Lethbridge’s Hidden Coffee House Gem: The Inn Purple

The Inn Purple was a coffee house for young adults that was open from 1967 to 1968 in Lethbridge. It was a place where teens and young adults could go to hang out, listen to music and dance without drugs, alcohol or their parents.

ArticleBobbie FoxOctober 14, 2022Archives, Exhibit, Exhibition, history, Lethbridge, Downtown, Downtown Lethbridge, Inn Purple, Exhibitions, Exhibits, exhibits, exhibit, Coffee, Music Comment

Comparing Adventures

ArticleWendy AitkensMarch 10, 2015Alpine Club of Canada, Atlin, Banff, E F Kirk, E. F. Kirk, Edith Fanny, Galt Museum & Archives, Glacier, Jasper, Yoho, York, adventure, art, artist, exhibits, journey, painting, travel, water colour, watercolourComment

Lethbridge Detention Camp

ArticleBrett CliftonOctober 10, 2014Galt Museum & Archives, 502 1st Street South, Lethbridge, AB T1J 1Y4, Canada1914, Alberta history, Archives, First World War, Galt Archives, Galt Museum, Great War, Lethbridge Daily Herald, Lethbridge, Southern Alberta, anniversary, detention, enemy aliens, enemy, exhibitsComment

The Early Days of War

ArticleBrett CliftonSeptember 26, 20141914, Alberta history, Archives, First World War, Galt Archives, Galt Museum, Great War, Lethbridge Daily Herald, Lethbridge, Southern Alberta, anniversary, enlist, exhibitsComment

War Fever Strikes Lethbridge

ArticleBrett CliftonSeptember 11, 20141914, Alberta history, Archives, August 4, First World War, Galt Archives, Lethbridge Daily Herald, Lethbridge, Southern Alberta, anniversary, exhibits, Galt MuseumComment

Beginnings & Endings of Miss Edith Fanny Kirk

ArticleWendy AitkensAugust 8, 2014Altrincham, E F Kirk, Lethbridge, Miss Edith Fanny Kirk, Sheffield, art teacher, art, artist, birth, cemetery, exhibits, Galt Museum Comments

Entrepreneurs and Innovators - Part 8

ArticleSven AndreassenFebruary 3, 2014Archives, Oscar Raymond Knight, Sir Alexander Galt, coal, exhibits, sugar beet history, Elliot GaltComment

Entrepreneurs and Innovators - Part 7

ArticleSven AndreassenJanuary 27, 2014Agriculture, Archives, Black Horse, Charles Noble, coal mining, exhibitsComment

Entrepreneurs and Innovators - Part 6

ArticleSven AndreassenJanuary 20, 2014Archives, Arthur George Baalim, Entrepreneurs, Innovators, Lethbridge history, Nakagama's, exhibits, Galt MuseumComment

Entrepreneurs and Innovators - Part 5

ArticleSven AndreassenDecember 30, 2013Archives, Ducan Industries, Lethbridge history, Sicks Brewery, exhibit, exhibits, Galt Museum & ArchivesComment

Entrepreneurs and Innovators - Part 4

ArticleSven AndreassenDecember 16, 2013Archives, Cowley, Johnson Brothers, Lethbridge Iron Works, Lethbridge history, exhibits, Galt Museum Comments

Entrepreneurs and Innovators - Part 3

ArticleSven AndreassenDecember 2, 2013Galt Museum and Archives, Lethbridge Fire Department, Van Haarlem Hospital, exhibitsComment

Entrepreneurs and Innovators - Part 2

ArticleSven AndreassenNovember 18, 2013Agriculture, Galt Museum, Southern Alberta, exhibitsComment

Entrepreneurs and Innovators - Part 1

ArticleSven AndreassenNovember 4, 2013exhibits, Galt MuseumComment

Awesome Pets! A Community Exhibit

ArticleWendy AitkensAugust 20, 2013Galt Museum, bird, cat, dog, exhibits, ferret, lizard, museum, pets, photo, video Comment

Community Ideas Guide the Museum

ArticleWendy AitkensDecember 22, 2011Galt Museum and Archives, community input, exhibit planning, exhibitsComment

Lethbridge's Potato Tragedy

Belinda CrowsonNovember 24, 2011Lethbridge history, crime and punishment, exhibits, toys and games, Galt MuseumComment

3 Dimensions Art Show

ArticleWendy AitkensSeptember 15, 20113 dimensions, Art Walk, Arts Days, Canada Culture Days, art, artists, exhibits, sculpture, Galt Museum Comment

Toy's Stories

ArticleWendy AitkensJuly 5, 2011exhibits, games, gifts, memories, stories, toys, Galt Museum Comment

Gathering Ideas

ArticleWendy AitkensMay 10, 2011Community Programs, Friends of the Galt Museum and Archives, Galt Museum and Archives, anniversaries, exhibits, family history, ideas, issues, southern Alberta history, storiesComment