Deep South Pioneer Museum

The Deep South Pioneer Museum is one of the largest community owned and operated museums in Western Canada. It consists of 29 buildings on 15 acres that form a pioneer village, a farm yard and storage facilities to house an accumulation of thousands of artifacts. A large number of members, from numerous communities, work to restore and display a vast array of artifacts and working equipment. Museum volunteers have restored and presently operate in excess of one hundred and fifty working farm tractors and equipment including a large steam powered engine which is used for a threshing demonstration each year. The museum is open to the public on holidays and week ends from May 1 to September 30. Other tours during these months may be arranged by appointment. Some of the Museum’s activities are: Pioneer Days featuring a pancake breakfast, a church service, working displays, exhibits, old time fiddlers, a threshing bee, and a parade of the working equipment. This is held the second Sunday in July. Annual bus tours come to Ogema from various centres to view the Museum. Children come in buses from other communities and are taught in our old-time school to give them the experience of days gone by. Two movies, " Coronet at Night" and "The Partner" have been filmed at the museum site and televised by the CBC. In 2002, the Transportation Division of the Deep South Pioneer Museum located and moved a 1911 Canadian Pacific Railway Train Station to the south end of Main Street in Ogema. This is exactly the same as the train station that was located here and is going to be restored to its original splendor.

 

Donations can be made to:

Deep South Pioneer Museum

c/o Harold Wiles

P.O. Box 185

Ogema, Sk

S0C 1Y0

make cheques payable to Deep South Pioneer Museum