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Fireside Chat Series: Jillian Roulet

Back to The Cairn On February 6, 2020, Jillian Roulet was interviewed by Chic Scott as part of the Whyte Museum's popular Fireside Chat...

Uncovering Georgina McDougall Luxton’s Story through the Luxton Foundation Collection

By Kate Skelton, Processing Archivist Back to The Cairn Since its creation in 1995, the Eleanor Luxton Historical Foundation, also...

The Procession of the Daimyo

By Cécile Lepage, Curatorial Assistant Back to The Cairn Above: Sakurai Seppo (1753 – 1824, Japanese), Procession of Daimyo (Feudal...

A Lover of Words and Storyteller: Jean Hembroff MacDonald

By Courtney Maxwell-Alves, Archive and Library Assistant Back to The Cairn Archives, since their very origins in the ancient world, have...

Big Skies and Lantern Slides

Back to The Cairn Join us as we celebrate the opening of our 2020 Exposure: Alberta's Photography Festival exhibitions! Opening Reception...

Fireside Chat: Charlie Locke

On November 26, 2019, elusive Rocky Mountain legend, Charlie Locke was interviewed by Chic Scott as part of the Whyte Museum's popular...

Building Bridges within the Cultural Trade Route

By Dawn Saunders Dahl, Indigenous Program Manager Back to The Cairn Banff sits on the traditional cultural trade route for the Stoney...

The New Digital Database is Live!

Back to The Cairn Have you ever wondered if we have any photographs of the Banff Winter Carnival in our Archive collection? Or what is...

Charlie and Olive: A story about the Beils

Back to The Cairn By Anne Ewen, Chief Curator One of the great joys of working at a museum is the opportunity to research and learn about...

The Generosity of Private Lenders

Back to The Cairn By DL Cameron, Curator and Chief of Design The current exhibition on at the Whyte Museum, Unbridled, like many of the...

Rabbit Holes in the Archives and Library of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies:

The Totem Sea Plane’s Foray to Banff National Park Back to The Cairn By Lindsay Stokalko, Reference Archivist/Librarian A peruse through...

Fireside Chat Series: Roy Anderson

Back to The Cairn On October 24, 2019, Roy Anderson was interviewed by Chic Scott as part of the Whyte Museum's popular Fireside Chat...