St. Andrews Heritage CentreIt all started with a local history book...St. Andrews Heritage Centre began as a volunteer group that was formed in the early 1980s to write a book called Beyond the Gates of Lower Fort Garry (published in 1982) to celebrate the RM of St. Andrews centennial . In 1998 they decided to write a sequel called Beyond the Gates of Lower Fort Garry - A Sequel to celebrate the millennium year 2000. It was published in 2000.In 2005, in honour of the 125th anniversary of the RM of St. Andrews, the group was provided a former fire hall to start a museum at 6 Riverview Avenue off St. Andrews Road in St. Andrews, Manitoba.In the summer of 2013, after lengthy negotiations with Parks Canad,a St. Andrews Heritage Centre moved around the corner to St. Andrews Rectory National Historic site (completed in 1854).St. Andrews Rectory, 374 River Road, St. Andrews, ManitobaVolunteer Board Members
We are ready to improve the Lord's property at Holy Trinity Cathedral - at our AGM this year we had approved a Capital expenditure project: the repaving of our parking lot, something that regular users of the parking lot all can agree. We need to do this so that we can provide a safer environment for all that visit here. We need to raise approximately $100,000 for this project.
NEW BIRTHDAY PARTIES! Celebrate your child's next birthday with a themed party at the Transcona Museum! Learn more here !FALL NEWSLETTER Catch up on your Museum news with our Fall 2014 Newsletter!NEW EXHIBITS!Visit our new exhibit, 'Park City Life' and learn about Transcona's 10 years as a city. For more information on our current exhibits, click HERE!GRAND BEACH TRAINWinnipeg author Baraba Lange is seeking memories of the Grand Beach Train. Contact her at 204.667.8521 or email railwaystories@hotmail.com. For more information, click HERE .TIME CAPSULEThe 2012 centennial time capsule has been sealed into the side of the stage Archambault Pavillion, to be open 50 years later.
World War One: In the Trenches (Part Two of Three)The Manitoba Museum is currently hosting 'The Victoria Crosses of Valour Road', a new exhibit in our foyer in which all three of the famous Victoria Crosses presented to WWI military servicemen Hall, Clark and Shankland are on display for the public. To put this exhibit of such important ...Subscribe to Our
It has been an age-old and ongoing challenge for museums to evolve and compete for the attention of visitors and residents alike. Now, perhaps more than ever before, museums must find a way to be relevant in a society focused on technology and entertainment. Museums large and small, urban and rural must actively seek out and work with a broad network of community partners in order to appeal to new audiences and to ensure the long-term sustainability of the collections and stories they preserve. Museums & the Community will help you define your museum's role in the community and give you ideas for finding new partnerships that can make your museum an invaluable community service provider.