The St. Paul Museum will be closed: December 18th – January 31st. Please call 780-210-2434 for inquiries. Please see our facebook page for employment opportunity. We will be accempting resumes until January 31st.

New for 2022!!!! 

Vintage School House – Peoples’ Museum is excited for you to visit our  one room school house display.  

 In case you missed them because of Covid – The following 2021 Displays are still available to view:

Ukrainian Display 

Dr. Amil Shapka has worked hard to update our Ukrainian Cultural Display. This display honors our Ukrainian Immigrants with their stories of survival, photos, artifacts, traditions, etc. You will not be disappointed! 

Vintage Dental Display

Featuring Dr. Marshall Huey Jr’s vintage dental equipment. This equipment is on loan from Dr. Huey’s relative, Dr. Springhetti. Some of the equipment dates back to 1936 when Dr. Huey first set up practice in Laureldale, Pennsylvania. 

Beauty Salon 

Star Beauty Shop was owned and operated by Rosemary Hellinger of St. Paul, Alberta in the 1950’s. The Museum is showcasing some of her original equipment, as well as some of Cecile Wiart’s collection (who had a shop in Caster, AB.) 

St. Paul des Métis

New display sponsored by Métis Nation of Alberta: “Who are the Métis?” Includes a description of the Métis, the St. Paul Métis Colony, their struggles and successes. 

Grandma’s Recipes

Musée Historique’s display of vintage cooking utensils, including a variety of cookbooks containing favourite recipes. 

Nouveau pour 2022!!!! 

Ancienne école à classe unique – Peoples’ Museum est exciter de vous présenter leur nouvelle école à classe unique!

Si vous avez manquer nos expostitions de 2021 a cause de Covid, ils sont encore disponible a venir voir:

Nouveau en 2022!!!

Exposition Ukrainien 

Dr. Amil Shapka a travaillé fort pour mettre à jour notre expostition culturelle ukrainienne. Cette exposition rend hommage à nos immigrants ukrainiens avec leurs histories de survie, photos, artefacts, et traditions.  Vous ne serez pas déçu!

Vintage Dental Display

Musée St. Paul va exposer l’équipement dental antiquité de Dr. Marshall Huey Jr’s. Cette equipement est emprunter de Dr. Springhetti qui est un membre de la famille de Dr. Huey’s. Une partie de l’équipement date  de 1936, lorsque le Dr. Huey s’est installé pour la première fois à Laureldale, en Pennsylvanie. 

Salon de Beauté

Star Beauty Salon était détenue et exploitée par Rosemary Hellinger de St. Paul, Alberta dans les années 1950. Le Musée va exposer certains de ses équipements original, ansi qu’une partie de la collection de Cecile Wiart (qui avait une boutique à Caster, Alberta). 

St. Paul des Métis

Un nouveau exposition organiser par Métis Nation of Alberta: “Quoi sont les Métis?” qui inclus une description de les Métis, la colonie Métis de St. Paul, leurs luttes et succès

Les Recettes de Grand-maman

L’exposition du Musée Historique’s est comprimer d’ustensiles de cuisine antiquité, comprennent une variété de livres de cuisine contenant  des recettes de famille préférées. 

NOW AVAILABLE! SEARCHABLE PDF FILES OF ST. PAUL NEWSPAPERS, 1920 TO 1983!

View these files for 6 months with a $10 membership fee. Please see information under MEMBERSHIP tab above for procedure to obtain access. (Please note: These PDFs were obtained from microfiche. The older newspapers were in poorer quality when photographed, making the ‘search’ function less precise. Larger headings are more easily searchable for papers from the 1920s and 1930s).

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• St. Paul History books for sale. – $20 each
• St. Paul Centennial books published by the St. Paul Journal for sale. – $15 each
• Legacy in Wood books for sale. – $10 each

Local Author Books for sale:

• Margo Lagasse
• Emilia Keller
• Diane Robinson
• Lisa Grekul
• Eileen Shuh
• Shashi Misra Kalia
• R.F. Kahn
• Jean Crozier
• Nicholas Verbisky
• Ella Drobot
• J.C. Flynn
• Brent Spiess 

Local Musicians CDs:

• Calvin Vollrath
• Daniel Gervais
• Cassidy Zahar

Interactive Activities:

• Guided tours available at no extra cost (Tours are 40 to 90 minutes (for tours in French, please call ahead))
• Des Visites guidées sont disponibles gratuitement (pour des visites en français, veuillez téléphoner à l’avance)
• Geocache tour: New challenge every season! Use the clues provided to find the hidden cache box!
• Geocache tour: De nouveaux défis à chaque année! Utilisez les indices fournis pour trouver la boîte cachée!
• Picture Scavenger Hunt: Find picture clues throughout the museums and claim a prize!
• Chasse au trésor photographique: Trouvez les indices photographiques dispersés à travers le musée et gagnez un prix!
• Hide the Thimble Contest: We will hide a thimble in plain view, somewhere in the museum… If you can find it, you can enter your name for a $100 prize draw to be done in September! New hiding spot every season!
• Concours “ Trouvez le dé à coudre”: Un dé à coudre sera placé de façon évidente quelque part dans le musée… Si vous le trouvez, votre nom sera retenu pour le tirage d’un prix de 100$, qui aura lieu en septembre!

What is a geocache tour? … you are invited to walk through the museum exhibits looking at the different displays, collecting clues that will provide you with the location for the hidden geocache (container) – once you find the container, sign the log book and you can trade for something in the container with something you bring of equal or greater value. Items to bring for trading, ie. Small used toys, pins, loose change, etc. Items to trade worth approx. $1.00

Two Museums in One!

Musée Historique de St. Paul Historical Museum
Showcasing the rich history of St. Paul, Alberta:

• First Nations use of this area
• Winnipeg Trail
• Fur Trade
• Father Lacombe and the original Metis colony between 1896 and 1909
• Homesteading and development of the town
• Yearly special displays

Peoples’ Museum Society of/de St. Paul & District
Interactive displays featuring the agricultural traditions of rural northeastern Alberta, including:

• Farm machinery
• Model of a 1939 sawmill
• Displays related to blacksmithing, milk processing, veterinary medicine, beekeeping, and shipping grain crops.
• Restored 1914 log home built by the Destrube family of Rife, Alberta