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At Alpine Summit Lodge
Friday, September 8th, 2023
10:45 am
Our Topic is
You Can't Do That in JNP
Everyone is welcome to attend.
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At Alpine Summit Lodge
Friday, July 14th, 2023
10:45 am
Our Topic is Warden Cabins.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
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At Alpine Summit Lodge
Friday, June 23, 2023
10:45 am
Our Topic is Fire Towers.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
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Our next Coffee Hour is:
Friday April 14, 2023
10:45 am
at Alpine Summit Lodge
This week's topic is:
Project Habbakuk
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Our next Coffee Hour is:
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
10:30 am
In the Bridgland Room at the
Jasper-Yellowhead Museum & Archives
This week's topic is:
What's in Store?
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Our next Coffee Hour is:
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
10:30 am
In the Bridgland Room at the
Jasper-Yellowhead Museum & Archives
This week's topic is:
Used & Reused
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Our next Coffee Hour is:
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
10:30 am
In the Bridgland Room at the
Jasper-Yellowhead Museum & Archives
This week's topic is:
Digging Deep-
Researchers in Jasper
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Our next Coffee Hour is:
Tuesday, January 10th, 2023
10:30 am
In the Bridgland Room at the
Jasper-Yellowhead Museum & Archives
This week's topic is:
"Mountain Monikers"
Admission by donation.
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"Stories from the Mountains"
Monday, December 12th
Doors Open at 6pm
Talk 7pm
Guest Speaker is David Harrap
Twenty-Nine Years On Top Of The World .
Tickets are $10.00 for the general public but only $5.00 for Historical Society members. Tickets can be purchased at the museum in advance or at the door but space will be limited to 70 people.
Cash Bar.
I'd never climbed a mountain before coming to Jasper in 1993; growing up in England I'd climbed lots of trees, though! My son, Liam, had never climbed a mountain, either . Pyramid Mountain would be our first one. I was 48, Liam had just turned four. I'm a single dad, and had his mother been alive she would have said :"You're taking him--where? Are you nuts!"
And so it began: hundreds of mountains climbed, thousands of nights in a tent, summer and winter. Boiling hot (I was out last summer when the heat dome in June arrived, camping in the alpine with not a bloomin' bit of shade to be had! ); and freezing cold (minus 35 C one trip in the Tonquin). Camping and climbing in Canada, the US, Iceland, Scotland and Australia.
Many of the mountains climbed were unnamed, that is until we climbed them and gave them a name; for that's the prerogative of climbers who strike off where no one wants to follow! They don't have the cachet of named peaks but you have them all to yourself.
I'm still out there dragging the old bones up mountains; Liam and I did three more mountain trips this summer. And I was out on my own (as I have been for the last 15 years since Liam took off to uni and work) this summer, camping with my brothers the grizzlies, having my tent blow away like a balloon for a kilometre in one hell of a gust, and trying to get up a couple of peaks ( I chickened out on one close to the summit; and got stumped on the other--close to the summit).
So it would be stuff like this. And I have photos.
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Our next Coffee Hour is:
Tuesday, December 20th, 2022
10:30 am
Jasper-Yellowhead Museum & Archives
400 Bonhomme St.
This weeks topic is:
"Going to the Dogs"
Come join us for Coffee and Baking
Admission is by Donation
Zoom
Join Coffee Hour Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 834 9118 8633
Passcode: 396691
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We are auctioning off old movie posters from the Chaba Theatre which closed its door earlier this year.
We are very grateful of Dwain Wacko for donating the posters to us as a fundraiser. There are so many posters it is impossible to sell them all at once, so we are breaking it into themes.
The theme for this auction is Halloween and will run until Sunday, November 13th at 5pm.
Please share with your friends and family.
All Proceeds go to Support the Various Programs and Exhibits at the Museum
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Prepare for Adventures in:
Painting
Arts & Crafts
Fun Games
Music & Dance
Clay Work
and much, much more.
(Dress for the weather and bring your own water bottle)
Drop Off @ 10am or 1pm
Pick Up @ 4pm
For Ages 6 - 12
$60 per Full Day
10am - 4pm
(Please bring your own lunch)
or
$40 per Half Day
1pm - 4pm
No Pre-Registration Required
780-852-3013 jymcamps@gmail.com
Proudly Sponsored by:
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Join us one more time at the Chaba Theatre to Celebrate 96 years of History
Tuesday, June 28th
7:30pm
Doors Open 6:30pm
The night will start with a screening of the hilarious film “The Railrodder” with Buster Keaton followed by a presentation by Dwain Wacko on the history and his memories of the Chaba.
We will then be asking the audience to come up and share their memories of the Chaba, so don’t be shy.
We will finish off the night with a screening of the film “Challenge - The Canadian Rockies!” If you are not familiar with this movie it was filmed in Jasper National Park by Wendy Wacko and Jim Elzinga and it is narrated by the famous Sir Peter Ustinov. The movie ran in the Chaba for many weeks in the mid 1980’s.
Tickets to The Last Picture Show can be purchased in advance at the museum
Historical Society members are free and for non-members we are asking for a $10 donation. Members you still need a ticket, but you can just call the museum to be added to the list.
This could be the last opportunity to watch a film in the Chaba Theatre so don’t wait to get your tickets for we anticipate it to sell out early.
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Our next Coffee Hour is:
Friday, June 24th, 2022
10:45 am
Alpine Summit Seniors Lodge
This weeks topic is:
"Jasper Yellowhead Historical Society"
You will have to follow Alpine's Covid guidelines. Please come a bit early as you will have to answer a questionnaire upon arrival, you will also need to continually mask and will not be able to partake in food and beverages.
Thank you for your understanding
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“Stories from the Mountains”
Monday, May 9th at 7pm
Guest Speaker is Cyril Shokopoles
Cyril Shokoples is an ACMG Mountain Guide and Mountain Rescue guru. Cyril has been at the forefront of climbing development and climbing education for decades. Cyril is synonymous with Jasper climbing in both winter and summer helping establish areas like Hidden Valley into what it is today as well as establishing many first ascents of ice climbs in Jasper and the surrounding area. Cyril has worked hard to maintain a currency in both equipment and climbing technique throughout his 40+ years of climbing. He has already left an immeasurable mark on Jasper and all of Canada’s climbing community through education and innovation of safety techniques that include the creation of the effective acronyms DARN SOLID ANCHORS and a BRAKES check for rappelling. We are all very fortunate that he has chosen Jasper to be one of his main stomping grounds.
Tickets are $10.00 for the general public but only $5.00 for Historical Society members. Tickets can be purchased at the museum in advance or at the door but space will be limited to 70 people.
Cash Bar. We are encouraging everyone to still mask up.
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Thursday, September 30, 2021
We wish to help honour this special day by donating 10% of all sales that day from our Gift Shop to the Residential School Survivors. https://www.irsss.ca
Also, on Thursday, September, 30th from 11:30 am to 1:00pm, Warrior Woman Matricia Brown will be conducting her Wapakwanis Plant Walk starting on the front deck of the museum. Admission will be by donation with all proceeds also going to the Residential School Survivors.
In 2016, the Jasper-Yellowhead Historical Society, spearheaded by then museum manager, Andy Klimach, partnered with Parks Canada and the Aseniwuche Winewak people of Grand Cache to install a Kookum statue designed and created by sculptor Crystal Mossing in front of the museum. In 2017, we were honoured to host the Aseniwuche Winewak elders and other dignitaries at the unveiling of the statue. Our museum displays also interpret the Indigenous history of the Athabasca Valley.
Here is a link to the 90 Calls To Action https://rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1524494530110/1557511412801 we hope you will take the time to read them and join us for a moment of silence at 2:15 pm Jasper time to honor the children who died at the many residential schools across Canada.
On Thursday, September 30th at 7pm there will be an outdoor screening of the movie Resilient: The Aseniwuche Winewak Story at the corner of Geikie St. & Miette Ave. The Jasper-Yellowhead Historical Society and Museum & Archives was honoured to be included in this excellent film. We hope you will get a chance to get out and to see it.
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Saturday, September 4 - Monday September 6th, 2021
10:00 am - 5pm
Suggested Donations $1.00 per book or fill a bag for $5.00
All Proceeds go to Support the Various Programs and Exhibits at the Museum
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Saturday, July 31st, 2021
10:00 am - 6:00pm
Come and enjoy a refreshing Old Fashioned Cold Float
$5.00
A huge Thank you goes out to TGP, Your Jasper Grocer for their support
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Connect with Friends, Community and Local History!
For Children Aged 6 – 12 years old.
Single Day Camps
June 29th & 30th, 9am - 4pm, $50.00 per day
July 2nd, 9am - 12pm, $35.00
Week Long Camps
July 5th - September 3rd
9am - 4pm, Monday - Thursday, 9am - 12pm, Friday's
$250.00 per Week
LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE
Week 7 is Full
Registration Begins June 7, 2021
In-person or by Telephone
10am - 5pm
400 Bonhomme St. or call 780-852-3013
For more information please call or email Nowreen
780-852-3013 jymcamps@gmail.com
Our Camps are Proudly Supported by:
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Tuesday, June 8th, 2021
10:30 am
Grab a coffee and join us for our virtual coffee hour of historical interest as we pull artifacts from our collection for display and conversation.
This Weeks Historical Topic:
"Cavell Chalet: Mementos & Memories"
By Brenda Guild
Jasper-born Brenda Guild will show the Mt. Edith Cavell Chalet corner of her dining room, which has items from the chalet dating from its opening in 1929 to closing in 1972. Her grandfather Don built it in 1928-29; he and her grandmother Anne owned and operated it starting in 1946.
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Saturday, October 17
10:00am - 11:30am
Beside the Museum
As part of the Dark Sky Festival, we will be hosting a book signing and FREE solar viewing.
Come see the Sun (safely) and learn about how your next vacation could be in space!
Award-winning science author & Jasper Planetarium General Manager Peter McMahon will be on-hand to sign copies of his Red-Maple-Award-nominated best-selling children's book "The Space Adventurer's Guide" (Kids Can Press), which recently won the prestigious Lane Anderson Prize for science writing and is nominated for the 2020 Red Cedar award.
Books are $18.99 + GST with 100% of the proceeds going to the museum.
Thank you to Peter for donating the books to the museum.
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Dale's book is available for purchase from the Museum Gift Shop please call 780-852-3013 for more information.
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Friday, August 28th, 2020
10:30 am
Walk with Karen to learn all about the history of the railway houses between Aspen Avenue and Bonhomme St.
Meet at the corner of Aspen and Connaught Ave.
Please wear a mask and practice social distancing.
Everyone Welcome!
$5.00 Suggested Donation
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Thursday, August 6th, 2020
10:30 am
Meet Chris Z.O. Dunlop to learn about the history and construction of Bailey Bridges - how they came about, where they were used and why and a look at how they are built.
Meet at Sixth Bridge
Please wear a mask and practice social distancing.
Everyone Welcome!
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Week Long Summer Day Camps for children aged 6 – 12 years old.
The themes for each week are:
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July 6-10: Trains, Planes, and Automobiles (3 Spots Left)
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July 13-17: Geology Rox!! (4 Spots Left)
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July 20-24: Jurassic Planet (2 Spots Left)
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July 27-31: Flora and Fauna (3 Spots Left)
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August 3-7: Trading: A Blast from the Past (6 Spots Left)
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August 10-14: Superhero Week (FULL)
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August 17-21: Lights, Camera, Action! Theater Fun (FULL)
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August 24-28: Magic and Mystery (4 Spots Left)
The camp runs:
9am – 4pm Monday through Thursday and
9am – 12pm on Fridays.
(Must register for the whole week)
The cost for each week is $250.00 plus GST with JYHS Family Members receiving a 10% discount.
We will also be offering pre-care from 8 - 9am for $10 per day and post-care from 4 - 5pm for $10 per day.
Due to COVID restriction we are limited to 8 children per week.
Individual Day Camps
June 29th, June 30th, July 2nd and July 3rd
9am – 4pm
$50 per day
No pre or post care will be available.
Lots of spots left for the single day camps.
Registration begins Monday, June 22nd at 9am at the museum and you must register in person.
For more information please call Nowreen at 780-852-3013.
FORMS
Proudly supported by:
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Friday, May 1st, 2020
10:30 am
Grab a coffee and join us for our very first virtaul coffee hour of historical interest as we pull artifacts from our collection for display and conversation.
This Weeks Historical Topic:
"The Otto Brothers"
Join from your computer, tablet or smartphone:
https://www.gotomeet.me/EmploymentCoach/virtual-coffee-hour
You can also dial in using your phone.
Canada: +1 (647) 497-9391
Access Code: 855-332-277
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To book your experience just call the museum at 780-852-3013 and ask for Nowreen or email her at exhibits@jaspermuseum.org
Current theme is 100 years of CN, but we are working on a new theme based on the Hiding in Plain Site exhibit, which will soon to be ready.
The cost is $40 for teams of 4 - 6 people, with a 10% discount for JYHS members.
If you don’t know what an escape room is, it is a game in which a team of 4-6 players cooperatively discover clues, solve puzzles and accomplish tasks in one or more rooms in order to progress and accomplish a specific goal in a limited amount of time of one hour.
Everyone welcome.
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Due to COVID-19 we are unable to offer our Escape Room at this time.
Due check back from time-time for further updates on when it will become available again.
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Tuesday, March 31st at 7 pm
The Meeting will be head Virtually either by
Conference Call or Skype.
Online Information for
JYHS Annual General Meeting
March 31st, 2020
Click here for AGM Package
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It is back and once again it is bigger and better than ever with 11 trains going at once.
Thursday, November 7th - Sunday, November 10th
and
Thursday, November 14th - Sunday, November 17th
10am - 5pm
Come and see Jasper's Largest Model Train Collection in ACTION!
ADMISSION is FREE
Everyone welcome.
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Thursday, November 14th, 2019
Legion Doors Open at 7:00pm
Enjoy an Evening of Railway Songs & Songs by Railroaders
Local Artists Include:
Ralph Budgell, Charlie Blackstock, Mark Prinn and Tom Price
ADMISSION
FREE - Museum Members
$5 - Non-Members
Door Prizes to be Drawn
Come Join us for 100 Years on the Rails
All Aboard!
Everyone Welcome.
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Tuesday, October 15th, 2019
10:30 am
Alpine Summit Senior's Lodge
Join us for an hour of historical interest as we pull artifacts from our collection for display and conversation.
This Weeks Historical Topic:
"Restaurants"
Coffee and Goodies will be provided.
Everyone welcome.
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Third Wednesday of Each Month until April, 2020
October 16th, November 20th, December 18th, January 15th, February 19th, March 18th, April 15th
11am - 3pm
Baked Goods, Honey, Jewelry, Cosmetics, Jams, Jellies, Essential Oils and much, much more!
Everyone welcome.
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Live History Theatre and Workshop
Tuesday, October 8th and 9th, 2019
As part of our continued celebration of the 100th Anniversary of CN, the Museum has engaged an acting group called Live History Theatre, A Governor General’s Award nominated international touring theatre company who produces site specific customizable mysteries around the world. www.livehistoryshows.com
SHOWS
Tuesday, October 8th
5:30pm
$30 for the 5:30 show and includes appetizers and a complimentary beverage
8:00pm
8pm show is $20 and includes a complimentary beverage
Wednesday, October 9th
8:00pm
8pm show is $20 and includes a complimentary beverage
Advance Tickets Only
It’s almost closing time when you run into a strange figure, dressed in period clothes and seeming confused. The mysterious character, identifying only as Circa (Sir Henry Thornton) , is horrified to discover they are in the modern era, and many of things they remember and love are now behind glass; on shelves; written about in history books. They have no recollection of who they are, or how they got there.
Only pictures, items and stories from a time long ago seem to trigger memories about their identity. Stay with Circa for anecdotes from their life as they come flooding back, and travel through time, searching for clues. Make sure to avoid the security guard at closing time in order to help Circa find their identity; the ultimate treasure.
MYSTERY BUILDING WORKSHOP
Tuesday, October 8th
3:30pm
$5.00
Advance Tickets Only
Our mysteries include lessons in math, patterns, language and visual arts. Our mystery building workshop is hands on, interactive, and wildly fun! Participants who are fans of mystery novels, shows and theatre will learn how to build a mystery while learning about their local history in a way they have never seen it before. Build a mystery to stump friends and family, or learn how to become a sleuth during your favorite mystery programs!
Length: 60 minute
Ages: 10 to 110
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The Annual Fall Outing
At the Former Whistler's Hostel
Sunday, September 8th, 2019
1 - 4 pm
Come and learn all about the fascinating history of the area and the former hostel before it is demol;ished.
Bring your own lawn chair and mug - coffee and baking will be provided.
Admission is FREE but Donations Graciously Accepted
EVERYONE WELCOME
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Our Summer Mini-outing Series
Our third stop will feature the
Lake Edith Mini Railway
47 Lake Edith
Wednesday, September 18th at 10:30 am
Join us for an hour long discussion and tour on the history of this historic mini railway.
Bring your own mug - coffee and baking will be provided.
Admission is by donation!
Everyone Welcome!
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Tuesday, August 6th, 2019
10:30 am
Alpine Summit Senior's Lodge
Join us for an hour of historical interest as we pull artifacts from our collection for display and conversation.
This Weeks Historical Topic:
"Hotels, Motels and Inns of Jasper"
Coffee and Goodies will be provided.
Everyone welcome.
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Last Wednesday of Each Month until April, 2019
January 30th, February 27th, March 27th, April 24th
11am - 3pm
Baked Goods, Honey, Jewelry, Cosmetics, Jams, Jellies, Essential Oils and much, much more!
Everyone welcome.
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Our Annual Spring Outing
In Z.O.'s Garage
51 Stone Mountain Village
Sunday, May 26th, 2019
1:30 - 3:00 pm
Yes, you have read this correctly, we are hosting it in Z.O.'s Garage. His garage is a fascinating place filled with an array of unique items and fascinating stories, which you do not want to miss.
Bring your own coffee mug and lawn chair, coffee and goodies will be provided.
Admission is by Donation!
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November 6th - March 26th
Join us each Tuesday morning at 10:30am for an hour of historical interest as we pull artifacts from our collection for display and conversation.
Tuesday, March 24th, 2019
We are back at the Museum and this coffee hour is final one of the Spring Season
This Weeks Historical Topic:
"Show and Tell"
bring your own artifact and share its story with the group
Admission:
JYHS Members - Free
Non-Members - $5.00 Suggested Donation
Everyone welcome.
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Tuesday, March 19 at 7 pm
Bridgland Room
Special Presentation at 8 pm by Harry Home
"Railroad Milestones"
Everyone Welcome
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The Annual Fall Outing
About Pyramid Lake
Sunday, September 16th, 2018 from 1 - 4 pm
Come and learn all about the lakes fascinating history including the old dance hall, pyramid island, the old microwave tower and other interesting tidbits about the area.
PLEASE NOTE:
Due to the Cold Weather we are moving the outing indoors to the Museum Basement
Refreshments are being provided by the "Other Bear Paw".
Admission is FREE but Donations Graciously Accepted
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It is back and it is bigger and better than ever
Thursday, February 14th - Sunday, February 24th
10am - 5pm, Thursday through Sunday
Come and see Jasper's Largest Toy Train Collection in ACTION!
Regular Museum Admission applies with full access to the Museum Galleries
Special $3.00 Rate for Students
Everyone welcome.
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The Anti-Expedition Group
Tseringma Pilgrimage, 1971
Thursday, September 27th, 2018 from 7 - 9 pm
It will be a night of Norwegian mountainering history, literature, philosophy and film.
Cash Bar
Admission is FREE but Donations Graciously Accepted
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1st Annual Jasper "RIBFEST"
A celebration of big BBQ serving up the best in slow cooked Beef & Pork Ribs, Brisket, Juicy Chicken, and sweet Pulled Pork. Does your mouth water when you think about delicious, slow roasting goodness on the BBQ? Then get your finger licking, tongue hanging, sticky lips smacking ready for Jasper Ribfest.
Friday, August 3rd - Monday, August 6th
11am - 10pm, Friday through Sunday
12pm - 6pm, Monday
Parking lot beside the Museum
(Across from the Jasper Aquatic Centre)
Admission to the grounds is FREE!
Check out the Calgary Ribfest for a sample of what to expect.
www.calgaryribfest.ca
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“TRAINMANIA”
Thursday, March 1st - Sunday, March 11th
EXTENDED TO SAT. MARCH 17TH
10am - 5pm, Thursday through Sunday
Come and see Jasper's Largest Toy Train Collection in ACTION!
Regular Museum Admission applies with full access to the Museum Galleries
Special $3.00 Rate for Students ages 6 - 14.
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EXTENDED TO
SATURDAY, MARCH 17TH
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The Green Horse; My Early Years in the Canadian Rockies”
and
“Ya Ha Tinda; a Home Place”
Book Launch by Authors:
Dale Portman and Kathy Calvert
Thursday, January 25th, 2018
7:00 – 9:00pm
Please join us as Dale talks about his experiences as an outfitter in the back country of the Canadian Rockies during a time when there was space for everyone to enjoy without having to line up and there was a sense of freedom and adventure in the air.
Kathy will talk about the history/story of the development of the only federally run horse ranch administered in Canada - one of its kind in this country.
This will be a wine & cheese with the talk beginning at 7:30pm.
Admission is free but Donations Graciously Accepted
Everyone welcome.
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November 7th - March 27th
Join us each Tuesday morning at 10:30am for an hour of historical interest as we pull artifacts from our collection for display and conversation.
Coffee and Goodies are provided
Admission:
JYHS Members Free
Non-Members $5.00 Suggested Donation
Everyone welcome.
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“Searching for Mary Schäffer - Women Wilderness Photography”
By Author:
Colleen Skidmore
Thursday, October 5th at 7:30pm
Author Colleen Skidmore will be at the museum to launch her new book. The book is now available in the gift shop for $34.95 if you would like to purchase it before the launch.
Cash Bar Available
Donations Graciously Accepted
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The Annual Fall Outing
At the Jasper Airstrip
Sunday, October 1st, 2017 from 1 - 4 pm
Come and learn all about the fascinating controversial history of this airstrip from the first recorded landing in 1920 to military training and Parks Canada’s helicopter training.
Drive east on Highway 16 to the Jasper Airstrip and follow the directional signs to park near our tent.
Bring a lawn chair and a cup; we will provide the refreshments.
Donations Graciously Accepted
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"Jasper's Pictorial History Starts Here: Paul Kane in 1846 and Thereafter" by Ian MacLaren
Thursday, September 21st, 2017 at 8:00pm
Well known historian and author Ian MacLaren will be at the museum to give a talk about his research on famous artist and story teller Paul Kane.
Irish-Canadian artist-traveler Paul Kane (1810–1871) was Canada’s first recognized painter and his book “Wanderings of an Artist” was first written in 1859 telling the story of Canada’s First Nation’s people between 1845 and 1848. Ian MacLaren, the author of “Mapper of Mountains” and “Culturing Wilderness in Jasper National Park” will be sharing photos of some of Paul Kane’s sketches that were made during his westbound trip with a Hudson's Bay Company brigade up the Athabasca and Whirlpool rivers to Athabasca Pass and the Columbia River during the first week of November 1846. They are by far the oldest pictorial records of any points in the park, and they are more than two decades older than Canada.
As the title of the talk, "Jasper's Pictorial History Starts Here: Paul Kane in 1846 and Thereafter" suggests, Ian will show the audience images of the park before the three valleys were reserved as Jasper Forest Park in 1907 and in the first few decades after it became a park officially in 1909. Because 2017 happens to mark the centennial of the publication of the first guidebook to JNP, Ian will be featuring images from it, as well. That guidebook, “Description of & Guide to Jasper Park” is by Morrison Parsons Bridgland, the surveyor who, by photography, made the first maps of portions of the park.
Admission is FREE
Donations Graciously Accepted
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An Evening with Dr. Peter Murphy
Saturday, September 9th, 2017 at 7:30pm
As part of our newest exhibit “Cutting Ties” in Jasper National Park we will be hosting a talk on the exhibit.
Forestry Professor Emeritis, Dr. Peter Murphy will be here to give a talk on the Whirlpool Tie Logging operation. Since tripping over one of these sites in 1992, Dr. Murphy has been studying and researching to find the story behind the camps.
It has been a long slow search through the archives across the country trying to piece together the story of the Whirlpool Tie Logging camps. This piece of Jasper’s history has been well hidden except for a place called the Jack Ladder and the camp remnants you hike through on the way to Athabasca Pass.
The talk will cover the many things he has learned and the questions left to puzzle over. His research culminated in the exhibit “Cutting Ties” that we are presenting in our Showcase Gallery until Nov 9, 2017.
Suggested Donation $5.00
Cash Bar Available
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The Athabasca River Historical Interpretive Walk
Monday, August 6th, 2017 at 7:30pm
The Athabasca river is one of Canada's Heritage Rivers, come learn about the storied history of this incredible river.
This program is being offered by donation but group size is limited therefore you must have a ticket. Please pickup your ticket prior to the walk from the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives.
400 Bonhomme St. (Across for the Aquatic Centre)
Open Daily from 10am - 5pm.
This walk will not be strenuous but please wear walking shoes.
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Our Final Summer Mini-outing
Tuesday, August 15th at 10:30 am
Our next stop will feature the
Jasper Cemetery
Burgon Bickersteth was present at the funeral of a railway construction worker in the early 1900s-one of the earliest burials in the Jasper Cemetery.
“A more beautiful place no one could desire for a last resting place. Imagine a long stretch of short green grass, sloping down to the Athabasca, and all round young green pines; opposite the hills rose steeply from the river, and away to the east shone the snow covered peaks of Mount Hardisty”.
Join us at the gates to the Jasper Cemetery for our final mini-outing of the summer to learn more about this historic location.
Bring your own mug - coffee and goodies will be provided.
Everyone Welcome!
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Our next Summer Mini-outing
Tuesday, July 18th from 10:30 am - 12 noon
Our next stop will feature the
Athabasca River
The Athabasca river is one of Canada's Heritage Rivers, come learn about the storied history of this incredible river.
Do you know who David Thompson was? What do you know about the homesteads on the river before the park was set aside? Have you ever heard of the Can-U-Canoe Dash race?
Bring your own mug and we'll bring the coffee, goodies and stories about the river.
Meet At:
The pump house by the Athabasca River on the Red Squirrel Trail.
(Left turn just before the Old Fort Point bridges)
Everyone is welcome and admission is FREE.
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The unveiling of the new bronze sculpture of the
“Indigenous woman gathering food”
The sculpture honors the original Aseniwuche Winewak (Rocky Mountain People) residents of Jasper. Artist Crystal C Mossing calls her piece Kookum, Cree for grandmother and is the first of its kind in Jasper.
The unveiling will take place in front of the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum & Archives building, 400 Bonhomme St.
Friday, June 23rd at 11:30am followed by refreshments.
Everyone is welcome and admission is FREE.
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The Summer Mini-outing Season
continue's
Tuesday, June 20th at 10:30 am
Our next stop will be at
306 Balsam Street.
and will continue every third Tuesday of the month
with other various stops throughout Jasper.
Come and learn about the history of this wonderful log house that was built between 1924 and 1930.
Bring your own mug, coffee and goodies provided.
Everyone is welcome and admission is FREE.
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Joe Couture's collection of ski movies
Friday, April 7th at 6 pm at the
D'ed Dog in the Astoria Hotel
a fundraiser for the JYMA
Prizes courtesy of Marmot Basin and Molson Brewery
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Thursday, March 23 at 7 pm
Bridgland Room
Special Presentation at 8 pm by Tom Vinson Jr.
"Those Other Days"
Everyone Welcome
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Model Train Display
By Chris Dunlop
Bridgland Room
February 24th—March 5th
Thursday – Sunday 10-5 pm
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The Wonder Trail: Celebrating the Icefields Parkway
Presented by Kirsten Schmitten
Thursday, February 9th at 7 pm
Bridgland Room
Jasper-Yellowhead Museum & Archives
Everyone Welcome
IGA members please register on line:
www.interpretiveguides.org
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November 8- March 28
Join us each Tuesday morning at 10:30
for an hour of historical interest.
Everyone welcome.
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Thursday, October 20 at 7 pm Bridgland Room
Jasper-Yellowhead Museum & Archives
300 Bonhomme Street
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Tuesday, September 27th at 7 pm Bridgland Room
The Real Thing is the first official biography of Ian McTaggart Cowan (1910–2010), the “father of Canadian ecology.”
As the head and founder of the first university-based wildlife department in Canada, Ian McTaggart Cowan revolutionized the way North Americans understood the natural world, and students flocked into his classrooms to hear his brilliant, entertaining lectures regarding the new science of ecology. Cowan’s early work in the national parks became the foundation for wildlife conservation and environmental education in Canada. McTaggart Cowan spent many months in Jasper National Park studying and collecting birds and mammals and drawing on the expertise of locals such as Jimmy Simpson, Frank Bryant, Charlie Phillips and James Brady.
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Sunday, September 18, 2016
1-4 pm
at the Maligne Range
Bring a chair and a mug-coffee & goodies provided.
For driving directions, please e-mail:
manager@jaspermuseum.org
or call
780-852-3013
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Thursday September 15, 2016 at 7 pm
at the
Jasper-Yellowhead Museum & Archives
Bridgland Room
Free Admission-Everyone welcome.
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Sunday September 25th at 1 pm
Miette River Bridge on Highway 93
Tickets are available:
at the hot dog cart at the Wednesday Farmer's Market,
at the Summer Fair at the Jasper Activity Centre on August 17,
at the front desk of the museum or
from the JYHS directors and volunteeers.
Would you like to help sell tickets? call or e-mail Karen 780-852-3013 manager@jaspermuseum.org
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Spring Outing at Red Pass B.C.
hosted by
Jasper-Yellowhead Historical Society
& Valemount Historical Society
Sunday May 29, 2016
2-5 pm
Due to limited parking, travel will be by bus.
Please contact the museum 780-852-3013 for reservations.
Bring a mug and refreshments will be served.
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Mini outings are the second Tuesday of each month and start at 10:30 am. Please bring a mug and will will provide the coffee and goodies.
April 4 812 Geikie St
May 10 Stables, Barns and Corral Lots
June 14 600-612 Connaught Drive
July 12 The Jasper Library. Meet in Robson Park
August 9 The Stone Cottage and Jasper Park Lodge
Sept 13 Pine Bungalows 80th Anniversary
Please call the museum for more details or e-mail manager@jaspermuseum.org
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Mini Outings 2014 |
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Join us for an hour of historical interest
Meet at 10:30 am or as otherwise indicated at the locations and dates below.
Bring a mug and we’ll provide the coffee & goodies!
August 19th Old Firehall
Kevin Gedling hosts. Meet in front of the bays.
Pugh’s Market Garden Sunday Oct 5, 2014 1pm
Meet at confluence of Miette and Athabasca. Park in lot by entrance to Tekarra Lodge and cross bridge. Watch for signs.
Bring a chair & mug.
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