This museum at Miami in the Rural Municipality of Thompson occupies the former St. James Anglican church, dating from 1908, and the former Albert School, dating from 1953. A highlight is a reproduction of a mosasaur (Tylosaurus pembinensis) fossil that was excavated in the region. The museum is open from June to September on weekend afternoons (2 to 5 PM) and at other times by appointment. In front of the museum is a monument commemorating the early pioneers of the area, unveiled in 1985 during the celebration of Miami’s centenary.
Miami Museum (October 2010)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
The former St. James Anglican Church at Miami Museum (August 2018)
Source: George Penner
Miami Museum (June 2023)
Source: Rose Kuzina
Interior of the Miami Museum (June 2023)
Source: Rose Kuzina
Interior of the Miami Museum (June 2023)
Source: Rose Kuzina
Tylosaurus pembinensis fossil at the Miami Museum (June 2023)
Source: Rose Kuzina
The third Albert School building, now at the Miami Museum (circa 1986)
Source: Historic Resources Branch, Public School Buildings Inventory, slide 326.Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.37172, W98.24466
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Miami Northern Pacific and Manitoba Railway Station (Miami, RM of Thompson)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Albert School No. 152 (RM of Dufferin)
A Study of Public School Buildings in Manitoba by David Butterfield, Historic Resources Branch, Manitoba Department of Culture, Heritage and Tourism, 1994, 230 pages.
We thank Rose Kuzina for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 2 May 2024
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