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History and heritage is very important to residents of Maple Creek and area. This is evident in the fact that the community has two museums. The Jasper Centre is a stately two-storey red-brick building which was formerly the Jasper Street School. It was constructed by architect John Gold in two stages. The original two-storey, four-room section was built in 1910.


The building, as it appears today, was completed in 1913 when eight more rooms were added. It served the education needs of Maple Creek children until it was closed in December of 1986.


Not wanting to lose an important heritage structure, the Jasper Centre Board of Directors was formed and purchased the building for $10. Thanks to countless hours of volun- teer labour and fundraising, the building was converted into a muse- um and cultural centre and was opened July 1, 1988.


In addition to multiple rooms of exhibits, the Jasper Centre also has


Jasper Cultural & Historical Centre


311 Jasper Street –:– 662-2434 www.jaspercentre.ca


34 Spacious Rooms Air Conditioned • Fridges


Cable TV • Fax/Photocopy Services Huge Parking Lot • Plug Ins Free WiFi • Pet Friendly 24 Hour Cancellation Policy


Credit Card Information Required to Book Room #410 – Highway 21 North


Hours:


May - Sept: Mon to Fri: 9 am - 5 pm Sat & Sun 1 pm - 5 pm


Sept - May: Mon to Fri: 10 am - 3 pm


12 Themed Rooms &


Art Gallery Welcome to the tourists of the 2013 season. Check our website for many events at the Jasper Centre. Fax: 662-3345 • Restaurant: 662-2455 306-662-4431 Two museums showcase local history


a meeting room, an auditorium, and an art gallery. The Southwestern Saskatchewan Oldtimers’ Museum is undergoing major restorations. The origi- nal log museum was dismantled and reconstructed with new logs. The restoration project is not yet complete, so the museum is currently operating out of the adjacent C.M. Glascock Heritage Building on Jasper Street. The Southwestern Saskatchewan Oldtimers Museum was formed to preserve a snapshot in time as set- tlers moved to the area and home- steaded. Some prominent residents of the Maple Creek and Cypress Hills area came together in 1926 to form the Southwestern Saskatchewan Oldtimers’


Association. The new


association started collecting photo- graphs and other mementos from the frontier period. Using logs har- vested in the Cypress Hills, construc- tion soon began on a one-room log cabin museum. Exhibits feature First Nations, Métis, NWMP, ranching, and early settlement themes from the 1870-1910 era.


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