Please join us on Friday, May 17, when Highlands Historical Society will be hosting Trivia Night at Highlands Community League Pub Night. Doors will open at 7:30pm and the trivia contest will begin at 8:30pm. The theme of the trivia contest is “Leisure in Edmonton”. Highlands Community League is located at 6112 – 113 avenue.…
Heritage Plaque Workshop
Come and join HHS for an informative session on how to research Henderson’s Directory and Land Titles to obtain a heritage plaque for your Highlands home. The event is free but registration is required and space limited. Your home must be at least 50 years old and fall within the Highlands / Bellevue boundaries (50th…
Viktoria Grynenko: Contemporary Works from Ukraine (at McLuhan House)
Mark your calendars for a not to be missed concert at the historic McLuhan house (11342 64 St.) in Highlands! On Tuesday, February 6, a recital featuring contemporary music being written in Ukraine will run from 7-9:30 p.m. Virtuoso violinist Viktoria Grynenko will perform these works, and a discussion will follow. My aim for this…
A Conversation with Anita Jenkins
HHS is thrilled when current and past Highlands residents share their memories of the neighbourhood with you. In this latest chapter of our oral history series, former HHS board member and newsletter contributor Anita Jenkins talks about her extensive social activities in Highlands, the importance of preserving historic houses, and her adventures in gardening. The…
Highlands United Church Memorial Window
In anticipation of the Highlands Historical Society Annual General Meeting next Saturday, November 25, in the sanctuary at Highlands United Church, we are reprinting the following article, as originally written by Dave Cooper for the 1992 Vol 3 No 2 Fall edition of our newsletter. The Story of a Window Stained glass collected from the…
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