Projects and Initiatives

A collection of projects and initiatives by the Blackfalds & Area Historical Society.

Featured Projects

These are some of our favorite projects

On The Spot

"On This Spot" offers history at your fingertips:

The Blackfalds & Area Historical Society has partnered with: On This Spot website to present then and now photos, engaging historic walking tours, tour of the Wadey house and a youtube video.

Mural Media

Whitford Stopping House

The Whitford Stopping House was located close to the south side of the Blindman River, and on the east side of the C & E Trail, just south of Blackfalds.

Veteran Memorial

Veterans Memorial

Blackfalds' monument with the names of 85 men and women

Society Literature & Books

These Books are for sale

Blackfalds Veteran Memorial

$20.00

To receive your copy of the book, please email Judy at:

Society Email

Journey's Through Faith

$20.00

"A look back through Blackfalds Churches"

To receive your copy of the book, please email Judy at:

Society Email

All Projects

The Society's Projects 11

On The Spot

"On This Spot" offers history at your fingertips:

The Blackfalds & Area Historical Society has partnered with: On This Spot website to present then and now photos, engaging historic walking tours, tour of the Wadey house and a youtube video.

Mural Media

How the Blindman River got its Name

The Cree referred to the river as Paskapoo or paskapiw, which means, "he is blind". There is a story that a hunting party of Cree had to camp along this river as they were suffering severely from "snow blindness"

Mural Media

Blindman River Dam

In 1904 Aruthur D. Gregson donated about 4 acres of land to the Blindman River Electric Light and Power Company

Mural Media

Early Exploration

Early Explorers of Central Alberta & Western Canada

Mural Media

C & E Trail

This central Alberta trail is considered a very old and well used Indigenous trail that ran north/south.

Mural Media

Whitford Stopping House

The Whitford Stopping House was located close to the south side of the Blindman River, and on the east side of the C & E Trail, just south of Blackfalds.

Mural Media

Buffalo Lake Trail

Early trails used by the First Nations peoples were related to travel from place to place, as well as economic fur trade of the time

mural component of Arthur Douglas Gregson

Mural Media

Arthur D. Gregson - Entomologist

Arthur Douglas Gregson, an Englishman from Kent, developed an interest in natural history, and at the age of 15 he won the school prize for the best collection of moths and butterflies. He was one of the first colonial settlers to the Blackfalds area. He came here because of his diagnosis of tuberculosis, and his doctor's orders of a climate change from England as essential to his survival.

Iron Ridge Mural

Projects and Initiatives

"On This Spot" offers history at your fingertips:

Whitford Stopping House

Veterans Memorial

Blackfalds Veteran Memorial

Journey's Through Faith

"On This Spot" offers history at your fingertips:

How the Blindman River got its Name

Blindman River Dam

Early Exploration

C & E Trail

Whitford Stopping House

Buffalo Lake Trail

Arthur D. Gregson - Entomologist

Iron Ridge Secondary Campus Mural

The Wigmore Uniform Project

Veterans Memorial