Harry Veiner: Larger than Life
March 18, 2017 - June 9, 2017
Harry Veiner (1904-1991) was a local businessman and philanthropist, and Medicine Hat’s mayor from 1952 to 1966 and 1968 to 1974.
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Archives Events
Community Oral History Workshop
May 12, 2017
If you are interested in creating an oral history project in your community or for your family then this community workshop is for you!
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The Ol’ Ball Game
May 16, 2016 - August 27, 2016
Visit the Esplanade during the 2016 baseball season to learn a little about Medicine Hat’s history with The Ol’ Ball Game.
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Community Oral History Workshop
September 23, 2016
Are you interested in creating an oral history project in your community or for your family Then this community workshop is for you!
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Maps Of Our Past
September 10, 2016 - December 17, 2016
The Esplanade Archives’ collection of Medicine Hat Fire Insurance Maps
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Born Lucky
Medicine Hat, The Gas City
Known as “The Gas City”, Medicine Hat has long been identified with its natural gas reserves. Through this Archives Vignette discover the inspiration for Sir Rudyard Kipling’s 1907 quote
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Prairie Roses Salon
April 7, 2016
Join the Esplanade Archives in celebration of the centennial for women’s right to vote in Alberta with an open discussion centered on women’s history, issues, and contributions.
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2016 Living History Presentation Series
February 6, 2016 - March 5, 2016
Again this year, the Esplanade Archives in collaboration with the Historical Society of Medicine Hat and District present Living History Presentation Series. A series of video interviews of people who make a difference in our community.
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Prairie Roses
January 16, 2016 - April 30, 2016
This Archives exhibit tells the story of the courageous and determined women who settled and sculpted this region.
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Portraits and Programmes: Medicine Hat Amateur Operatic Society
September 21, 2015 - January 2, 2016
For two decades Medicine Hat Amateur Operatic Society was central to the cultural scene of our city. They produced operettas with phenomenal staging, costume and, by all reports of the time, talent.
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