Boo Town!
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Boo Town!

Experience the most frightful season of all at the Rossland Museum! Our boom town has been turned into BOO Town this Halloween, and the ghouls are itching for you to hear their stories on your self-guided tour through the museum's outdoor exhibits! John Kirkup will be policing the grounds, our dead miners have a perilous tale to share, and we hear there may have been a gruesome train robbery on our CPR Caboose.

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Community Stories - Virtual Museum of Canada
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Community Stories - Virtual Museum of Canada

We are pleased to announce an exciting new bilingual exhibit that will be developed with an investment by the Virtual Museum of Canada (VMC). The topic we have selected is the story of the development of ski racing on Red Mountain from the 1890s to the 1980s! This exhibit will be part of the VMC’s ‘Community Stories’ collection and will be available online in 2021. We are excited to share this incredible history and showcase our community and achievements on a national platform.

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Happy Birthday to Olaus Jeldness
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Happy Birthday to Olaus Jeldness

What was once heralded as a grand spectactor sport, ski jumping and downhill skiing are now massively popular sports enjoyed by many. In Rossland, this winter sport - now integral to the community spirit - was prompted by an enthusiastic Norwegian miner, Olaus Jeldness. Due to his passion and skills, the hills around are populated by people who love skiing and has developed our mountainside village into one of the province's ski meccas. Here is to Olaus Jeldness!

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A very unique collection!
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A very unique collection!

Elmes raised and showed his canaries all over western Canada during the 1950s and 60s. His collection of canary competition trophies and prize ribbons are some of the more unique awards we have in our collection.

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Photographing Large Artifacts
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Photographing Large Artifacts

Have you ever wondered how we photograph our large artifacts?

This summer, our Collections Manager, Sara, has been slowly working her way through our flag collection and preparing them for rolled storage. This process involves cataloguing, condition reporting, and photographing each of the flags before they get rolled around mylar covered tubes.

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Culture Days Artisan Market
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Culture Days Artisan Market

Rossland Museum Artisan Market

September 26th & 27th from 12pm to 5pm at the Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre - 1100 HWY 3B.

We hope to have some special activities, music, and food trucks - capacity will be limited and strictly controlled in order to ensure physical distancing measures can be managed. Market is outdoors, but masks are encouraged (and required inside the Museum).

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Ask a Geologist at the Museum
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Ask a Geologist at the Museum

We've invited our local geology experts to hang out with us outside of the Roger Terhune Geology Building, do some show and tell, help us understand our local landscape and its impact on local flora and fauna, and answer all of your questions!

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Architectural Consulting Services Request for Proposal
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Architectural Consulting Services Request for Proposal

The Rossland Historical Museum & Archives Association, located in Rossland, BC, Canada, is requesting Proposals from arts, culture, and recreation focused architectural design companies for consulting services associated with Phase II: The Mine Experience of the Rossland Museum Renewal Project.

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Ask a Geologist!
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Ask a Geologist!

Join us for an afternoon of geological exploration!
We've invited our local geology experts to hang out with us outside of the Roger Terhune Geology Building, do some show and tell, help us understand our local landscape and its impact on local flora and fauna, and answer all of your questions!

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Columbia Basin Culture Tour 2020
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Columbia Basin Culture Tour 2020

The Columbia Basin Culture Tour is quickly approaching! Celebrate arts and culture at the Museum with special activities, daily outdoor tours, and special guests as well as a community mural! Open 10am to 6pm by donation both days with outdoor tours at 11am, 1pm, and 3pm.

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Easter Egg Hunt in August?!
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Easter Egg Hunt in August?!

We've just got word that the Easter Bunny is making a very special trip to Rossland to make up for having to miss our egg hunt this past April! So we're celebrating on BC Day - Monday, August 3rd - with a Summertime Easter Egg Hunt and fun crafts throughout the day!

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New Display Downtown! Hops & History
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New Display Downtown! Hops & History

Hops & History: The Rossland's Breweries explores both Rossland's historical and contemporary brewing history. Hops & History is an expansion of the Museum's permanent Rossland Vices display and allows visitors to learn about the breweries themselves, not just the history of alcohol in Rossland.

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National Historic Places Day 2020
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National Historic Places Day 2020

Imagine you could travel in time, who would you meet? What would life be like? Discover for yourself! Experience Canada’s history through an historic place.

The Rossland Museum is located on the designated spot for the Kootenay Mining Region National Historic Event.

Open 10am to 6pm; Entry by donation.
Join us for fun kids activities throughout the day, including a mining scavenger hunt around the property.

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