Team

General management, summer staff, and board of directors

History

Key milestones and the evolution of exhibits and the village

Volunteering

Volunteering ensures the survival of the Musée de Saint-Joseph.

Plan Your Visit

Explore our exhibits and artifacts dating from 1880 to the present

Admission Fees and Hours of Operation

Find out about our admission fees and hours of operation

Camping

Relax at the Museum campground. You will find plenty of space, fresh air, and beautiful scenery!

Parent Tourism Centre

Archives, artifacts, Laurent-Fillion collection, and murals

Historical Village

Step into the 1900s by exploring our many buildings

Agricultural Village

Discover the machinery, tools, and labour practices used in agriculture

Programming Schedule

Here is our seasonal programming

Montcalm Heritage Festival

Enjoy great music, exceptional food, and more!

School Programs

We offer tours for schools of all ages.

Educational Resources

A variety of resources to explore and download.

Historical Village

At the historical village, visitors can tour two houses: the Moquin House, dating from 1905, and the Perron House. This second residence was built using hand-hewn logs between 1865 and 1870.

Plankey Plains Church

Built in 1938, the church is representative of its era. Of Ukrainian Orthodox origin, this church still retains its original paint and several original artifacts.

Union Point School

Built around 1890, but in operation since 1878, this school was a site of advocacy for French-language education rights by Francophones in Manitoba. The school artifacts found here date from the 1940s to the 1950s.

Berard General Store

The 1940s general store contains a hardware store, a butcher shop, and a post office. It was reconstructed on-site using original and recycled materials.

Perron Pavilion

The Perron Pavilion consists of twenty rooms highlighting various themes, including the kitchen, dining room, bedroom, sports, health, music, religious practice, laundry, and sewing. There is also a room dedicated to Eaton's department store artifacts.

Moquin House

This house was built in 1904 by the Dionne family for their farm hired hand. It was moved three times before finally arriving at the Musée Saint-Joseph. The last family to live in the house was that of Mr. Isidore Moquin.

Perron House

Before the Perron family took possession of this hand-hewn white oak house, it had a controversial history where the Crown had seized it and resold it twice in less than 5 years. The origin of the house, built around 1840, is unknown, but it is possibly Métis. Onésime Leblanc and Adolphe Turner were the last to purchase this house from the Crown before the Perron family.

Dairy Shed

The dairy shed includes all artifacts related to the dairy industry of small family farms of the past.

Bridge Pavilion

The Bridge Pavilion, named to commemorate the St-Jean-Baptiste bridge, is a gathering place featuring a mural of the bridge. This space is available for activities during museum tours or can be rented for your events.