2017 - A Year in Review (and a great year it was!) It is hard to believe that a year has gone by so quickly. This time last year we were still struggling with some concept, coding and the finances to get the History Check app out the door. This year we are [...]
One of the challenges of creating a new and unique things is the processes that go into it that work for everyone. As History Check is a Community Guide as well as a Heritage and Travel app, finding a solution for all businesses was important to us. We have fine-tuned the package for Advertising [...]
History Check Circle of Giving to Communities Giving to Northern Alberta Communities is a major factor of the History Check mobile app project. When FHNAS started this project as a way to preserve and promote our heritage it quickly became apparent that there was more opportunity to serve northern Alberta as a whole. Our [...]
Volunteers have found a cause they believe in, see the value of, and as such they are willing to give of their time to further that cause. They may not be able to give donations, but they can certainly stuff envelopes, send emails, and share social media posts to further the cause.
History Check is an Incredible Achievement! Likening the History Check App to the roadside signs of the technological age was part of Evert Poor's speech at the Official Launch of History Check at the Provincial Archives of Alberta on October 4th, 2017.. He spoke in his capacity as a board member of Alberta [...]
We are currently working on updating the fhnas.ca website to reflect our launch. There are a lot of pages that need to be changed to reflect an active app versus on in the process on being built. Thank you for your patience as we do this. Advertising options are also being upgraded. Essentially, addition to [...]
With little fanfare, no media coverage & tremendous support, what promises to be northern Alberta's biggest Heritage & Tourism project soft launched at the Prince of Wales Armouries & Heritage Centre on September 24th, 2017. "History is not always accessible to all Albertans" and "History Check ... is going to make it easier for everyday [...]
Scow Boats, Heavy Haulers of the Athabasca River, Alberta, Canada Today I had the privilege of seeing off the Keepers of the Athabasca as they left Smith going to Athabasca on a canoe trip that thousands (if not more) have done before. This vignette tells of the endurance test the voyageurs went through. [...]
My Perspective ~ Canada Day 150 By Sheila Willis I have really struggled with the 150th Birthday of Canada. Being a historian, the writings of the past are good examples of some of the subtle ways that Indigenous peoples have been disregarded and disrespected in the past - this aside from the residential [...]
Thank you for taking the time to learn more about Friends of Historical Northern Alberta Society (FHNAS) and the History Check app - expected to launch in June of 2017. Watch the video below to learn more about how History Check will change the way people learn and explore Northern Alberta History. We would like [...]
