Features of the Rocky Mountain House Museum
Rocky Mountain House has a rich heritage that shows the energy and enduring spirit of the Canadian West. It was named after the fort that was established in 1799 by the North West Company of fur traders along the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. The area played host to both the Hudson Bay Company and the North West Company and would be the base from which David Thompson would traverse the Canadian Rockies to find the source of the Columbia River via Howse Pass. Today, Rocky Mountain House is a community that retains the ideals and spirit of the early explorers. The town officially began with village status in 1912, with growth driven by forestry, the search for coal, and land, and in the latter decades of the twentieth century, by the energy industries. The Rocky Mountain House Museum retains the past and enriches the future through education of the young and recollection of the old. A great stop for your next visit to the West Country “Where adventure begins!”

Pioneer History
Exhibits featuring Western Canadian homesteading implements, household effects from the early 1900’s, player piano.

Forestry Exhibits

Meadows Forestry cabin, built in 1930.

Large-scale forestry tower (circa 1920).

Tools

We have no shortage of antique tools & machinery

Reference

For the studious (or simply the curious), we have a
reference section, complete with a computer
station to watch a slide show, or check up
on our History Book "The Days Before Yesterday".

Creamery Display

Entertainment Display

Complete with a workable player piano!

Gatherings / Events / Gramma Gertie’s Gift Gallery
Museum Day. Fall Festival featuring homemade pie, refreshments, and old-fashioned musical entertainment. Bi-annual yard sales (community supported). Gift shop featuring crafts and paintings made by local artisans and artists.