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Calendar of Events
Historic Edmonton Week Festival 2000
July 31 to August 7
Official Kick-Off : Monday, July 31, Noon at Edmonton City Hall
July 30 - Sunday
2:00 pm - Highlands Walking Tour
2:00 pm - Mount Pleasant Cemetery Tour
July 31 - Monday
10:00 am - "Veteran Experiences" at Loyal Edmonton Regiment Museum
12:00 pm - Historic Edmonton Week Festival 2000 Official Kick-off at City Hall
12:00 pm - The History Show at City Hall
1:00 pm - Jasper East Village Walking Tour
2:00 pm - Fort Edmonton Park One-Hour Talks
7:00 pm - City of Edmonton Artifact Centre
August 1 - Tuesday
All Day - The History Show at City Hall
9:00 am - Robertson Wesley United Church Tour
1:00 pm - Glenora Walking Tour (St. George's Cres)
2:00 pm - Fort Edmonton Park One-Hour Talks
6:00 pm - "Built on Coal: A History of Beverly" Book Launch at Beverly Crest Travelodge
7:00 pm - Beverly 118 Avenue Horse-Drawn Tour
7:00 pm - City of Edmonton Artifact Centre
10:00 pm - Old Strathcona Pub Tour
August 2 - Wednesday
All Day - The History Show at City Hall
1:00 pm - Glenora Walking Tour (Gov't House)
1:30 pm - Provincial Archives of Alberta Tour
2:00 pm - Fort Edmonton Park One-Hour Talks
2:00 pm - Highlands Walking Tour
6:30 pm - 1881 Schoolhouse & McKay Avenue School Tour
7:00 pm - Beverly 118 Avenue Horse-Drawn Tour
7:00 pm - First Presbyterian Church Tour
7:00 pm - "The Telephone Rivals" at the Telephone Historical Centre
7:00 pm - "Wilf on Whyte" at the Princess Theatre
August 3 - Thursday
All Day - The History Show at City Hall
9:00 am - Robertson Wesley United Church Tour
12:00 am - ETS Trolley Ride
12:00 pm - Old Strathcona Market Day Walking Tour
2:00 pm - ETS Trolley Ride
2:00 pm - Fort Edmonton Park One-Hour Talks
4:00 pm - ETS Trolley Ride
6:00 pm - ETS Trolley Ride
6:30 pm - "Antiques & Collectibles: How old is it? What’s it worth?" at From Times Past
7:00 pm - Robertson Wesley United Church Tour
8:00 pm - ETS Trolley Ride
August 4 - Friday
All Day - The History Show at City Hall
9:00 am - Robertson Wesley United Church Tour
10:00 am - City of Edmonton Archives Tour
2:00 pm - Fort Edmonton Park One-Hour Talks
7:00 pm - Celebrate Written History
August 5 - Saturday
All Day - Edmonton Heritage Festival 2000 - 25th Year Celebrating "A Canadian Tapestry of Culture" at Hawrelak Park
All Day - The History Show at City Hall
10:00 am - The Loyal Edmonton Regiment Museum (Open for Viewing)
11:00 am - Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village Garden Tours
1:00 pm - Oliver East Walking Tours
2:00 pm - Fort Edmonton Park One-Hour Talks
2:00 pm - Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village Garden Tours
August 6 - Sunday
All Day - Edmonton Heritage Festival 2000 - 25th Year Celebrating "A Canadian Tapestry of Culture" at Hawrelak Park
All Day - The History Show at City Hall
10:00 am - The Loyal Edmonton Regiment Museum (Open for Viewing)
11:00 am - Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village Garden Tours
12:00 pm - "A Taste of History" at Fort Edmonton Park
1:00 pm - 1881 Schoolhouse & McKay Avenue School Tour
1:00 pm - Ortona Armoury Arts Building Open House
2:00 pm - Edmonton Cemetery Tour
2:00 pm - Fort Edmonton Park One-Hour Talks
2:00 pm - Hotel Macdonald Tour
2:00 pm - Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village Garden Tours
3:00 pm - Hotel Macdonald Tea
4:00 pm - Hotel Macdonald Tour
August 7 - Monday
All Day - Edmonton Heritage Festival 2000 - 25th Year Celebrating "A Canadian Tapestry of Culture" at Hawrelak Park
All Day - The History Show at City Hall
10:00 am - The Loyal Edmonton Regiment Museum (Open for Viewing)
10:00 am - Old Strathcona Walking Tour & Trolley Ride
2:00 pm - Fort Edmonton Park One-Hour Talks
6:30 pm - "Growing Old Gracefully: Old Strathcona at 100"
EDMONTON & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SPECIAL EVENTS
Monday, July 31
12:00 pm
Historic Edmonton Week Festival 2000 Official Kick-off at City Hall
Monday, July 31 to Monday, August 7
12:00 pm
The History Show at City Hall
Tuesday, August 1
6:00 pm
"Built on Coal: A History of Beverly" Book Launch
Beverly Crest Travelodge, 3414 118 Avenue
Wednesday, August 2
7:00 pm
"Wilf on Whyte"
Princess Theatre, 10337 82 Ave
Enjoy the life story of Wilf Carter "Canada's Singing Cowboy" with a screening of Tom Radford's one-hour documentary, "The Last Round Up." Then partake in an
old fashioned sing-along and view some of John Duke's collection of Wilf Carter memorabilia. Admission $5.00.Saturday to Monday, August 5-7
Edmonton Heritage Festival 2000 - 25th Anniversary. World's Largest Celebration of Cultural Diversity "A Canadian Tapestry of Culture" at Hawrelak Park featuring a history exhibit at the new Heritage Pavilion. The history of immigration to northern Alberta from the 1800s to the present will be explored through stories, pictures and artifacts. Free admission to Hawrelak Park.
Monday, August 7
6:30 pm
"Growing Old Gracefully: Old Strathcona at 100"
CBC Alberta - Channel 5, Cable 4
Old Strathcona residents and filmmakers Terri Wynnyk, Russell Mulvey and David Balcon, look
at how renewing the past has turned this district into one of Edmonton's most attractive places to live, shop and visit and the cost of that success. Produced with the assistance of the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation, the NFB and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.
Check back soon for more scheduled events.
Historic Edmonton Facts!!!
Edmonton was established as a fur trade post in 1795.
Grand Trunk Pacific was the railway which constructed the Hotel Macdonald.
Created by Jaime Apolonio Jr.
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Revised: July 14, 2000