Welcome to Fort George and Buckingham House Provincial Historic Site!
Step through our doors to discover a fascinating time in Alberta's early fur trade.
Our modern visitor centre was opened exactly 200 years after the original fur trade forts were built. Inside you'll find an interactive museum gallery, travelling exhibits, activities, guided tours and modern visitor facilities.
After you've explored the visitor centre, it's time to step out to the wooded trails and into history to where Fort George and Buckingham House once stood.
Although the forts disappeared back into the landscape many years ago, archaeologists uncovered the remains of the buildings. We have marked out the perimeter of the structures that made up the two forts so that you can stand where history happened. Interpretive panels provide more information about the people and activities that made the bustling fur trade work.
History of Fort George and Buckingham House Provincial Historic Site
The Interpretive Center was opened by the Province of Alberta in 1992. The opening marked the bi-centennial establishment of the 2 fur trade posts on the site.
The site is operated by Alberta Culture, Heritage Division.
Donations
Help us preserve and interpret Fort George and Buckingham House!
Fort George and Buckingham House is looking for artifacts to support gallery displays and items for use in programming. All of our artifacts are carefully selected.
Some of the gallery items are original to the site, while others are reproductions chosen to represent original items. Even items in poor condition, if rare, may provide valuable information to help us interpret the story of the site more fully. In some instances, objects are borrowed so they can be used in temporary displays, documented, or reproduced.
We are not able to accept everything. If you have an item that you think will help us, let us know and we will tell you if it meets our needs and requirements.
Potential donors should contact our curator to discuss the criteria for donating or loaning artifacts for use on the site. It is recommended you attach a photo of your item to your email.
If you are interested in donating historic items, or have items to show, please contact:
Joy Schellenberg, Artifact Curator
Joy.Schellenberg@gov.ab.ca
780-431-2367 (for toll-free, dial 310-0000 first)