The other events surround the CNP Reunion and the Blairmore Centennial were all great.  Kyle Franz had a great talk on the Friday night.  And look out Fred Bradley, I'm going to beat you at the next Beard Contest. (Congrats to all the Beard and Bonnets winners.) It was also great to see all the Blairmore Centennial families.

If you would like pictures from the weekend there are some of the Albert Stella Arena events available at the Museum, and a Harvest of Memories album has been put together by Aaron Whitefield at Click Here.

Once again, thank you all.  You made my first Harvest of Memories a very memorable one.

                                                                                                                                               ~Chris

(Thanks to Julia @ the Promoter for the Ad)

So far the Crowsnest Museum has hosted the Prairie ‘n Peaks Quilt Festival, and entered the Bellecrest, Canada Day and Rum Runners Parade.  The Doors Open & Heritage Day weekend was a rousing success, especially the Teddy Bears’ Picnic on a beautiful summer Saturday.  Needless to say the summer has been a busy one.

With this being my first summer at the Museum, the days have gone by in a flash.  It has been a fun summer for me and I look forward to what is in store for August and September.  I would like to thank the staff (Michelle and Desiree), the summer staff (Meg, Kassie, and Mel), the Board members and all our amazing volunteers for helping me out as I came into this position and for making all our summer events a success.  Thank you!

Looking forward, the upcoming Crowsnest Pass Reunion looks to be a great event.  On the weekend of September 23-25 the Pass should be filled with past and present residents, which should prove to be a good time.  The Crowsnest Museum is excited to host the marquee event of the weekend, on Saturday the 24^th, with the Harvest of Memories Gala.  It will be a night of great food, amazing music, dancing, and fun!  Also, we will be honouring Blairmore’s Centennial that same weekend.  There will be a plethora of Blairmore history presented as another of our community townsites turns 100!

Remember, you can get weekend passes from Al Martini’s office for $75, and tickets for just the Harvest of Memories are on sale at the Crowsnest Museum for $50 each.  Tickets are going fast, so get yours early because I know space is limited!

I hope your summer has been as fun and eventful as ours has been at the Crowsnest Museum.  And if you need a place to beat the heat, why not stop on by the Museum and cool off… you just might learn something too.

                                                                                                                                                      ~Chris

The meeting began with tying up some loose ends. Minutes from meetings of the membership must be approved by the membership, so as there is usually only one meeting a year, the first order of business was approving the minutes from the 2009 AGM, as well as from a Special Resolutions Meeting from 2009.

Society president Donna Kubian presented the President’s Report; a report on the Society’s activities in 2009 and events and goals for 2010. Museum Curator Wendy Zack then took the stage to present the 2009 financial statements, and answered any questions.

The last order of business for the AGM was the election of the new board of directors. In an effort to stagger director terms to prevent a situation where many directors were leaving at the same time, directors were elected into one, who and three year terms.

The newly elected directors are as follows:

Three Year Term:  Bruce Decoux, Don Harvey, Joanne Wilson

Two Year Term:  Claire Allum, John Salus, Donna Kubian

One Year Term:  Henry Bruns, Bill Paton and Stephanie Hamilton

The meeting was called to a close, and guest speaker Joe Lothian, author a locally themed historical novel, “The Grasshopper,” gave a presentation of his life in the Crowsnest Pass.

View the Draft of the minutes from the meeting by clicking here (.pdf)

The APP Barracks in the Coleman National Historic Site is moved back onto its foundation.

The first stage of the restoration of the building began on August 5th, 2009, when the building was lifted from its original 1904 location. A new foundation and basement were build over the couse of these last six months.

The APP building was built by the International Coke and Coal Company. From 1904 to 1917, it was leased by the Royal North West Mounted Police as their barracks. With the formation of the Alberta Provincial Police in 1917, it served their needs until 1923.

The building was location of the shooting of Constable Stephen Lawson, and stands as a unique piece of the history of the Crowsnest Pass, and of Alberta.

The Legends of Prohibition project aims to restore this building to its original state, and use it as an interpretive exhibit of the Crowsnest Museum. Stay tuned for more information as the project continues to move forward.