The Canadian Pacific Railway and the Founding of Regina

Robinson Residential 2240 - 2nd Ave, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

The founding of Regina in 1882 followed a pattern that dates back to the earliest days of European settlement in North America: the creation of towns (and future cities in […]

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“We’re Here, Now What?” — an author reading by Ponziano Aluma.

Regina Public Library Central Branch 2311 12th Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

  Newcomers to Canada often struggle trying to find their way in a new culture with comical misadventures, near fatal errors and painfully embarrassing moments as they find their place […]

Picturing the Past: Treasures from the City of Regina Archives.

Regina Public Library Central Branch 2311 12th Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

The City of Regina Archives is a terrific source for old photographs and other historical material of interest to artists, researchers, and anyone else with a curiosity for history. In […]

Archives Week ‘Perspectives on the Northwest Resistance’

Bushwakker Brewing Company 2206 Dewdney Ave, Regina, SK

Presented by the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan as part of Archives Week. This two hour event begins at 7:00 PM and will feature readings from never before seen 1885 dispatches […]

Giant Steps: The History of Jazz.

Regina Public Library Central Branch 2311 12th Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Learn about the artists, styles, and stories behind America's great original art form — Jazz. In honour of Black History month, September Russell will take your ears on a tour […]

Heritage Week: February 20-24, 2017!

Mark Your calendar! Tuesday, Feb 21 – Yorkton Film Festival event (evening), at Regina Public Library Wednesday, Feb 22 – Heritage Regina Lecture (evening) at  Government House, Regina Thursday, Feb […]

“Finding home in Story: Metis concepts of Home and Kinship”

Regina Public Library Central Branch 2311 12th Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Connect with Saskatchewan land and history during this evening of storytelling.  Presented by the Prairie History Room, Regina Writer-in-Residence, Trevor Herriot, will host a session with Metis storytellers to show […]

Collegiate Gothic Architecture in Regina

Government House 4607 Dewdney Ave, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Join James Youck during Heritage Week as he presents a brief history of the College Avenue Campus, and a more detailed description of how this rich sociological and architectural history […]

One Room School House Records — What You Can Learn From Them.

Regina Public Library Central Branch 2311 12th Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

The online 'One Room Schoolhouse Project' helps to bring the one room schoolhouses of history to life on the internet with contributions by former students, teachers and residents.  To illustrate […]