Vision Statement
The Friends of Medalta Society is dedicated to developing the Historic Clay District as “A world-class cultural district with a heart of clay”.
Mission Statement
The Friends of Medalta Society (the “Society”) fosters an understanding and appreciation of the Medicine Hat Clay Industries National Historic District (known as the “Historic Clay District”), its importance in the development of Medicine Hat, and its impact across Canada through collection, preservation, exhibition and interpretation.
Medalta Staff
The Friends of Medalta Society is a not-for-profit organization established in 1986 which is dedicated to the restoration and development of Medalta Potteries National Historic Site and the 150 acre Historic Clay District as a world-class artistic and cultural hub. Within the District are the historic Medicine Hat Potteries, Hycroft China Provincial Historic Resource, the Medicine Hat Brick and Tile Provincial Historic Resource and the National Porcelain Site. Together, Medicine Hat’s clay industries formed one of Western Canada’s earliest and largest industries.
*Staff photos taken by James Farrell
Terry Murphy
Maintenance
Pamela Irvine
Janitorial
Tania Wagenaar
Production Assistant
Darrien Acheson
Maintenance Staff
Nolan Schotanus
Museum Staff
Friends of Medalta Society Board of Directors
Melinda Arthur
Chair
Brad Ambrosi
Vice Chair
Cori Cuthbertson
Director
Linda Robertson
Director
ELIZABETH MCNALLY
Director
ELISE WOUTERS
Director
ROBERT WANNER
Director
ALLISON KNODEL
City Representative
Honour Roll
Linda Rossler
Cody Weiss
Dave Stalwick
“The Kiln Diners” Bert and Donna Propp & Dennis and LaDonna Schneider
Jacquelyn Penner
Gwen Strojick
Larry Switzer
Sharon Aaltonen
Wayne Baumback
Allen Dillman
Darla Sawatsky
Quentin Brehmer
Earl Morris
Len Vandervaart
Jim Adams
Phyllis Harvey
Bert Kleis
Jim Pratt
Len Mitzel
Joyce Yamamoto
Barry Finkelman
Jacquie Heard
Marilyn Pacheco
Ken Zollner
Rino Basso
Ronald Getty
Basil Leismeister
Tony Schlachter
Lorne Simpson
Laurie Switzer
Brian Unger
Bill Yuill
Paula Armstrong
Nancy Beatch
Bert Hargrave (posthumous)
Allan Jensen
Audrey Malek
Phyllis McLaughlin
John Moldon
Carol O’Brien
Rob Renner
Malcolm Sissons
Dan Taylor (posthumous)
Annette Unger
Sharon Zollner
Yvonne Anctil
Bill Bauman
Dianne Finch
Jack Forbes
Arne Handley
Darcey Howells
David Jamieson
Reiny Lehr
