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Ross House Museum
140 Meade Street N.
Winnipeg MB  R2V 4Z9

Region: Winnipeg
Primary Phone: 204-943-3958

Email: Email Now
Website: http://www.rosshousemuseum.ca

Admission: by donation

Regular Hours:
June 1- August 31, Wednesday to Sunday: 10-4

Off Season Hours:
closed

About the Museum:

Ross House is a log cabin of post and sill construction and was the first post office in Western Canada. It was built in 1854 and features artifacts that illustrate the lives and experiences of Manitoba's Red River Settlement and the Métis community. The park around the museum contains monuments and markers relevant to the early history of Manitoba and pioneers from Point Douglas.

Tour parties are advised to confirm by telephone, 204-942-5396.

Museum Events:

Doors Open Winnipeg

Canada Day, July 1, celebration featuring food and live entertainment - free event, all welcome

 

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The Association of Manitoba Museums acknowledges that we are on Treaty 1 territory and the land on which we gather is the traditional territory of Anishinaabe, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene Peoples, and the homeland of the Métis Nation.