The
collections of the Musée Héritage Museum
and Archives consists of over 6,500 artifacts, 1,100
programming objects, 38 linear metres of textual record,
around 3,000 pre-1948 photographs, thousands of post-1948
photographs, and approximately 6,000 subject/biography
information files. The Musée Héritage
Museum and Archives collects specimens, artifacts, and
archival materials that relate to the natural and cultural
history of St. Albert, including Aboriginal history,
the settlement of St. Albert as a Catholic mission,
and contemporary issues.
Archives
The Musée
Héritage Museum maintains an active Archives
program. The archives contain municipal records, private
papers and manuscripts, organizational records, as well
as photographs. These materials are available to researchers
with the assistance of appropriate museum staff.
Artifacts
The
Musée Héritage Museum has many more artifacts
in its Collections than it can display at one time.
Through our exhibit program we strive to provide the
public with an opportunity to see a variety of pieces
from our collection. We also have over 1,200 items in
our programming collection. These non-artifact pieces
are used by the educational programmers and heritage
sites staff to interpret our history for the public.
Métis
Genealogy
The
Métis Genealogy database is available for viewing
from the public access computer. This database provides
information on many of St. Albert's Métis families.
Information
Files
Also available
to researchers are the Information Files. These files
contain newspaper clippings, pamphlets and brochures,
and other diverse materials relating to past and present
individuals and organizations from St. Albert and area.
Library
An in-house,
non-lending library is maintained with a range of publications
available for viewing in the museum. Subjects include
St. Albert, Natural History, Métis and First
Nations Culture, and Museum Studies.
Historic
Sites Database
This
database contains information on various historic buildings
in and around St. Albert, from Cathedrals to barns.
Many, but not all, are still standing.
Access
is available upon request.
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