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Donalda is full of history worth seeing

As the new manager of the Donalda & District Museum one of my new duties is the weekly report from Donalda.

As the new manager of the Donalda & District Museum one of my new duties is the weekly report from Donalda.

There is a lot to see and do in Donalda. The Museum, of course, is a must-see. Along with our extensive collection of lamps, the Whitford collection of Métis artifacts, the Norman collection of First Nations artifacts, as well as pioneer artifacts from the area form significant parts of the museum’s holdings.

There are other historical sites to see. The Donalda Co-operative Creamery is a provincial historic site that is intact from the day it closed its doors in 1987. The Imperial Bank of Canada (most recently the CIBC) is also a designated building dating from 1928, now an art gallery.

As well, there is a Canadian Northern Railway train station from 1909, although it is not the original one.

There are many other old buildings along Main Street which reflect the heyday of the village.

The tavern is a 1910 structure that was moved from Meeting Creek after the original hotel in the village burned down in the 1970s.

Antique stores can be found in a few of the other old buildings.

Birthday greetings this week to Ann Frewin, Paul Rasmussen, Chad Holden, Jeremy Walker, Don Seale, Tammy Helfer-Kulak, Sharon Wollman, Bob Thomson, and Shirley Erickson.

If I have missed anyone, have a happy birthday!

DONALDA DIARY