Alberta's Historic Places

Alberta's Historic Places Official page of RETROactive, a blog maintained by the Historic Resources Management Branch.

This page is a way for Albertans interested in historic places to connect with each other and staff of the Historic Resources Management Branch of Alberta Culture and Status of Women.

Join us on June 8 for a discussion of the Okotoks Erratic!
05/28/2026

Join us on June 8 for a discussion of the Okotoks Erratic!

Written by: RETROactive staff The RETROactive Live Alberta Heritage Speaker Series continues. Join us on Monday, June 8 for a discussion about the Okotoks Erratic. Click this registration link to s…

Join us on May 27 for the next RETROactive Live event! Heritage Conservation Advisors will share information and answer ...
05/21/2026

Join us on May 27 for the next RETROactive Live event! Heritage Conservation Advisors will share information and answer questions regarding historic windows.

Written by: RETROactive staff We are pleased to invite you to the third instalment of the RETROactive Live Alberta Heritage Speaker Series. This online webinar will be presented by Heritage Conserv…

Registration for the next RETROactive Live Speaker Series is now open.
05/05/2026

Registration for the next RETROactive Live Speaker Series is now open.

Written by: RETROactive staff After the launch of the RETROactive Live Alberta Heritage Speaker Series a couple days ago, we are pleased to invite you to our next online webinar. This talk will be …

Spring in Alberta? How about some skiing!
04/22/2026

Spring in Alberta? How about some skiing!

Editor’s note: The banner image above features a travel brochure on ski resorts at Banff and Jasper, courtesy of the Provincial Archives of Alberta. Written by: Emily Guthrie-Plouffe, Governm…

Register for the first ever RETROactive: Alberta Heritage Speaker Series.
04/16/2026

Register for the first ever RETROactive: Alberta Heritage Speaker Series.

Written by: RETROactive staff If you scroll all the way down to the very first RETROactive blog post from January 2011, you’ll see that it began as an initiative of the Historic Places Stewardship …

The Archaeological Survey of Alberta's Occasional Paper Series No. 44 is now available for free download!
04/16/2026

The Archaeological Survey of Alberta's Occasional Paper Series No. 44 is now available for free download!

Written by: Todd Kristensen, Archaeological Survey of Alberta and Robert Gustas The Archaeological Survey of Alberta is pleased to kick-off Occasional Paper Series No. 44 with its first six article…

In a follow-up to his earlier piece on immigration halls in Alberta, David Monteyne, Professor, School of Architecture a...
03/25/2026

In a follow-up to his earlier piece on immigration halls in Alberta, David Monteyne, Professor, School of Architecture at the University of Calgary, dives into the history of these halls in Edmonton and Strathcona.

Editor’s note: The banner image above is a new Edmonton immigration hall completed in 1930. Source: Library and Archives Canada, Department of Public Works fonds, 1959-106 (PA-181012). Writte…

The nomination period for the 2026 Heritage Awards opens Sunday!
02/27/2026

The nomination period for the 2026 Heritage Awards opens Sunday!

Written by: RETROactive staff Do you know a person or group in your community helping to support Alberta’s history and heritage? It could be a local historical society helping preserve a phys…

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