Transcona Historical Museum
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Transcona Historical Museum is a Museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
that maintains and promotes the history, stories and community spirit of Transcona
. The Museum was founded in 1967 as Transcona’s Centennial Project celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada. Today, the Museum is located in the only municipally designated heritage building in Transcona. This historic building was originally constructed by the Bank of Toronto (1925) and later served as the Transcona Municipal Office. This building is owned and operated by the City of Winnipeg.
The Transcona Historical Museum was created to preserve Transcona’s history for future generations. Over the years, the THM has acquired an extensive collection of artifacts, photographs and documentary records that together tell the story of Transcona’s community history. These collections include everything from railway artifacts, items from early Transcona businesses, historic clothing and household objects, to special natural and cultural history collections.
The Transcona Historical Museum preserves a collection of over 800 clothing and textiles articles from Transcona residents.
, Anishnabe, Inuit
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and Chipewyan
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The collection provides a glimpse of pre-European contact life in the boreal forest, aspen parkland, and prairie regions of Manitoba. Most artifacts were used for hunting, hide preparation, and food preparation. These include projectile points, bifaces, scrapers, grooved axe heads, mauls, pottery and rim shards. Ethnological objects include moccasins, mitts, garments, beaded necklaces, and clothing accessories.
Collection contains over 8000 specimens of moths and butterflies from across the world with a focus on Manitoba. The collection also contains 1200 birds eggs.
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that maintains and promotes the history, stories and community spirit of Transcona
Transcona
Transcona may refer to:*Transcona, Winnipeg, a suburb of the city of Winnipeg in Manitoba and formerly a separate municipality*Transcona , a provincial electoral riding in the same city...
. The Museum was founded in 1967 as Transcona’s Centennial Project celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada. Today, the Museum is located in the only municipally designated heritage building in Transcona. This historic building was originally constructed by the Bank of Toronto (1925) and later served as the Transcona Municipal Office. This building is owned and operated by the City of Winnipeg.
The Transcona Historical Museum was created to preserve Transcona’s history for future generations. Over the years, the THM has acquired an extensive collection of artifacts, photographs and documentary records that together tell the story of Transcona’s community history. These collections include everything from railway artifacts, items from early Transcona businesses, historic clothing and household objects, to special natural and cultural history collections.
Archives
The Archives contains documents reflecting the history of Transcona and surrounding area. The archival collection consists primarily of photographs and textual documents including maps, plans, technical drawings, minutes, correspondence, newspapers, and ephemeral records. The main subjects represented include railways - primarily the Canadian National Railway in Transcona, municipal records of the Town and City of Transcona, World War II, local organizations, education, sports, special events, and individuals in the community.Collections
The Transcona Historical Museum is home to an extensive collection of roughly 4,000 community based artifacts, many of which were used by people in Transcona. The diverse nature of the holdings are composed of material culture artifacts which depict the human history of the area. The collection holdings include household artifacts and domestic tools, decorative art objects, personal care artifacts, mechanical tools and equipment, technological office equipment, farming implements and equipment, transportation artifacts, leisure artifacts, and a wide range of military objects related to the Boer War, First World War, and Second World War.The Transcona Historical Museum preserves a collection of over 800 clothing and textiles articles from Transcona residents.
The Cecil Patterson Archaeology Collection
The Cecil Patterson Archaeology Collection contains roughly 3,500 artifacts from over 80 archaeological sites across Manitoba. The earliest pieces in the collection were made over 10,000 years ago. The collection is composed of archaeological objects from many of Manitoba's First Nations cultures, including the CreeCree
The Cree are one of the largest groups of First Nations / Native Americans in North America, with 200,000 members living in Canada. In Canada, the major proportion of Cree live north and west of Lake Superior, in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Northwest Territories, although...
, Anishnabe, Inuit
Inuit
The Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada , Denmark , Russia and the United States . Inuit means “the people” in the Inuktitut language...
, Dakota
Sioux
The Sioux are Native American and First Nations people in North America. The term can refer to any ethnic group within the Great Sioux Nation or any of the nation's many language dialects...
and Chipewyan
Chipewyan
The Chipewyan are a Dene Aboriginal people in Canada, whose ancestors were the Taltheilei...
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The collection provides a glimpse of pre-European contact life in the boreal forest, aspen parkland, and prairie regions of Manitoba. Most artifacts were used for hunting, hide preparation, and food preparation. These include projectile points, bifaces, scrapers, grooved axe heads, mauls, pottery and rim shards. Ethnological objects include moccasins, mitts, garments, beaded necklaces, and clothing accessories.
The Norman Mersey Gun Collection
The Norman Mersey Gun Collection contains 40 firearms from the 18th to 20th century.The Christopher Stephen Quelch Lepidoptera Collection
The Christopher Stephen Quelch LepidopteraLepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
Collection contains over 8000 specimens of moths and butterflies from across the world with a focus on Manitoba. The collection also contains 1200 birds eggs.
Current Exhibits
- Threads: Highlights of the THM Textile Collection
- Cabinet of Curiousity
- War Souvenirs
- Exploring the Past Beneath our Feet
- H.M.C.S Transcona
- Fact or Fib?
- Virtual Exhibit: "Serving King and Country: Transcona's Hometown Heroes"
External links
- Museum Website
- http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/CommunityMemories/TRMH/00ba/Exhibits/English/index.html
Affiliations
The Museum is affiliated with: CMACanadian Museums Association
The Canadian Museums Association is a national organization for the promotion of museums in Canada.The Canadian Museums Association is the national organization for the advancement of the Canadian museum sector, representing Canadian museum professionals both within Canada and internationally. The...
, CHIN
Canadian Heritage Information Network
The Canadian Heritage Information Network is a Canadian government-supported organization that provides a networked interface to Canada's heritage, largely through the World Wide Web. It aims to give access to Canada's heritage for both Canadians and a worldwide audience, by supporting the...
, and Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada
The Virtual Museum of Canada is Canada's national virtual museum. With a directory of over 3,000 Canadian heritage institutions and a database of over 600 virtual exhibits, the VMC brings together Canada's museums regardless of size or geographical location.The VMC includes virtual exhibits,...
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