Permanent Collections [History]
The History Collection at the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery encompasses a substantial variety of objects that provide the evidence of events, people, politics, and the daily life of Red Deer, the surrounding districts and broader Central Alberta.
Collection Items:
- Central Alberta Music Posters and CHED Charts
Every week Phil Hallet made his way to Crescendo Music, located in the Central Block, at 5008-50St, and picked up the week's CHED Chart of the top music. 630 CHED, a popular Edmonton radio station, released lists on the popularity of records, based...
- Examination Table, Dr. Richard Parsons
1984.152.1 Dr. Richard Parsons arrived in Red Deer in 1903. He was born in 1875 on a farm near Weston, Ontario. Dr. Parsons attended Trinity Medical College, graduating in 1901. He finished his internship at the Toronto General Hospital. He then...