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OUR 2024 SUMMER AUCTION IS ON NOW! The Fort Edmonton Foundation is excited to be holding its inaugural Summer Auction! All proceeds support the Foundation and are put towards ensuring that history is preserved, promoted, and shared at Fort Edmonton Park. Be sure to g...
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Fort Edmonton Foundations 50/50 Cash Raffle Get Your Tickets Now! Purchase your tickets TODAY for your chance to win up to $10,000 with Fort Edmonton Foundations 50/50 raffle! Our 50/50 jackpots have been awarding winners thousands of dollars right acro...
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Fort Edmonton Park is a vital educational and recreational experience for everyone, especially our regions younger generations. Fort Edmonton Foundation CARES – (Creating Accessible Responsive Education for Sharing) is an initiative that focuses directly on expandi...
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OUR 2023 FALL FOR THE FORT AUCTION IS ON NOW! The Fort Edmonton Foundation is excited to be holding its fourth annual Fall for the Fort Online Auction. This year’s auction will launch on Tuesday, August 1, and will wrap on Tuesday, September 12 at 9:00 p.m. MDT wit...
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End of the Line Guest post from Fort Edmonton Foundation, Historian Laureate, Tim Marriott  The “End of the Line” of the White Pass and Yukon Railway in Skagway, Alaska Our lives are circumscribed by lines. We are bounded by lines and directed...
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History of Tom Thumb Mini Golf For a number of years now, the Tom Thumb Miniature Golf Course has unfortunately been closed at Fort Edmonton Park, due to its wear & tear from the amount of love it has received over the years. We are so pleased to announce, through co...
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The All Aboard Capital Campaign wants to ensure the preservation of Edmonton and areas rich rail history at Fort Edmonton Park through the revitalization of the train station, the capital reinvestment into Locomotive 107 and the purchase of a dining car. There has b...
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Meet Asher Fehr, Official Train Ambassador for the All Aboard Train Campaign On June 1, 2023, the Fort Edmonton Foundation launched the new All Aboard Capital Campaign. As a Foundation and a Board, we are thrilled to continue our mandate to support capital projects ...
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In this guest post from Fort Edmonton Foundation, Historian Laureate, Tim Marriott recounts his travels as a child from Bonnyville, Alberta to Edmonton and, how importance the roles railways played in connecting rural Alberta with the rest of the province as well as highlig...
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About the Historian Laureate Program Did you know that the Fort Edmonton Foundation has a Historian Laureate? The role of the Historian Laureate was created to give a voice and a living link to the history of our community and the Fort Edmonton Foundation. Our His...
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