Museums near Camrose AB (12 Result(s))

District Museumthe Donalda And District Museum Displays A Variety Of Historical Collections And Buildings That Preserves The History Of The Area For Future Generations. The Historical Collections Include.Lamp Collection Over 900 Lamps, Dating From The 1600S To 1960.Whitford Collection Metis Artifacts From The Early 20Th Century.Historical Cultural Collection 4000 Artifacts Depicting The History Of The Donalda Area And Its Residents.The Donalda And District Museum Includes An Historic 1924 Creamery, A 1928 Imperial Bank Of Canada Building And Manages A 1909 Cn Rail Station. The Donalda And District Museum Continues To Add To Its Collections Of Artifacts And Buildings To Help Preserve Our Culture And History. A Trip To The Donalda And District Museum Is A Chance To Experience The Life And Happenings Of A Small Rural Community.

Dr. Woods House Museum is a fully restored 1927 Craftsman style bungalow. The house is furnished with lovely antiques and vintage items similar to when the Woods family lived there from 1927-1936. It is a wonderful representation of the era Dr. Woods was a pioneer doctor in Leduc. The house has an attached medical wing that has been fully preserved.

The Fort Ostell Museum Society was founded on June 25, 1967. The name comes from the original Fort Ostell that was built near Ponoka in 1885. During the Riel Rebellion, some young natives of the Cree reserves pillaged the Hudson Bay store and raided the mission. Many of the white settlers fled to Fort Edmonton. In order to secure the area, members of the 'Alberta Field Force', numbering 462 men arrived from Calgary.