The Red River cart is a significant and well-known part of Métis culture. The name of them originates from the Red River Colony, where many Métis people lived. The carts were such a large part of Métis culture at this point in time that Métis people were sometimes...
This stable shows different machines used by early settlers to help ease their work around the farm. Horses were essential for both work and transportation. They needed to be shoed on regular basis. A horse with sore feet could not work. Good horseshoes, when fitted,...
The Durr family homestead was built by William Durr (Stanley Durr’s father) in 1904. It measures 12 feet by 14 feet, and it’s made of cedar wood. Cedar wood is lightweight and was able to have been hauled from town to the homestead site in 1 load by horse and...
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