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The St. Vital Historical Society Inc. was formed in 1995 to preserve the history of the second oldest settlement in Manitoba.

In May of 2008, the St. Vital Museum opened, located in a former firehall and police station at 600 St. Mary's Road near the junction of St. Anne's Road.  St. Vital was home to Louis Riel, Ambroise-Dydime Lepine and Andre Nault on whose farm Riel stopped the surveyors.

The museum is home to a 1939 fire truck, a Red River Cart, a jail cell and several galleries featuring famous people and places from St. Vital including music, sports, war, schools, a heritage kitchen, and the Founders of St. Vital including Louis Riel and the Metis.

Jim Kale, former bass player for the Guess Who donated his gold records to the museum. The Winnipeg band outsold the Beatles and Rolling Stones in 1970.

Sports heroes include Jonathan Toews, who has won world hockey titles as a junior and adult, plus a Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks, Jennifer Jones, world and Olympic curling champion, Sammi Joe Small, a two-time Olympic gold medalist goaltender with the Canadian women's hockey team; and Butch Goring, who won four straight Stanley Cups with the New York Islanders.

More artifacts are displayed at the museum on an ongoing basis.