Connecting people with the stories of their city.
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Mid-Year Grant Announcement 2022
EHC congratulates all the recently-announced FIRE (Funding Indigenous Resurgence in Edmonton) and HCIP (Heritage Community Investment Program) recipients. Read our newest blog post for a look both at the diverse group of heritage practitioners who have recently been approved for funding through these programs and at the current funding opportunities available. Next deadlines: September 2, September 30.
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Historic Week Events
EHC is pleased to be taking part in Edmonton and District Historical Society‘s Historic Festival and Doors Open (July 3-10), partnering on two free online events. Register now for Lessons from the Ring Houses: YEG Heritage Reset (July 6, 12:05 PM), a panel discussion of challenges and successes in heritage preservation co-presented by the volunteer-driven Ring House Coalition. EHC is also supporting Edmonton Arts Council for Art & Time: Yorath House and Edmonton’s Westerly Parks (July 7, 12:00 PM) a presentation from Adriana Davies and Marlena Wyman interpreting their recent joint artists’ residency at Yorath House through their historically inspired drawings, paintings, prose, and poetry.
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Welcome EHC’s 2022/23 Board of Directors
All of us at EHC thank our active and engaged membership for taking part in our May 25 AGM and for being year-round contributors to the local heritage community. Find the Annual Report and other related information at this link, and learn more about incoming directors James Lamouche, Kathryn Gwun-Yeen Lennon, Abbey Preston, Rahil Verma, and Geoff Wagner.
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Initiatives
The Edmonton Heritage Council has undertaken a number of initiatives that explore Edmonton’s past and present, and look toward the city’s future with the goal of providing Edmontonians a deeper understanding of who they are.
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Reports
The Edmonton Heritage Council’s reports include strategic plans, foundational statements, annual reports and other research, undertaken in an effort to develop and promote informtaiont about Edmonton’s heritage to its citizens.
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Blog
Our blog is where we keep the public and EHC members up to date on what’s happening around the Edmonton Heritage Council office, ideas we’re interested in, upcoming events and new initiatives we’re working on.