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Days of Yore 2019 at Rosebud Park in Didsbury Alberta

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Days of Yore is an outdoor living history festival entertaining and educating the public to cultural traditions, lifestyles, and activities of bygone eras through authentic representation of those times.

Look Who's Coming in 2022!

Sons of Fenrir Vikings | Dragons Own Medieval Combat | Yankee Valley Yankees | Victorian Society
Edmonton House Brigade | 10th Battalion WWI | WWII First Special Service Force | Prairie Motor Brigade

In addition to helping indulge passions for the American Civil War, the Yankee Valley Yankees allows its members to turn up the volume with Matthew and Mark the Howitzers!The YANKEE VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY are another group returning by popular demand. They bring the history of one of the United States' most defining conflicts to life, complete with era-inspired uniforms, muskets and cannons.

The American Civil War lasted from 1861 to 1865, and laid the groundwork to free an entire race of people.

They will field two pieces of artillery and all their guns.

With this group, you'll turn up the volume with Matthew and Mark the Howitzers!

And, they promise to be twice as big as last year and a thousand times louder!

Such a wonderful group of ladies, these aristocrats from the Victorian age.The VICTORIAN SOCIETY OF ALBERTA love to live the life from the Victorian and Edwardian-era - focusing on 1880 - 1914, which is Alberta settlement.

The distinctly 19th century Victorian era was a time of locomotives and steam travel, gas lighting, horse-drawn carriages and the telegraph.

The Edwardian era witnessed the development of the automobile industry, the introduction of electric lighting and, thanks to the 1899 Telegraph Act, the first local telephone systems.

They will entertain us with a rousing game of croquet or bocce ball, demonstrate needlework and crocheting, and show you the Victorian Internet!

The Edmonton House Brigade is family friendly and all share an interest in the preservation and presentation of fur trade history.The EDMONTON HOUSE BRIGADE were a highlight during our Canada 150 tribute, and are returning in 2019 for another great show. Its members have chosen to bring back to life the days of the great fur brigades in western Canada at the end of the eighteenth and beginning of the nineteenth centuries.

You will learn all about Canada's Fur Trade, see them start a fire with flint and steel, handling wild meat, learn about Trading Post history, maybe even learn about some edible plants and herbs. Oh yes, and see their proficient use of Black Powder Firearms!

And crafts! A perfect chance to celebrate Canada is to learn old-time skills such as tufting, embroidery, quill work, beading, weaving, knitting, spinning, woodworking, and maybe even a little blacksmithing.

The Edmonton House Brigade represents the period of 1805. They are "Freemen" who have finished their service with the North West Fur Company or the Hudson Bay Company and have decided to stay in country. They are great storytellers, played music, sang songs - all great fun for you at Days of Yore!

In the spirit of respect, reciprocity and truth, we honour and acknowledge the traditional Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Blackfoot confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani as well as the Nakoda and Tsuut'ina nations.

We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3 within the historical Northwest Métis homeland.

Finally, we acknowledge all Nations, indigenous and non, who live, work and play and help us steward this land, honour and celebrate this territory.

This sacred gathering place provides us with an opportunity to engage in and demonstrate leadership on reconciliation. Thank you for your enthusiasm and commitment to join our team on the lands of Treaty 7 territory.

Supporting arts, culture & heritage in Carstairs, Cremona, Didsbury, Olds, Sundre and the surrounding Central Alberta communities between Red Deer and Calgary.
Logo designed by Joel Windsor. Venues sponsored by the Town of Didsbury. Stay overnight at the Rosebud Valley Campground at the east entrance to Didsbury. The Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage Program was created to help you celebrate your community, its past and its present. Situated where the foothills of the Canadian Rockies meet the fertile plains, Mountain View County is in the heart of Alberta's Calgary - Edmonton corridor. The Alberta Foundation for the Arts provides support to arts organizations, giving them the power to inspire minds, encourage expression, foster creativity, and contribute to Alberta's economy. Logo designed by Lyle Schulz.
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