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CONFLUENCE

Heritage Society

Event Highlights - 2010

March

  • Sent out fundraising letters to members, sponsors and associates.

April

  • Interviewed and hired students to work in the gift shop.

May

  • Sponsored a booth at the Rocky Trade Fair and sold pull tickets as a fundraiser.
  • Worked a casino in Red Deer as a fundraiser
  • Prepared and planted our Fur Trade garden.

June

  • Entered a float in the Rocky Mountain House Rodeo parade together with Parks Canada.

July

  • Held our annual Bison Burger Barbeque on Canada Day.
  • Sponsored special guests, The Edmonton House Brigade re enactors, at the Legends and Legacies weekend

August

  • Held a pancake breakfast with the Museum Board at the Bastions and Bones weekend.  Special Guests were the Pikani, who demonstrated Pikani traditions.
  • Held a veggie Barbeque with vegetables from the Fur Trade garden.

September

  • Hosted a Volunteer Thank you barbeque with a guided tour of the short trail and a preview of the new Site video.
  • Cleaned out our storage shed and held a yard sale.  It was a beautiful day.

October

  • Provided lunch for new Canadians who came to experience our history at the Authentic Canada event.

November

  • Held our Annual General Meeting.  New Site manager, Greg Joyce, was the guest speaker.

December

  • Several Board members attended an "unconference" at Lake Louise where we had an opportunity to share ideas with other Friends groups.

The Pikani

Special guests at the Bastions and Bones weekend were the Pikani.  They showed their painted tipis, told stories, and involved visitors in the round dance.
The Pikani were one of the original groups who traded at Rocky Mountain House during the Fur Trade era.

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Penny Press

We received funding from the Parks Canada Contribution Fund to purchase a Penny Press.

Choose one of four designs.  Put in a loonie and a US penny.  Turn the handle and presto!

An instant souvenir of the Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site.

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