The Canmore Opera House – built in 1898 with logs cut on the slopes of Ha-Ling Peak – was first...
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Sarah Perritt
First and foremost I wish to recognize that I currently reside on stolen land. I live, recreate and...
Ron Ulrich
My story doesn’t begin, nor end, with my coming out journey. I am defined by far more than...
Brande White
Growing up in the early 80’s in rural Tennessee was hard. The examples I had for anyone in the...
Anonymous
When I was around 13 years old, I first kissed a girl. Well, actually, it was more like a girl...
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...