STURGIS - The Sturgis Station House Museum welcomed guests to its opening day tea on the museum grounds on June 13. Guests were treated to tea and an assortment of fancy treats, and welcomed to tour the museum.
The museum officially opened on the May 21 long weekend and welcomed visitors.
The museum has some fundraising efforts in place for the season to help with operational costs. “There are plans to do a bread baking or two in the oven. The opening tea was held June 13 at the museum and we hosted a booth at the Sturgis Sports and Rodeo on June 24 and 25, selling sweet treats and ice cream,” stated Myrtle Boychuk, museum member.
The museum is also looking at hosting a concert at the grounds as part of their year-end wind-up. Further information was not available at time of release.
The museum is open for guided tours from classes to organizations such as seniors at the care homes, as well as individual tours.
The museum’s Agriculture building is completed and committee members are busy organizing the displays. Displays to be added will feature a blacksmith shop, a moonshine item, a working loom and many other agricultural-related items.
The museum has hired two summer students this year: Jailin Soltys as curator and Jake Soltys as grounds maintenance.
The museum will only be open in the months of July, August and September.
The Sturgis Station House Museum strives to: collect artifacts and archival materials of historical or cultural significance which hold documentary evidence, past and present, of the people and their activities in the development and ongoing story of the community of Sturgis and surrounding area.
According to the museum’s website, the museum strives to describe, interpret and communicate through exhibition, display, programming or research opportunities, those items for the education, study and enjoyment of all members of the general public; and to properly care for and preserve all items held in its trust, for present and future generations. The museum strives to: collect artifacts and archival materials of historical or cultural significance which hold documentary evidence, past and present, of the people and their activities in the development and ongoing story of the community of Sturgis and surrounding area.
The museum strives to describe, interpret and communicate through exhibition, display, programming or research opportunities, those items for the education, study and enjoyment of all members of the general public; and to properly care for and preserve all items held in its trust, for present and future generations, concluded the website information
