Alberta's Historic Places

Join us on June 8 for a discussion of the Okotoks Erratic!

RETROactive Live: The Okotoks Erratic – Stories, Knowledge and Understanding Written by: RETROactive staff The RETROactive Live Alberta Heritage Speaker Series continues. Join us on Monday, June 8 for a discussion about the Okotoks Erratic. Click this registration link to s…

Join us on May 27 for the next RETROactive Live event! Heritage Conservation Advisors will share information and answer questions regarding historic windows.

RETROactive Live: Historic Windows FAQ Written by: RETROactive staff We are pleased to invite you to the third instalment of the RETROactive Live Alberta Heritage Speaker Series. This online webinar will be presented by Heritage Conserv…

Registration for the next RETROactive Live Speaker Series is now open.

RETROactive Live: Bits, Bytes and Borden Numbers Written by: RETROactive staff After the launch of the RETROactive Live Alberta Heritage Speaker Series a couple days ago, we are pleased to invite you to our next online webinar. This talk will be …

Spring in Alberta? How about some skiing!

Fun in the Alpine Sun: Spring Skiing at Temple Lodge Editor’s note: The banner image above features a travel brochure on ski resorts at Banff and Jasper, courtesy of the Provincial Archives of Alberta. Written by: Emily Guthrie-Plouffe, Governm…

Register for the first ever RETROactive: Alberta Heritage Speaker Series.

Introducing RETROactive Live: Alberta Heritage Speaker Series Written by: RETROactive staff If you scroll all the way down to the very first RETROactive blog post from January 2011, you’ll see that it began as an initiative of the Historic Places Stewardship …

The Archaeological Survey of Alberta's Occasional Paper Series No. 44 is now available for free download!

Emerging archaeology in western Canada: The Occasional Paper Series in 2025 (Part 1) Written by: Todd Kristensen, Archaeological Survey of Alberta and Robert Gustas The Archaeological Survey of Alberta is pleased to kick-off Occasional Paper Series No. 44 with its first six article…

In a follow-up to his earlier piece on immigration halls in Alberta, David Monteyne, Professor, School of Architecture at the University of Calgary, dives into the history of these halls in Edmonton and Strathcona.

Immigration halls of Edmonton and Strathcona Editor’s note: The banner image above is a new Edmonton immigration hall completed in 1930. Source: Library and Archives Canada, Department of Public Works fonds, 1959-106 (PA-181012). Writte…

https://albertashistoricplaces.com/2026/03/11/overlooked-pioneers-domestic-servants-in-early-alberta/

Overlooked Pioneers: Domestic Servants in early Alberta Editor’s note: The banner image above featuring James Hargrave family, Medicine Hat, Alberta ca. 1887-1888, is courtesy of the Glenbow Library and Archives Collection, Libraries and Cultural …

The nomination period for the 2026 Heritage Awards opens Sunday!

2026 Heritage Awards Written by: RETROactive staff Do you know a person or group in your community helping to support Alberta’s history and heritage? It could be a local historical society helping preserve a phys…

https://albertashistoricplaces.com/2026/02/18/long-in-the-tooth-using-crown-height-measurements-to-age-dogs-and-wolves/

Long in the Tooth: Using Crown Height Measurements to Age Dogs and Wolves Written by: Megan Bieraugle People, dogs and wolves have had long and complex relationships, ranging from cooperation to competition. Alberta’s rich archaeological record includes many canids (mamm…