Walk the cobblestone streets and experience the vibrant, bustling history of the Exchange District. Learn about Newspaper Row, turn-of-the-century banks and the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919. Get to know the famous and unsung characters who made Winnipeg the city it is today.
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Explore the vibrant history and stunning architecture of the Exchange District, a roadmap of Winnipeg’s early growth and architectural styles. See examples of brick and mortar warehouses from the 1890s, marvellous terracotta skyscrapers of Winnipeg’s 1910 boom period, as well as brutalist and international-style complexes in Winnipeg’s modernist quarter.
Take a walk on the wild side and explore the dark secrets that made Winnipeg the ‘Wickedest City in the Dominion.’ Get a glimpse into a different side of Winnipeg’s history with a legal red light district, corrupt mayors, murder most foul, and the largest unsolved robbery in Western Canadian history.
Walk the cobblestone streets and experience the vibrant, bustling history of the Exchange District. Learn about Newspaper Row, turn-of-the-century banks and the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919. Get to know the famous and unsung characters who made Winnipeg the city it is today.
The 1919 Winnipeg General Strike was the longest and largest labour conflict in North America and had a major national impact on the labour movement. Learn about the plight of the strikers from the citywide halt of production to the firing of the police force and the tragic events of Bloody Saturday.
We’re turning up the heat at the museum this summer! Never before have so many Findlay items been gathered into one space! Visit us and get your fill of Findlay!
Join us on High Street as we remember the Findlay Foundry and the folks that worked there, then follow us west as we spotlight the Findlay family and the homes they built and lived in! Tickets are $20 each and available at the museum or by e-transfer to cpbmuseum@outlook.com. Please note date and time […]
Join us on High Street as we remember the Findlay Foundry and the folks that worked there, then follow us west as we spotlight the Findlay family and the homes they built and lived in! Tickets are $20 each and available at the museum or by e-transfer to cpbmuseum@outlook.com. Please note date and time […]
Our historic buildings are open for tours! The Fry House is a two-story log dwelling built in c.1815 by Jacob Fry and Elizabeth Wismer, two of the early German-speaking Mennonite settlers from Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The house has been staged with period-relevant objects and functions as a living history site. Built in 1859 to replace […]
The 1st Hussars Museum will be open on Canada Day! There will be colouring sheets for children, and trivia quizzes! The Cavalry Troop will have a display of their authentic uniforms, and the Jeep Troop will be displaying a restored military jeep! Tours detailing the impressive history of London’s oldest regiment will be provided by […]