Red Deer Cultural Heritage Society
Delores Coghill
Box 24001
Red Deer, Alberta T4N 6X6
403-346-0055 | phone
403-347-8759 | fax
Payment Methods
Hours of Operation
Please contact us for our current hours of operation.
Our Memberships
Non-Profit
Red Deer Cultural Heritage Society
Cronquist House, Festival Hall, Canada Day
The Red Deer Cultural Heritage Society operates and rents out the Cronquist House, including Tea House, and Festival Hall. RDCHS has run the Red Deer Canada Day Celebration since 1969.
What's New
Saturday, June 1, 2019
Do you offer any goods or services that would fit in perfectly to this year's Canada Day Celebration? We would love to have you! Fill out the Artisan Application, and submit it by email to rdchs@telus.net , or in person at the Cronquist House. Download Canada Day Artisan Application at http://shoplocal.ly/51xWwR
Posted at 02:00 PM
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Do you offer any goods or services that would fit in perfectly to this year's Canada Day Celebration? We would love to have you! Fill out the Artisan Application, and submit it by email to rdchs@telus.net , or in person at the Cronquist House. Download Canada Day Artisan Application at http://shoplocal.ly/51xWwR
Posted at 02:00 PM
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Do you offer any goods or services that would fit in perfectly to this year's Canada Day Celebration? We would love to have you! Fill out the Artisan Application, and submit it by email to rdchs@telus.net , or in person at the Cronquist House. Download Canada Day Artisan Application at http://shoplocal.ly/51xWwR
Posted at 02:00 PM
Friday, March 1, 2019
Do you offer any goods or services that would fit in perfectly to this year's Canada Day Celebration? We would love to have you! Fill out the Artisan Application, and submit it by email to rdchs@telus.net , or in person at the Cronquist House. Download Canada Day Artisan Application at http://shoplocal.ly/51xWwR
Posted at 02:00 PM
Friday, February 1, 2019
Do you offer any goods or services that would fit in perfectly to this year's Canada Day Celebration? We would love to have you! Fill out the Artisan Application, and submit it by email to rdchs@telus.net , or in person at the Cronquist House. Download Canada Day Artisan Application at http://shoplocal.ly/51xWwR
Posted at 02:00 PM
Monday, August 6, 2018
Happy Heritage Day! Here at the RDCHS, we are fortunate to be surrounded by reminders of our heritage every day. From operating the historic Cronquist House and Festival Hall, to sharing the Cronquist family history, to the diverse cultural backgrounds of our member groups, heritage is so much of what we stand for that it is in our name. We want to do more to celebrate it. The Cronquist House basement will soon accommodate exhibits celebrating beautiful Canada and our wonderful world. We hope to have these exhibits open for Canada... more
Posted at 02:30 PM
Saturday, August 4, 2018
Festival Hall first opened in 1940 as part of a Non-Permanent Active Militia Training Centre, the next year becoming an advanced training camp for the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps. The facility's name was changed to the A-20 Army Camp. Soldiers came to Red Deer to learn skills for map reading, using weapons, defending against gas attacks, and equipment management, supply and repair. The A-20 Army Camp closed at the end of WWII. In 1950 the east drill hall of the camp was converted into an auditorium, and a gymnasium for the... more
Posted at 02:00 PM
Friday, August 3, 2018
ATTENTION: Basement bathrooms are closed this week for RENOS!
Posted at 01:00 PM
Thursday, August 2, 2018
ATTENTION: Basement bathrooms are closed this week for RENOS!
Posted at 01:01 PM
Wednesday, August 1, 2018
ATTENTION: Basement bathrooms are closed this week for RENOS!
Do you offer any goods or services that would fit in perfectly to this year's Canada Day Celebration? We would love to have you! Fill out the Artisan Application, and submit it by email to rdchs@telus.net , or in person at the Cronquist House. Download Canada Day Artisan Application at 
