MAG 50th Anniversary
Celebrating 50 years of the Red Deer & District Museum Society
Thank you for celebrating our anniversary with us!
Events and programs related to our 50th anniversary. Check back soon!
(pictured) Billboard that reads “Never leave Red Deer without seeing through the Museum”. Postcard was mailed to someone in Calgary, Alberta. Sign advertises the Dr. Henry George Museum in Red Deer. Courtesy of Red Deer Archives, P2144
Red Deer had a much earlier museum. From 1907-1922, Dr. Henry George had a museum on Ross Street and 48th Avenue. The museum had originally opened in Innisfail in 1904, but it was moved to Red Deer in 1907.
Dr. George and his wife, Barbara George (Bernard), helped found the Alberta Natural History Society. As such, their museum collection contained numerous taxidermy animals and natural specimens.