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Morinville Museum ready for Christmas
The Musee Morinville Museum is ready for the festive season and are handing out toques. […]
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Plenty to do in Morinville during Alberta Culture Days
Alberta Culture Days is an annual celebration of arts, heritage, diversity and community spirit that takes place September 27 to 29. […]
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Morinville Museum displaying from Vimy to Juno exhibit
The Battle of Vimy Ridge and the D-Day Landings are the focus of a new exhibit from the Juno Beach Centre. The travelling exhibition is at the Musée Morinville Museum until July 6.
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Morinville Museum to display Mountain Man exhibit in March
The next travelling Alberta Foundation for the Arts exhibit to hit the Musée Morinville Museum is Mountain Man, a display of 13 of panoramas of the trails along the continental divide as well as a few other pieces. […]
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The Week in Photos
Cards and quilting were a couple of the activities at the Rendez-Vous last week. – Lucie Roy Photos Students from […]
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Morinville Museum hosting new travelling art exhibit
When We Were Young is a new travelling exhibit on loan to the Musée Morinville Museum and on display until Dec. 6. […]
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NCABL marks their 50th anniversary with the opening of its Hall of Fame in Morinville
Morinville and Alberta experienced a first Thursday night; the opening of the first sport-specific Hall of Fame dedicated to an amateur League in Alberta. The opening of the North Central Alberta Baseball League’s Hall of Fame at the Musée Morinville Museum coincided with the league’s 50th anniversary. […]
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Morinville Art Club’s art on display at museum
The Morinville Art Club has been active making community connections in Morinville since the election of its new executive at the end of January. Now in its 35th year of existence in the community, the club is celebrating its jade anniversary by sharing the artistic expressions of its members with the broader community. […]
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Museum receives church organ for display
The Musée Morinville Museum recently received a new item with local historical significance – a church organ used in St. Jean Baptiste Church before the restoration of the original 1925 Casavant Freres tubular pneumatic organ. […]
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It’s a Teddy Bear Tea at the Musée Morinville Museum
A new exhibit officially opens at the Musée Morinville Museum Sept. 7, combining a collection of teddy bears and teapots into an historical teddy bear tea. […]
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Museum showcasing a history of phones
Alberta will launch its fourth area code this weekend. The new province-wide 825 area code will fill the void when the 403, 587, and 780 area codes run out.
The province only had one area code (403) until 1999. On Jan. 1 of that year, the 780 was introduced for Northern Alberta. The 587 area code joined the existing two in September of 2008 for use throughout the province. […]
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Museum hoping to move historic Heppler home
The Musée Morinville Museum would like to make the nearly century-old Heppler house part of their collection. The Morinville Historical and Cultural Society met with an expert in moving historical buildings Feb. 3 to get his take on the early Morinville home. […]
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Museum receives lesson in good manners
More than 23 self-help books from the 1940s were among a collection of items donated to the Musée Morinville Museum by Angie Gibeault.
One of the books is A Book of Manners: Present-Day Customs and the Courtesies of Social Intercourse… […]
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Community groups and institutions seek Town funding
Morinville Festival Society Vice President David LeBel and President Paul Smith unveil a Town banner during their Nov. 25 presentation. […]
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Arts and culture come alive in September
by Morinville News Staff
The province has selected the Town of Morinville, partnered with the Morinville Historical & Cultural Society, as one of 92 Host Celebration Site for Alberta Culture Days for the second year in a row…. […]
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The weekend in photos
An original art piece by Tara Chubey was one of the items on display when The Musee Morinville Museum unveiled the Iskwewak (Women) of Alexander First Nation Display Saturday. Guests in attendance included Councillors Brennan Fitzgerald, Stephen Dafoe, Nicole Boutestein and Barry Turner, Sylvia Jennings, and Adele Paul,… […]