CONFLUENCE
Heritage Society
All About Us
Our vision: to be a vibrant creative, unique and diverse volunteer organization that is recognized and respected for our commitment to Western Canadian history and heritage.
Our mission: To preserve, support and promote our Western Canadian history, heritage and culture.
Who We Are
- A volunteer, non profit registered charity
- Registered as an Alberta Society in 1983 as the Association of Friends of Rocky Mountain House National Historic Park
- Changed our legal name to the Confluence Heritage Society in 2007
What We Do
- Promote the Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site
- Operate the Trading Post gift shop
- Collect Site admission fees
- Provide summer employment for students
- Raise funds for projects
- Host special events
- Perform the David Thompson Puppet Show
What's in a Name?
Confluence is the flowing together of rivers, ideas, cultures or the place where they flow together.
Heritage is something that comes to us from the past to preserve for the future.
A Society is an organization of people with a common purpose. It is also associated with friendship or companionship.
You Can Get Involved
Buy a membership! Make a Donation!
Annual memberships are $10.00 per person, $20.00 per family.
Members will receive a newsletter and a 10% discount on purchases made at the Trading Post.Donors will receive a charitable receipt for income tax purposes.
Membership Form
Download the membership form.
Some of Our Accomplishments
- Successfully lobbied Parks Canada to improve the Site and improve the Visitor Centre building
- Raised funds, labour and in-kind donations to have the picnic shelter built
- Raised funds to pay for the York Boat currently on display at the Site
- Helped to pay for advertising and promoting events at the Site
- Applied for and received a grant to develop and produce the David Thompson Puppet Show which has been performed since 2000 at the Historic Site.
- Published Controversy as a Teaching Tool, a teacher resource manual, parts of which are now in the Alberta Social Studies Curriculum.
- Sponsored an Archi Cart, which is used in some of the programs at the Site
- Contributed funds toward an archaeological study of the Site
- Help sponsor community events such as Canada Day Celebrations, The Rocky Mountain House Bicentennial in 1999 and the David Thompson Bicentennial events from 2007 to 2011.
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