Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fort Dauphin Museum (140 Jackson Street, Dauphin)

Fort Dauphin Museum, established in 1975 in the City of Dauphin, is surrounded by a wooden palisade representative of an 18th century fur trading post. The museum features nine buildings including a blacksmith shop, trapper’s cabin, the schoolhouse for Sandringham School No. 722, and a trading post. The museum has displays of the fur trade, history of Dauphin, life in the parkland area from prehistoric Aboriginal life 8000 years ago through to the arrival of explorers, fur traders, the birth of the Métis and the early pioneer settlers. It also features the Parkland Archaeological Laboratory, a resource centre with displays and information on more than 1000 archaeological sites in the region.

Inside the museum grounds is the former All Saints Anglican Church that was moved here from Fork River.

Outside the entrance to the museum are two monuments. The first, erected in 1931 by the Dauphin Pioneers’ Association, commemorates the people who settled this area between 1883 and 1895. It lists their names and gives a chronology of significant events during this period. The second monument, erected by the Historic Sites Advisory Board of Manitoba, commemorates explorer Peter Fidler.

Dauphin Pioneers Monument (July 2012) Source: Alan Mason Peter Fidler Monument (July 2012) Source: Alan Mason The original Sandringham School building (May 2014) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Interior of the original Sandringham School building (May 2014) Source: Gordon Goldsborough The former All Saints Anglican Church from Fork River (April 2019) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N51.15210, W100.06281 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fort Dauphin Monument (Winnipegosis, RM of Mossey River)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Sandringham School No. 722 (RM of Dauphin)

Memorable Manitobans: William George “Bill” Durston (1909-1985)

Fort Dauphin Museum

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This page was prepared by Tim Worth, Alan Mason, George Penner, and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 19 August 2020

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