Swan Valley Historical Museum

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Swan Valley Historical Museum The SVH Museum is open May 15 - September 15. For Hall bookings, contact John 204-734-2557 and leave a message.

Donations are greatly appreciated and may be made in person or by e-transfer to [email protected]
We look forward to seeing you! The museum has a remarkable collection of artifacts, buildings, machinery and equipment. It has wonderful displays of material that show life as it was over the years, since the settlement of the Swan River Valley.

Baby born in Bowsman train station in 1905.
10/13/2026

Baby born in Bowsman train station in 1905.

Vintage battery charger, spark plug cleaner and parts cleaner.
09/30/2026

Vintage battery charger, spark plug cleaner and parts cleaner.

We're excited to provide some updates to our joint Manitoba Archaeological Society / Saskatchewan Archaeological Society...
09/27/2026

We're excited to provide some updates to our joint Manitoba Archaeological Society / Saskatchewan Archaeological Society conference October 16-18 in Swan River, Manitoba!

Check out the itinerary and the AMAZING logo!

Early registration has been extended to Thursday OCTOBER 1 - save $20 by registering now! Ride sharing from Saskatoon is being offered by the SAS (see the registration form QR code).

Some the the chain saw collection
09/22/2026

Some the the chain saw collection

09/22/2026

Swan River, Manitoba in 1956

Some pictures from the Bill Beals and Ole Johnsons collection. On display at Museum.
09/18/2026

Some pictures from the Bill Beals and Ole Johnsons collection. On display at Museum.

International Harvester TD 6. Donated Fred Spencer. William and Tucker working on getting it running.
09/13/2026

International Harvester TD 6. Donated Fred Spencer. William and Tucker working on getting it running.

The Benito telephone office. One of the last telephone office in use. Opened in 1919.
09/10/2026

The Benito telephone office. One of the last telephone office in use. Opened in 1919.

09/07/2026

Well, we close soon for the season on September 15. We would like to share the visitors list with you. We had incredibly nice and greatful people visit this year. All the hard work the volunteers put in was appreciated by guest from:
Germany, Australia, Santiago du Chili, Hawaii, Wisconsin, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, all over British Colombia and many from Manitoba.
If you are a student and Love to talk to and meet people. Let us know. Send applications now for next year. There are many interesting people and things to be done. If you are interested in history join us. What a great summer we had. THANKS TO ALL WHO SUPPORTED AND VISITED IN 2026
Next event - Mistletoe Magic

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Swan River, MB

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 1pm - 5pm
Sunday 1pm - 5pm

Telephone

204-734-3585

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