Galt Volunteer Earns Award from Governor General

Making the photographs taken for the Lethbridge Herald available to the public and researchers has been one of the largest and longest projects in the Galt’s archives.

ArticleGraham RuttanFebruary 22, 2022Galt Museum & ArchivesAward, Volunteer, Lethbridge, Governor General, Lethbridge Herald, Archives, Scanning, Digitized, Database, Public Access Comment

Dayle Gaskarth’s Olympic Dream Come True

Read about Dayle Gaskarth’s experience running on Highway 3 as an Olympic torchbearer for the Calgary Olympics in 1988.

ArticleHannah YuzwaFebruary 8, 2022Galt Museum & MuseumOlympics, Lethbridge, 1988, Calgary, Contest, Collections, Archives, DonationsComment

Exploring the Archives with Bobbie Fox

Archives Assistant Bobbie Fox explains how items get donated and accepted into the archives, and shows some newly donated materials.

Online PresentationBobbie FoxFebruary 1, 2022Archives, Research, Donations, Donor, Local History, LethbridgeComment

100 Years Back: The Streetcar Debate

A hundred years ago, the local citizens seemed less enchanted with the urban railway. The articles in the Lethbridge Herald reveal a range of issues that Lethbridgians had with the public transit of the day.

ArticleAndrew ChernevychJanuary 27, 2022Galt Museum & ArchivesStreetcar, Lethbridge Municipal Railway, Lethbridge streetcar system, Street Car, Lethbridge, Lethbridge Transit, Lethbridge Herald, Archives Comment

Galt's Vaults: Voiceless Objects

But many objects in the Galt’s collections are essentially "voiceless.” Find out what that means and why in our most recent Galt’s Vaults video with Kevin MacLean.

Galt's Vaults, Online Presentation, VideosKevin MacLeanJanuary 21, 2022Galt Museum & ArchivesGalt's Vaults, Collections, Donations, Donor, Kevin MacLeanComment

100 Years Ago: The People's Forum

The Roast and Toast section of the Lethbridge Herald has a surprisingly long history. One hundred years ago, this column was known as "People's Forum."

ArticleAndrew ChernevychJanuary 13, 2022Galt Museum & ArchivesAttribution, Archives, Lethbridge Herald, Community, Roast and Toast, LethbridgeComment