Porcupine Plain and District Museum:Updated

12/05/2025

🎉 Congratulations to our final Museum Elimination Draw winner — $500 goes to Koral Kriger! 🎉

Thank you to everyone who supported the Museum by purchasing tickets. Your support means so much to us!

11/28/2025

Congratulations to Phyllis Dahl, the 4th winner of $100 in the Museum Elimination Draw!

Check back next week on Friday, December 5th when we do our final draw for the big prize of $500!

11/21/2025

Congratulations to Gerald Johnston, our third winner of $100 in this year’s Museum Elimination Draw! Check back next week for another $100 draw, and again on December 5th when we announce our final $500 winner.

11/14/2025

Good afternoon everyone!
We have our second winner for the Porcupine Plain and District Museum Elimination Draw. The winner is…..Bobby Nicholson Congratulations Bobby!
Stay tuned for next weeks third draw!

11/07/2025

Welcome to the 2025 Museum Elimination Draw!
We held our first Draw today — congratulations to our lucky $100 winner, Tammie Picray! 🎉
A Big thank-you to everyone who supported the Museum by buying tickets. Our next draw will take place on Friday, November 14th!

09/22/2025

A Big Shout Out and Thank You to Parkland Coop.
They helped make our new steps happen, with Fuel Good Day and BBQ!
Also Thank You to Ed Kays for the excellent job building them.

08/29/2025

08/28/2025

Congratulations to Jessica G on winning our Sweet Challenge. There were 77 lollipops in the jar. She was only 3 lollipops 🍭 over. Thanks to everyone for participating.

08/28/2025

Interesting item and fact of the week!

Wincharger 6V Super-De-Luxe wind generator.

The Wincharger 6V Super-De-Luxe wind generator is a throwback to the 1930s, when it was created to help recharge batteries in rural areas that didn’t have access to the electric grid—mainly for radios.

These wind-powered chargers were a game changer for farm families, letting them power things like lights and appliances without relying on gas generators or having to haul batteries into town to recharge.
They were sold across Rural America, including Canada.

Today, Saskatchewan has big, modern wind turbines for powering the grid, but back in the day, smaller wind chargers like the 6V were key to bringing power to the countryside.

This is the last post of the season.
Our last day is Saturday the 30th from 12-5 pm.
Thank you everyone for your interest and support.

08/27/2025

08/22/2025

Interesting item and fact of the week!

Curling Rock.

Did you know curling was invented by the Scots? The first games were played on frozen lakes and ponds using granite stones, which were easy to find in Scotland.
It's believed that curling made its way to Canada in the mid-1700s thanks to the 78th Fraser Highland Regiment. These soldiers actually melted down cannonballs to make iron curling “stones” and played on the St. Charles River in Québec City. Those early iron rocks weighed a hefty 62 pounds!

Curling arrived in Saskatchewan in the late 1870s, with some of the first clubs popping up in Prince Albert and Battleford .
The curling rink in Porcupine Plain was build in 1939, it was a community effort, with lumber supplied by Olaf Quale.

Come and check out this and many other interesting relics of the past at the Porcupine Plain museum. We are open Tuesday -Saturday from 12 - 5 pm

08/21/2025

Interesting item and fact of the week!

Gas Mask WW1

The Small Box Respirator(SBR) and its filter canister were created after the German army started using chemical weapons like chlorine gas during World War I—most notably at Ypres in 1915.

It became the main gas mask used by British troops starting in 1916, replacing earlier, less effective designs. This version had a better-fitting fabric, a more reliable valve, and a more comfortable mouthpiece.
The canister used materials like soda-lime granules to filter out harmful gases, though the early ones sometimes clumped together and didn’t work as well as intended.

Come and check out this and many other interesting relics of the past at the Porcupine Plain museum. We are open Tuesday -Saturday from 12 - 5 pm