Mandate

Construction on the Great Fall and Canada railway line. ca. 1890The Galt Museum Archives are owned by the City of Lethbridge and operate as an arms-length agency under a Board of Directors, as specified in municipal Bylaw 4890.

The purpose of the Archives is to collect and preserve information of permanent value to the study of the human history of Lethbridge and southwestern Alberta. Information is collected from both public and private sources, and is available to interested researchers.