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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Join the Cranbrook History Centre for an exclusive reading with 2022 Giller Prize Winner, Suzette Mayr, and her newest award-winning book The Sleeping Car Porter. The historic Argyle Dining Car, the real-life setting of the fictional novel, provides an intimate setting for this half-hour reading, moderated question period and meet & greet with the author. […]
Join us for a Holiday story time at the festive Cranbrook History Centre! Free craft 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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Historic Walking Tours - The Communities That Forged Cranbrook Meet up at The Cranbrook History Centre Tickets $7.50 Kids 10 and under Free *Make sure to select the date in the drop-down menu you wish to take* Purchase Tickets HERE
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 […]
Mark your calendar the Cranbrook History Centre's annual Rock and Gem Show is back! The show will feature exhibitors and vendors from across BC and southern Alberta. Vendors, exhibitors, mineral collectors, rockhounds, and artisans will be participating in the show. Discover the rocks, gems, minerals, and fossils found across the region. The event will feature... […]