When I was around 13 years old, I first kissed a girl. Well, actually, it was more like a girl...
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Adam Polisak
As a teenager I always knew I was different. I liked different music, I loved to sing and dance and...
Stories of Queer Canmore
Coming out as a member of the LGBTQ2S+ community is a deeply personal and often life-altering...
Dan Roberts
Queerness is deconstructing the parts of us that do not fit into the mold that society has built...
Canmore Miners’ Union Hall
The Canmore Miners’ Union Hall was completed in 1913, built by coal miners who volunteered their...
Crampons (ca. 1960)
These Austrian-made crampons (ca. 1960), used to walk on hard snow and ice, belonged to Eric Lomas...
Practice Telegraph Key
This practice telegraph key was donated to the museum by Jack Clipperton. Jack and his wife Jean...
Mariana Barrón
What does an average day look like for you right now? “Well now with the COVID, basically just...
Verlyn Orilla, Ericson Dizon and Family
This oral history interview was conducted by Canmore Museum on July 29, 2020. CM: Okay, well...
Fabby Klatt
How long have you been in the Bow Valley? “I have been living in the Canmore for 6 years and 7...