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Not too far away from Alberta's current legislature building is the original one, now housing Edmonton's Public Schools Records from 1884. You will find old textbooks, report cards, photographs, yearbooks, trophies, restored classrooms, and many other items of interest at the Archives & Museum. See old school uniforms, sports jerseys, and old schoolhouse furniture. Researchers and people with any interest in education history will find a visit here fascinating. There is free on site parking. The museum also runs educational programs for schoolchildren. Admission is free. Visit website.
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In 1795, the Hudson's Bay Company established Fort Edmonton , a trading post where the Cree and the Blackfoot brought their much-coveted furs for barter. Over the course of some 200 years, Edmonton has evolved from this desolate outpost into a proud provincial capital. Thanks to the Klondike Gold …