Musée Saint-Joseph Museum Inc.

The museum is a reconstruction of a pioneer village. It offers to its visitors a unique occasion to discover the life of the pioneers as they lived in the region over a hundred years ago. The pioneer town has many restored buildings:the Perron house dated 1865 with furnuture from the XIX century, a school dating in the late XIX century, a blacksmith shop, a general store, many antique tractors, agricultural machine from the beginning of the XX century as well as one of the largest collection of stationary engines in the canadian west. One of the buildings has a wide collection of artifacts on display.

Renseignements sur les collections

Collections
1. Display building with a large collection of domestic and agricultural artifacts
2. Blacksmith shop with blacksmith's tools
3. Perron house dating back from 1865. built with timbers, furniture from the end of the XX century
4. Union Point School dating back to the 1890-1895 with furniture from the same era
5. Historical house built by a pioneer of the Saint-Joseph community, furniture dating back to 1915-1930
6. General store with a wide variety of artifacts related to commerce
7. Milking shed built in 1901, contains artifacts related to the dairy industry
8. Three large storage buildings with agricultural machines: tractors, seeders, threshing machines and one of the largest collections of stationary engines in the canadian west
9. Delorme Woodworking Shop with antique tools. Demonstration during the Montcalm Heritage Festival.
10. Sarrasin Leather Shop with tools to repair Harnesses, buggy seats, shoes, etc.
11. Sugar Beet Producers Display Building

Nombre approximatif d'objets ou de spécimens dans la collection : 35 000

Archives

Photos. Thirteen audiocassettes with questions and answers recorded during interviews with Mr. Perron, the founder of the Museum.

Photographs • Sound Recordings

Histoire humaine

Human history collection on display in different buildings on the museum grounds

Agriculture • Clocks or Time-Keeping Devices • Furniture or Furnishings • Local History • Medical History and Technology • Military History and Technology • Musical Instruments • Religious or Liturgical Objects • Sports Equipment • Toys and Games

Services

Guided tours
Picnic area
Playground for kids
Walking trail
Baseball diamonds
Campground with modern services

Programmes Éducatifs

Developing programs

Demonstrations

Information aux Visiteurs

Bilingual Services • Parking Facilities : Free : Bus • Washrooms • Guided Tours : English : French • Children's Activities or Services : Playground • Special Needs Facilities : Parking : Washrooms : Wheelchair access

Services de bénévoles

Tâches : Give guided tours
Upkeep of buildings
Preservation of artifacts
Upkeep of grounds
Construction & repairs
Spring clean-up

Services de restauration

Seasonal cantine /Open on schedule or reserved basis

Picnic Area
Autre : BBQ suppers available upon request and/or contract

Publications et produits

Annual Reports • Brochures • CD-ROMS • T-Shirts or Sweatshirts or Caps • Commemorative Souvenirs

Images en vedette

Carte

Emplacement

Adresse :	Étienne Street Saint-Joseph, Manitoba R0G 2C0 Voir la carte
Téléphone :	204-737-2390
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