Posts tagged Material Culture

The Galt's Vaults: The Mystery of the Travelling LCI Jacket

After being separated in Lethbridge in the 1960s, how did a jacket and its original owners make their separate ways to the same community in the US decades later? It’s a mystery.

Online Presentation, Galt's VaultsKevin MacLeanDecember 2, 2020Galt Museum & ArchivesFootball, Jacket, Collections, Galt's Vaults, Kevin MacLean, Donation, Material Culture, MysteryComment

Why is there a CD Player in the Galt’s collection?

Collections Technician Kevin MacLean explains why newer, more contemporary objects like CD Players find a home in the Galt's permanent collection as important material history, and listen to donor Rod Schultz share this object's story.

Galt's Vaults, Online PresentationKevin MacLeanMarch 23, 2020Galt Museum & ArchivesCollections, History, Material Culture, Donor, Voice, Oral History, Interview, Cd PlayerComment