Claresholm and District Museum @ClaresholmM

For this week’s #ArchivesWithAli we have this photo of the Pioneer grain elevator c. 1990 adorned with Christmas lights. This photo was donated by Ernie Patterson, who can be seen second from the left.

For this week’s #ArchivesWithAli we have a ticket for the 1945 "Claresholm Men's Club Annual Fall Carnival". The Claresholm Men’s Club was established in 1934 and worked on many projects with the goal of community service and fundraising. See our #Facebook for more!

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For this week's #ArchivesWithAli we have these photos of the Claresholm Bantam Hockey Team from 1964. They wore green jerseys with white trim. Thank you to Clarence Lomheim for sharing the wonderful history behind these photos. Visit our #Facebook for more info on these photos!

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For this week’s #ArchivesWithAli we have several photos of the No. 3 Flight Training School in Claresholm from 1951 to 1952. We would also like to let you know that we are going to open the museum Friday the 12th from 10:00am to 4:00pm for those who wish to visit.

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For this week’s #ArchivesWithAli we have these items from our T.C. Milnes collection including a cash box, a seal from an oil company he worked for and various ink blotters and letterhead from his career! Thank you to Tom Riddell for these wonderful artifacts!

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For this week’s #ArchivesWithAli we have this photo of the last train leaving Claresholm with the remaining cars of grain on February 25th, 1999. Come see this artifact and many more amazing items and exhibits on Saturdays from 10:00am to 4:00pm until the end of October.

For this week’s #ArchivesWithAli we are featuring Volumes 1 to 4 of Footnotes and News, particularly one issue published 50 years ago this week! Come see our amazing items and exhibits on Saturdays from 10:00am to 4:00pm until the end of October. We hope to see you soon!

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This week’s #ArchivesWithAli is this photo of the Claresholm School of Agriculture Graduating Class of 1920-21, one of the classes that followed the reopening of the school after is was closed from 1918-19 to be used as a hospital during the influenza epidemic.

For this week’s #ArchivesWithAli we have this quilted banner commemorating the 1983 National Parachuting Championships! Visit our #Facebook for more. Come see this artifact and many more amazing items and exhibits on Saturdays from 10:00am to 4:00pm. We hope to see you soon!

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For this week’s #ArchivesWithAli we have the cast iron stove from Claresholm’s first school! The school was built in 1903 and was heated by this stove using coal or wood. Come see this artifact and many more amazing items and exhibits on Saturdays from 10:00am to 4:00pm.

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For this week’s #ArchivesWithAli we have a smoker! The smoker was a form of stove-top oven, which was widely used in the 1930’s. You can read more about it on our #Facebook. Come see this artifact and many more amazing items and exhibits on Saturdays from 10:00am to 4:00pm!

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The Station is currently closed while Ravenstone Masonery does conservation work around the building. However, thanks to our dedicated Volunteers from the Friends Society, the Exhibit Hall will be open Saturdays from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm well into the Fall!

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For this week’s #ArchivesWithAli we have the Claresholm Pharmacy blue scale. Visit our #Facebook for more details. Come see this artifact and many more amazing items and exhibits on Saturdays from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. We hope to see you soon!

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This week’s #VolunteerFeatureFriday is on Barbara Koevort, who has lived in Claresholm for 23 years and has been volunteering at the museum for five years. Check out the full story on our #facebookpage!

This week we had the pleasure of welcoming the Pioneer Lodge for a tour of the Museum. Next week we have tours booked for a Seniors Lodge from Nanton and the Kidz Zone. A reminder that there is only one week left to book guided tours of the Museum before we close!

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This week’s #ArchivesWithAli is our speeder car, which you can read more about on our #Facebook. Come see us Tuesday to Saturday 9:00am to 5:00pm until August 27th. That’s right, less than two weeks left to visit before our summer season is over. We hope to see you soon!

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Please join us tomorrow for Lemonade on the Lawn! Upon the conclusion of The Claresholm in the War Years Gallery Opening, the Friends of the Museum Society will be serving lemonade & cookies on the platform behind the Station building at 2pm.🙂

We are excited to welcome pre booked tours back to the museum! This week we had the great pleasure of touring a wonderful group of ladies from Porcupine Hills Lodge in Claresholm. We also have tours booked this month from the seniors lodge in Fort Macleod and Nanton.🙂

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Please join us on August 14th at 1:30pm for the unveiling ceremony of two new exhibits in the War Years Gallery in the Museum’s Main Exhibit Hall. Lemonade on the Lawn will follow the ceremony, where lemonade and cookies will be served on the Station Platform. #claresholmmuseum

For this week’s #ArchivesWithAli we have another wonderful artifact from our exhibits you can now come and see up close! The Platen Press was purchased by the Claresholm Local Press in the 1920s when R.L. King was the editor and publisher. #ClaresholmMuseum

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