A museum at Lundar in the Rural Municipality of Coldwell comprises four buildings, including an early settler’s cabin, Mary Hill School No. 987, the former Canadian National Railway station (a third-class station built in 1913), and the Notre Dame Roman Catholic church, which was moved from its original location at SE13-18-5W (about N50.53665, W98.01502) and restored with funds provided by the Manitoba Heritage Federation.
The museum is open Tuesdays through Saturdays in July and August. Admission is $4 for adults and $2 for students.
Buildings at the Lundar Museum (August 2012)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Buildings at the Lundar Museum (May 2020)
Source: George Penner
Buildings at the Lundar Museum (July 2024)
Source: Rose Kuzina
Former Canadian National Railway station at the Lundar Museum (August 2012)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Former Canadian National Railway station at the Lundar Museum (July 2024)
Source: Rose Kuzina
Former Canadian National Railway station at the Lundar Museum (October 2024)
Source: George Penner
Mary Hill School (no date) by M. Hall-Jones
Source: Archives of Manitoba, School Inspectors Photographs,
GR8461, A0233, C131-2, page 35.
The former Mary Hill School building at the Lundar Museum (2009)
Source: Manny Jacob
The former Notre Dame Roman Catholic Church at the Lundar Museum (2009)
Source: Manny Jacob
The former Notre Dame Roman Catholic Church at the Lundar Museum (June 2020)
Source: George Penner
Agricultural display at the Lundar Museum (July 2024)
Source: Rose KuzinaSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.69535, W98.03039
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Mary Hill School No. 987 (RM of Coldwell)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Railway Stations
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough, George Penner, Manny Jacob, Rose Kuzina, and S. Goldsborough.
Page revised: 2 November 2024
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