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Brandon, Manitoba's local city history museum

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The Spanish Flu in Brandon

Posted on December 4, 2020December 9, 2020 by Brandon Museum
The Spanish Flu in Brandon

“Autumn 1918 in Brandon was not an easy ride. WWI wouldn’t end until November 11th. Prohibition was into its third year. The city was also struggling financially and Mayor Cater was desperately allocating funding to keep necessary services afloat. Then the ‘Spanish Flu’ arrived. Follow along with us as we Continue Reading

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Remarkable Women of Brandon and Area Display Update

Posted on April 1, 2020June 3, 2020 by Brandon Museum

Brandon area and community! We are re-visiting this display from 2016 and making it a permanent part of our History Hall. But we need your help! While we would absolutely love to have a place for every astounding woman in Brandon history up on the wall, we have limited space. Continue Reading

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Behind Brandon’s Green Door: Bottling History of the City, Online Presentation

Posted on March 20, 2020June 22, 2021 by Brandon Museum
Behind Brandon’s Green Door: Bottling History of the City, Online Presentation

Our fall and winter exhibit, Behind Brandon’s Green Door: Bottling History of the City, was cut short while we took precautions and closed our doors to visitors during the COVID-19 pandemic. We did not want those that missed their last-minute chance to see the closing of this exhibit we worked Continue Reading

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Walking Through Westman, Uncovering Our Past

Posted on March 4, 2020June 3, 2020 by Brandon Museum

The Walking Through Westman, Uncovering Our Past pop-up exhibit is up now until the end of March, 2020! This display was created by students of the Public History Program at Brandon University. It covers various interesting events, people, and locations in Brandon and area. We have a series of historic Continue Reading

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Bootlegs and Automobiles Speaker Event

Posted on January 17, 2020June 3, 2020 by Brandon Museum

“Moonlight shines off the chrome of the sixes. The fellas love these cars. A whiskey six is a status symbol, a means of transportation, and one of the most essential tools in the bootleggers’ bag of tricks. It needs to be fast: faster than cops, and much faster than hijackers. Continue Reading

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Behind Brandon’s Green Door: Bottling History of the City

Posted on November 13, 2019June 3, 2020 by Brandon Museum

It is finally here! Behind Brandon’s Green Door: Bottling History of the City! Did you know that Brandon has not seen a brewery since 1931? Coca Cola was also bottled in one of our local breweries before they built their own plant for production! Or did you know that men Continue Reading

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The Brandon General Museum & Archives mission is to collect, conserve, study, exhibit, and interpret historic and heritage materials relating to the City of Brandon and its place within the history of Southwestern Manitoba.

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The Brandon General Museum & Archives is open for visits between 12:00PM and 4:00PM, Tuesdays to Saturdays, unless otherwise noted. We STRONGLY recommend booking your visit in advance. 

Our regular office hours are 11:00am to 5:00pm, Tuesdays to Saturdays. 

Call or email now to book your tour:

204-717-1514

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