South Peace Centennial Museum : Preserving the Past ~ For the Future

Home What's New Museum History Pioneer Photos Museum Location Museum Site Map Pioneer Days Events Photos Steam Engines Antique Tractors Antique Cars Pioneer Buildings Pioneer Elevator Special Events Contact Links Members in good standing with: Spirit of the Peace Museums Association Alberta Museums Association Grande Prairie Tourism Association Beaverlodge Chamber of Commerce Canadian Museums Association	"Preserve the Past ~ For the Future" Operating since 1967
	This charming 40 acre agricultural pioneer village features hundreds of restored antique tractors, rare steam engines, stationary engines, horse drawn wagons, carriages and antique automobiles. Walk about the grounds to admire the gardens or browse the historic pioneer buildings full of antiques just the way they were years ago. Visit the homesteaders' cabins, trading post, church, school, grist mill, community hall, and general store. Experience a working a day in the life of a pioneer strolling through the blacksmith shop, barn, carriage house, and railway buildings. Restoration work in progress includes a Pioneer elevator recently moved to the site. The museum features thousands of artifacts on display in our mission to "Preserve the Past ~ For the Future".
	Season opens from May 15 to mid September 2010 every day from 10:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. Daily Admissions are: Adults & Youth - $5.00 each Children 10 and under free Camping is $10.00 per day (unserviced). During this time the machinery is not running, but they are all available for viewing, along with the displays in the buildings.		Parking and unserviced camping is available throughout the museum open season. The food booth is operational during the season for those who are hungry or thirsty. The museum site is wheelchair accessible. A playground for the children is available. Please Note: Visitors Pets are not allowed within the museum site, except for Service animals for people with disabilities.
	Join us for Pioneer Days, the weekend of the third Sunday of July. Sunday features our steam engine and tractor parades. During the weekend you can see the dynamometer, buzz saw, the log planer, bundle threshing, plowing, blacksmithing, wheelwright and horse drawn wagon rides.		Other heritage demonstrations include soap and butter making, heritage crafts, rope making, wool carding, lard rendering, clay oven baking and milk separating.
		Pioneer Days July 17 and 18, 2010 8:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. Daily Admissions are: Adults - $10.00 each Youth - $5.00 each Ages 10 and under free Camping $10.00 per day (unserviced).
	The Special Events Committe have several events planned for the museum this year. Please follow the Special Events link for more information as to events, times, and all the fun your family can have at the museum this year.
		The South Peace Centennial Museum specializes in group tours of Seniors, Schools, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Travel Tours. Phone the Museum at 780-354-8869 or fax at 780-354-8068 for more details and reservations.
		The museum is located 2 Km north of Beaverlodge, Alberta on Highway 43, on route to Mile "0"and Alaska. Please see location map for directions to the museum site.
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