As the old grain elevators have disappeared, so are many of the barns in our Chestermere farming community. It was sad last week to see the red barn at the...
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Chestermere was, and still is, a great place to fish. Everyday there are people out in their boats, or standing on the bridge or down at the dam, trying their...
The Chestermere Historical Foundation helped celebrate 80 years of use at the Camp Chestermere site by presenting the unique history of the oldest not-for...
No historic main street, no historic train station, no historic downtown…but Chestermere still has a few old buildings that harken back to the early days of...
Volunteer week is over but there is no end to celebrating the gift of time given–and Chestermere Historical Foundation (CHF) is now benefitting from the...
There is something good to be said for starting a new year with a delicious pot luck, new members, and so many ideas for historical projects that there was no...
In 1917 the women of the Chestermere community created a quilt to raise funds for WWI Veterans. Today an exact replica of that “Red Cross Quilt” is...
The Chestermere Historical Foundation (CHF) is asking for the public’s help to solve the mystery of an anonymously donated photo album. “If...
Camp Chestermere is looking to the past as it prepares for the future. “We have some big plans for the future…but I think before you move forward as an...
On Monday July 31st Chestermere Historical Foundation member Kay Clarke will present the history of Chestermere starting with the earliest farm settlers...
