular admission * EXHIBITION: Killing the Indian in the Child: Generations Lost For several centuries, Indigenous children were taken from their homes and communities and placed in institutions called Residential Schools. […]
The CHC would like to invite members of the community to participate in the KAIROD Blanket Exercise March 16th and 18th and gain a deeper understanding of Indigenous experiences in Canada. We are honoured to have Ktunaxa Elder, Margaret Teneese, host this program in collaboration with the Cranbrook History Centre. What Is The KAIROS Blanket […]
The CHC would like to invite members of the community to participate in the KAIROD Blanket Exercise March 16th and 18th and gain a deeper understanding of Indigenous experiences in Canada. We are honoured to have Ktunaxa Elder, Margaret Teneese, host this program in collaboration with the Cranbrook History Centre. What Is The KAIROS Blanket […]
The Cranbrook History Centre is excited to announce our new Spring Break Camps as an opportunity for kids to spend a fun-filled day learning about the history of rail travel in Canada. Young train enthusiasts will enjoy these single-day camps which take place on our Trans-Canada Limited 1929 train. The camps will be offered to […]
Join us for a very special storytelling event with Ktunaxa Elder, Margaret Teneese! Free activity hosted by the museum afterwards. As a way of connecting our community with our collections, the museum is partnering with the Cranbrook Public Library on this monthly program. The hour-long program offers a free story time led by the library […]
Join the Cranbrook History Centre for a very special panel. Pete Sanchez, Bertha Andrew, and Joan O'Neil are Ktunaxa survivors of the Residential School System, Sixties Scoop and Foster Care System. We are honoured to have them share their experiences and how they continue to move forward with us. The discussion will be moderated by […]
Join us for story time in one of our historic train cars! Free activity hosted by the museum afterwards. As a way of connecting our community with our collections, the museum is partnering with the Cranbrook Public Library on this monthly program. The hour-long program offers a free story time led by the library, and […]
The Cranbrook History Centre is pleased to offer a brunch to its Mother's Day offerings, the morning will have tea and a brunch in the Royal Alexandra Hall and our afternoon offering will be High Tea in the historic Argyle train car. Royal Alexandra Hall - Enjoy the elegant décor of the 1906 hall […]
Cranbrook History Centre’s 2023 Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Cranbrook Archives, Museum and Landmark Society will be held at the Cranbrook History Centre’s Royal Alexandra Hall, 57 Van Horne St. S, Cranbrook BC, on May 25th, 2023 at 6:00 pm Mountain Time for the following purposes: […]
-Last day to register tables for this event June 6th- The Cranbrook History Centre 3rd Annual Rock and Gem is returning on June 9 to 11, 2023. Be sure to mark it on your calendar and book your tables now! Vendors, exhibitors, mineral collectors, rockhounds, craftspeople who work with stone, and artists from BC […]
