You have most certainly heard of the Canmore Hotel, but Canmore has a long history of motels, lodges, and cabins where travelers and new arrivals took a rest or settled in.
Join us as we explore the history of lodging in Canmore and the Bow Valley. We will look at photos, postcards, and other ephemera that traces the earliest hotels, motels, and cabins in the area.
If you have postcards, advertisements, matchbooks, etc. that advertise some of these long lost establishments feel free to bring them in for us to see.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Mercedes Cormier brings 8 years of progressive experience at the Royal AlbertaMuseum to her role at the Canmore Museum. She started at the RAM, as a volunteer, then progressed toCollections Technician, to her final role at the RAM asCollections Management Assistant. In this role, she was responsible for helping lead the recent move of the Royal Alberta Museum’s collection from the museum’s old Glenora location to their new museum building and current offsite storage facility. In that intense three-year project, she has handled and helped re-house nearly every object in the RAM’s vast collection. Mercedes is currently working with various collections at theRAM to finish up post move tasks. She has experience in working with human history objects, natural history specimens, and collections representing Alberta’s Indigenous communities. Outside of her experience at the Royal Alberta Museum, Mercedes has also worked with specialty collections at the Bata Shoe Museum inToronto, Ontario (practicum) and at Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Ecology from the Univeristy of Alberta and is currently undertaking a graduate diploma in HeritageResource Management with Athabasca University.