Edmonton City as Museum Project

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The Edmonton City as Museum Project explores the history of our city through story: the stories that connect us, the stories that divide us, and the stories that nurture an appreciation of our differences as Edmontonians. We certainly hope the stories presented here and on the ECAMP website will spur passionate conversation from Edmontonians! However, in the interest of keeping debates civil, we w

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The Edmonton Commonwealth Walkway Summer Tour Series is here!Walk the river valley. Hear the stories of those who’ve alw...
06/17/2026

The Edmonton Commonwealth Walkway Summer Tour Series is here!
Walk the river valley. Hear the stories of those who’ve always called it home.

Register now on Eventbrite.

Homemakers' Clubs gave members a chance to meet and chat and work on projects together. They also gave the Department of...
06/16/2026

Homemakers' Clubs gave members a chance to meet and chat and work on projects together. They also gave the Department of Indian Affairs an opportunity for control. While these groups were formed by Indigenous women, they had little agency in its direction or purpose.

Explore how Indigenous women on reserves built community, connection, and the determination to resist in the full story on the ECAMP website.

Full Story: https://citymuseumedmonton.ca/2025/01/14/making-home-the-role-of-homemakers-clubs-in-life-on-reserve/

ECAMP Curiosity Tours now featuring Friday Night Tours! 🌙 Explore Edmonton’s history with two guided experiences: the La...
06/11/2026

ECAMP Curiosity Tours now featuring Friday Night Tours! 🌙

Explore Edmonton’s history with two guided experiences: the Labour History Tour and Children of the Flats.

🗺️ Friday Night Tour Details 🌙
• Length: 2 hours
• Distance: 2.5–3 km
• Accessibility: Sidewalk routes with street crossings, mostly level terrain
• Seating: Limited at most stops
• Cost: $1
• Kids 12 & under: FREE

Dive into the stories that shaped our city—past and present.
Click the link to know more - https://citymuseumedmonton.ca/tours/

Womonspace, founded in 1981, was a safe place where women could gather, meet each other, and be themselves. Initially, t...
06/10/2026

Womonspace, founded in 1981, was a safe place where women could gather, meet each other, and be themselves. Initially, the founders asked the Gay Alliance Towards Equality (GATE) if they could host a woman's dance, but they were denied. When Womonspace held their first dance, it was quickly profitable, leading to many subsequent dances held in community halls across Edmonton.

Former member Liz Massiah said, "It was an important social network for people. They made friends, they played ball together. Of course, they were le****ns, so they had potluck."

Learn more about Womonspace and many other q***r stories featured on the ECAMP website. Link in bio.

June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada, a time to celebrate, learn, and honour the vibrant cultures, tradit...
06/03/2026

June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada, a time to celebrate, learn, and honour the vibrant cultures, traditions, and stories of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples. These communities have called this land home since time immemorial, and their voices, knowledge, and creativity continue to shape Canada in meaningful ways today. It is also a time to reflect, listen, and think about how we can all support truth and reconciliation.

To celebrate Indigenous History Month, we are excited to spotlight the incredible Dr. Anne Anderson, a true champion of language, culture, and storytelling. As an educator and author, she dedicated her life to keeping Cree language and Métis culture alive and thriving. Her well-known works, including The Métis Cree Dictionary and The First Métis: A New Nation, have helped generations connect with their roots and take pride in who they are.

Dr. Anderson’s work reminds us that language is more than words. It is connection, history, and a living expression of culture. Thanks to her passion and dedication, those stories continue to be shared and celebrated today.

Curious to learn more? Check out this story written by Bruce Cinnamon and dive into her story.

https://citymuseumedmonton.ca/2020/11/10/the-grand-lady-of-the-metis-dr-anne-andersons-mission-to-preserve-the-cree-language/

06/03/2026

Sometimes a plan really comes together.

ECAMP Curiosity Tours around Edmonton start this week! Children of the Flats in Rossdale. Strikes, Struggles, and Success downtown.

Schedule on our website and in our bio.

ECAMP Curiosity Tours are back this summer! ☀️👟Explore Edmonton’s history with two guided experiences: the Labour Histor...
06/02/2026

ECAMP Curiosity Tours are back this summer! ☀️👟

Explore Edmonton’s history with two guided experiences: the Labour History Tour and Children of the Flats.

🗺️ Tour Details
• Length: 1 or 2 hours (alternating weekly)
• Distance: 2.5–3 km
• Accessibility: Sidewalk routes with street crossings, mostly level terrain
• Seating: Limited at most stops
• Cost: $15 (2‑hour) | $10 (1‑hour)
• Kids 12 & under: FREE

Dive into the stories that shaped our city—past and present.
🔗 Learn more at cityasmuseumedmonton.ca/tours

For those travelling outside the Philipines for the first time, it was an enormous culture shock. Still, after 50 years ...
05/25/2026

For those travelling outside the Philipines for the first time, it was an enormous culture shock. Still, after 50 years in Canada. The early Filipino pioneers consider their move to Canada one of the best decisions of their lives.

Ida Beltran Lucila's story came out of her work writing and directing the documentary, Paglalayag: the Philipines to Canada Journey. She shares the experiences of ten Filipino immigrants and how they built community in 1960s Edmonton.

Check out the full story on the ECAMP website. Link in bio.

05/21/2026

ECAMP’s theme for 2026–27 invites us to explore how our senses shape the way we understand Edmonton—past and present. From the taste of traditional foods to the sounds of everyday life, how do sight, smell, touch, and memory connect us to our city and to each other?

We’re asking big questions: How did people experience the city in the past? How do different abilities shape our understanding of Edmonton today? And whose stories are still missing from our shared history?

To explore this, we’re building a team of writers to share diverse, community‑driven stories through articles, multimedia, and creative storytelling. Together, we’ll create space for voices often left out of local heritage—and bring new perspectives into the conversation.

Check out the full details on our website. Link in our bio

Amy Wong spent her earliest years in the vibrant Chinatown centred on 97th Street and Jasper Avenue. She remembers this ...
05/20/2026

Amy Wong spent her earliest years in the vibrant Chinatown centred on 97th Street and Jasper Avenue. She remembers this time fondly, from going to the Chinese school there, to visiting local cafes and stores with her mum, and being gifted red laisee envelopes for Chinese New Year.

Now, with the construction of Canada Place and destruction of so many cultural touchstones, Edmonton seems to be moving on.

Check out the full story on ECAMP. Link in bio.

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