This display looks at the efforts to populate the Canadian west in the late 19th century and into the early 20th century.
Central to this space is this church. St. Onuphrius Ukrainian Catholic Church once stood in Alberta, and was moved here to the Museum in the 1990s. It's not a large building, but it is a beautiful one, and it remains a consecrated church, with services still held on occasion, including earlier this month marking the Feast of Theophany.
You can walk right in.
A video display looks at the history of the church and its congregation.
The path winds around the church, with display cases on the walls opposite the church. Life in the West was a challenge, with social isolation at times.
One room school houses provided education to children in the vastness of the West.
This is the sacristy of St. Onuphrius.
These literary quotations about the West really speak volumes. We'll continue with this tour after the theme day.
Love this, William. Thank you for sharing.
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