Exhibition 'School Days, High School, WWI and WWII' in Archives and Museum
The first floor of the Edmonton Public Schools Archives and Museum covers the early years of the Edmonton Public School Board. Beginning with the establishment of EPSB, the displays show how the education system adapted to an ever-changing demographic in the evolution and growth of Edmonton. Achievements such as the Commercial Grads are celebrated, and the First and Second World Wars and heroics of those who joined the war effort are commemorated.
One special display is the bronze commemorative bronze shield, proudly displayed by the east front door, which was gifted from the school children in Edmonton, England to the school children of Edmonton, Alberta in a special ceremony on July 24, 1919. The shield is in appreciation of the valour displayed by Canadian servicemen during World War I. Today the relationship between the school children from Edmonton, England and Edmonton, Alberta continues, this time online.
