School Tours:
The Claresholm & District Museum offers school groups guided tours and activities free of charge.
Topics may include:
– Claresholm’s Local History
– First Nations, Explorers and the Fur Trade
– Pioneer Life
– Cattle Ranching
– Louise McKinney and the Famous Five
– Women in Agriculture
– Canadian Confederation
– The WW2 British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
– The NATO training at Claresholm
To book a tour, please call 403-625-3131, or email
Annual Events at the Museum:
Lemonade on the Lawn
Join us for free tea and homemade baked goods on the Saturday afternoon of Claresholm Fair Days, the second weekend in August. The Tea happens rain or shine, starting at 2 pm at the CPR station building. Period costumes are encouraged! Sponsored and organized by the Friends of the Claresholm Museum.
Call 403-625-3131, email or watch the Museum’s facebook page for details closer to the date.
Old Fashioned Christmas
Start your Christmas season off at the Claresholm Museum! Join The Friends of the Museum during Claresholm’s Moonlight Madness on the last Friday of November as they welcome Santa to town. Join in singing Christmas carols, watch a live nativity scene performance and warm up with some hot cider and homemade baking. What a treat!
Call 403-625-3131, email or watch the Museum’s facebook page for details closer to the date.
Winter Speaker Series
Learn something new! During the winter months, the Friends of the Museum organize and host a speaker series in the CPR Station building. Speaker topics are usually related to Alberta heritage and or local history. These casual lectures are well attended and provide a great social break through the bleak winter months.
Call 403-625-3131, email or watch the Museum’s facebook page for updates.
