Historic Sites of Manitoba: Sprague and District Historical Museum (Sprague, RM of Piney)

This museum, located in Sprague in the Rural Municipality of Piney, opened in June 2006. It is open from mid-June to early September, from 1:00 to 5:00 PM on Saturdays and Sundays. On the grounds of the museum is a monument, erected in 2012, commemorating local men and women who served Canada during the First World War, Second World War, foreign wars, and peacekeeping missions.

A mill office for E. Holmgren & Son Limited, now preserved at the museum, was built after the Second World War as part of the family's expanding business that included a general store, car dealership, garage, and grain farm. Another building at the museum is the Sprague Full Gospel Fellowship founded in 1932.

Sprague and District Historical Museum

Sprague and District Historical Museum (September 2013)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Sprague and District Historical Museum

Sprague and District Historical Museum (August 2023)
Source: Rose Kuzina

E. Holmgren & Son Ltd. Mill Office

E. Holmgren & Son Ltd. Mill Office (August 2023)
Source: Rose Kuzina

Sprague Full Gospel Fellowship building

Sprague Full Gospel Fellowship building (August 2023)
Source: Rose Kuzina

Sprague War Memorial

Sprague War Memorial (September 2013)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Sprague War Memorial

Sprague War Memorial (August 2023)
Source: Rose Kuzina

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.03894, W95.64103
denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

We thank Doris Hovorka (Sprague and District Historical Museum) and Rose Kuzina for providing information used here.

This page was prepared by Tighe McManus, Jean McManus, and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 15 September 2023

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