When I was around 13 years old, I first kissed a girl. Well, actually, it was more like a girl kissed me. We were at a party and she pushed me up against a fence and kissed me – with tongue. I was shocked, but not upset...
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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 perform. I tried to hide who I was for many years and almost drove myself insane. I got to a point where I didn’t want to...
Stories of Queer Canmore
Coming out as a member of the LGBTQ2S+ community is a deeply personal and often life-altering process. There is a signficant community of those who identify as part of the Rainbow Spectrum of LGBTQ2S+ who call Canmore and the Bow...
Dan Roberts
Queerness is deconstructing the parts of us that do not fit into the mold that society has built for us to squeeze into. It is a continuous journey of searching within to unearth discoveries seemingly forbidden with tools we were...
Canmore Miners’ Union Hall
The Canmore Miners’ Union Hall was completed in 1913, built by coal miners who volunteered their time and expertise to construct a meeting hall and office for their union, which was formed in 1905 as Local Union 1387 of District...
Crampons (ca. 1960)
These Austrian-made crampons (ca. 1960), used to walk on hard snow and ice, belonged to Eric Lomas. Eric was a founding member of the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides (ACMG) and was a lifetime member of the Alpine Club of...
Practice Telegraph Key
This practice telegraph key was donated to the museum by Jack Clipperton. Jack and his wife Jean retired to Canmore 1987, but they have a much longer history than that in the Bow Valley. Just after their marriage in 1953 the...
Mariana Barrón
What does an average day look like for you right now? “Well now with the COVID, basically just taking care of my family – my husband, my daughter and my dog, Since I’m not working, everything is just taking care of my family...
Verlyn Orilla, Ericson Dizon and Family
This oral history interview was conducted by Canmore Museum on July 29, 2020. CM: Okay, well, let’s get started. First of all, can you guys just introduce yourselves for me? Give me your full name. Verlyn: Well, I’m...
Fabby Klatt
How long have you been in the Bow Valley? “I have been living in the Canmore for 6 years and 7 months. I arrived on May 15, 2014 when I left my city lawyer life in Santiago de Chile and I moved here with a working holiday visa. ...