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Welcome to Settlers, Rails & Trails - Manitoba’s newest museum concept. Located in our province’s Interlake region, our museum boasts the best of a small town community, heritage and culture.
Begun in 1991 as the Argyle Prairie Museum, the collection has grown to over 1,300 artifacts that are housed in five special exhibits:
Contact us today to find out more information about our fantastic exhibits, museum collections and programs.
Settlers, Rails & Trails is currently undergoing some big changes. We have recently become a community non-for-profit organization incorporated with the Manitoba Government. Assuming the collection and goals of the former Argyle Prairie Museum, our new name better represents our objectives.
To become a permanent institution, are working on moving our museum to a new home near the village of Argyle. We are currently in transition mode, taking the next few years to ensure our growth. In the mean time, we are continuing our research, development and collections management.
As our project gathers momentum, we are looking for new members, memberships, support and guidance from anyone interested in our goals.
Settlers, Rails & Trails - Museum Objective The Settlers, Rails & Trails Museum has been established to tell the story of the founding, settlement and development of Argyle, Manitoba as a railway branch-line community (1870’s-present) The museum will collect, preserve, research, exhibit, and interpret the collection of historical artifacts. The museum will also educate groups (ranging from school children to seniors) and our community with interactive and changing displays. The museum will serve visitors, inhabitants of Argyle and surrounding area by its emphasis on special activities at the museum. |
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the Argyle museum experience! |
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Museum News |
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Our most recent acquisition is our largest Canadian Flag in the collection. Over 800 sq. feet large, this flag weighs over 45lbs and measures 20’tall and 40’wide. Thank you to our donor: Husky Energy.
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Thank you to the Manitoba Children’s Museum, who recently donated the building materials for the railway station diorama & many railway artifacts. This will be the beginning of our own interior displays for our future museum pavilion building. |
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Thank you to all of our volunteers who recently lent a hand in dismantling the displays at the Manitoba Museum. We appreciate the transportation and storage of all materials while we make plans for our future pavilion building. |
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As a growing museum, we are always looking for anyone interested in volunteering and assisting us with our museum goals. Be it a position on our museum board, a day or two moving items, cataloguing artifacts or even just a few hours of help, we are always grateful. Please contact us if you have interests in our organization. |
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