Alix Wagon Wheel Museum

Alix Wagon Wheel Museum Located on Main Street in the Village of Alix, Alberta on Highway 12, East of Lacombe. The Alix Wagon Wheel Museum Association was developed in 1974.

We are open from Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 to 5:00, until the end of August! A registered, non-profit society that is over seen by a board of volunteers who are dedicated to the collection, preservation, research and exhibition of Heritage Collections. Funded by personal and corporate donations, by Grants offered through the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission, and, most importantly, by donatio

ns graciously given at the door. Alix Wagon Wheel Museum is so named for the shape formed when one places the Village at the hub of the wheel then rim circles the historic region, and the spokes divide the heritage school districts. We offer exhibits of pioneering life and pictorial history of Alix and surrounding area. Our more noted exhibits include Dr. Irene Parlby, The Todds, Central Alberta Dairy Pool, Women of Aspenland, Pioneer Living, Tools of Trades, Wildlife of Central Alberta, Early Churches, and Sports of the Settlers. The front of our building is adorned with a Heritage Mural. Painted by Ray Bindr, it is a collection of images that represent the history you will find inside.

A Summer Reflection I have been honored to hold the position of summer student at the Alix Wagon Wheel Museum these past...
08/28/2026

A Summer Reflection

I have been honored to hold the position of summer student at the Alix Wagon Wheel Museum these past four months. I have treasured every moment learning about the history of our town and meeting the folks that make it special. A special thanks to Donna Peterson, who gave me a summer full of advice and laughter!

I recommend everyone take the time to stop by the museum or, even better, join the team that makes this place so special. You will never be a part of a nicer group!

I have learned an infinite amount not just from the wonderful exhibits but from all those who were kind enough to stop by for a chat. Alix is truly a special place, and I am proud to represent my home in my next chapter!

Thank you for a great summer!

LAST GAME OF THE SUMMER!
08/28/2026

LAST GAME OF THE SUMMER!

Join us TODAY for a $3.00 lunch and a free piece of cake!
08/28/2026

Join us TODAY for a $3.00 lunch and a free piece of cake!

08/27/2026

Come help us celebrate the end of the season tomorrow afternoon and enjoy a free piece of cake!

08/27/2026
This is a repeat from the start of summer! Let's see who remembers an early lesson.
08/26/2026

This is a repeat from the start of summer! Let's see who remembers an early lesson.

Feeling the heat? So are we!
08/26/2026

Feeling the heat? So are we!

I think we can all agree that nurses are the backbone of healthcare, but did you know some of the rules that they used t...
08/26/2026

I think we can all agree that nurses are the backbone of healthcare, but did you know some of the rules that they used to have to follow in Canada?

Nurses Duties (1887)

- Any nurse who smokes, uses liquor in any form, gets her hair done at a beauty shop, or frequents dance halls will have good reason to suspect her worth, intention, and integrity.

- Graduate nurses in good standing with the director of nurses will be given an evening off each week for courting purposes, or two evenings a week if you go to church regularly.

- Daily sweep and mop the floors of your ward, dust patient furniture and window sills.

- The nurse who performs her labours and serves her patients and doctors without fault for five years will be given an increase of five cents a day, provided no hospital debts are outstanding.

- Maintain an even temperature in your ward by bringing in a scuttle of coal for the day's business.

- Each nurse should lay aside from each pay day a goodly sum of her earnings for her benefit during her declining years so that she will not become a burden. For example, if you earn $30 a month, you should set aside $15.

- Light is important to observe the patient's condition. Therefore, each day fill kerosene lamps, clean chimneys and trim wicks.

- The nurse's notes are important in aiding the physician's work. Make your pens carefully: you may whittle nibs to your individual taste.

- Each nurse on day duty will report every day at 7 am and leave at 8 pm, except on the Sabbath, on which day you will be off from one to 2 pm.

What do you think of these regulations?

Address

4912 50th Street
Alix, AB
T0C0B0

Telephone

+14037472584

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